One puzzle was surely solved yesterday. If it were a movie its title would be "Dead Man Walking."
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI, SFR Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 145 Maple Row Blvd Hendersonville TN 37075 Mobile: 615-972-4239 Office: 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 19, 2014, at 2:27 PM, "John Bowers" <jbowe...@cfl.rr.com> wrote: > > I'm sure Foley wishes he knew what the best plan is. Nobody knows. There > are upsides and downsides to throwing WM overboard now, or doing it at the > end of the season. > > Nobody knows what the best choice is. Foley is undoubtedly talking to lots > of people, and hell, consulting his Ouija Board. If he were to fire WM > today, I would understand. Wait till the end of the season, I understand > that as well. > > As fans, all we can do is try to stay as optimistic as we can, and have faith > in Foley. This is certainly a terrible situation to be in. Foley's staying > with WM just like WM is staying with Driskel. But Driskel has clearly lost > every shred of confidence in himself. He's just a uniform out there, there's > nobody in it anymore. If we're gonna stink up the joint, and suck so badly, > then let the freshman play the whole game. At least he'll be getting game > experience for the next few years. > > What a mess. > > John > > > > From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatortalk@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Woody Bass > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 3:14 PM > To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Dooley: Unacceptable outcome > > It doesn't happen often but Julie is been wrong before and I happen to > believe that it will happen within the next two weeks they're probably just > working out the logistics of what's going what's going to happen when > > Woody (via iPhone) > > On Oct 19, 2014, at 3:07 PM, C.Simpson <ces1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If he does fire Muschamp and does it now he can't let him hang around for the > rest of the season like Zook. He could promote Roper as interim and send > Muschamp packing immediately. > IMO if the season is to be salvaged the firing should take place now. > Charlie > > On 10/19/2014 2:58 PM, mail.bobparks.com wrote: > Although it seems to be the only possible choice to fire Muschamp it isn't > the right choice. > Firing Zook when he did wasn't right either. > There was a cloud over Zook's head before he was fired. And, a cloud after. > The Georgia game became a foregone conclusion. There was no chance of talking > to another candidate in the middle of the season. No chance of hiring anyone. > It was a waste. And interfered with planning for a winnable game. > I think Foley learned from that obvious mistake and is not going to do > anything before the season is over. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI, SFR > Real Estate Broker > Bob Parks, LLC > 145 Maple Row Blvd > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > Office: 615-826-4040 > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 19, 2014, at 1:41 PM, Rob Alexander <ga...@autumnwood.us> wrote: > > 'What must be done eventually, should be done immediately.' Back in 2004, if > Foley had just said 'it's time to pull the plug on this one,' then our > anticipation now might not be so high, but he is the one who declared this a > fundamental principle of his management style. It also makes sense, and so > that creates expectations on the part of fans. Is there anyone left who > thinks that Muschamp must not be fired sometime this year? If you're going to > do it eventually, just go ahead and get it done so that everyone else can > move forward. I hate that it has come to this, but it has. > > Rob > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 19, 2014, at 1:07 PM, Darlene Goodfellow <goodfell...@earthlink.net> > wrote: > > I know Dooley is just the sports editor at the hometown paper and NOT an > official spokesperson for the athletic department, but telling fans to > “simmer down” right now is not going over well, not at all. And there’s no > reason to wait any longer, per 2004 Jeremy Foley. This is another big > mistake, IMO. > > From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatortalk@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Woody Bass > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 12:55 PM > To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Dooley: Unacceptable outcome > > @pat_dooley: Try to enjoy the bye week. There will be no news next two weeks > coming out of the UAA. So you can simmer down. For now. > > Woody (via iPhone) > > On Oct 19, 2014, at 12:11 PM, Jerry D. Belloit <bell...@clarion.edu> wrote: > > I wish Dooley would tell us how he really feels! > "The smell of this performance is something the Gator fans in attendance > won't be able to get out of their clothes for awhile. It was a rotten milk > and burnt hair poured into a used diaper and left in the sun for a month.” > > Jerry > > From: Shane Ford <goufgat...