| BULLISH on TEBOWFri, 19 Dec 2008 08:06:59 -0800 by gg32068The Gainesville Sun (GatorSports.com) is a place where I find alot of excellent videos. Here's one by Tricia Coyne of the Gainesville Sun that she entitled "Getting Bullish On Tebow".I can just imagine all the different comments I will get on this one! Related: sports "college football" tebow qb florida gators uf | |
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| TIM TEBOW - Why UF will win BCS Championship GameSun, 14 Dec 2008 05:42:05 -0800 by gg32068Posted over at GatorSports.com, video produced by ESPN for the Heisman show last night. Leave me your thoughts on Tebow coming in 3rd in overall vote for the trophy. T-E-B-O-W!NEW YORK ? Good news out of the Big Apple Saturday night.Tim Tebow didnt win the Heisman.Whaatt?!?Yep , Im saying it was good news.Not for Tebow or his family. Back-to-back would have been unbelievable.But for Floridas chances of winning the BCS National Championship Game next month.Sam Bradford will be the guy eating rubber chicken and posing for pictures and shaking thousands of sweaty palms over the next week. Bradford will be the guy being pounded with questions about the Heisman jinx. Four of the last five winners have lost their bowl games.Gator fans wouldnt mind if it became five of six.Because for the second time ever, Heisman winners will face off and do it in Dolphins Stadium. OK, it was Pro Player Stadium when Jason White and Matt Leinart went head-to-head four years ago, but you get the drift. Its kind of amazing that Heisman winners had never gone against each other and now will do it twice in five seasons.So heres what we got Saturday night.1. The big game was injected with more juice because Bradford won the award.2. Tebow was injected with an extra dose of motivation, like he needed it. He had that look. He doesnt like losing at anything.Why get over it? Use it, Tebow said. Ill be motivated enough. I think its more motivating for my teammates. Theyre a little bit excited. Ive already got a lot of text messages. I cant share them but there were some good ones.Probably along the lines of, Well show that guy who should have won the Heisman.We all remember what happened the last time Florida faced a Heisman Trophy winner.3. More voters thought Tebow deserved to win the Heisman than any of the other quarterbacks. He received the most first-place votes. Must feel a little like Al Gore in 2000.I asked Tebow if he took any solace in that.Not really, he said. If you lose, you lose.Lets face it, folks, you dont lose the Heisman Trophy. You just dont win it. At least not this time.But the good news Im talking about is that Tebow is taking this like a loss. Maybe not in an Ole Miss way, but its there.Just finishing third in a close vote was a pat-on-the-back achievement considering the way his numbers were dwarfed by the Big 12 quarterbacks. And the reason he didnt win was that there were 154 voters who left him off the ballot.Like I wrote Saturday, there was no wrong ballot, even if you left any of the three off because Graham Harrell was deserving as well. But the fact that there were 154 semi-educated voters who left Tebow off their ballots and 120 who dissed McCoy and 93 who snubbed Bradford tells you they must not get cable in a lot of places.They either love us or they hate it, Tebow said. Thats the Gator Nation. They didnt think I was worthy, but I get one more chance.And then he blamed Steve Spurrier for costing him the Heisman.Not really.But what he did say is that love 'em or hate 'em mentality started with Spurriers swagger. And thats when I told Tebow the headline in our paper would read, Tebow blames Spurrier for Heisman loss.Only if you write it, he said laughing.Maybe the most alarming information we received in frigid New York Saturday night was that 127 ballots were received before the last weekend of the season. Tebow was well back in third place after those ballots came in. Then he went out and led Florida past No. 1 Alabama. Among the 777 ballots that were received after that game, Tebow was ahead of Colt McCoy and just a few points behind Bradford.You vote before the season is over, you shouldnt be allowed to vote.And if thats not enough to drive you Tebow fans crazy, how about this ? 41 different players received third-place votes and 20 received second-place votes. That means there were a bunch of people wasting their votes to make a statement.All that said, a lot of good can come from this. Maybe it's the spark that keeps Tebow at Florida for another year. Maybe it's enough to cause issues in the Bradford brain. Maybe its enough to motivate Florida over Oklahoma.I leave you with this, something Tebow said Saturday night.Dont rattle the fence.The fence has been rattled.Told you there was good news.By Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 or dooleyp@gvillesun.co m. Related: tebow heisman uf gators florida | |
