Florida Player Arrested Again

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As I say, I think both schools have enough problems, and with enough frequency, that we should pretty much keep our collective mouths shut and hope no one else notices.
 
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3 Rocky Top Cove said:
That's the problem. With the Gators, no one does. At least no one with ESPN. The Vols on the other hand...
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Total BS.

Brandon Spikes got destroyed in the media (and rightfully so) following the eye gouge incident against UGA. Meyer was ripped for initially suspending him for only a half-game (and rightfully so). Both the incidents and the aftermath were top stories on SportsCenter and they both made the line-up on PTI.

Meyer was also criticized for playing Tebow at LSU only two weeks following his concussion at Kentucky.

Meanwhile no one bothered to pay attention to Cal coach Jeff Tedford playing star RB Jahvid Best one week after suffering a mild concussion vs. Arizona State....only to suffer a much worse concussion the following week against Oregon State. Best didn't play another game all season.

I brought up Mark Richt earlier because it seems like a UGA player could shoot a police officer and it wouldn't make USA Today. They have more arrests in the past 5 years than UF or UT, but no one notices. Hell, when UGA did their little end zone celebration in Jacksonville a couple seasons ago they didn't face the fury of the national media. Imagine if UF pulled a stunt like that.

There's no preferential treatment. The spotlight was on Meyer and UF this past season because we were ranked #1 and defending champs. Non-stories became big stories and big stories became major stories as far as the media was concerned.

UT was under a similar microscope because your former coach wouldn't shut the hell up about other schools' cheating when it was clear he had no clue what the rules were.

At the end of the day, neither school has the moral high ground over another when it comes to off the field issues. But to think UT is some sort of media target is ridiculous.
 
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lawgator1 said:
As I say, I think both schools have enough problems, and with enough frequency, that we should pretty much keep our collective mouths shut and hope no one else notices.
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No thanks LG. We take our hits as they come but the other side (you right now) has to take them too. Kind of like your golf game. Lots of swings but not much progress.
 
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hohenfelsvol said:
No thanks LG. We take our hits as they come but the other side (you right now) has to take them too. Kind of like your golf game. Lots of swings but not much progress.
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We'll take our deserved lumps over this.

This kid may not get a chance for a second chance. UF returns it's top four DTs in addition to the stud recruits we just signed.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
We'll take our deserved lumps over this.

This kid may not get a chance for a second chance. UF returns it's top four DTs in addition to the stud recruits.
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Well, I hope for the kid's shake he learns and turns his life around. But there are some, on every team, that on a self destruct path no matter what the staff tries to do for them.
 
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hohenfelsvol said:
Well, I hope for the kid's shake he learns and turns his life around. But there are some, on every team, that on a self destruct path no matter what the staff tries to do for them.
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I hope he does too, but I think a harsher penalty is in order when you're talking about a 300-lb defensive tackle accused of striking a female.
 
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hohenfelsvol said:
No thanks LG. We take our hits as they come but the other side (you right now) has to take them too. Kind of like your golf game. Lots of swings but not much progress.
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Actually, things are deteriorating on the golf front. I cannot hit an iron above a 7. Mega duck hook everything. Going to try to concentrate on high finish to keep me from just wailing across it so much and watching it careen 30 yards forward and 70 left.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Actually, things are deteriorating on the golf front. I cannot hit an iron above a 7. Mega duck hook everything. Going to try to concentrate on high finish to keep me from just wailing across it so much and watching it careen 30 yards forward and 70 left.
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Nice plan. Good luck executing.

Wife is in Germany from 01Jul - 11Aug. There will be a couple of golfing weekends during that period.
 
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hohenfelsvol said:
Nice plan. Good luck executing.

Wife is in Germany from 01Jul - 11Aug. There will be a couple of golfing weekends during that period.
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Sounds good. By then you will have been whipped up into your usual irrational exuberance and optimisim concerning the UT foosball. Always entertaining.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Sounds good. By then you will have been whipped up into your usual irrational exuberance and optimisim concerning the UT foosball. Always entertaining.
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No worries. It will be balanced by your level headed love for all things Rush Limbaugh and the Dark Lord's all knowing words and good grace.
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lawgator1 said:
Actually, things are deteriorating on the golf front. I cannot hit an iron above a 7. Mega duck hook everything. Going to try to concentrate on high finish to keep me from just wailing across it so much and watching it careen 30 yards forward and 70 left.
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High finish likely wont fix it. It's about the path to the ball, not after.
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Wonder if these were the grad students Urbie was schtooping? Odd coincidence otherwise.
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BigPapaVol said:
High finish likely wont fix it. It's about the path to the ball, not after.
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I totally agree, but its because I'm going outside in that I'm closing the clubhead so violently. Hoping that focusing on high finish will force me to leave the club head open, or at least minimize the rate at which I close it.
 
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Lexvol said:
I see we still like to throw rocks from our glass house...
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It' OK to throw stones FROM your glass house, provided you're not throwing them AT your glass house, and especially a good idea if you're throwing them at your neighbor from Florida's glass house. It's when you start throwing them IN your glass house that you run into problems...
 
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dobre_shunka said:
Get real. How many Gator players arrested under Meyer's reign haven't gotten a 2nd chance? Odds are pretty high he'll be back.
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Getting a second chance won't matter when you're the #7 DT on the depth chart at a position loaded with young talented players.
 
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