I, along with many others, are glad to have you back active on the list suffering with us. :) A. Leon Polhill, Gator "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain
________________________________ From: Woody Bass <gatorrr...@gmail.com> To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Sent: Sun, November 28, 2010 4:09:19 PM Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Re: Fumble I appreciate it Steve.. but no need to apologize in my opinion.. we're all in pain and just as frustrated... On Nov 28, 2010, at 3:58 PM, Steve McKibben wrote: First off, I apologize for calling posters out by name in the heat of the aftermath of last night's debacle. > >For the record, in response to Stacy's question about a particular call, I >took >the opportunity to bash the ACC crew that worked the game for being, on >occasion, what I felt, and still feel to be,unfair to the Gators. My memory of >the ACC crew that worked the swindle in the swamp in 2003 is still bitter. > > >That opinion was ridiculed (but I wasn't called out by name) for "putting a >modicum of blame(for the loss) at the feet of the officials". I had explicitly >stated that we were so bad that the semis didn't need their help to win the >game. > > >In my opinion, that doesn't exonerate the crew for their blatant errors - even >if, as was pointed out, the "roughing the snapper" penalty call was correct - >I >still don't ever recall it being called that before, maybe it falls under a >bigger umbrella of "personal foul". From a conference whose referee once >called >a foul "giving him the business" I suppose anything is possible. > >I'll address my opinions on the mess that was/is this miserable football >season >in a separate post. > >Again, I apologize for my post game indiscretion. > >Steve McKibben > > >-- >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
