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November 29, 2008

RUNNING BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS

The hardest thing about being this fast: slowing down to let the raindrops hit you when you want to get wet. 45-15, Florida. (Beautiful photo by Rob Witzel of the Gainesville Sun, whose whole gallery is here.)

Filed under: College football by Orson Swindle

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32 Responses to “RUNNING BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS”

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yoyofutbawl says:

Things I am thankful for:

1. Thank you for being a chicken shit & quitting, Mr Croom.

2. If Clemmons does not want Dabo, we want you.

3. The two most overrated individuals are Steve Sprurrier & Les Miles.

O , congrats. Paul Johnson is GOD.

November 30th, 2008 at 12:11 am
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haybeav says:

I am thankful that for Nick Saban.

November 30th, 2008 at 1:40 am
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Rawk says:

I am thankful that I will get to say my team held this sick Florida offense to under 30 points this season while they are blasting some team in the national title game, and slowly convince myself this means the U is back over the following 8 months.

November 30th, 2008 at 2:57 am
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Phocion says:

In the rain or indoors, how fast can a midget with a sprained ankle run?

November 30th, 2008 at 3:22 am
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tempebamafan says:

@ prolly not any faster than a mountain. mt. cody.

November 30th, 2008 at 3:34 am
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chaimy4life says:

It doesn’t matter how big Mt. Cody is when the quarkbacks simply go by him. They just have to fear his gravitational pull.

An an act of God couldn’t slow them down in Tallahassee, and the last time the Lord tried to take out the Georgia Dome, the propietor of this fine website withstood it.

I think Florida will be fine running on the carpet. I haven’t looked at the line yet, but I’m guessing the Tide are getting 6-8 points. Not a good sign for the undisputed #1 team in the land.

November 30th, 2008 at 4:01 am
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lola says:

Dabo not in. I’m not sure how I feel about this. The real shocker to be announced on Tuesday. REALLY.

November 30th, 2008 at 4:33 am
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Chas says:

By the way, what was up with ABC claiming FSU invented Gatorade (and called it…lol….seminole fire water)? I realize there’s not a lot of rocket scientists in Tallahassee, but I refuse to believe that even the noles would allow their most hated rivals to steal their invention, rename it, patent it, and make millions of dollars annually without any sort of a legal challenge or official public outcry over the last 40 years. I don’t expect much from ESPN these days, but come on…at least do a little bit of fact checking! Also, I know anyone can sound biased against us when compared to Uncle Verne, but today’s announcing crew was God-Awful. And seriously: Am I imagining things, or Is Bob Griese really still that bitter about the 1966 Heisman trophy?

November 30th, 2008 at 6:26 am
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The Bull Gator says:

Chas…

No kidding. WTF was that? I would think if that were true, we would’ve heard it plenty of times before over the years and not just in passing during one game. Even Wikipedia says it was created by UF and in the immortal words of Michael Scott…

“Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject, so you know you are getting the best possible information.”

November 30th, 2008 at 7:30 am
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Charlie Murphy says:

Chaim- Yeah, he’s fat. Much the same way that your little guys are small and dominant, my cODY is big, fat and DOMINANT.

November 30th, 2008 at 8:23 am
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pick6bamr says:

Bring on the HATE Orson

November 30th, 2008 at 9:49 am
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Grady says:

OK, let’s get the facts on the “small” UF linemen:

UF O-line: 12 of 300 or more (all 5 starters are over 3 bills)

Bama: O-line: 6 of 300 or more (3 of which are at 300) (4 of the 6 are starters)

(These are based on Rivals’ depth-chart.)

And, of course, none of them are as big as Cody.

November 30th, 2008 at 9:55 am
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Coop says:

@ 7

Stop reading the message boards. Also, stop listening to Jimmy Sexton’s public comments. His job is to get his clients:

1) the jobs they want

2) for as much money as they can get…

although not necessarily in that order. We have been leveraged by everyone in the nation, especially Muschamp. Apparently Mack is done after 2010. I do know that he has a job in Chapel Hill waiting on him at that time, but that is neither here nor there, and obviously no it is not the HFC spot.

No, Clemson is not getting Bob Stoops, duh. No, Clemson is not getting Butch Davis, less duh but Carolina has enough money when they actually want to spend it.

And…

no, while Michigan has told RR he can shop himself, they will want their money back regarding the buyout, and Dabo is the vastly cheaper answer.

Had we let Tommy go to Arky, we would be sitting here with RR, and what I love is that RR would have happily turned down Michigan to RETURN to Clemson, something the Michigan folks don’t quite understand. Both RR and Rita are much better fits in Clemson, SC than Ann Arbor, Michigan.

But, no, we don’t have enough money, we do but we are not going to Alabama type lengths to bring RR back home.

Because, hey aren’t we all mocking Alabama, today?

November 30th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
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Nick Saban Stole Your Lunch Money says:

Our Dark Lord Coach Saban instructs the Gators to fatten up on headlines and hubris in preparation for Saturday’s ego-rattling, psychological torment. You will be Processed and resistance is futile. If Nick Saban wants the conference title, Nick Saban gets the conference title. So it has been written, so it shall be done.

