Let’s Meet The Florida Gators!

by ccmachine on Dec 8, 2008 12:43 AM CST in Football

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First off you need to check out Alligator Army! That is the SBN site for the Florida Gators. Hopefully we’ll get some things cracking with them over the next month that will help us preview the championship game but don’t wait until then to head over there.

As for the football team that they blog about they have a pretty impressive resume. The Florida Gators have a 12-1 record and are the champions of the Southeastern Conference. They have wins over #16 Georgia and #4 Alabama. Their offense is 3^rd in the country in scoring at 45.2 points per game and their defense is ranked 5^th nationally by only giving up a stingy 12.8 points per game.

Those are the stats and here are the men behind them.

Coach

Urban Meyer – Meyer is in his 4^th season as the Gators head coach. He has compiled a 43-9 record at Florida with a 26-8 record in conference play. He has a 2-1 bowl record at Florida with wins in the Outback Bowl and BCS Championship and a loss in last year’s Capital One Bowl.

Offense

QB Tim Tebow – The reigning Heisman Trophy winner has completed nearly 65% of his passes for 2,515 yards and 28 touchdowns to only 2 interceptions. He also has 564 rushing yards for 12 additional touchdowns.

RB Chris Rainey – Rainey leads the Gators in rushing yards with 655. He has 4 rushing touchdowns.

WR Louis Murphy – With so many weapons at his disposal it’s hard to say that Tebow has a go to guy but Murphy could be the closest thing to it. He leads the team in total receptions with 36 and receiving yards at 611 along with 6 touchdown receptions.

RB Percy Harvin – Florida’s all everything back is fourth on the team in rushing (538 yards, 9 touchdowns) and second in receiving (595 yards, 7 touchdowns).

Defense

LB Brandon Spikes – Leads the team in total tackles with 87 and is second in interceptions with 4.

DE Jermaine Cunningham – Has 51 total tackles and is second on the team in tackles for loss with 10 and is also second in sacks with 6.

DE Carlos Dunlap – Has 35 total tackles, leads the team in tackles for loss with 12 and leads the team in sacks with 9.

S Ahmad Black – Has 54 total tackles and leads the team with 6 interceptions.

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Hello. Nice to meet you.

I would also like to mention that my Gators blog (www.OrangeandBlueHue.com) will be blogging extensively on our upcoming matchup and we’d like to get to know you better as well. The initial feeling in Gator Nation is that Oklahoma is as quality an opponent as they come and this game will be tight either way. Here’s to a month of friendly, high-quality discussions leading up to the big game.

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by Gatorpilot on Dec 8, 2008 10:07 AM CST reply actions

Sounds good to us.

Boomer Sooner!

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by Jubanator14 on Dec 8, 2008 10:43 AM CST up reply actions

Anyone Hesitant?

I don’t know about other OU fans out there, but I am extremely hesitant about OU playing Florida in Miami for the main reason that Miami is pretty much in the Univ. of Florida’s back yard. Does anyone out there know if half of the tickets will be for OU fans and half for Florida fans (like OU-UT)?

by Boomer S on Dec 8, 2008 2:18 PM CST reply actions

Not the least bit

Everyone dream happy thoughts and lower your blood pressure. OU may or may not win, but the fact is OU will NOT get embarassed. If the media keeps dissing OU then FL stands a good chance of getting blown out.

OUr D will hold up fine. The last three games there was a lot of bending and no breaking. OUr offense speaks for itself. The last 3 games Kevin Wilson schemed and play each opponent differently and by the 3rd offensive series the race was on. UF mighty have some early defensive success, but Wilson, Bradford, the O-line, the RB’s and Receiver corps will find the weakness and apply the throttle.

High scoring game for a BCS CG.

Hesitant? Not the least bit.

by scarab on Dec 8, 2008 4:43 PM CST up reply actions

Tickets are more complicated then 50/50

first off, the schools get a small portion about 15 k each or 30K…..the remaining 30K or so that Dolphins Stadium holds are corporate sponsors, Dolphin Season tickets and the rest were sold to the public coupled with Orange Bowl tickets this summer. Now you know those only went to smart scalpers. So who will have the most fans? Florida…..of course as they don’t have to add in plane flights and hotels on top of the scalper’s prices But a share of the people at the game will be there just for the “experience” and will have no rooting interest either way.

Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.

by Redhawk on Dec 8, 2008 8:21 PM CST up reply actions

Not too hesitant

I’m not really worried about playing in Florida as much as I am worried about another SEC defense making us look foolish (i.e. the Sugar Bowl vs. LSU). I am not making comparisons between the two OU teams, because this one is the superior of the two, but I’m just a little worried. With that being said, I just don’t see anyway Florida can hold us to anything less than about 31 or 35 points.

by Dave Sieger's Jumpshot on Dec 8, 2008 3:47 PM CST reply actions

I hope So

I guess the next question is whether our defense can make a good showing. I know theirs will.

by Boomer S on Dec 8, 2008 4:30 PM CST up reply actions

I know you have not been sleeping.

What have they done for the past three games? answer that question honestly and you have your answer.

by scarab on Dec 8, 2008 4:44 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah but

that SEC defense was going up against Jason White who I think was one tackle away from exploding into dust that night.

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by Jubanator14 on Dec 8, 2008 5:07 PM CST up reply actions

Gosh, this pains me...

but do y’all have room on the bandwagon for a Red Raider fan. (Although I’d really rather not rehash the embarrassment of a few weeks ago. Hope that’s not the price of admission.) For one day, on the 8th of January, give or take a few hours of lead time to get psyched, I intend to be an absolute Sooner fanatic.

In this case, Big 12 and regional pride trump south division rivalry (and that Freudian affliction, pigskin envy.) And so, please accept my best wishes for a decisive Oklahoma Sooner victory. Swamp the Gators! (Clever, huh.)

By the way, is there anything else I need to know to be a temporary Sooner fan. Interesting traditions? Special game day libations? I need a few pointers here, so I can hold up my end of this deal. (I think I have the fight song down, though— it’s rather catchy and easy to remember.)

Regards from a Red Raider. Beat Florida.

by vin61 on Dec 8, 2008 6:12 PM CST reply actions

Sure

Be careful though, you root for the Sooners for one game you start to become a Sooner and you might be leaving your guns behind you :-)

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by Jubanator14 on Dec 8, 2008 6:22 PM CST up reply actions

I wouldn't bet on it.

I’m a Texas Tech alumnus, so it would be hard for me to make rooting for the Sooners into a habit.

And besides, I can’t be a Sooner fan because… ‘cause… ’cause… [no, stop it… you’re supposed to make nice…]

‘Cause… cause… [no, I’ve got to… unh… fight it… got to… unnhhh… for the good of the conference…]

"Cause… [stop it, … no, stop it… no… help me… can’t… resist…] ARRRRGH…

BECAUSE… MY FRONTAL LOBES ARE STILL INTACT!!

Oops, sorry. I couldn’t help it. But you m-made me d-do it. [No peace in our time. Once more unto the breach, dear friends.]

B-b-b-beat F-f-f-florida. I’m with you. I am. Really.

by vin61 on Dec 8, 2008 8:53 PM CST up reply actions

BOOMER SOONER, climb aboard

as for game day libations, cold is the only requirement I ever heard of :). Before games usuay consist of enough drink to get a small buzz. Controlled to moderation during the game so that you can enter legible one liners in the game thread. Celebration has lots of BOOMER SOONER loud enough to heard by your neighbors and while consuming Mass quantities after the game.

Can you handle it? ;-)

by scarab on Dec 8, 2008 8:59 PM CST up reply actions