November 25th, 2008 04:15pm

Upset alert

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Florida State probably did Florida a huge favor by putting together its best overall performance of the season in a 37-3 rout of Maryland on Saturday night. Urban Meyer and the Gators watched that game and were impressed. Now, No. 2 Florida is on full upset alert. Had the Seminoles messed around in that game and looked sloppy (or even lost), the Gators might have been taking FSU a little more lightly than they should in a rivalry game like this one. … Read More »
November 18th, 2008 04:34pm

Strong case for Charlie

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My vote for Florida’s assistant coach of the year goes to defensive coordinator Charlie Strong, who has done a remarkable job bringing this defense along and making it one of the best in the nation. Urban Meyer has recognized Strong’s work in recent weeks, saying what a great job he has done developing players and calling games. Last Saturday’s game was huge for Strong, the way he kept mixing things up and kept Steve Spurrier’s offense off balance and … Read More »
November 11th, 2008 12:44pm

Feel for the game

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So far this season, my pregame feelings have pretty much been right on. I had a feeling Ole Miss was going to cause major problems, especially quarterback Jevan Snead, and Snead threw a long touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and the Rebels escaped The Swamp with a 31-30 upset victory, the Gators’ only loss of the season. Heading into the LSU game, I heard a lot of talk about how the Tigers had more overall talent than the Gators and would … Read More »
November 4th, 2008 02:36pm

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign

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I’m really not into this kind of stuff, but I’m starting to see signs that maybe the Gators are destined to make it to Miami for the national championship game. I’ve been struck by two signs. The mystical kind, I guess you could say. The first sign: The week before the LSU game, a lot of people were asking me what my gut was for the game. My response was that it reminded me of the build-up to the 2006 national championship … Read More »