It Ought to Be Easier

Posted and filed under College Football, music, My Life.

It’s really hard for me to wrap my head around the idea that Tim might not make it in the NFL. It seems absurd to me. When my alarm rang at six this morning, there was a text waiting for me that read, “Heard Tebow was cut from NPR before ESPN.” My first thought was… Read more »

2012 – 2013 iCal College Bowl Schedule

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Between December 15th and January 7th there are 35 bowl games. That’s way too many to try to manage in your day planner on your own. You want to have all those games in your personal calendar, don’t you? That way you can easily find them on your iPhone or whatever PDA you’re using (or… Read more »

Football Feeds

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If you’re a football fan with a feed reader, you should be following the following: General Smart Football (rss) Every Day Should Be Saturday (rss) Friends of the Program (rss) Heisman Pundit (rss) ProFootballTalk (rss) Gators TimTeblog (rss) Swamp Things (rss) SB Nation (rss) The Bull Gator (rss) Dooley’s Desk (rss) Rivals.com Gator News (rss)… Read more »

BCS Citi National Championship Game Preview

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Two great snippets from the EDSBS preview of tonight’s game: Weather: Perfect and Valhalla-ish, because it is California, the place that would be perfect if everyone else hadn’t already figured out the same thing and moved there before you did. 68 degrees and clear at the kick as the sun sinks in pink-red glory behind… Read more »

2010 Sugar Bowl Notes

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Most Total Yards – BCS Bowl Games Tim Tebow 533 2010 Sugar Bowl Vince Young 467 2006 Rose Bowl Mark Sanchez 429 2009 Rose Bowl Rohan Davey 427 2002 Sugar Bowl No. 5 Florida humiliated No. 4 Cincinnati 51-24 in a fitting end to the unparalleled career of these Florida seniors. Total domination would be… Read more »

The Five Worst Losses in Gator Football History

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Losing sucks. I was raised to worship the Red Sox and the Patriots and, although this century has been damn good to both of them, losing was my way of life until I got to college. The Red Sox — a lot of kids today might not realize — were the team that was always… Read more »

Florida State @ Florida Post-Game Notes

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Tebow Says Farewell With a Flourish New York Times Tebow Leaves Swamp on a High Note scout.com The Game of the Decade is Set Team Speed Kills Tim Tebow Swamp Finale: Near-Perfect TimTeblog Seminoles don’t put up much of a fight rivals.yahoo.com Urban Meyer remains the Most Important Gator St. Petersburg Times What a senior… Read more »

Generosity of Spirit Separates Tebow

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Reprinted from ESPN.com: GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As the most impactful player in college football history made his way around the edge of Florida Field for the last time, the poignancy of the moment was etched on thousands of faces.

Florida State @ Florida

Posted and filed under College Football.

Tomorrow afternoon we will see the last game in The Swamp for Tim Tebow. I can’t imagine what the energy is going to be like in that stadium. That the game is against Florida State makes it even more tremendous. At this point I don’t think I can tell you how many times I’ve seen… Read more »

2009 – 2010 iCal College Bowl Schedule

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Yes! This calendar is up-to-date! It now includes all the bowl games, dates and times, teams, locations, and television networks. The teams for the SEC Championship Game have been determined. And it’s really never too early to start thinking about bowl season. (We already know that Navy is playing someone in the Texas Bowl on… Read more »