Blame the "scumbag" agents and their runners... not Emmitt. :-P
On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 6:36 AM, Keith Baldwin <ke...@baldwinnc.com> wrote: > << Is everyone happy now>> > > > > NO – he didn’t open practices …. What was this man thinking? …. > > > > *From:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Stephen Manuel > *Sent:* Sunday, August 08, 2010 9:52 PM > *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com > > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] Emmitt's diss of GatorNation > > > > Is everyone happy now, Emmitt Smith just apoligized to Gator Nation > on National TV...as it turns out, he was speaking without notes and said he > just got carried away and forgot to mention his days at UF, he also did > the CHOMP at the end of the interview. > > > Stephen Manuel > 12212 Reedpond Drive East > Jacksonville, FL 32223 > Home: 904-268-5270 > Secondary Home: 386-467-8320 > Personal Cell: 904-607-4805 > srman...@bellsouth.net > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Woody Bass <gatorrr...@gmail.com> > *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Sun, August 8, 2010 6:33:49 PM > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] Emmitt's diss of GatorNation > > I saw that over Twitter too... I dont think for one minute that Emmitt > would ever forget UF. I think it was purely unintentional > > > > > > On Aug 8, 2010, at 6:24 PM, Darlene Goodfellow wrote: > > > > FYI Brady Ackerman says that Emmitt just got a bit off script in his > speech and forgot to mention UF but will address it tonight during the HOF > game. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Wanda Barry <g8...@comcast.net> > > *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com > > *Sent:* Sunday, August 08, 2010 6:04 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] Emmitt's diss of GatorNation > > > > AMEN..Stephen, I agree with you!!!!!! I personally feel Emmitt has shown > his support for UF over the years in more ways than some other "infamous" > Gators. He has and always will have my respect and admiration. > > > > Wanda > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Stephen Manuel <srman...@bellsouth.net> > > *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com > > *Sent:* Sunday, August 08, 2010 9:33 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] Emmitt's diss of GatorNation > > > > I rarely if ever respond in this forum, I've retired to being a lurker. > > > > But I don't understand the criticism of Emmitt Smith, he was being inducted > into the NFL HALL OF FAME, not the college hall of fame. I watched the > speech and felt nothing but admiration for someone who appears to have done > everything right in his life. > > > > He's married to the mother of his children. > > He came back to UF to get his degree. > > He has not blown his him money and appears to have been successful in the > business world. > > He has not been arrested or accused of anything remotely controversial. > > He by all accounts has been a model citizen on and off the field. > > He is one of TWO former Gators in the HOF. > > > > Now on one of the biggest days of his life, a day when you saw how much he > cared about the game and his teammates, people want to be critical of him > because he failed to mention UF....please, give the man a break....he could > be going into the HOF as a dirtbag like Lawrence Taylor, OJ Simpson, etc.... > > > > Love and appreciate his achievements and that he played at UF, don't get > caught up in petty details in the overall picture IMO. > > > > Thanks of listening, I will now go back to my normal life, lurking > > > > > > > > > > Stephen Manuel > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Keith Baldwin <ke...@baldwinnc.com> > *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Sun, August 8, 2010 10:08:53 AM > *Subject:* RE: [gatortalk] Emmitt's diss of GatorNation > > Terri: > > Going through the internet message boards - you are not the only one upset. > I'm not a big NFL or Dallas Cowboys fan - so I do not follow many of the > Gator players in the NFL. > > What I am hearing is that a lot of the players on the Galen Hall team - but > not Spurrier teams - still have hard feelings about the way things were > handled. Shame that we can't all stick together. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Terri > Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 12:03 AM > To: GatorTalk > Subject: [gatortalk] Emmitt's diss of GatorNation > > God Bless Emmitt for being inducted tonight in the NFL Hall of Fame- I am > so > proud of him and happy for him and in awe of his dedication and > love of Christ, and family- Did he not have the most beautiful smile > when ESPN interviewed him before the ceremony? Did I not put my Saturday > plans on hold to wait over 2.5 hours for his turn to be proud when he > mentioned the GATOR NATION tonight at his induction speech?????? Well I > waited for naught and so while still feeling proud and happy for him and > his > family, I have not been so disappointed in a long, long, time and frankly > SHOCKED that he could mention his high school coaches helping his > pro-career > and just SKIP his college career - not ONE mention of any Gator teammates, > coaches, professors or fans that helped him launch a most successful NFL > career - are we supposed to believe there wasn't one gator or memory worthy > of a mention? Not ONE mention of the loyal support of the gator nation? I > wonder how much that gator woman in the audience @ Dayton spent being there > for Emmitt to only be dissed in a way no other college was dissed this > evening. > Throughout the years, I