November 30th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
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Ozzie4AD says:

@ 12

FU’s OL isn’t small, just soft. Big difference.

November 30th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
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Etch Westgrin says:

Alabama has no shot against a finesse team like the Gators. All of the experts agree. And that’s why they make the big bucks. No sense in even preparing for this one, Gators. You should already be celebrating your awesomeness and inevitable victory. I’ll be there in the ATL to watch your coronation.

November 30th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
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Big Head says:

When did Florida go with Oregon’s Run-Over-By-A-Car-On-The-Thighs pants?

It’s raining in Knoxville because “God is crying when Phil left”. Think Urban already has dirt on Lane Kiffin?

November 30th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
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Mr.Pelican Pants says:

As much as I hate to admit it, this SEC Championship game really is shaping up for a Star Wars Intergalactic Battle….Saban is the Darth Vader, Tebow is Luke Skywalker needing to thread the needle with a pass at a target that is no larger than a Womp-rat…..

Remember, if you hate Saban, it only makes him stronger, and you havent seen the depths of his hate which drives him, only glimpses on the sidelines. I actually think he has been prepping for Florida since the LSU game, and I know they spent at least 4 or 5 days of the bye week before prepping for AU, cause it makes sense that Floridas offense is 10 times more complicated than the 3 and Out Ensminger Express Offense that Auburn uses.

Or to use a Jurassic Park reference….
Alabama= T-Rex style defense

Florida= Velociraptor style offense

November 30th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
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PW says:

MPP

I doubt the Empire was a touchdown underdog to the Rebels. Alabama should be pretty good for the next few years, but I’ve got a feeling Florida is going to beat the crap out of them this year…by like 25 or more. I’ve been a UF fan since the days of Kerwin Bell and I haven’t seen us field a better all-around team. I have, on the other hand, seen better Bama teams.

And if it turns out that I’m wrong, I’ll be here next Sunday to hear it from the Bammers.

November 30th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
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Etch Westgrin says:

PW – I think you’re being too modest. Clearly the Gators will win by 75+. Timmy and the boyz can’t be stopped.
Offense wins championships.
See you Sunday.

November 30th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
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Grady says:

15:

So now we have established FL’s line is “not small”, despite what the “experts” have been saying, now you say they are “soft”. How do you judge this? With facts, I hope.

November 30th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
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Socraticsilence says:

Etch-

Is it the fact that Florida’s RBs can actually score TDs that makes them finesse instead of “physical” because it obviously isn’t rushing yardage- after all Florida runs for more yards a game than Bama despite playing stingier defenses- or weight, because last time I checked the strongest player on the field wears orange and blue and has a Heisman (I said strongest not fattest, sorry Mt. Codyites), but hey I could be wrong, I mean I know LSU had a similarily touted line and they just crunched us on the ground- heck, they almost broke 75 yds that game (as opposed to Bama or Georgia- Florida actually played run defense against the Bayou Bengals).

Look, I respect Bama, they meet the mold of Florida in 06 and LSU last year and in 2003, Senior QB, great D, Good Coach recently arrived and using the other guys players. All, that said Bammers are pretending Florida’s Texas Tech or something, the Gators defense is just as good as Bama’s if not better, and the offense pounds the rock with the best of them, this isn’t the 2005 team you crushed in Tuscaloosa- that Florida Offense was in large part finesse- and guess what it showed when they had trouble scoring on a lot of teams- this team especially since Demps moved into the starting line up- smacks people in the mouth and then keeps on going till it hits the endzone.

November 30th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
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Etch Westgrin says:

Socraticsilence -

If you don’t think the two teams play very different styles of football, we’ll just have to agree to disagree and wait until Sunday to hash it out. There’s nothing for us to talk about because we’re speaking different languages. Toss sweeps aren’t “power football,” no matter how many yards your speedy midgets rack up.

If you think, like PW, that the Gators are going to win by 25+ points in a yawner, I hope your team feels the same way, and I’ll see you Sunday to discuss. I expect Urban to have them ready and I hope Harbin is healthy. I don’t want any excuses either way. I’ll join the party late Sunday since I’ll be coming back from the game. If there’s crow to eat, please save me a pile.

Despite PW following football since the dawn of time (i.e.the arrival of Kerwin Bell at Florida), I invite you to look at the list of SEC champions over the years and add them up. We’ve won 21 SEC championships. I don’t know how many Florida has won, but would guess six. Feel free to correct me. I think its funny that he predicts we’ll be pretty good for a “few years.” In 100+ years of football, the times we weren’t dominating the conference include the 1950s and recent history until present (not including a few pops in the eighties, the NC in 1992 and 1999). After we beat FL in the 1999 championship, we disappeared from relevance due to NCAA sanctions and scholarship redcutions. But hell, man, y’all didn’t even start fielding a team until about 1990.

I don’t think this will be like 2005 when we beat you 31-3. I think both teams will have a chance to set the tone of this game. If it’s a track meet, you win. If its a back alley brawl, I think we win.

