If Florida is really that good, then why...

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Did Urban Meyer turn down Pete Carrol's request for a home and home for 2009 and 2010? Ya see, the solution is simple, Florida does not think they are as badass as everyone views them, because they don't have the grapefruits to play USC, and quite frankily, we all know why. What a tough first game that would be, no national title, just a ruined season, because USC would CRUSH Florida, and if you disagree, well, check into the mental hospital because you have no brains left.
 
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I hate Florida as much as the next guy, but they would smoke USC...
PAC-10 freshman QB vs. stellar SEC defense? That would not go well.
 
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UTVOLSGURU said:
Did Urban Meyer turn down Pete Carrol's request for a home and home for 2009 and 2010? Ya see, the solution is simple, Florida does not think they are as badass as everyone views them, because they don't have the grapefruits to play USC, and quite frankily, we all know why. What a tough first game that would be, no national title, just a ruined season, because USC would CRUSH Florida, and if you disagree, well, check into the mental hospital because you have no brains left.
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I think some grey goose found it's way into your orange kool-aid...
 
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As I remember the past few years, Florida has ended up pulling away from teams with lesser talent in the second halves of games, after struggling to get things going in the first half. Eventually their depth has helped them overcome the sluggish starts. Scheduling USC (especially early in the season) would require a lot of focus during the summer on that game--as it would determine a lot in regards to national considerations--instead of using the first couple games to tune up for the SEC. This frustrates me so often, as you see some of our top SEC games scheduling 'gimmes' at the beginning of every season. Florida and LSU especially. Kudos to UGA, Bama, the Vols, and I'm struggling to think of any others at the moment.

On the other hand, I think Urban's playing it smart...it just frustrates the hell outta me.
 
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UTVOLSGURU said:
Did Urban Meyer turn down Pete Carrol's request for a home and home for 2009 and 2010? Ya see, the solution is simple, Florida does not think they are as badass as everyone views them, because they don't have the grapefruits to play USC, and quite frankily, we all know why. What a tough first game that would be, no national title, just a ruined season, because USC would CRUSH Florida, and if you disagree, well, check into the mental hospital because you have no brains left.
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Well, I'm not sure that USC would "CRUSH" Florida, but I think it would be even money on who would win. That being said, inspite of Tennessee's record the past several years against Florida/Urban Meyers, Meyers has come to the realization that no SEC school is a gimme and the odds are diminishing that he will continue to beat Tennessee. He is a good coach, but you just don't get a Percy Harvin and Tim Tebow every year.

So you are definitely on the right track, what coach wants to start a season with potentially two high profile losses. No program's NC plans could recover from that.

Good Post!
 
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this year is the only year of the past 5 that sc woudln't have beaten florida.
 
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It doesn't have anything to do with how good Florida is, but rather the fact that, as lawgator1 likes to point out, if Florida were to give up one of their 11 home games each year for an out of conference trip outside the state of Florida then the university would collapse and the state economy would crumble due to the financial losses one away game would incur.
 
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I am going to try to answer this one more time (although at this point I think everyone on here already understands the reason but posits the question yet again as an irrational means of diminishing Florida's accomplishments).

We are not going to take a home and home with ANYONE because, to do so, means that every other year we lose on of our seven current home games. With having to go on the road to FSU every other year and the Georgia game always in Jax, plus the four SEC road games, to schedule someone else who will require a game at their place in return costs UF many, many millions of dollars.

Ain't gonna happen.
 
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I would love to see a Florida vs SC game but not after this year. It won't be the same without Tim Tebow. Brantley might be the second coming of Danny Weurfull but Tebow would not be the least bit intimidated by playing in LA.

As far as SC goes, I think they lose this year at Ohio St. Matt Barkley has never even been near a stadium like the Shoe, he'll get pulled after the 1st half but it will be too late
 
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Did this really happen or it Guru once again stretching to find some way that UT is going to beat UF?
 
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lawgator1 said:
I am going to try to answer this one more time (although at this point I think everyone on here already understands the reason but posits the question yet again as an irrational means of diminishing Florida's accomplishments).

We are not going to take a home and home with ANYONE because, to do so, means that every other year we lose on of our seven current home games. With having to go on the road to FSU every other year and the Georgia game always in Jax, plus the four SEC road games, to schedule someone else who will require a game at their place in return costs UF many, many millions of dollars.

Ain't gonna happen.
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one less home game every other year costs them "many, many millions?" How much money do they pay the citedel et all to come play them? i bet that is well into the six figures. You post doesn't pass the BS test.
 
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droski said:
one less home game every other year costs them "many, many millions?" How much money do they pay the citedel et all to come play them? i bet that is well into the six figures. You post doesn't pass the BS test.
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Let's look at it. Let's say Florida sells 90,000 seats at $50 bucks a pop. That's $4.5 mil. Tennessee is paying Cincinnati, a recent Big East champion, 900K to come to Knoxville in 2011. Thus, it's reasonable to assume the Charleston Southerns of the world get considerably less, probably around 600,000. Factor in concessions, mechandise, parking, etc. and that's an awful lot of money to throw away by playing an extra road game.
 
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On the first point of Meyer being afraid: the Risk vs Reward would be worth it imho... especially with the deal USC proposed originally. I honestly think Florida would beat them this year no matter where they played. Now, imagine with everyone's love affair with USC (and it is mostly deserved), that would look real real good late in the season if Florida has a brain fart and loses in the last minute to someone. But secondly and really, I knew even before LG posted that this had to be a financial move more than anything.

Personally I think USC has been one of the premier dynasties of the 2000's thus far, I just wish that the rest of the Pac-10 would show up as well. I really think that would be really entertaining conference to watch if they had 3 other consistent top ten teams in the mix (two if ND actually starts being consistent as well). It's not their fault that they steam roll everyone else to then have a mediocre Big Ten team to play in the Rose Bowl.
 
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lawgator1 said:
I am going to try to answer this one more time (although at this point I think everyone on here already understands the reason but posits the question yet again as an irrational means of diminishing Florida's accomplishments).

We are not going to take a home and home with ANYONE because, to do so, means that every other year we lose on of our seven current home games. With having to go on the road to FSU every other year and the Georgia game always in Jax, plus the four SEC road games, to schedule someone else who will require a game at their place in return costs UF many, many millions of dollars.

Ain't gonna happen.
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How is Georgia's situation any different?
 
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Florida wouldn't "crush" USC by any means. I bet they'd match up pretty equally.
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The OP, or anyone else for that matter, has not provided a source. So how reliable is this info?
 
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lawgator1 said:
I am going to try to answer this one more time (although at this point I think everyone on here already understands the reason but posits the question yet again as an irrational means of diminishing Florida's accomplishments).

We are not going to take a home and home with ANYONE because, to do so, means that every other year we lose on of our seven current home games. With having to go on the road to FSU every other year and the Georgia game always in Jax, plus the four SEC road games, to schedule someone else who will require a game at their place in return costs UF many, many millions of dollars.

Ain't gonna happen.
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Are you seriously trying to sell the idea that UF makes more money playing the Citadel at home than they make playing UGA in Jacksonville?
 
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UT IE 95 said:
Are you seriously trying to sell the idea that UF makes more money playing the Citadel at home than they make playing UGA in Jacksonville?
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Charleston Southern receives $450,000 for playing at Florida. Florida and Georgia each get 1.6 million for their game. So yes, UF makes more money scheduling cupcakes at home.
 
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