June 30th, 2009 05:40pm
by Robbie Andreu
To help bridge the gap between the long, hot summer and the start of two-a-days in August, we offer this glimpse at Florida’s 2009 football schedule:
* The sure thing: The Gators will score 60-plus points in their opener against a really bad, really out-manned Charleston Southern team. Quarterback Tim Tebow and most of the starters might be resting on the bench before halftime. UF will send a steady parade of fresh young athletes against a team that will be hopelessly …
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June 23rd, 2009 04:08pm
by Robbie Andreu
At this point there is nothing new to report in the Janoris Jenkins case.
Witnesses are still being interviewed and there most likely won’t be a resolution for another seven to 10 days, according to Spencer Mann, the chief investigator and public information officer at the office of the state attorney.
— John Patton
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June 16th, 2009 01:03pm
by admin
Like most successful corporations, the
University Athletic Association has many employees working behind the
scenes who rarely get recognized for their good work outside their own
offense.
It’s time to give a shout out to one such employee at UF — associate athletic director Mike Spiegler.
Spiegler
is the man behind the hiring of new women’s golf coach Jan Dowling on
Monday. Spiegs conducted the search, did all the leg work (and it was
considerable, I’m told), came up with a list …
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June 16th, 2009 12:24pm
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This probably won’t come as a shock to
anyone. Florida’s overall athletic program in 2008-09 ranked in the top
three nationally in terms of generating revenue.
According to
figures reported by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal
earlier this week, UF’s overall athletic program generated $106
million, third most in the nation behind only Texas ($120 million) and
Ohio State ($117 million).
Five other SEC schools ranked in the
top 13 nationally — Auburn (7th, $89.31 million), Alabama (8th, $88.87
million), Tennessee (9th, $88.72 …
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June 11th, 2009 04:43pm
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What we’re hearing about cornerback
Janoris Jenkins is that there is a good chance the State Attorney’s
Office will drop the charges against him. This could all come down in
the next week or two.
Jenkins was arrested last week on
misdemeanor charges of affray and resisting arrest without violence
stemming from his involvement in a fight downtown. Jenkins was Tasered
by police during the incident.
After initially trying to run
from police, police said Jenkins was cooperative during the arrest.
Jenkins claims he was fighting …
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June 3rd, 2009 09:02am
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Would be surprised if a team other than Florida is ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason college football poll due out in mid-August.
Most preseason magazines worth a darn have the Gators No. 1.
The Sporting News preseason annual, always a keeper, has UF at No. 1, followed by Texas, Oklahoma, Southern Cal, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, Oregon, LSU, Ohio State and Oklahoma State.
Athlon’s college football Web site has its own countdown, with its preseason top pick due out Thursday. …
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June 1st, 2009 05:33pm
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Phil Steele’s magazine doesn’t come out until next month, but Colin Cowherd of ESPN radio got an advance copy and was reading it on the air last Friday. Some tidbits:
Steele’s top 111. Florida2. Texas3. Southern Cal4. Oklahoma 5. Penn State6. Ole Miss7. Notre Dame8. Alabama9. California10. Ohio State11. Virginia Tech
Cowherd said he agreed with all of the rankings except for ‘Bama, which he said was too high.
Steele has Ole Miss winning the SEC West and “Florida barely beating Georgia for …
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