I just think your team/fanbase has a nuevo-riche (I realize I probably spelled that wrong) mentality that could prove very good for my team. You think your McMansion is awesome, but that Dryvit may not be holding up so well.

Fortunately this is a testable hypothesis and we shall find out who the better team is on Saturday. Frankly, I’m pretty satisfied with the season, but since we’ve come this far, why not win them all (including Ole Miss)?

If you want to talk smack, I’ll be here all week. If you think it will be a 25+ point blowout, I would be glad to make a wager with you.

I don’t follow your comment about Tebow being the “strongest” player. If you mean in terms of talent, I really didn’t need to be reminded of his Heisman – I hear about it every time I turn on the TV. Did you win a championship along with that Heisman? If you mean in terms of raw strength, I’ll go and look up Josh Chapman’s weight lifting numbers and we’ll compare.

Look, Vegas tags y’all as a ten point favorite. Your team is playing great football and my team is a couple of years ahead of schedule. We have nine seniors on this team. To quote an Auburn fan, we’re “young.”

But it seems to me that the Gators are a wonderful collection of individuals and Alabama is playing like a team of destiny.

Should we lose Saturday, I expect to be seeing a lot more of your team in Decembers to come. Probably more than just a few years (unless your team reverts to form).

December 1st, 2008 at 12:19 am
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sha-mac says:

Etch, you were doing okay until you said the Gators are just a collection of individuals. Not so, and you would see this if you actually watched the games. Since Ole Miss, they have played like a TEAM. They’ve gelled. It’s in the way they play, it’s in the way they talk after the games. They’re out there playing for each other. When guys go down or get banged up, other step up for them. It’s truly been a great thing to see.

But hey, if you want to tell yourself that to make yourself feel better, then by all means.

December 1st, 2008 at 4:05 am
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sb says:

Etch…your final comment about seeing each other on a regular basis unless “you (Florida) revert to form”…would be a more apt description of your recent record, would it not? You bolster this corrected conclusion in your elucidation of the bammer hallowed distant past and its lack of production in recent history with the exceptional blips.

Further, you are assuming that your coach will remain; while he is considered a capable performer, he is also known for his frequent premature departures potentially leaving you “reverting to form” and not meeting Florida.

Much like UGA thinking that their nearly two decades of futility against Florida were finally over after a single victory and a lapse of coaching judgment, it seems premature to invoke all the bammer victories over the years in support of a season that has yet to reach its climax with a team that has no relevance to all said past success.

Oh, and we Gators have fielded teams prior to 1990. In fact such a team provided your ursine demigod with his first loss in Tuscaloosa in the sixties. Also interesting to note that we won a national championship in our 100th season, which was a pleasant centennial gift.

December 1st, 2008 at 11:20 am
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Etch Westgrin says:

Congrats on winning your first national championship in your 100th year of football.

And your team’s first ten win season was in, what, 1991? God that’s horrible.

December 1st, 2008 at 11:29 am
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Orson Swindle says:

Etch, nothing comforts like the past achievements of others.

December 1st, 2008 at 11:35 am
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Etch Westgrin says:

Orson, I’m pretty happy with the present achievement of others too. And hopeful about the achievement of others in the future .
The whole point of this exercise is being happy with the achievements of 18-22 males whom we haven’t met, but wear the team uniform of our collegiate affiliation.
It was PW aka “Father Time” who threw Alabama a bone in the history of history, which Florida presumably stood athwart, by conceding that maybe we’d be “pretty good” for a couple of years. I was a little rankled by that and decided I’d drop a little knowledge regarding historical accidents.

December 1st, 2008 at 11:51 am
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Etch Westgrin says:

Orson, I’m pretty happy with the present achievement of others too. And hopeful about the achievement of others in the future .
The whole point of this exercise is being happy with the achievements of 18-22 males whom we haven’t met, but wear the team uniform of our collegiate affiliation.
It was PW aka “Father Time” who threw Alabama a bone in the history of history, which Florida presumably stood athwart, by conceding that maybe we’d be “pretty good” for a couple of years. I was a little rankled by that and decided I’d drop a little knowledge regarding historical accidents.

December 1st, 2008 at 11:51 am
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sb says:

Etch…I merely noted ‘a’ championship on our 100th anniversary. As one comforted by others’ past achievements I assumed you would be aware that that was merely the latest championship. My mistake.

I’ll take my cfb heritage and its “nouveau riche” appearance over yours anytime. As you stated in your initial post, we are speaking different languages, and will agree to disagree.

December 1st, 2008 at 12:25 pm
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Etch Westgrin says:

Sounds good sb. FWIW, I’m glad your team continues to pwn the East and hope to see your team on an annual basis.
P.S. You have a hell of a coach and I wish we had signed Tebow (unless that meant we had to keep Shula).

December 1st, 2008 at 1:05 pm
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Mich-Placed Gator says:

http://www.fastsix.com/entertained.jpg

December 1st, 2008 at 5:02 pm