[gatortalk] Inquiring minds want to know

2013-11-26 Thread jfranl
Well, I have read a ton about all this Gator misery, but I still have a few questions. Obviously, there is a big difference from last year to this year and most of it is from injuries, maybe.  What about the coaches that took off and the coaches that came on board.  How has t

[gatortalk] My $.02

2013-10-14 Thread jfranl
   I think Murphy did a very good job considering the breakdowns on offense.   I am still a believer in our coaches and think the Gators are going to be really good, at some point.  It is like Spurrier, when he was being bullheaded about putting Danny into the shotgun, I think the coaches need to u

[gatortalk] WEAR YOUR COLLEGE COLORS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2013

2013-08-30 Thread jfranl
WEAR YOUR COLLEGE COLORS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2013 Go Gators! J. Fran Lasseter, SRA State Certified General Appraiser RZ607 Lasseter Appraisal Company 140 South Beach Street Suite 360 Daytona Beach, Fl 32114 386-258-5858 fax 386-258-1516 cell 386-299-3920 -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY

[gatortalk] Gainesville Sun to offer subscriptions for its online content

2013-05-31 Thread jfranl
If we need to pay, I will be glad to help out.  I am in Gainesville for a few days and I read the hardcopy Gainesville Sun this morning and then I read what Shane sent via email; I actually got more out of Shane’s articles than I did from the hardcopy. Thanks, Shane!  Go Gators! Fran   Fr

[gatortalk] Spurrier could stick around long enough to catch Bear Bryant's record of 159 SEC wins

2012-07-18 Thread jfranl
He has 116 wins and needs 43 SEC wins! I hope he does it but comes in 2nd or 3rd place in the SEC East every year, though. Fran Spurrier has said he plans to coach another five years. If he does, he'll have coached at South Carolina as long as he did at Florida. And that's the thing. Spurrier m

RE: [gatortalk] Poll: If you had a choice...

2012-02-24 Thread jfranl
Somewhat similar to Billy Donovan at Florida vs. being at Kentucky. Fran _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatortalk@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Bowers Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 8:42 AM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Poll: If you had a c

RE: [gatortalk] Time to brag!

2012-02-12 Thread jfranl
Ken, I have no idea what it costs to attend UF. Can you share? When I was in school, I think it cost something like $129 per semester or trimester and you could take as many hours as you could fit in. I took 18 or 20 hours one semester. I could be wrong about the $129, but I think it is close. I a

FW: [gatortalk] Merry Christmas

2011-12-28 Thread jfranl
Merry Christmas! Home Gator schedule! I am sure attendance will increase with this wonderful schedule. Fran Sept. 1 - vs. Bowling Green Sept. 22 - vs. Kentucky Oct. 6 - vs. LSU Nov. 3 - vs. Missouri Nov. 10 - vs. Louisiana-Lafayette^ Nov. 17 - vs. Jacksonville State -- GATORS: ONE VOICE

RE: [gatortalk] meyer makes it official--osu bound

2011-11-28 Thread jfranl
I am still mad at Spurrier for taking the South Carolina job. In fact, I have a bigger problem with Spurrier than Urban! I love what Spurrier has done for UF but that was not the right thing to do, IMNSHO. He could have gone back to the ACC. I will curious to see if Urban can take any UF co

RE: [gatortalk] 5 Half Time Adjustments UF Must Make

2011-11-12 Thread jfranl
Paethetic, patetic, patitic, pathetic ...even if we win. Even dismal, wretched and sad I think that the Gators lost the mojo when Alabama torched us in the SEC Championship game and Tim Tebow left. We have not been the same. Fran _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort

RE: [gatortalk] Foley, Muschamp release statements on the Sharrif Floyd

2011-09-08 Thread jfranl
This situation will add fuel to the fire about the weirdness of the NCAA; it might cause the major conferences that are forming to break away from the NCAA and organize another association. Strange, weird and unacceptable! Fran _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatortalk@goo

