tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352454842011-07-25T18:34:16.280-04:00Analysis, commentary and humor on Florida Gators Football and Basketball.Rob Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16454633756973787353noreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35245484.post-36556069237852219402006-10-26T09:06:00.000-04:002006-10-26T09:25:10.727-04:00

I got an epromotion! It's been fun, but the guys at Orange and Blue Hue offered me a spot writing for them. They get about ten billion times the page views I do, and they said I can write exactly the same crazy nonsense I write here. So it's time to move on, at least until they get tired of my shenanigans (which are cheeky and fun). This is a good opportunity to work at a much better site; as

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What if the two most electrifying players from last year's Rose Bowl, one of the most exciting games of my life time, were on the same team? What if through some freak of recruiting, Vince "The Human Abrams" Young and Reggie "Laser Shoes" Bush ended up on the same team? (It's hard to believe my nicknames for those two did not catch on). While we will never know what those two players could

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The other day I was at Gator Fever, a scary place that sells nothing but Gator related merchandise. If you need orange and blue condoms, a gator skinned jacket, or an animatronic Albert that attacks bulldogs on command, this is probably the place for you. I was browsing around, and I saw a terrifying sight.GATOR BRANDED JORTS! I honestly believed the "gators wear jorts" stereotype was a myth.

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“I sprinkle sand into the waters of night. The grains burn as they fall, reminding me of another in times long passed away. I watched him even then as he fell, his face undefeated, his eyes still proud.” While it’s possible that Neil Gaiman wasn’t talking about the 2006 Florida Gators when he wrote that, I doubt it. My expectations for the season may have fallen, but I am still a proud (some

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Auburn was not supposed to be blasting shitty rock music at insane volumes during the game. "The SEC has issued Auburn University a warning for violating SEC policy by blasting loud music over the public address system between plays when Florida was on offense in the second half of Saturday night's game.The rule states: “The use of institutionally-controlled computerized sound systems, including

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Part 1 is here.We came to Auburn from the south, thinking it would be fun to take back roads rather than the interstate. We had a good time, but ultimately it was more depressing than fun. I realize someone from Florida commenting on the sadness of Alabama is risking a diagnoses of pot-kettle-black syndrome, but since I was born in Alabama and raised in Florida I have right to criticize both

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Although Rex Grossman did play for us.I'm watching Monday Night Football and Chicago is down 20-0 to Arizona. It's the start of the second half. Theissman just said "in the first half Rex didn't have time to throw, the Offensive Line was letting him get hit. Now they're getting him some time, that was the adjustment they made"So the halftime adjustment was "Hey, O-Line, you're not blocking

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Auburn Alabama,where Feral Dogs wander the streets and subsist off of garbage,the houses have huge holes in their roofs,the Mustangs are pink,and Gators go to die.(in all seriousness, great town. More on the game and the town when I recover)

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Off to Auburn! I'll take some notes, and snap some pictures. I've heard that Auburn is both a great place and terrible Deliverance style place. I guess I'll find out for sure tommorrow.If I'm not horribly depressed on Sunday I'll give my take on the city and the game. That or I'll get pulled over and thrown in a backwoods Alabama jail where I'll spend the next few weeks squeeling like a pig,

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Another week, another tiger. Last week, I proved conclusively that an alligator can more than handle any tiger opposition. Then, a little less importantly, the football team backed up my statements and handled the LSU Tigers on the field. This week, the Gators face the Auburn Tigers. At first glance, this would appear an easy win for the Gators. But not so fast! Auburn has two mascots

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Mr. Two-Bits is perhaps the greatest man in the world. He's a true Gator Warrior with a first class ticket to Valhalla waiting for him. Like a cheer-leading zombie, he’s never aged and never lost energy. He’s flirted with retirement, and it’s hard to believe that it’s every for real, but every time it’s mentioned I will fear the possibility of his leaving. Every year the Alligator runs an

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I know that this blog has mentioned Gator Growl approximately seventeen thousand times in the past week, and I am sorry for that. So I promise that this is the last time (unless I'm lying).At Growl, a few commercials were played that parodied Miller's Man Law commercials. Each of these commercials created a Gator Law, which were voted on by members of a council. The council included Albert

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Ivan Maisel, did you go to journalism school? Do you have editors?In this piece, he talks about Florida having trouble getting blue chip Quarterbacks to come because of Tebow.Take a look at our recruitment list, specifically: Cam Newton. Newton is a highly regarded dual threat QB, who get this, was recruited with the help of Tim Tebow.Not that Maisel reads this blog, but oversight from the

