Re: [gatortalk] Abby

2011-07-17 Thread sandra alonso
Heartbreaking. Besides wanting a US win, I wanted Abby Wambach to achieve the Women's Soccer trifiecta: NCAA National Championship, Olympic gold medal, and Women's World Cup. Next time she and fellow Gator Heather Mitts will likely not be playing. :-( On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 5:13 PM, mail.bobpar

Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] GatorNews From The Gainesville SUN, For 6/13 at 8:00AM, Courtesy of Shane Ford

2011-06-13 Thread sandra alonso
7 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > 615-972-4239 > 615-816-4040 > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 13, 2011, at 11:33 AM, sandra alonso > wrote: > > The 4x400 Gator team was hardly in the race at all. The DNF was the 4x100 > - they were behind in that (a bad - but succes

Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] GatorNews From The Gainesville SUN, For 6/13 at 8:00AM, Courtesy of Shane Ford

2011-06-13 Thread sandra alonso
The 4x400 Gator team was hardly in the race at all. The DNF was the 4x100 - they were behind in that (a bad - but successful- baton pass didn't help), but there was still hope as Demps was the anchor...but this time the pass was botched, and Demps never got the baton. Not sure why Demps was a DNQ

Re: [gatortalk] What's the

2011-06-07 Thread sandra alonso
I think she actually can do a lot less damage there. She may have been umpiring in the field for other games. On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Oliver Barry wrote: > Correction, different ump behind the plate, but the same ump should be > either behind first or third. > > Still bad, but not as

Re: [gatortalk] What's the

2011-06-07 Thread sandra alonso
That stunk, but I was happy that the Gator bats woke up towards the end of the game - I'm hoping that's gotten them back in their rhythm. I agree that the whole BS non-HBP call on DeFelice got things going the wrong way for our gals. Add that to the curious plate expansion and contraction (depend

Re: [gatortalk] MSU @ UF

2011-05-25 Thread sandra alonso
Where are you sitting, Leon? I just saw some Gator fans on ESPN3, cheering the Brian Johnson grand salami! GO GATORS! On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 3:12 PM, wrote: > UF 4th > > Smith F7. > Adams single between 2nd and 3rd. > Maddox 5-3 SAC advances runner to 2nd. > Thompson walk. > Dent single to LF

Re: [gatortalk] Fw: [gatornews] Another national championship! Women's Tennis Team EndsStanford's 184-match home win streak

2011-05-25 Thread sandra alonso
Anybody else watch this live on ESPNU last night? That match between UF's Lauren Embree and Stanford's Mallory Burdette was epic. First time Stanford has lost at their home courts in 11 years...a huge win! On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 10:39 AM, wrote: > Way to go, Gators! > > Sent via BlackBerry by

Re: [gatortalk] If you build it...you know

2011-05-24 Thread sandra alonso
I think one of the problems is that it's tough to travel for baseball. I would definitely go to the Tournament if I thought I could spare the time off to go to Hoover (although Hoover doesn't exactly excite me as far as a vacation destination). I hope to get to Omaha sometime to cheer our boys at

Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] Gatornews from the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post courtesy of JunoGator

2011-05-18 Thread sandra alonso
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 12:28 PM, sandra alonso wrote: > Well the Post got at least one detail a bit wrong. I was at the Tampa > Gator Club event, and the little old lady said "You keep saying University > of Florida is such a great place and University of Florida sells itself. >

Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] Gatornews from the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post courtesy of JunoGator

2011-05-18 Thread sandra alonso
Well the Post got at least one detail a bit wrong. I was at the Tampa Gator Club event, and the little old lady said "You keep saying University of Florida is such a great place and University of Florida sells itself. Well, if that's the case, why don't we have more talent *on the defensive and of

[gatortalk] Sorta OT - bear with me

2011-05-01 Thread sandra alonso
There was a discussion in this group recently about visiting Gainesville for the O&B game, and in the discussion, someone mentioned The Cotillion Cafe in Wildwood. I just want to say THANK YOU to whomever it was who recommended it, as on our trip up to G'ville last week from Tampa, we made a point

Re: [gatortalk] New recruiting tool

2011-01-12 Thread sandra alonso
It was last year's "Snowpocalypse" in Maryland that was the last straw and sent me back to FL. 100" of snow last winter was about 90" too many. Go out side with some food coloring and make orange & blue snowmen! :-) On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Shane Ford wrote: > Man! I sure wished I was

Re: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] Tebow documentary on ESPN tonight at 7 p.m.