[gatortalk] Pickum and Phone App

2011-09-02 Thread jfranl
Don't use my method for choosing winners on Pickum'; descending alphabetical picks do not work, I missed two out of two already! Question: which Android phone app gives the best scores of SEC games and top 25 teams, with the least amount of clutter or bandwidth taken up and easy to read? Any idea

[gatortalk] Roster Man

2011-08-30 Thread jfranl
Hey, anyone have a good Gator roster that can be printed? Fran Would I? Would I? Hair lip! Hair lip! _ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3866 - Release Date: 08/29/11 -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON

[gatortalk] Another poll but from 2007- From Fran

2011-08-21 Thread jfranl
All-time team rankings Based on * Winning % * Schedule * Natl Champs * Big Bowls 1 Notre Dame (IN) 2331.53 total pts 743.37 winning % pts 753.16 schedule points 600.00 Natl Champ points 235.00 Big 4 bowl points 2 Alabama 2301.02 708.66

[gatortalk] Business or Sport

2011-07-11 Thread jfranl
IMNSHO, higher education and sports are weird bedfellows and probably do not belong together. However, sports programs do give a school an identity and they promote loyalty; this generates donations and builds classrooms, buildings and other things. I have read that a number of smaller coll

RE: [gatortalk] First game of the year

2011-07-08 Thread jfranl
like to see Central Michigan vs. Bowling Green or whatever Northern matchup that might make some sense. Jerry -Original Message- From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatortalk@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jfranl Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 7:34 AM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Su

[gatortalk] First game of the year

2011-07-08 Thread jfranl
If it is not a night game, I think the season ticket holders should boycott the game. As a season ticket holder since the 1970s, I feel like the AA is taking advantage of us, our money and our loyalty. If I had really looked at the schedule this year, I might not have renewed my season tickets..t

[gatortalk] Playoff-- Barack Obama said in 2008 that he was going to "to throw my weight around a little bit" to nudge college football toward a playoff system.

2011-05-05 Thread jfranl
Good luck! The President may have been instrumental in killing Osama and getting a National health care program, but he will never get a playoff in college football. Fran _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatortalk@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Sent: Thursday, May 05

RE: [gatortalk] UF Decision Day...

2011-02-13 Thread jfranl
Having taught at a Florida community college, I personally think that someone can get a superior education by getting into the Honors Program (which would be fairly easy to do if the student were of UF academic standards to begin with.) It is my experience that the students in the Honors Program g

RE: [gatortalk] The View from Mecca

2011-01-06 Thread jfranl
Funny!! _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Polhill Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 10:40 PM To: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: [gatortalk] The View from Mecca I just heard from a friend up. She says it has been snow

RE: [gatortalk] Toy

2010-12-24 Thread jfranl
Leon, Merry Christmas; and happy holidays to all! I stomped the rocket and sent last year's football season up to the moon and further, to infinity and beyond! You can tell I am around kids. Fran _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Arthur

[gatortalk] Tebow

2010-12-19 Thread jfranl
Two touchdowns for Tebow: _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Lucas Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 4:47 PM To: Gator Talk Subject: [gatortalk] Upon further review... After a ruled incomplete pass in the endzone, after r

RE: [gatortalk] Fair weather

2010-11-21 Thread jfranl
e team except for a winning program, as "fair weather" fans. Gators Forever!! :-) Wanda - Original Message - From: "jfranl" To: Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 7:44 PM Subject: [gatortalk] Fair weather > I have season tickets and I gave mine away today

[gatortalk] Fair weather

2010-11-20 Thread jfranl
I have season tickets and I gave mine away today for a number of reasons. This is the 3rd game at noon or around noon and I am tired of that. I am beginning to feel like the Athletic Dept is taking advantage of the fans and it seems that it is always about money and not about the fans that actua

[gatortalk] Georgia overtime

2010-11-04 Thread jfranl
I watched the Georgia overtime game again. I believe they said that since we intercepted the ball in overtime, we would get the ball back at the 25 (which we did), but then we get the ball again, whether we score or not. Is this true? And then what? Fran -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - N

