Let the rumblings begin in gatorville

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(vol_freak @ Apr 24 said:
I remember a post or two from you about it causing problems but I am too lazy to look for it.

I don't know why you come in hear spouting off like we wrote the frigging article. It's on the Rivals website and the guy brings up a "quarterback debate". Hell, even you own coach says it's great discussion and since this is a discussion board.......You act like we just insulted your mother or something.

I don't think it in any way "bolsters our own expectations". As our rival in the East, we hope you go winless every year regarldless of how we preform. :lol:
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I know. I'm just bored because this is the slow season for fun college sports or pro football. As I pointed out in another thread in the regular sports forum, ESPN2 is relegated tonight to showing paintball championships. Very boring time of year for fans of college athletics.

So I figured I would come on here, find some post even remotely negative about UF (now that is a pretty easy thing to find on here, you gotta admit) and then I figured I would manipulate it in such a way as to make it sound bad about UT.

Hey!! I found a new sport!!!
 
#30
#30
(lawgator1 @ Apr 24 said:
Do you use drugs, Danny? Read the above? This board is chock full of Gator haters who think that their team is "better" if ours is worse. That may work out in one game, but season-long it is a poor judge of your own team's status.
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The days when Vol fans used Florida as any sort of measuring stick ended when Spurrier left. To judge our own's teams "status" against a team with as many losses as the Gators have the last 4 years would be just silly.
 
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(lawgator1 @ Apr 24 said:
I know. I'm just bored because this is the slow season for fun college sports or pro football. As I pointed out in another thread in the regular sports forum, ESPN2 is relegated tonight to showing paintball championships. Very boring time of year for fans of college athletics.

So I figured I would come on here, find some post even remotely negative about UF (now that is a pretty easy thing to find on here, you gotta admit) and then I figured I would manipulate it in such a way as to make it sound bad about UT.

Hey!! I found a new sport!!!
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I don't see how having two solid quarterbacks is negative. It should be a good thing to have a QB controversy this time of year, just don't let it go on too long into the fall (speaking from experience of course).
 
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#32
(vol_freak @ Apr 24 said:
The days when Vol fans used Florida as any sort of measuring stick ended when Spurrier left. To judge our own's teams "status" against a team with as many losses as the Gators have the last 4 years would be just silly.
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And appalling.
 
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(LadyinOrange @ Apr 24 said:
With respect to the big boss, I have nothing to say regarding that. :biggrin2:
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up to your old editing ways I see. :p
 
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(vol_freak @ Apr 24 said:
The days when Vol fans used Florida as any sort of measuring stick ended when Spurrier left. To judge our own's teams "status" against a team with as many losses as the Gators have the last 4 years would be just silly.
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Good point. Your measuring stick this year would be what? More wins than losses? I mean, as a realistic starting point given last year. You can build from there of course. Maybe shoot for Music City? Shreveport? Dare I say .... Citrus?
 
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(lawgator1 @ Apr 24 said:
Good point. Your measuring stick this year would be what? More wins than losses? I mean, as a realistic starting point given last year. You can build from there of course. Maybe shoot for Music City? Shreveport? Dare I say .... Citrus?
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:realmad: :Bbiteme: :realmad:


 
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(lawgator1 @ Apr 24 said:
Good point. Your measuring stick this year would be what? More wins than losses? I mean, as a realistic starting point given last year. You can build from there of course. Maybe shoot for Music City? Shreveport? Dare I say .... Citrus?
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Don't talk to us about measuring sticks. They broke the measuring stick in Gainesville when Steve rolled out of town in 2001.
 
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(lawgator1 @ Apr 24 said:
Good point. Your measuring stick this year would be what? More wins than losses? I mean, as a realistic starting point given last year. You can build from there of course. Maybe shoot for Music City? Shreveport? Dare I say .... Citrus?
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Actually LG, we have tradition and high expectations for our program. You can say what you want about last year, but it's one year. I know that you guys are still not down off of the high from that 9-3 Outback Bowl season to remember but I guess I would be excited too after three straight five loss seasons.

I would try to at least win 10 games post Spurrier before annointing yourself as the envy of the SEC that you think you are.
 
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(vol_freak @ Apr 24 said:
Actually LG, we have tradition and high expectations for our program. You can say what you want about last year, but it's one year. I know that you guys are still not down off of the high from that 9-3 Outback Bowl season to remember but I guess I would be excited too after three straight five loss seasons.

I would try to at least win 10 games post Spurrier before annointing yourself as the envious program that you think you are.
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BURN!!!
 
#39
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(vol_freak @ Apr 24 said:
Actually LG, we have tradition and high expectations for our program. You can say what you want about last year, but it's one year. I know that you guys are still not down off of the high from that 9-3 Outback Bowl season to remember but I guess I would be excited too after three straight five loss seasons.