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| TAKING CARE OF BUSINESSWed, 10 Dec 2008 00:20:16 -0800 by gg32068The biggest Southeastern Conference Championship game of all time - #1 Alabama vs #2 Florida. The winner will play for the BCS National Championship on January 8, 2009, in the FEDEX Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Not only was this the biggest game ever, it was also the best championship game ever. Alabama proved why they were worthy of being #1 and Florida had to play its best game of the year to defeat the Crimson Tide. Tim Tebow is this generation's Joe Namath or Archie Griffin. He is probably the best college football player of all time! Related: tebow tim teebs uf gators ua alabama bama tide "roll tide" florida meyer urban champions sec seccg 2008 | |
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| TIM TEBOW'S PLEDGETue, 09 Dec 2008 18:53:48 -0800 by gg32068Tim Tebow's Speech after the Ole Miss Loss(An old video, just about everyone has already seen it at least once, but this is where our season really began.)The end of this press conference shows the moment that Florida started their war path. This was the moment that their season turned around, and now they will play for the National Championship.The Mighty GATORS are on a mission. You can pinpoint the origin of the commission. When Florida lost to Ole Miss we all saw a possessed Tim Tebow and he did not promise that they would win every game. He promised that they would play their hardest and he would be the leader. Now considering that he is one of the, if not the, best college football player of all time, and that he is only a Junior, I am 100% convinced that he meant it. The numbers prove it. He is not breaking his records from last year, but the team is breaking SEC scoring records left and right. The defense is awesome, and the offense has multiple weapons. The injury to Harvin has hurt, but the Gators have 5 star talent riding the bench.Oklahoma deserves their #1 ranking, but Florida is a special team this year. Just like Georgia from last year, sometimes it takes a bad loss to wake up a team, and make them play their best football. Florida is focused. Florida is dangerous. Florida has more talent. Florida has been here before. Related: gators tebow | |
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| TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS - rough cutSun, 07 Dec 2008 22:27:28 -0800 by gg32068The biggest Southeastern Conference Championship game of all time - #1 Alabama vs #2 Florida. The winner will play for the BCS National Championship on January 8, 2009, in the FEDEX Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Not only was this the biggest game ever, it was also the best championship game ever. Alabama proved why they were worthy of being #1 and Florida had to play the best game of the season to defeat the Tide. Related: florida alabama uf ua gators tide sec seccg atlanta | |
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| THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMESun, 07 Dec 2008 09:05:42 -0800 by gg32068#1 aLABAMA VS #2 FLORIDA - Does any game get any bigger than this???************* ******************** *****TEAM STATISTICSFirst downs - AL 18, UF 19Rushes-yards - AL 33-136, UF 42-142Passing - AL 187, UF 216Comp-Att-Int - AL 12-25-1, UF 14-22-0Return Yards - AL 20, UF 49Punts-Avg. - AL 4-41.0, UF 3-47.7Fumbles-Lost - AL 0-0, UF 0-0Penalties-Yards - AL 2-31, UF 6-45Time of Possession - AL 27:56, UF 32:04INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING - Alabama, Coffee 21-112, Ingram 8-21, Wilson 3-2, Fitzgerald 1-1. Florida, Tebow 17-57, Demps 14-53, Moody 4-23, James 3-7, Murphy 1-4, Rainey 1-1, Team 2-(minus 3).PASSING_Alabama, Wilson 12-25-1-187. Florida, Tebow 14-22-0-216.RECEIVIN G - Alabama, J.Jones 5-124, N.Walker 3-37, Hanks 3-19, Coffee 1-7. Florida, Murphy 4-86, Hernandez 3-43, Nelson 3-27, Cooper 2-56, C.Moore 1-3, K.Moore 1-1.First quarter: Alabama 10, Florida 7UF: Tim Tebow 3-yard pass to Carl Moore (Jonathan Phillips kick), 8:17. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards and 4:39 Time of Possession (T.O.P.). Key Play: Tebow 14-yard run to ALA 17.AL: Glen Coffee 18-yard run (Leigh Tiffin kick), 7:23. Drive: 2 plays, 82 yards and 0:54 T.O.P. Key Play: John Parker Wilson 64-yard pass to Julio Jones to UF 18.AL: Tiffin 30-yard field goal, 3:28. Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards and 2:15 T.O.P. Key Play: Javier Arenas punt return to UF 30, illegal shift on UF punt moves ball to UF 25.Second quarter: Florida 17, Alabama 10UF: Phillips 19-yard field goal, 8:59. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards and 3:51 T.O.P. Key Play: Riley Cooper 51-yard reception to ALA 4.UF: David Nelson 5-yard catch (Phillips kick), 2:29. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards and 4:20 T.O.P. Key Play: Aaron Hernandez 22-yard catch at ALA 5.Third quarter: Alabama 20, Florida 17AL: Mark Ingram 3-yard run (Tiffin kick), 6:20. Drive: 15 plays, 91 yards and 6:53 T.O.P. Key Play: Coffee 6-yard run on third-and-5 to UF 14.AL: Tiffin 27-yard field goal, 0:08. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards and 3:40 T.O.P. Key Play: Jones 22-yard catch at UF 12.Fourth quarter: Florida 31, Alabama 20UF: Jeffrey Demps 3-yard run (Phillips kick), 9:21. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards and 5:47 T.O.P. Key Play: Hernandez 6-yard catch ALA 3 yard-line on third-and-5.UF: Cooper 5-yard catch (Phillips kick), 2:50. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards and 4:37 T.O.P. Key Play: Louis Murphy 33-yard catch to ALA 21. Related: alabama florida seccg atlanta gators tide uf #1 #2 "national championship" | |
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| HONOR, GLORY, FLORIDA - rough versionSat, 06 Dec 2008 14:40:37 -0800 by gg32068Rivalry Week - The Mighty GATORS of the University of Florida take on the Seminoles of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, Saturday, November 29, 2008. The #2 ranked Florida GATORS in the AP Poll, must defeat FSU before the GATORS face-off with the #1 ranked University of Alabama Crimson Tide on December 6, in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game to be played in Atlanta, Georgia. Related: football college rivalry uf fsu florida gators noles seminoles | |
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| THUNDERBOLTWed, 03 Dec 2008 09:22:42 -0800 by gg32068On March 16th 1945, the 362nd Fighter Group dispatched a total of 175 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters against enemy transportation, associated facilities and ground artillery. Attacking viciously against intense and accurate anti-aircraft fire, the Group destroyed or damaged 420 military transports... Related: p-47 thunderbolt usaaf fighters 362nd fighter group wwii war europe | |
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| TEBOW - THE WARRIORTue, 02 Dec 2008 20:32:40 -0800 by gg32068Photo montage of images from the UF-FSU game played in Tallahassee this past weekend, 11/29/2008. Tim Tebow is in all probability the greatest football player to ever play at the University of Florida. Next Saturday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide will feel his wrath, and they, too, will become Tebow believers.Music credit: Henry Mancini - theme from Peter GunnPhoto credit: ABC Sports, GatorSports.com Related: tebow tim uf gators qb | |
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| THE ALABAMA OFFENSE - what the GATORS will be facingTue, 02 Dec 2008 11:17:02 -0800 by gg32068Highlights from this past weekends Iron Bowl game, between Alabama & Auburn. This is what our defense will be facing Dec. 6.Last yearIn the first season under coach Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide finished 7-6 overall and 4-4 in the Southeastern Conference. Highlights of the season included a 41-17 win over border rival Tennessee and a 30-24 win against Colorado at the Independence Bowl.TraditionAlabam a has had a long and storied winning tradition that's included 12 national championships and 21 SEC titles. Much of the success came under icon coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, who led the Tide to six national titles and 12 SEC titles in 26 seasons.RecruitingTh e Tide already have 16 oral commitments for 2009, including Pensacola Escambia's Trent Richardson, considered one of the top running back recruits in the nation. Alabama's 2008 recruiting class of 32 commitments was ranked third nationally and has already produced impact freshman receiver Julio Jones and solid running back Mark Ingram.How Alabama can winThe Tide can win the game by controlling the ball on the ground and keeping Tim Tebow and Florida's high-powered offense off the field. Alabama will need to limit turnovers and keep Florida from coming up with big plays on special teams while making a few big of its own.Worry about this guyGlen Coffee. The junior Alabama running back from Fort Walton Beach has rushed for 1,235 yards and nine touchdowns, averaging 6.2 yards per carry. Florida will need to stop Coffee, who leads the Tide's stable of talented running backs..Coachspeak"Th is is an outstanding team. But I don't think you can expect to be in the SEC Championship game and not play an outstanding team," Alabama coach Nick Saban, on Florida. Related: bama gators uf florida alabama seccg | |
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