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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Category: Football
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By now, most of us have heard the story of the quiet kid from Manvel, Texas. Against all odds, this young man earned a D-I scholarship offer despite having been a backup since ninth grade. Quietly, he waited in the wings, hoping and trusting that his day would come. It wasn’t for lack of talent…
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Tale as old at time. Song as old as rhyme. Offense puts up points but needs a perfect game to overcome a problematic defense. And the Gators fall just short. To say it wasn’t a disappointment to lose would be a lie. However, I think the Fighting Dan Mullens put up a much better fight…
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Atlanta, GA – Coming into Sunday’s SEC Championship game, most considered Alabama heavy favorites. This narrative was born from several weeks of Florida sleepwalking through easy wins. However, the narrative really gained traction after last week’s devastating and inexcusable loss to LSU. Although I predicted that the Gators would beat the spread, even I was…
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Coming off one of Florida’s most embarrassing losses in a long time, the Gators head to Atlanta to play against Alabama with the SEC Championship on the line. The Crimson Tide is a 17-point favorite according to sports books. The following is our staff predictions: … Brian Fox: One week ago this matchup looked juicy.…
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Florida landed a late commitment Thursday night when three-star offensive tackle Austin Barber announced he would play for head coach Dan Mullen and the Gators. Barber, a 6’7″, 300-pound left tackle from Jacksonville, Florida, said he had received an offer from Florida just after 5 p.m. Thursday and posted again just over three hours later…
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Florida travels to Atlanta this weekend to take on the No.1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (10-0) for the SEC Championship. But you wouldn’t know that the Gators are playing for a championship by listening to the fan base. The entire narrative of this game was turned upside down with the simple toss of a shoe.…
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Right now, you probably read the headline and pulled a full-on Jim Mora. “Playoffs? Don’t talk about—playoffs?! You kidding me? Playoffs?!“ No I’m not kidding you, Jim. Dan Mullen’s already said his team’ll worry about the Playoff “after we win” which in itself is a lot to unpack. But those of us who don’t coach football own the…
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Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was blanketed in fog. Fans were quietly filtering out of their seats. The game had ended, the band had played, and the home team had already retreated to the locker room for the final time this season. Except for one figure donning a blue No. 1 jersey kneeling at the midfield…
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Before I get to the crux of this column, I want to say that I have a great deal of respect for Dan Mullen and what he has accomplished in such a short time. Any questions that I raise here are not an indication that I don’t believe that he is the right man for…
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Let’s reopen some old wounds shall we? I decided to give this game some time seeing as to how dumb it was. The Gators can still move up another rung on the ladder with a win in Atlanta. However, they played themselves out of accomplishing anything more than that last Saturday. Offense: C Dan Mullen…
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