bgator85
Favorite team: | Florida |
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Registered on: | 8/27/2007 |
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re: Word in Lexington, money is there to get rid of Cal.
Posted by bgator85 on 3/25/24 at 1:04 pm
[quote]Doesn't Cal have a 34M buyout and as for Donavan, isn't he making 6M year with the bulls?[/quote]
One of the big reasons Donovan left UF is because he hated what was happening in the college sports. And that was before all the NIL/transfer portal stuff going on today.
Can't imagine he ...
re: uAA weirdo chip Howard’s weird retweet over
Posted by bgator85 on 3/20/24 at 3:10 pm
[quote] Todd golden because Mike white is uaa approved[/quote]
This doesn't make a whole lot of sense considering one was about to be shown the door and the other just got a contract extension.
How is Golden not UAA approved? :lol:...
re: Todd Golden is Gonna Be a Problem
Posted by bgator85 on 3/16/24 at 5:56 pm
[quote]So he's leaving UF for the NBA[/quote]
If he gives us 20 years and a couple titles, he can do whatever he wants ...
re: NIT vs March Madness
Posted by bgator85 on 3/6/24 at 11:53 pm
[quote]IMO, I think the NCAA Tournament is the most fun sporting event of the year.[/quote]
I was at UF from 2005-2009. 3rd generation Gator. Massive Gator football ban. Yet hard to imagine anything topping winning the college basketball title, let alone back to back. Such a thrilling experiences...
re: Update: Most All-time All Sports team national championships from the SEC
Posted by bgator85 on 3/6/24 at 10:52 am
[quote]4. Florida - 47[/quote]
I think the impressive thing about this number is that it comes from a variety of sports.
The only programs at UF yet to win national titles are women's basketball, lacrosse, volleyball and mens/womens cross country....
re: Everyone is moving to SEC Country
Posted by bgator85 on 2/28/24 at 12:58 pm
[quote]+563,000 Florida[/quote]
Florida has always done pretty well as a retirement state, but there is a real affordability issue. More and more people are starting to feel the impacts.
While still net positive inward, there are also a record number of people leaving the state in recent years...
re: The stadium kitchen
Posted by bgator85 on 2/27/24 at 2:14 pm
[quote]I know I've asked this before so forgive me, but what is the UAA again? [/quote]
The University Athletic Association is our direct support org behind the athletic department. Think other schools have similar arrangements, at least some do in Florida....
re: The stadium kitchen
Posted by bgator85 on 2/27/24 at 2:12 pm
At any point the president of the university can step in, after all he is Chairman of the UAA. He has been silent on the running of the athletic department....
re: The Athletic College Basketball Tier List
Posted by bgator85 on 2/22/24 at 1:57 pm
[quote]here's nothing tricky at all, we're #3 historically in the SEC at minimum. Obviously UK is #1.[/quote]
I know, but when they try to do these historical rankings UF is sometimes seriously undervalued. Like in this instance. If someone is putting a list like this together and sees a program ...
re: Who destroyed Florida Gator football?
Posted by bgator85 on 2/22/24 at 1:41 pm
[quote]The actual question is how in the frick did Steve Spurrier make Florida Football anything other than the SEC doormat it always was and is again?[/quote]
It was a matter of time before the Florida schools got good. The growth of the state = growth in home grown football talent. ...
re: The Athletic College Basketball Tier List
Posted by bgator85 on 2/22/24 at 12:59 pm
[quote]There are a ton of inconsistencies in that list. There are so many variables (even objective ones) in ranking programs historically probably no matter what criteria you use it will produce some outlier results, but this list seems to have some result that could not be produced if just using o...
re: The Athletic College Basketball Tier List
Posted by bgator85 on 2/22/24 at 12:29 pm
[quote]Elite 8s
1 each (both programs are hilariously cursed in the Sweet 16)[/quote]
And yet that is enough to rank over a school with:
9 Elite 8s
5 Final 4s
1 national runner up
2 national championships
Makes no sense
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re: The Athletic College Basketball Tier List
Posted by bgator85 on 2/22/24 at 12:17 pm
[quote]I think in terms of the SEC, Florida, LSU, and Oklahoma look far too low.[/quote]
I know UF is kind of tricky to rank historically, but seems we should be no lower than that tier 3 group.
And how is Gonzaga possibly ranked that high? If all of UF's success is recent, how does that no...
re: Let’s talk about the SEC Office and scheduling
Posted by bgator85 on 2/15/24 at 10:34 am
[quote]Why have they not announced at least a scheduling format for next season with two new teams coming in? Will we go from playing 5 teams twice in a season down to three? Will they keep the number of conference games at 18? We’re 9 months out. Surely they can at least give us an idea.[/quote]
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re: Top 4 of the SEC Comparison
Posted by bgator85 on 2/15/24 at 10:24 am
Might be a little early to declare it a 4 team race. UK and UF are both only one loss off 2nd place. There is a lot that can happen still in these final 6/7 games.
Don't think UF ends up there, but I would venture to guess UF's schedule is the most favorable of the top 6. ...
re: Best Football / Basketball home field advantage combo
Posted by bgator85 on 2/15/24 at 10:18 am
[quote]You’re probably right though peak Florida probably has a case[/quote]
Even with some down years in both, I'd still think UF is probably at or very near the top across the country if looking at both venues.
Great thing about both is that the student section runs the length of one side, ...
re: Is Florida still glad they fired Mike White?
Posted by bgator85 on 2/13/24 at 3:22 pm
[quote]What a goof, talking about himself in the 3rd person. "the caw"[/quote]
I'm not sure he knows who or what the UAA is, but I do find it kind of humorous and don't necessarily disagree with the overall sentiment.
I do think Todd Golden will be Stricklin's exception FWIW. Mike White was u...
re: Good morning SEC! Just a quick reminder
Posted by bgator85 on 2/6/24 at 12:43 pm
By that measure, wouldn't the program that has won the most conference titles (and its not even close) be the king of the SEC?
Not to mention has won national titles in 14 of its 19 varsity programs. Only school in the country to finish in the top 10 of the Directors Cup each of the last 39 sea...
re: Spurrier on UF football: "Ah, there’s not much buzz going on around here."
Posted by bgator85 on 2/5/24 at 1:05 pm
[quote]What is the UAA and why are Florida fans always bitching about it? No other program’s fanbase complains about it. Why does UF have it?[/quote]
TBH, I'm not sure the OP knows how the UAA works or what it is is.
It is nothing more than the non-profit support organization of the athletic ...
re: Mid-Season SEC Basketball Question
Posted by bgator85 on 2/1/24 at 10:24 am
[quote]FLA - 4-10 (2 v ALA)
Florida has the most favorable schedule remaining - it also includes 2 v Vandy and 1 v MIZ -[/quote]
UF's schedule was definitely front loaded and fared pretty well. A lot of opportunity coming up to make some moves....
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