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The Football D is into BondageBrandon Siler made a huge chain out of nametags for every player on the Defense. I can't think of anything hotter than Siler, Scoop, and Predator chained togeth....erm, NOTHING. Read about it here.Joakim Noah is crazy"It's like the laws in the jungle. Does the lion get hunted? Does the lion get hunted? No. The big lion never gets hunted. The lion goes and

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We’ve all seen the articles calling Florida fans racist because of a few idiot alumnit. They're all over the place, in a number of forums. Orson recently took Sportsline to task like Reggie Nelson once did to Danny Glover’s police unit. Rather than soak my blade in venom and go on the offensive, as others have done much more effectively than I could manage, I present a counter-point.

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Loudest Crowd Ever Award The Swamp was crazy. I’ve been to many home games over the years, and this was the best I’ve ever seen it. At Gator Growl, Meyer read a quote from an LSU player claiming that the Swamp was not loud. Meyer used the quote as a challenge, and made it clear that our job as a crowd was to reclaim the swamp. Everyone in the student sectioned responded 100%. It was

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23-10We're halfway through the death march, and to be honest, it doesn't look as perilous as it once did. In fact, I'm trying not to get too hopeful about the rest of the season, don't want to thought-jynx the Gators. I'll post a more complete reaction tomorrow, but I will post my favorite post-game moment from a joyous Gainesville for the blogosphere to enjoy.A group of LSU fans, after the

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Marcus Thomas is playing! The fact that he single-handedly moved the line three points is beyond awesome.So today was the busiest day of my blog's short life. Super thanks to EDSBS, MGO, and everyone else who linked to me. Taking your sweet pageviews has made me very happy.If you missed it and do not want to scroll through the massive amounts of crap below, I wrote a very unique LSU preview (

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A long time ago, I had a class with David Lee. Lee is now on the Knicks, and is apparently quite the fan favorite. My experiences with Lee have been written about at Slam Online by the excellent Marcel Mutoni. You can check out that article here.For incoming Slam readers, thanks for visiting. This site is primarily about Florida Football and Basketball, with a very nerdy twist. This article

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I wrote to many professors asking about Tigers and Alligators, not all of them could respond in time to be listed in the original article. Any further responses will be listed here.Dr. Pomarico from LSU was kind enough to reply to my questions, here is his analysis." Thanks for your question. Here's some information I've collected (in bold) with my unbiased analysis (in purple):1) Since I

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Anyone can analyze a football game based on statistics or players. Here at the Church of Albert, we take a different approach. This is a three part preview, comparing Mike the Tiger and Albert the Alligator to each other directly using science, the power of fiction, and sorcery. A lesser blog would split each of the three segments into individual articles, but here at the Church of Albert we

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The Alligator this morning reported that Marcus Thomas was back on the practice field yesterday. This could be good news. When Meyer was asked, he basically said a whole heap of a mess of nothing. I have my fingers crossed on this one, and if I were a religious man I'd be throwing my prayers at the higher powers. Thomas is the best player on our team, and it would be nice if he could take a

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The blogosphere has a long history of comparing College Football teams to something that are not College Football teams. It's been done with The Simpsons, The Smurfs, Rappers, South Park, and probably dozens of other times. Every one I've read I've enjoyed, the idea is too good not to steal. Since I'm far nerdier than your average blogger, I've picked a nerdier subject. I'm comparing teams

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Because some players deserve awards for their performances.The "Predator menage a trois" AwardReggie deserves that pair of tridelts, that's for damn sure. The Governor of California once said of Nelson: "If he bleeds, we can kill him." So far, no one has made him bleed and he's been collecting heads all over the schedule. Here's hoping he can fit a pair of polished tiger skulls to his belt.The

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UF 28 UA 13Revenge is a dish best served right away. One of these days it would be nice to play a good first half, but still, a W is a W. Great day. More later.

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Now, my girlfriend is not a natural College Football fan. She went to MIT and has a very strong "everything about the Northeast is better" bias. She laughs at my love for sweet tea, tells me that 95 degree weather is a bad thing, and doesn't think my drawl will make me a better lawyer. In short, she's too good for me in every way. However, she is slowly falling in love with Florida Football.

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I love the Gators. I love College Football. I love College Basketball. I love Albert. I love rambling.For lack of a better introduction, those short sentences will serve. I scour the internet every day for Gator related writings. And for my needs, there isn't enough. Perhaps there never could be. I know I'm far from the only obsessive Gator fan, so I'm sure there are many potential

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