UF tried to schedule a game with Utah. Utah wanted $1 million. It's not like Foley looks only at the cream puffs. They are just the only ones who'll take us up.
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-816-4040 Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2011, at 5:19 PM, "Randy Platt" <pcga...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > You are correct, noble reasons all, if the players and fans get to choose. > But as I said, IMHO, college football is big business. And big business is > generally about making money. Challenges, pride, fun all get thrown out the > window. > > Call me cynical, I'm cool with that. :-) > > Don't worry Boise State will get their chance one day. > > > Randy Platt > aka "PCGator" > aka "The Armchair Quarterback" > aka "The Other Randy" > > Later Gators! Afterwhile the Rest! > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatortalk@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Rob Alexander > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:06 AM > To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] GatorTalk Poll: First game of the year > > All good thoughts, Randy, and I agree with most of what you say. The down > side of playing a major out of conference opponent are just as you said, and > I totally understand about your wanting as many visits for your season > ticket as you can get. > > What I would disagree with is that the only reason you'd play such a game is > to build a reputation. One might play such a game because it would be an > exciting challenge. One might play such a game for pride. One might play > such a game for fun. Being top-level competitors, our players might enjoy > the chance to face a team like Boise State who carry on publicly about how > they're as good as an SEC team. (Just one example.) > > -- > 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 > <winmail.dat> -- 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