can't tell you how many times I would feel so bad > for Emmitt thinking back to his different OC's at UF and the whole debacle > with Galen Hall, which gave Emmitt an interim coach and chaos his last year > at Florida. A year didn't go by that I didn't lament at least once that he > never beat our three great rivals --- Auburn, Georgia and 1/2assu..which, > by the way has now been 23 years of yearly feeling bad for him. I > believed > him in his bio when he said my beloved SOS didn't want him at UF for his > senior year and being sad for him. There's not a year that goes by that I > don't think of being at his first game in Miami in 1987 where we lost but > he > wowed us when Hall finally put him in the game - we wished they had put him > in earlier. At this link [3:00 mark,] is Emmitt Smith's first carry for > Florida--ironically, in a game against Michael Irvin's Miami Hurricanes. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLXNDieUdsw > Even with his chaotic college career, Emmitt was still the second all- time > leading rusher for the Gators, and he was elected into the 2006 College > Football Hall of Fame. > A year doesn't go by that I don't think of my mom and dad going to > Tuscaloosa for the first time and being so excited @ seeing UF freshman > running back Emmitt Smith leading the unranked Gators to a > 23-14 upset in Birmingham, & rushing for a then school-record 224 yards in > his first collegiate start. I still enjoy listening to audio > clips of Emmitt's historic day in Alabama. A year doesn't go by that > I don't think of being in Auburn for his last shot at beating Auburn and > seeing the hopeless situation he was in with our predictable game plan [run > Emmitt left; run Emmitt right with an inefficient QB at the helm] and with > all that, STILL seeing we should have won if not for the refs @ Auburn and > remembering the shi$$y Auburn fans throwing beer > bottles at him. It always haunted me. I still remember entering > Florida Field [not yet named the Swamp] pregame UF/1/2ASSU 1989 and seeing > us wear blue jerseys and orange pants [or vice versa] for the fist > time...of > remembering going against a great 1/2ASSU team with no weapon but Emmitt > and > still almost beating them..I loved him for giving every game his all and > for > being what I thought was a true gator. My biggest thought as I walked out > of > the stadium after that devastating loss was remembering how sad I was that > Emmitt didn't beat fsu. > > I still remembering being so excited at SOS coming back to UF the following > season while at the same time feeling sad that Emmitt wasn't coming back. > I > still remember experiencing the disappointment of him being drafted late > yet > still being so happy that he was drafted by the cowboys I remember > spending > my Sundays watching pro games I was not a fan of just so I could cheer for > Emmitt. I still remember the ONE bright spot of the 93 1/2assu game in the > swamp was seeing our beloved Emmitt on the sideline for the first time. > What Gator doesn't remember with pride Emmitt's Super Bowl championships > and > record- breaking games and years in the pro's? What Gator doesn't remember > the anger when we thought he wasn't getting the recognition he deserved or > the contract he deserved? I can tell you the only reason and the ONLY time > I watched Dancing w/ the Stars was when he was on it. I can tell you I > proud I was when I watched Emmitt's sister receive Emmitt's inductee award > into the RING OF HONOR. > > The above is my background for my energy devoted to this rant. Emmitt > holds > 58 school records at UF - and yet there's NOT ONE PLAYER OR COACH OR > PROFESSOR OR FAN that propelled him to mention his college years in his > most > memorable evening? The only time he came close to mentioning UF was when > he > talked about getting his degree for his mother - HELLO, Emmitt, where did > you get your degree? Did the Gator Nation cheer for you? [YES] Were we > proud of you? [YES] We aren't privy to what happened to Emmitt while at > Florida or what the recent UF administration or coaching staff might have > done to warrant his shocking behavior tonight - YET, Emmitt has NO doubt of > the love and loyalty and pride the Gator Nation has for him - so I feel > this > is a stab in the back from 22 to the GATOR NATION. > > I was in Orlando @ the USC/UGA Citrus Bowl game in 1987 when Emmitt was > introduced as the Florida Player of the year. At the time, my > marriage was winding down. When my USC Trojan husband saw Emmitt > being introduced at halftime of that game [as the nation's highest- rated > running back and Florida's player of the year], I declared that he would be > a Florida Gator. He looked at me with his southern California > condescending > air and said, "Emmitt will never choose Neil Anderson over OJ in recruiting > him to a school. Why would anyone chose UF over USC??? Just a couple of > weeks after that we separated so I had great joy when Emmitt chose UF over > USC. > > If you didn't know he played division one college football, listening to > his > speech tonight you would think he went straight from high school to > "America's team." America's team might outnumber the GATOR NATION - but no > group of people have been more loyal to him or now are more frustrated and > feeling such mixed emotions than the Gator Nation. I say mixed emotions as > after all, tonight wasn't about the gator nation; it was about Emmitt ==so > while my admiration of him has not diminished, I go to bed very sad and > disappointed that our beloved Gator Great has no such love, loyalty or > respect for us. > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