I would try to at least win 10 games post Spurrier before annointing yourself as the envy of the SEC that you think you are.
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Actually, I agree with that. I want to see some 10 win seasons for a few years before I put us back where SOS had us in the late 90's. I think it is possible we can get back there. I think the talent is there. I think Meyer is promising. The school, the fans, and ther athletic department are supportive. All the ingredients are in place for optimism in Gainesville. Whether the team can actually perform remains to be seen. But it is certainly an exciting thing to anticipate.



 
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(lawgator1 @ Apr 24 said:
Actually, I agree with that. I want to see some 10 win seasons for a few years before I put us back where SOS had us in the late 90's. I think it is possible we can get back there. I think the talent is there. I think Meyer is promising. The school, the fans, and ther athletic department are supportive. All the ingredients are in place for optimism in Gainesville. Whether the team can actually perform remains to be seen. But it is certainly an exciting thing to anticipate.
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Ya think?? :biggrin2:
 
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(lawgator1 @ Apr 25 said:
Actually, I agree with that. I want to see some 10 win seasons for a few years before I put us back where SOS had us in the late 90's. I think it is possible we can get back there. I think the talent is there. I think Meyer is promising. The school, the fans, and ther athletic department are supportive. All the ingredients are in place for optimism in Gainesville. Whether the team can actually perform remains to be seen. But it is certainly an exciting thing to anticipate.
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I can tell you I think it's going to be very interesting. I have a good friend who is a Gator fan and I have always repsected his opinions. Unfortunately, he is right a lot more than I am. He is not very happy with Meyer and doesn't think he can get the team anywhere near where Spurrier had it. Of couse he uses that against me by saying, "we would have beaten you all by 30 with a good coach".

 
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Say what you will, and I know I'm straying from the topic at hand, but it still bugs me how the refs took the game away from Vanderbilt last year at the swamp, by making a call on a no call that took Vandy out of the two point conversion and ultimately took the game away.
Myself, I'm not sold on Florida being that great. Leak does choke on big plays periodically.I can't wait to play them again!
 
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yea as vol fans we would love to see problems in Gainsville...and of course Urban wants to put to rest all rumors of possible quarterback controversy but leak is not as mobile as tebow is...and behind a shaky line that loses senior captain Mike Degroy, dont expect to see that much different result as far as leak losing his cool in the pocket. But Leak is proven and there will need to be a disaster as far as im concerned for little timmy to take over for Chris Leak behind center
 
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(lawgator1 @ Apr 24 said:
Gosh, the lengths you will go to when you want to ding the Gators, "just because." Where do you get a controversy out of this? Meyer says that Leak will start. He also says that Tebow will play. What's the big deal? Makes perfect sense to me.

While UT did try that utterly miserable rotation thing last year, giving up on each of the UT QB's in turn, that is no reason to just basically fabricate a problem in Gainesville to make yourselves feel better about your own debacle last year.
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Phil Fulmer said the same thing about Ainge and Clausen last year. Shuffling QB's is a disaster.
 
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(lawgator1 @ Apr 24 said:
Yup.

What is the optimism level in Knoxville?
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Pretty good. Nobody is giving us much of a chance. Picked to finish 3rd in most publications, maybe 4th. I think Tennessee always does better with lower expectations going into a season. Cutcliffe has restored discpline and the players like it and have a better attitude. Go ahead, assume a victory.
 
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(QBvol7 @ Apr 25 said:
Pretty good. Nobody is giving us much of a chance. Picked to finish 3rd in most publications, maybe 4th. I think Tennessee always does better with lower expectations going into a season. Cutcliffe has restored discpline and the players like it and have a better attitude. Go ahead, assume a victory.
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Do I understand you correctly to be saying that the optimism level is high because the media are expecting a mediocre season?
 
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Optimism is high because not much is expected from a team, media, fans, etc. that missed a bowl with a record of 5-6.
 
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I have to agree with LG on this. You cannot say optimism is high because expectations are low. That is a fallacy. You could say "I am optimistic that the team will exceed the low expectations", but to say I am optimistic becasue expectations are low is just plain silly.
 
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(VolunteerHillbilly @ Apr 25 said:
I have to agree with LG on this. You cannot say optimism is high because expectations are low. That is a fallacy. You could say "I am optimistic that the team will exceed the low expectations", but to say I am optimistic becasue expectations are low is just plain silly.
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Exactly. Thanks Hillbilly, I was afraid my point might be lost in the shuffle. You reaffirm my faith in the reasoning and sensibilities of the Vol community.
 
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