You take your football pretty seriously down here, don'cha?" - Paul Crew
I miss the days when FSU, UF, and UM were ranked at the top and winning games between them meant a trip to the national championship.
Oh, boo-hoo! This is no differerent than the locals here in North Carolina complaining because they don't win a national championship every year.
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You take your football pretty seriously down here, don'cha?" - Paul Crew
Things go round and round. Some years LSU wins the national championship, some years Auburn does. (Like this year - War Eagle!)
That's pretty clever. Blame the lousy football teams on Global Warming!!!
It's all Bush's fault!
I miss the days when THanksgiving meant a Ou vs Nebraska showdown for all the marbkes abd a shot at the National title virtually every year, now thats a rivarly that once meant something.
What a bunch of whining crap. UF is the defending basketball champs and ranked number 5 in football. It's Great To Be A Florida Gator!
It's a great day when UF wins and f$u and scUM lose.
"The U" now stands for "Unraked." :)
Part of the problem is that the big three college programs used to be the only 1-A schools in the state, and therefore got the pick of the litter when it came to in-state bluechip recruits. Now, there are at least 6 1A programs and the talent well has been diluted.
Plus, Miami has gone through probation after the mess Dennis Erickson left, and the U. just doesn't have that same aura they did in the late 80's-early 90's. The low point came on Saturday when Louisville blew them out, which almost guarantees that Larry Coker will lose his job.
St. Bobby lost his best assistants and the replacements, like his son, are mediocre to just plain awful. Florida State can still recruit, but the rest of the ACC has started to catch up.
Florida was definitely hurt when Spurrier left, but is the only one that seems to have held everything together, relatively speaking. As bad a coach as Zook was, he could still recruit, and Urban Meyer is reaping the profits.
As for the pros, J'ville looks to have a defense that is dominating, and the 9-0 win is misleading from an offensive view in that they beat the defending champs, who also have a pretty good D.
Now, Miami and Tampa Bay, Culpepper is better than he's displayed through the first two weeks, but I understand Harrington is getting the start this weekend. Is Saban getting desperate, or is the knee still bothering Daunte? As for the Bucs, I always felt Chris Simms was overrated, even in college, where he had a tendency to self-destruct in big games. All I can figure is he's decided to take the whole offense with him this time, because no TD's in two games is bad for any NFL team.