Amen! While we're at it, we should take Twitter away from them as well. Sent From Shane's iPhone Go Gators! & Skol Vikes!
On Oct 5, 2011, at 12:14 PM, Woody <[email protected]> wrote: > Ya know... I like Dooley and all.. but it annoys me when he gets on his > jounalistic high horse when the media is denied anything. > > These are young players about to be fed to a pit of tigers... they need to > focus and prepare for that and learn how the game is played.. Nothing else.. > especially how to deal with the media. They can do that when they get their > feet wet and have a good head for the game. > > Woody > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > Notebook: Driskel is ahead, Muschamp says > > > Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel (16) trots off the field after the game > against Alabama on Saturday. > > Matt Stamey/The Gainesville Sun > By Robbie Andreu > Staff writer > Published: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 12:37 p.m. > Last Modified: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 12:37 p.m. > > > > > True freshman quarterback Jeff Driskel appears to be moving closer to nailing > down the starting role for Saturday’s game at LSU. > > “Jeff is obviously ahead because of the playing experience,” UF coach Will > Muschamp said Wednesday on the SEC coaches’ teleconference. “But we’re > repping all three guys, preparing all three guys. We’re very comfortable with > our preparation at this point.” > Muschamp indicated UF likely would decide on a starter Thursday or Friday, > after the coaches had a chance to break down Wednesday’s practice. > “(Wednesday) is a big day, we are working in the red zone and on third > downs,” Muschamp said. “That will be critical for us.” > Muschamp said Monday that if the game was that day that Driskel would be the > starter, but Driskel would be competing this week with fellow true freshman > Jacoby Brissett and redshirt freshman Tyler Murphy for the starting role. > Driskel was named John Brantley’s backup midway through training camp and has > played in four games. After Brantley was injured late in the first half > against Alabama on Saturday night, Driskel struggled to move the offense the > rest of the game. > Offensive coordinator Charlie Weis said Tuesday that it was tough on Driskel > because the game plan for the Alabama game was built heavily around Brantley. > Weis said whichever inexperienced QB plays Saturday, he’ll have a game plan > better suited for him. > “After the game, Charlie and I sat down and said we didn’t know if we gave > Jeff much of a chance because of the game plan and the experience with John > running the offense,” Muschamp said. “When you’re getting ready to play a > defense like Alabama’s or LSU’s, you’ve got to be able to adjust and adapt to > the situation and do the best job for your football team. > “Knowing the inexperience in preparation, what we carry into (Saturday’s) > game is key.” > Muschamp said if Driskel is named the starter, Brissett will be the No. 2 > quarterback Saturday. > Debose making a move > More than two years after Urban Meyer compared him to Percy Harvin, sophomore > wide receiver Andre Debose is finally starting to show some of those > Harvin-like flashes. In the loss to Alabama, Debose caught a 65-yard > touchdown pass on the game’s first offensive play and had a 25-yard reception > later in the game. > He’s started showing the consistency that was missing in his game. > “The arrow has been pointing up on Andre for about a month,” Weis said. “He’s > been a very, very slow starter. He didn’t have a great training camp. > “He’s got tons of ability. He has the ability to be a front-line, top-line > wide receiver. But he’s got to show evidence of that. You don’t just go by > reputation. > “For about the last four weeks, the arrow on him is pointing up. Some people > flat line, some go down, some the arrow is going up. On Andre, the arrow is > clearly pointing up.” > Debose said the big difference is he’s changed his practice habits. > “I began showing consistency and showing the coaches I could compete on > Saturday,” Debose said. “I finally realized I had to do that. > “I feel like if I can be consistent, I’ll be getting my opportunity to make > plays.” > Redshirt coming off Brissett? > With Brissett battling Driskel and Murphy for the starting quarterback role > this week, there’s a chance now that he will not redshirt this season. He > seemed headed for a redshirt year before Brantley went down with a high ankle > sprain. > “It’s too early in the year to do that (decide whether Brissett will > redshirt),” Weis said. “Once Jeff played, you didn’t want to put Jacoby in to > hand off. > “If Jacoby gives us a chance to win this week, Jacoby will gladly play. He’d > be more than happy to trot out there for the first time. We’re just trying to > give ourselves the best chance to win this week.” > Weis said the only thing separating Brissett from Driskel is the fact Driskel > was here in the spring and Brissett did not arrive until this summer. > “He had to play catch-up over the other guys,” Weis said. “The other guys > were here in the spring when we put everything in. That’s the only thing that > kept Jacoby from being possibly the second guy (behind Brantley). > “I don’t know how it would have played out if he was here in the spring, but > he wasn’t.” > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Beach Boys Podcast: Episode 6 > Gatorsports SEC Podcast > > > Published: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 11:40 a.m. > Last Modified: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 11:40 a.m. > > > > > Pat Dooley and Robbie Andreu talk about Georgia at Tennessee, Auburn at > Arkansas and the rest of the week six games in the SEC. > > http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20111005/MULTIMEDIA/111009779/1136?Title=The-Beach-Boys-Podcast-Episode-6 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > October 5th, 2011 12:03pm > Silence is not golden > by Pat Dooley > > > > > Will Muschamp and I are just going to have to disagree on this. > > He doesn’t allow his freshmen players to talk to the media. That means if > Jeff Driskel throws for 400 yards on Saturday and Florida upsets the No. 1 > team in the country you won’t know what he was thinking. > > Which is silly. > > I’ve dealt with coaches before who wouldn’t let freshmen talk until they > played in a game, which is fine. It’s not ideal, but it’s understandable. > > I just don’t see how a kid who has been on campus since January is any less > capable of talking to the media than a kid who came on campus five months > earlier. > > Maybe you disagree. Maybe you feel like whatever the coach wants to do is > fine with you. Maybe you feel like this is a sportswriter whining. > > Or maybe you’d like to know what Driskel thinks of playing in Tiger Stadium. > > Your thoughts? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steelers re-sign veteran Starks > The Associated Press > Published: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 9:41 a.m. > Last Modified: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 9:41 a.m. > > > PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed veteran tackle Max Starks > to a one-year deal to give the team’s battered offensive line some > much-needed depth. > The Steelers cut the seven-year veteran out of the University of Florida in > the preseason in a salary cap move. Starks started 68 games with the Steelers > between 2004-10 but missed the second half of the 2010 season after suffering > a neck injury. > Pittsburgh made room for Starks by waiving second-year lineman Chris Scott. > The 29-year-old Starks hasn’t played in nearly a year, but the Steelers > desperately need help along the line. 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