2011-01-08 Thread sandra alonso
ndy > > > *From:* Helen Huntley > *Sent:* Saturday, January 08, 2011 3:39 PM > *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] Tebow documentary on ESPN > tonight at 7 p.m. > > I saw the commercial for his new energy drink and it's also quite

Re: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] Tebow documentary on ESPN tonight at 7 p.m.

2011-01-08 Thread sandra alonso
I think it's on tonight at 7PM (ESPN) On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Wanda Barry wrote: > damn!! I missed them all :-( need to check my email more frequently > > - Original Message - > *From:* Helen Huntley > *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Friday, January 07, 2011 1:

[gatortalk] Tebow on Colin Cowherd

2011-01-06 Thread sandra alonso
I heard Tim Tebow was on Colin Cowherd's show this morning (interesting, since he's always trashing TT)...did anyone hear it? Sandy -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions

Re: [gatortalk] Anyone aware of problems at the Outback Bowl?

2011-01-05 Thread sandra alonso
rontation I had with them, they were mean bullies who were just > itching for you to do ANYTHING that they could call “resisting”. > > Randy > > > *From:* sandra alonso > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 04, 2011 10:45 AM > *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [

Re: [gatortalk] Anyone aware of problems at the Outback Bowl?

2011-01-04 Thread sandra alonso
ut 60k I think) and the sightlines are pretty good everywhere. On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:02 AM, wrote: > So, what was the crowd like? It sounded like we were much louder and had > many more fans there. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > ---

Re: [gatortalk] Anyone aware of problems at the Outback Bowl?

2011-01-04 Thread sandra alonso
I was at the game; didn't see anything or hear anything. But I was on the first level, anyway... Careful what you say about TPD, here...I've got friends on the force. :-) (actually, I really do.) On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 7:00 AM, Randy Lyons wrote: > This is the first I’ve heard, but I’m not

Re: [gatortalk] Start drinking Woody...

2011-01-01 Thread sandra alonso
... > yea no... cant happen. Loeffler? Yea... no he's gotta go. VERY curious to > see who we get for O-line coach.. because he will have to coach up TE's too > > > On Jan 1, 2011, at 9:10 PM, sandra alonso wrote: > > FWIW, I was at the Outback Bowl today and was havi

Re: [gatortalk] Start drinking Woody...

2011-01-01 Thread sandra alonso
FWIW, I was at the Outback Bowl today and was having a casual chat with a Gator player's parent before the game. She said that it's her impression the players aren't crazy about Weis, and she alluded that Meyer wasn't that crazy about Weis coming in as OC either. I thought that was interesting, s

Re: [gatortalk] Way to go, Tebow!

2010-12-27 Thread sandra alonso
Some wags think TT wanted to make sure they DIDN'T get the 1st pick because the "consensus" #1 pick is Stanford QB Andrew Luck (assuming he decides to enter the draft). Of course, TT is just a winner, and that's just what he does. And that attitude is infectious. If you read some of the articles

Re: [gatortalk] Committals & Decommittals

2010-12-21 Thread sandra alonso
Tebow could have had the same kind of night that Michael Vick did a few weeks ago and Cowherd would still criticize TT, pronounce the performance a fluke, and insist he'll never amount to anything in the NFL. Considering that back in September Cowherd said our football Gators "will be a team to fe

Re: [gatortalk] Tebow to start?

2010-12-18 Thread sandra alonso
Oh, yes, Cee - he's looking mighty nice. I feel a little bit of a cougar for sayin' it. :-) On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Cecilia wrote: > Mile High Messiah? Dude, I'm not even Christian and I find that moniker > offensive. > > Tim sure is lookin' good, though... am I right, Gator sisters?

Re: [gatortalk] coaching news?

2010-12-10 Thread sandra alonso
I might have to give up being a lifelong Gator if Jeremy offers the job to Lane Kiffin aka "The Half-Monte". On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Oliver Barry wrote: > Ok, it’s been about 8 hours since anything has been said about hiring of > a new coach. > > In lieu of hard facts I’ll happily sett

Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] AJC.com: Even if you're a Gator hater, there is no joy in Meyer's departure

2010-12-09 Thread sandra alonso
There's talk that Saban (Satan) will jump to the Dallas Cowboys if offered. Which would amuse me to no end. On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Oliver Barry wrote: > They’re afraid, and… they hate us too. > > > > Oliver Barry CRS,GRI > > Real Estate Broker > > Bob Parks Realty > > 1517 Hunt Club B

Re: [gatortalk] Pollyanna here!