@bellsouth.net> > Reply-To: "gatornews+own...@googlegroups.com" > <gatornews+own...@googlegroups.com> > Date: Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 9:18 AM > To: GatorNews <gatorn...@googlegroups.com> > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Dooley: Unacceptable outcome > > Dooley: Unacceptable outcome > > > > <~WRD000.jpg> > Florida Gators head coach Will Muschamp on the sideline against the Missouri > Tigers during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday, Oct. > 18, 2014 in Gainesville, Fla. (Matt Stamey/Staff photographer) > > The Gainesville Sun > By Pat Dooley > Gainesville Sun sports columnist > > > Published: Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 6:01 a.m. > Last Modified: Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 12:17 a.m. > Before the season, there were a lot of people who thought Will Muschamp had > to beat his alma mater to save his job. > > But after what we witnessed Saturday night, I'm not sure the Georgia game > will matter. > > Let's put it this way — after Missouri's 42-13 thrashing of Florida, the > Georgia Southern game from last year doesn't seem so bad. > > The smell of this performance is something the Gator fans in attendance won't > be able to get out of their clothes for awhile. It was a rotten milk and > burnt hair poured into a used diaper and left in the sun for a month. > > The facts are simple — Florida has lost 10 of its last 13 games, four out of > it's last five SEC home games and has been dreadfully dull in doing so. > Losing is never fun, but it's rare that it is this numbingly miserable. > > Florida has been shut out in the first half of two of its last three games. > On Saturday night, the Gators were dumpster-fire awful in two phases of the > game (offense and special teams). > > Florida lost to a team that was shut out at home last week, gained 20 yards > in the second half Saturday night and had only seven first downs on the > night. Florida turned it over six times to a team that came into the game > with zero turnovers gained in SEC games. > > Muschamp's insistence on sticking with Jeff Driskel has backfired so many > times he's covered in gunpowder. Saturday night was the worst yet. I'm not > saying Treon Harris is the answer after leading Florida to a pair of scores > after the game had been decided. > > I just know Driskel is not the answer and his performance over the last four > games should eliminate him from consideration at the most important position > on the team. > > “The offense was just abysmal,” Muschamp said. “We've got to narrow it down > to things we do well and it's not much. So figure it out.” > > Wait. Weren't we told this offense had the most talent Muschamp has had at > Florida before the season? And that Kurt Roper was going to be the answer for > an offense that had been anemic for three years? > > Here's what Florida is now that it wasn't under Brent Pease and Charlie Weis > — a turnover machine. > > Muschamp talked after the game about the turnovers, about how the blame falls > on his shoulders and then proceeded to blame his players for their mistakes. > > And there is no question that there has been a lot of underachieving by the > players on this football team. But players are a reflection of their coaches. > > Muschamp can blame Austin Hardin for not booting the opening kickoff in the > right area of the field, but I recall seeing 10 players in blue jerseys > running down the field and not laying a hand on Marcus Murphy. > > He can blame the offensive line and his starting tailback but the starting > quarterback was involved in four of the six UF turnovers. > > Last week's loss could be attributed to bad luck. This was bad football. > > I don't know if he can survive what has transpired over the last month > starting with the debacle in Alabama. There isn't a person outside the > football building who believes this can be turned around. And that means > there will be three bad seasons in four tries for Muschamp. > > That's unacceptable at Florida. Heck, it's unacceptable at South Florida. > > Muschamp said he's not going to worry about things he can't control, such as > his job security and apparently his quarterback's penchant for giving the > ball to the other team. The chants of “Fire Muschamp!” were loud, the boos > were plentiful and the stands emptied early. > > The fan base has has enough. The ones who were ready to dump Muschamp after > last season are screaming “I-told-you-so” with the decibel level rivaling > that of sticking your head in a jet engine. Which would be less painful. > > The ones who have stuck behind him are easing their way out of the back door > of the room now that Muschamp is only one game over .500 in SEC games. > > It's going to be an ugly bye week in the Gator Nation. > > Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 or at dool...@gvillesun.com. And follow at > Twitter.com/Pat_Dooley. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 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