[gatortalk] End

2010-10-30 Thread jfranl
Hey, we made the Dawgs stay until the end this year! Instead of "Run, Lindsey, Run", we now have "Kick, Chas, Kick" or something like that. Fran -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Footbal

[gatortalk] Big Mo

2010-10-19 Thread jfranl
Being a big fan of momentum and mental psyche, I think that if Deonte Thompson had caught the first TD pass in the first game instead of dropping it and Pouncey had centered the ball correctly and a couple of other, somewhat small things had clicked, we would be undefeated and rolling (to some d

RE: [gatortalk] I DON'T miss Dan Mullen

2010-10-18 Thread jfranl
Amen, Brother!! I don't want him back either. I always thought that superior talent would trump a mediocre offensive play caller, but I guess I was wrong. The wheels have fallen off the wagon! Fran -Original Message- From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com]

RE: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Controversy Over Mascots at Ole Miss

2010-10-16 Thread jfranl
Ole Miss Black Bear..."what you mean, BLACK" My brother said this and I laughed my butt off...just in humor.I thought it was funny! No offense (the Gators don't have one either) Fran _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Vega Sent

RE: [gatortalk] Endzone

2010-10-11 Thread jfranl
John Vega Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 1:44 PM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Endzone On Oct 11, 2010, at 12:44 PM, jfranl wrote: On the pass into the endzone, why didn't the defensive back just tackle the receiver? I think the worst that would have h

[gatortalk] Endzone

2010-10-11 Thread jfranl
On the pass into the endzone, why didn't the defensive back just tackle the receiver? I think the worst that would have happen was that it would be a penalty of half the distance but it would have taken time off the clock and they would have had to kick a field goal since they would not have had t

[gatortalk] Florida's new offensive coordinator

2010-10-03 Thread jfranl
After last night! Fran Florida's new offensive coordinator Ifyou cantbeat em.JPG -- 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

[gatortalk] Atlanta

2010-09-08 Thread jfranl
Hey, for you Gators in Atlanta. My daughter lives in Buckhead and I want to let you know about a bus service to Gainesville. It is called the Red Coach USA and it is great. It is a new bus with reclining leather seats, Wi-Fi and electric 110v power. They also go to Orlando and Miami. It leaves

RE: [gatortalk] Noon Kickoff

2010-07-22 Thread jfranl
I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain _ From: Woody To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Sent: Thu, July 22, 2010 7:55:48 AM Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Noon Kickoff Wasnt it the boosters who wanted the earlier times? On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 7:51 AM, jfranl wrote: The

[gatortalk] Noon and the Economy

2010-07-22 Thread jfranl
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 7:51 AM, jfranl wrote: The damn 2nd game has a 12:30 kickoff too. I am mad as hell! I do not mind them doing one game but not two. There is not ONE person who attends the games that would want a 12:30 kickoff. This is ridicules! I think we need to boycott a game

[gatortalk] Noon Kickoff

2010-07-22 Thread jfranl
The damn 2nd game has a 12:30 kickoff too. I am mad as hell! I do not mind them doing one game but not two. There is not ONE person who attends the games that would want a 12:30 kickoff. This is ridicules! I think we need to boycott a game as a protest. It is not going to change unless we do

[gatortalk] Friday Night Lights and The Football Players Challenge

2010-07-11 Thread jfranl
Can someone tell me about the Friday Night Lights event (July 23) at the stadium and is it entertaining? Also, the same for the next weekend for the Players Challenge. What is the cost and what is it all about? Fran -Original Message- From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@go

[gatortalk] SEC adds Texas and some others

2010-06-12 Thread jfranl
This is kind of the way I see it, because you know that the SEC is going to do something. I think ESPN will be behind the realignment but not sure about adding FSU and/or Miami but what about Oklahoma? You talk about some tough games! But will be great to see! Fran >From an article: "So, t

[gatortalk] NCCA Women Softball Gators vs Dogs

2010-06-05 Thread jfranl
NCCA Women Softball: Gators 2 Georgia 2 In the 5th inning -Original Message- From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of lpolh...@bellsouth.net Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 8:41 PM To: Gatortalk; Asst. Principal Diane Leinenbach Subject: [gatortalk]

RE: [gatortalk] Wives

2010-04-06 Thread jfranl
bands ... What woman on the list would NOT want all of us guys as her husbands? Original Message Subject: [gatortalk] Wives From: "jfranl" Date: Mon, April 05, 2010 10:04 pm To: More wives?? Yes, a harem That sounds good and if Keith has, say, 4 or 5 wives, wh

[gatortalk] Wives

2010-04-05 Thread jfranl
More wives?? Yes, a harem That sounds good and if Keith has, say, 4 or 5 wives, what are the odds that all of them will leave at the same time; with that much money he could find some more, I would bet. You guys just aren't thinking, I don't think. I mean, he could have one that likes footb

[gatortalk] Prayer

2010-03-29 Thread jfranl
What about a prayer of thanksgiving for being a Gator, and the blessings and thanksgiving that it took for Billy Donovan to win 2 National Championships in basketball, BACK TO BACK. I still cannot believe that. That feat is harder to do in basketball than football. Just think of the shots that di

[gatortalk] Got caught

2009-12-09 Thread jfranl
I can't remember if anyone has this take on Dunlap. Perhaps there were many others at the party and he is the only one that got caught and the others played so bad because they felt guilty that they did not fess up or drive him home. That is what my brother thinks that might have happened. Fran

RE: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Another Vol in trouble with the law

2009-11-17 Thread jfranl
North Florida, like Altha or Blountstown or Sneads? Fran _ From: Robert R. Williams, PLS [mailto:a...@mfx.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:14 PM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Another Vol in trouble with the law That's Peter A. Warrant

[gatortalk] Re: Smoking

2009-11-03 Thread jfranl
: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jfranl Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 11:07 PM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: [gatortalk] Smoking I quit when they went to $.55 a pack; I was on the turnpike and stopped to buy some in a cigarette machine, and that was

[gatortalk] Smoking

2009-11-02 Thread jfranl
I quit when they went to $.55 a pack; I was on the turnpike and stopped to buy some in a cigarette machine, and that was the last straw. I was paying $.25 a pack at my local Spur station in Winter Haven. Too damn much money, even then. Let’s see, 40 years later at two packs a day, that would be

[gatortalk] Re: Eye gouge

2009-11-02 Thread jfranl
Dang! Next they will be saying that he was trying to unite his shoe laces. Fran _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jay Cicone Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 3:36 PM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Eye gouge T

[gatortalk] Re: Halloween Pick 'Em

2009-10-28 Thread jfranl
It is not picking against the Gators, it is picking against the score and I am not picking the Gators to cover the points any more this season. So there! (no offense) Fran _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wanda Barry Sent: Wednesday,

[gatortalk] Can't Wait

2009-10-04 Thread jfranl
Can't Wait! Fran --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champi

[gatortalk] Re: Disheartened FSU fan

2009-10-03 Thread jfranl
I remember the dark 'Woodruff', 'Graves', 'Dickey', 'Pell', 'Hall' and 'Darnell' years; but all is well in Gator Country. Pell started the ball rolling and Spurrier resurrected it and made us champions; and it continues. Fran _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googl

[gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Tebow rejoins teammates

2009-10-02 Thread jfranl
What are you guys talking about, when I retire, I am going to stay in Leon's RV and have some privacy. Leon, you do park it near the kitchen, don't you? Fran _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sean Fletcher Sent: Friday, October 02, 20

[gatortalk] Re: Soooo glad to see him sitting up

2009-09-26 Thread jfranl
Too Funny! meow! > > Just saw them carting Tebow off the field and he was vomiting. I bet > he's going to UK medical center for a CAT scan. I hope he's alright. > > > On Sep 26, 2009, at 9:05 PM, Mary Weigly wrote: > >> >> There is no such thing as a game being "well in ha

[gatortalk] Re: Great to be a Gator

2009-09-22 Thread jfranl
Ask and ye shall receive. Thanks Leon, Fran A. Leon Polhill, Gator Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves. From: jfranl To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:32:46 AM Subject: [gatortalk] Great to be a

[gatortalk] Great to be a Gator

2009-09-22 Thread jfranl
My ultimate goal as a Gator fan is to be ahead of all the schools we play, in wins over the years, and then dominate them. Is that too much to ask? My brother says that all he ever wanted was respect from the other teams and the sportswriters in the nation; well, he's got that. Now the other team

[gatortalk] Feel your pain

2009-09-21 Thread jfranl
And then tell her that it will be cute when the grandkids are singing "Rocky Top" all day long. What the hell is she thinking! My daughter is in Atlanta and her Bryan is a dawg fan but he did not go to school there and the grandkids love the Gator Chomp, but it is still tough. Fran _ Fro

[gatortalk] Chomp

2009-09-20 Thread jfranl
Just saw Alex Brown #96 for the Chicago Bears get a sack on the Pittsburg QB and get up and do a couple of big Gator Chomps. Fran --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National B

[gatortalk] Alumni Center

2009-09-20 Thread jfranl
I was in the Alumni Center too and did not see anyone. Next time let's pick a place inside. Fran _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Kelly Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 3:06 PM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: [gatortal

[gatortalk] Re: Last Interception

2009-09-20 Thread jfranl
Speaking of interceptions, I was at the game and when they did a replay of the Tenn interception, it looked like it skipped on the ground. For someone watching on TV, did they replay it from a lot of angles and did it skip on the ground? Fran _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailt

[gatortalk] Re: We're the #1 team in the nation ?!?!

2009-09-13 Thread jfranl
Are you going to be out on the patio or inside at the Alumni Center? Fran _ From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Polhill Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 4:16 PM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: [gatortalk] Re: We're the #1 te

[gatortalk] Re: Parking in Mecca

2009-08-28 Thread jfranl
With all sorts of references and could do many handyman services, carrying my kneepads and a toolbelt. It worked! Didn't last long, though. Fran Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Parking in Mecca Door to door, with references in hand? Cee - Original Message - From: "jfranl&q

[gatortalk] Which is worst? Re-energized Spurrier keeping the faith

2009-08-28 Thread jfranl
Spurrier: 'What in the world am I doing here?' It was as frustrated as I've been." I wonder if Spurrier would rather have the UF situation where he said that it was "a relief when you won" and he was tired of that. Which situation is worst. I just think it is karma for going to a school in ou

[gatortalk] Re: Parking in Mecca

2009-08-28 Thread jfranl
That is the way I found my first wife. Fran - jn...@gatorzone.com Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Parking in Mecca I had a cousin who found a widow who allowed him to claim her address for a neighborhood parking permit in exchange for lawn care and handyman svcs. He graduated 2

[gatortalk] Repeat in Football or Basketball

2009-08-23 Thread jfranl
Is it more difficult to repeat as National Champions in basketball or football? I say basketball and I still can't believe that the Gators did that. Were the Gators No. 1 in the AP Poll in basketball at the beginning of that season? Of course, I think we should go wire to wire but you ha

[gatortalk] Re: shingles/whoops

2009-08-11 Thread jfranl
>From all this talk about shingles, you can bet you're ass (is that where they shoot you) that I am going to get vacinated PDQ. Fran _ From: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of oli...@bobparks.com Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:38 AM To: Gato

[gatortalk] Gainesville restaurants--Louis Lunch--43 6 SE 2nd St, Gainesville, FL‎ - (352) 372-9294‎

2009-08-11 Thread jfranl
I think everyone needs to go to Louis Lunch, which it says below “holds the title of the oldest restaurant in town”. I had been in and around Gainesville since the 1950s and had never been there until a few years ago. It once catered to the downtown lunch crowd and is located over near the utilit

[gatortalk] Re: New group

2009-08-01 Thread jfranl
Cheryl, I am glad you joined. I told you these Gators are very helpful and we do extend all over the world. I think I remember someone in Antarctica. How wonderful it is to be anywhere in the world and get all this Gator information. Anyway, I live in Daytona Beach but have a cabin abo

[gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] CFN.com: 2009 Florida Gators Preview

2009-07-30 Thread jfranl
Leon, Where do you stay in the RV when you go to Starkville? I have been to all the SEC stadiums except Starkville, Nashville and Fayetteville. Going to each stadium in the SEC is on my "bucket list". A pretty worthwhile goal, if you ask me or even if you don't ask me. I want to do an SEC tou

FW: [gatortalk] Re: Des Moines

2009-07-27 Thread jfranl
M To: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Des Moines I spent some time searching for a Gator Club / group there and came up with nothing. she might also try creating a Meetup group at http://www.meetup.com/ Original Message Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Des Moine

[gatortalk] Re: Des Moines

2009-07-27 Thread jfranl
to start a club and see if they will hel by sending out notices <http://www.ufalumni.ufl.edu/GatorClubs/find/> http://www.ufalumni.ufl.edu/GatorClubs/find/ Original Message Subject: [gatortalk] Des Moines From: "jfranl" Date: Sun, July 26, 2009 10:54 p

[gatortalk] Des Moines

2009-07-26 Thread jfranl
I have a really good Gator friend that lives in Des Moines. Does anyone know if they have any watching parties and where they may be located? She already has a plan. I don't see any flaws, do you guys? Fran Football seasonhere's my plan: I thought I'd take out a color ad in the newspap

[gatortalk] Miami vs. Florida football 1956 on YouTube

2009-07-26 Thread jfranl
Hey, I just found this video on YouTube. Very interesting, I might have been there and I would have been 10 years old. What is interesting is that the people taking the pictures are Miami fans and the horse at half time is Needles, a Florida horse that won the Kentucky Derby in 1956, a few mo

[gatortalk] Tebow is all that's advertised

2009-07-26 Thread jfranl
I do not remember this being posted. How can one person be so unselfish (he is certainly an inspiration)? I know people get tired of hearing it but he is amazing. Fran Subject: Tebow is all that's advertised Florida: There is some medical research called "Neuro-Immunology" that shows a d

[gatortalk] 20 years ago... to put things in perspective- the long-suffering Gator Fans (fans from the 1950s and 1960s) remember all too well

2009-07-26 Thread jfranl
Subject: 20 years ago... Florida had not won an SEC football title and obviously, no national title. florida had just won its first and only SEC men's basketball title. florida had never won the SEC tournament. florida had only made the ncaa tournament 3 times. however, norm sloan was about

[gatortalk] Auburn Coach

2009-07-21 Thread jfranl
Hey, has anyone mentioned that the Auburn head football coach is a Florida grad? Take a look below. Wow, and he played at UF. Fran NAME: Gene Chizik. AGE: 46 (born Dec. 28, 1961 in Clearwater, Fla.) EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree from Florida in 1985; master's from Clemson in 1991. COACH

[gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] [SUN]: Top 25 teams: No. 23 Miami

2009-06-29 Thread jfranl
Shane, Thank you and all the others for sending in the news everyday. It is quite a treat to follow the Gators this way. I look forward to reading all the news each evening and I think about all the hard word that is involved. Go Gators, Fran J. Fran Lasseter, SRA State Certified Gene

[gatortalk] Re: FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: Athletics giving $6M from budget back to UF

2009-06-24 Thread jfranl
Gallia Est Omnis Divisa in Partes Tres, DeGator Fran _ From: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Oliver Barry Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:46 PM To: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: [gatortalk] Re: FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: Athletics giving

[gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [CBSSports.com] CBS Sports, SEC embark on 15-year historic deal

2009-06-03 Thread jfranl
I thought the SEC had a deal with ESPN. What rock have I been hiding under? Fran CBS Sports, SEC embark on 15-year historic deal June 2, 2009 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions

[gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: Walk-off grand slam lifts UF softball to championship series

2009-05-31 Thread jfranl
I did not know what a "walk-off" grand slam was either. I take it the other team "walks off" because the game is OVER. Quite a feat! The only thing better would be a walk off, inside the park grand slam home run, I guess. Fran On several occasions in major league history, the first being Conn

[gatortalk] FSU Football Player Courses

2009-05-11 Thread jfranl
How to Park Legally and Spot a Non-Handicap Parking Space How to Have the Best College Football Win-Loss Record of All Time, without Cheating Snappy Comebacks for Hecklers About Going to a Clown College How To Not Shoot the President and Stay Under the Radar Prison Etiquette Or Not Dropping

[gatortalk] Re: Kiffin's wife's a Gator Alumna...and John Reaves' daughter :-)

2009-05-10 Thread jfranl
Keith, No offense, but IMNSHO, you need to raise your standards, my man. I am a single Gator and I know Gator grandmothers that are more attractive and hotter than she is. However, it could be that she reminds me of my daughter and that takes away a lot of points; just my $.02. At least this

[gatortalk] Kiffin's wife's a Gator Alumna...and John Reaves' daughter :-)

2009-05-10 Thread jfranl
She is not that hot. She is just blond, young and thin and not that pretty, just attractive. Big Deal! I sure she is a nice person, just misguided. Fran _ From: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of dbadr...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 9

[gatortalk] Steven Orr Spurrier, college football's best passer, had rescued Florida time and again, but Saturday he was no match for ferocious Georgia, which found the way to squelch his winning thro

2009-01-28 Thread jfranl
Subject: Oldie but Goodie--November 14, 1966 I was there (Sec G Row 30 Seat 12), very disappointing. Steve and all of us got our revenge and it is still happening. Fran November 14, 1966 A Bulldog Ans

[gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Tallahassee Democrat: Gators still too much for Seminole------"Yes, but he has that cape"

2008-12-28 Thread jfranl
Sent by Fran: I am glad I found this again, thanks Leon. This is so gd, and coming from the Tallahassee Democrat, it is even better. "Yes, but he has that cape. Bowden was in no mood to dwell on his future, not when the immediate past was so painful. FSU linebacker Dekoda Watson, who tied

[gatortalk] Re: NEED YOUR HELP

2008-12-09 Thread jfranl
I like MrGatorDog Fran -Original Message- From: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jay Cicone Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 1:54 PM To: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: [gatortalk] Re: NEED YOUR HELP Moss Man---after the Halloween Ball legend. -

[gatortalk] JOKE-- Imperfect but functional, BCS keeps on going

2008-12-09 Thread jfranl
I don't mean this to be political: Palm said Obama's proposal on CBS ' 60 Minutes last mont

[gatortalk] Re: Dad's prediction for tomorrow

2008-12-05 Thread jfranl
OK, hold the phone. You guys are sounding like Ohio State the few days before the National Championship Game. I told this Ohio State fan (that was in front of me at the rental car office) to go easy on us and he said that it should be a good tail-whipping by at least 20 points. AND THEN HE SAID,

[gatortalk] Re: Bianchi

2008-11-17 Thread jfranl
Amen, Brother I love him and respect him for the coach he is and what he did for the Gators, but you don't take your ball and go home...and especially not to another team in the SEC.bad form. Fran Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Bianchi I agree. I'll always consider him a gator and wis

[gatortalk] Re: BBQ Chicken and places to eat in Gainesville

2008-11-14 Thread jfranl
I posted this a few months back and I don't know how old it is but here it is again, for what it is worth. Also, in Melrose (15 miles east of the Gainesville airport) is Blue Water Bay. They have a seafood buffet on Friday night that is to die for. The food is really good there. Fran Lasseter

[gatortalk] Re: BBQ Chicken

2008-11-13 Thread jfranl
Troy, Email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and l will give you directions to our tailgate area. We pay $20 but it is 3 blocks to the BHGSAFF. I will probably get there around 7 am, for breakfast. You can't start too early. I know Robert will not be going, he will be getting the snow off his car in

[gatortalk] Re: Desperately need tickets for the UF-USC game!

2008-10-16 Thread jfranl
Helen, What was that all about? There were tons of tickets available before the LSU game. I ended up giving one away. I thought maybe the economy spooked people or something. However, the Swamp was packed and ROCKIN'. For all of us who love a blowout, this game was probably the best. A lit

[gatortalk] Les Miles look-alike: Helen Hunt

2008-10-14 Thread jfranl
>From Fran Subject: Les Miles look-alike: Helen Hunt No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1724 - Release Date: 10/14/2008 2:02 AM --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ GATORS: ONE VOIC

[gatortalk] Re: Grading the Gators Question

2008-10-07 Thread jfranl
Randy, I enjoy the grades, but I know it takes some time. I suggest that you write what you want about a certain area, like the coaches and/or the defense and be short with the other areas with maybe just a grade, and not feel compelled to write a long explanation; that way your time is not t

[gatortalk] Re: from espn.com....

2008-10-06 Thread jfranl
I am still searching for what happened on the last two or three loses at home to Ole Miss dating back to the 1980s. That is why they play the game, so I have been told. Fran _ From: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, Octo

[gatortalk] Overheard in the locker room after the Ole Miss game (a grousing Gator fantasy)

2008-10-03 Thread jfranl
>From somewhere on the Internet: Tebow: Coach, I just want to apologize for not winning the game. Meyer: Gee, Timmy, that's really swell, but, uhhh, take a quick look around the room and tell me what you see. Tebow: Well, uhhh, I guess lockers. some dirty towels. uhhh. oh, and showers. I like s

[gatortalk] Woops!!! Sorry Wrong Weekend Saturday, September 27, 2008 7:04 PM EDT

2008-09-28 Thread jfranl
Saturday, September 27, 2008 7:04 PM EDT Turnovers costly in UF loss By MIKE McCALL , Alligator Staff Writer It only takes a few hours for a plate of armor to become an Achilles' heel. What made No. 4 UF successful in its first three games - zero turnovers - do

[gatortalk] Re: 2008 Cookout

2008-09-27 Thread jfranl
Randy, It was a great cookout and your grill and the hamburgers and hot dogs were great; so were Steve's beans. Thanks again for hauling that grill all the way from Chattanooga. I enjoyed meeting everyone. Too bad the Gators lost. Fran _ From: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailt

[gatortalk] Joke and eating places in Gainesville from an old article

2008-09-26 Thread jfranl
Now there is a joke in there somewhere, Nice quote in this morning's news... "But these scrappy Beavers obviously have no fear when facing the Trojans.." Asian * Dragonfly Sushi, and they are not wrong. Dragonfly has very good food and is a reat place to see and be seen. It

[gatortalk] Even the series!!

2008-09-21 Thread jfranl
Hey, that is one of my "bucket" life goals, to live long enough for the Gators to get ahead in the series against all the SEC teams. Does anyone know how many games we need to win versus the other SEC teams? I think we can even it up against Ole Miss this Saturday. Fran It will take 9 ga

[gatortalk] Re: Gators TV Schedule listings

2008-08-31 Thread jfranl
I think someone on the forum, maybe Leon, said that DirecTV has a program for RV people that allow them to get other channels. Also, a number of years ago when I had DircTV, I told them that I was in Daytona Beach but I was really in North Carolina, so I could get the Daytona Beach local channels.

[gatortalk] Re: does anyone know when the first game is?

2008-08-28 Thread jfranl
As they say in New Orleans, "Laissez les bons temps rouler" Fran _ From: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gatornet Admin Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:36 PM To: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: [gatortalk] Re: does anyone know when the firs

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