2010-12-09 Thread sandra alonso
I second that well said. I think when he said all these things about being 100% committed and talked about rebuilding the program, he thought maybe he could. Maybe he started to regress into that Type A guy and started having symptoms of the health issues that came to the forefront last year. If

Re: [gatortalk] Press conference today

2010-12-08 Thread sandra alonso
here he's > going.. and Mullen makes the most sense if he wants consistency/familiarity > in the program. > > > > > On Dec 8, 2010, at 2:43 PM, sandra alonso wrote: > > I've read that Meyer spoke to Foley about his leaving over this >> weekend...so is

Re: [gatortalk] meyer done

2010-12-08 Thread sandra alonso
He also got 100% committed to personally being involved in the recruiting and re-building the program. A week later he tells Foley he wants to quit. Maybe he just realized he didn't have it in him when he tried to do it. On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Shane Ford wrote: > *Meyer said Nov. 18

Re: [gatortalk] Taking Nominations

2010-12-08 Thread sandra alonso
> *From:* "oli...@bobparks.com" > *To:* Gator Talk > *Sent:* Wed, December 8, 2010 1:30:48 PM > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] Taking Nominations > > Mullins will get the first call from Foley. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > ---

[gatortalk] Press conference today

2010-12-08 Thread sandra alonso
I've read that Meyer spoke to Foley about his leaving over this weekend...so is it possible with this much time between conversation and public announcement, that Foley's already made his attempts to contact potential replacements? -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 Natio

Re: [gatortalk] Taking Nominations

2010-12-08 Thread sandra alonso
> *Sent:* Wed, December 8, 2010 1:30:48 PM > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] Taking Nominations > > Mullins will get the first call from Foley. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > ------ > *From: *sandra alonso > *Sender: *gatort...@googlegroup

Re: [gatortalk] Taking Nominations

2010-12-08 Thread sandra alonso
I second that! On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 2:22 PM, John Vega wrote: > I vote for Kerwin as our next HC > > -Zeb > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 Natio

Re: [gatortalk] Our Hoops team

2010-12-02 Thread sandra alonso
On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 12:11 PM, John Vega wrote: > What the heck happened? > > We outmanned UCF so badly that it would go 10 minutes at a time without > scoring a field goal, and they were so undersized that Macklin could not > miss - 10 of 11 from the field. > > One particularly telling play wa

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

2010-10-19 Thread sandra alonso
What I see more than anything is Xavier Nixon getting manhandled by the opposing team's defensive linemen. There were times during the Alabama game that you could see him actually being pushed two or three yards back from the line of scrimmage (and I mean that to say that the DL was just giving hi

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

2010-10-19 Thread sandra alonso
You may have said it before -- I got back on GT (after a short hiatus) just before the LSU game...! On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Scott Lucas wrote: > I think I said that same thing, but may have been in another post... > > Everyone is not on the same page, everyone is not making the reads > c

Re: [gatortalk] Oh. Em. Gee.

2010-10-16 Thread sandra alonso
Oh, it was offensive, all right. :-( On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Mary Weigly wrote: > Omfg. > > I can't remember ever seeing such a spectacular display of offensive > ineptness. > > /boggle > > Mary > > ~~~sent from my iPhone~~~ > > On Oct 16, 2010, at 9:02 PM, "Cecilia" wrote: > > Cardia

Re: [gatortalk] homecoming

2010-10-16 Thread sandra alonso
I think one of our Auburn losses in the last few years was actually at Homecoming. On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Wanda Barry wrote: > It's still early, but the way things are going, I'm just wondering, when > was the last time we lost a Homecoming game??? > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURD

Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] AJC.com: Would you vote for a 16-team playoff?

2010-10-14 Thread sandra alonso
I'd have to say I'd agree, though it's easy for me to do that in October. I'd had a very uneasy feeling about the team from the first game, then got optimistic after they beat the tar out of UK, thinking that maybe they'd abandoned trying to make Brantley an option quarterback and finally started r

Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] AJC.com: Would you vote for a 16-team playoff?

2010-10-14 Thread sandra alonso
Perhaps I shouldn't open up something here, but I just have to ask (as I was off GatorTalk for a few months after I moved back to FL, and just got back on recently) - what happened to drive Woody off GT? I only ask because I'm sorry to hear that. Sandy On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Scott Luca