Things to do this weekend instead of watching the Gators

by mlmintampa on Oct 22, 2010 8:32 AM EDT in Florida Football

The bye week comes at a perfect time for us and the Gators. It gives the team time to heal and not figure out how to fix the offense. It gives us time for the rest of our lives. Here's a list of things to do this weekend, instead of watching the Gators with your hands over your face.

- Go see a hockey game. The Florida Panthers are at home Saturday and the Tampa Bay Lightning are at home Sunday. The NHL is, by far, the best sport to see live.

- Take your wife and kids out to lunch.

- Take your mistress out to dinner.

- Watch this and remember how awesome Sesame Street is.

- Apply to be the Gators offensive coordinator. Note the time you beat the computer on varsity in NCAA Football with 10 points and an onside kick recovery in the last two minutes. (I have never seen anyone recover an onside kick in a video game.)

- Volunteer with children. See who runs the fastest and submit their names to the Main Board as future recruits.

~~- Call Old Memorial in Tampa for a round. Uncle Pennybags' group needs a fourth.~~ Nevermind, they got a foursome.

- Vote. Seriously. Early voting times continue today and Saturday.

- Get blackout drunk; sleep with a random chick at a bar. Get blackout drunk Saturday; sleep with a diner waitress, who you also told your true identity to, not the stolen identity you have used and built in the last 20 years. (Note: Only applies to Don Draper.)

- Call your mother. She's worried about you.

Also, congrats to skigator93 for his pick of Utah being the Gators preferred home-and-home series. However, it was probably helped by Utah fans who found the story through the Utes' page on SI.com. Thanks to everyone for playing.

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NCAA 11

I have recovered an onside kick or two in that game, but even more impressively, I managed to block a field goal last night! Seriously, that game on Heisman difficulty is utterly ridiculous and the most frustrating experience outside of watching the Gators offense nowadays.

On an unrelated note: I’m getting a little tired of people calling this “a down year”. 2010 is shaping up to be “a historically bad year”. When you do things that haven’t been done in your players’ lifetimes, you’re out of the norm. Losing at Alabama and even to LSU at home was acceptable; I’d even add either the South Carolina game or the SEC Championship Game, as well as our potential bowl game, as other “acceptable” losses. Losing three straight (1988), two back-to-back at The Swamp (2003) and one to Mississippi State (2004) at home (1968)… well, that’s just not acceptable. It’s not normal and it’s not somethign we need to accept quietly to show “true fandom”. /rant

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by ejruiz on Oct 22, 2010 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

You don't know what your talking about

If you want historically bad, then you should do some research. How about a 0-10-1? That is what I call a historically bad season! We have lost three games. Two of the games were to opponents ranked in the top 15 (i.e., Alabama #1 and LSU #12). Moreover, what exactly are you attempting to say by stating “when you do things that haven’t been in your players’ lifetimes, you’re out of the norm”? I am pretty sure that UF players were alive and kicking when Zook was the coach.

If anything, because of this three game slide, you should realize that Urban Meyer is an incredible coach. Back-to-back 13-1 seasons, and three 13-1 seasons in the past five years. It is our success that is causing our current situation. Colleges recruiting our entire coaching staff, and most of our former players are playing on Sunday.

In sum, I am tired of people like you blowing this situation out of proportion. While I am not happy with the idea of possibly losing 4 or 5 games this season, I know Urban Meyer is not satisfied with losing even one game. Thus, I suggest you do some research about UF Football before saying bull#@! like “historically bad” and “what is acceptable to true fandom”. I am saying it right now, it is attitudes like yours that will eventually cause Urban Meyer to leave UF, and, after that happens, you will be back on this board saying how much you want him back and one 8-5 season will not seem like such a big deal.

by FlaJD2009 on Oct 22, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions

numbers dont lie

1988 he said. And we still have UGA next week. When is the last the time we lost four in a row? YIKES.

"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor

by Hook85 on Oct 23, 2010 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Put the numbers in perspective

When was the last time we faced the #1 team in the country, then, one week later, faced the #12 team in the country. While the third loss comes as a surprise, Miss State is now ranked in the top 25. While I can play devil’s advocate all day long, the fact is that this year is not going to be a year of great successes. To the contrary, this year is going to continue to be a year of consistent stomach aches and growing pains. Perhaps, if fans were more supportive and showed a little trust in our staff, then it would be easier for the team to turn the corner. We have been spoiled by our successes. We have had great recruiting classes, the team is young, and the staff is new; thus, this is an inevitable result of such turnover. I am merely sick and tired of listening to alleged fans talk about how the sky is falling because this year is not going to be a 9 or 10 win season. Personally, I welcome a few bad seasons with open arms if it keeps Urban in Gainesville and coaches like Zook in the midwest.

by FlaJD2009 on Oct 24, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions

The knock on Zook

Well certainly not the only one, was his inability to make changes (either throughout the game or throughout the course of a season). Urbs has a long leash in my mind, but if you see progress being made in any aspect of 2010 Florida football, you are better than me my friend.

If I see Brantley throwing a bubble screen to someone one yard deep in our endzone, comparisons to Zook may appear…

by Pecan on Oct 25, 2010 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions