[gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Grieving New Mexico safety hauled off plane, booked for baggy pants

2011-06-17 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
I'd say that's probably good advice in a wide variety of circumstances. :-) Rob Sent from my iPad On Jun 17, 2011, at 2:45 PM, Art Wroble artwro...@yahoo.com wrote: compelled to offer this parting advice, applicable to any situation you can possibly encounter in life: When in doubt,

Re: [gatortalk] I love Sullivan's Gator Chop

2011-06-16 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
Hey Jerry, I live in a mixed world too, and haven't had great success converting between PowerPoint and Keynote. It takes practically as much time to fix it up after conversion as it did to make it in the first place. The two PowerPoint versions transfer okay between Mac and PC but that

Re: [gatortalk] No 2004 NC for USC-west

2011-06-07 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
Okay, that makes more sense. It's all good then, thanks! Rob Sent from my iPad On Jun 7, 2011, at 9:30 AM, Helen Huntley hhsga...@gmail.com wrote: The BCS did it. On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:52 PM, wildeart...@gmail.com wildeart...@gmail.com wrote: Recently when a congressional committee

Re: [gatortalk] No 2004 NC for USC-west

2011-06-06 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
Recently when a congressional committee grilled NCAA officials about why they don't give equal opportunities to all teams to compete for the NC, they replied that it's not their championship, it's the BCS's. If so, then how can the NCAA strip USC of their 2004 NC? Wouldn't the BCS have to do

Re: [gatortalk] Well... on one hand...

2011-01-07 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
Fair enough point, Jerry. Plenty of 5-star recruits are a bust in college, and I guess we'll never know if he can be successful in the SEC unless he actually is. Rob Sent from my iPad On Jan 6, 2011, at 10:13 PM, Jerry Belloit bell...@clarion.edu wrote: Rob, I agree that Brantley

Re: [gatortalk] Well... on one hand...

2011-01-05 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
I Tivo all the Gator games, and usually start watching about an hour in. That let's me skip all the commercials and still finish the game about the time it ends live. If it's an afternoon game, and a nice day, I'll often watch it that night. Why miss a great day? That's why I have a TiVo. I

Re: [gatortalk] Well... on one hand...

2011-01-04 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
I didn't know. - Mark Twain From: Rob wildeart...@gmail.com To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 4:45:45 PM Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Well... on one hand... I think Gillislee has the potential to be a big-time back in a pro-style offense. He's big enough

Re: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Bianchi: Will Muschamp pulls off coordinator coup at UF

2011-01-04 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
novels. I'm about half way through this mammoth project. Faulkner's a mountain; Seuss is an oasis. A. Leon Polhill, Gator I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know. - Mark Twain From: wildeart...@gmail.com wildeart...@gmail.com To: gatortalk

Re: [gatortalk] This is just too cool... IF you are a Tebow fan :)

2010-12-31 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
That was totally awesome! I love when he told his coach, there's only one guy who's running this ball (or something like that). What an amazing young man to have that level of confidence as a rookie in the NFL. He really doesn't believe there's anything he can't do (and that's half the battle

Re: [gatortalk] Fw: [gatornews] Does Will Muschamp fit the profile of Head Gator?

2010-12-26 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
I've certainly expressed my reservations about Muschamp here, and he may not work out, but there's a huge potential upside. I get why Foley thinks he's worth the chance. I also think your point that anyone is a risk is well taken. In Muschamp's case, since he actually is our head coach, I

Re: [gatortalk] Merry Christmas all!!!!

2010-12-24 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
Merry Christmas all! Rob Sent from my iPad On Dec 24, 2010, at 10:45 PM, Arthur Polhill lpolh...@bellsouth.net wrote: And, Merry Christmas to you, Jay, and to all GatorTalk readers. You are all an extended part of our family of friends, and our lives are richer for it. Speaking of

Re: [gatortalk] OC candidates?

2010-12-19 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
I seem to recall reading, in an article posted here recently, that Miami announced several of their new coaches and received special dispensation from the NCAA for them to recruit now even though they don't officially start until after the bowl game. I don't see why we couldn't do the same.

Re: [gatortalk] Tim Brando picked...

2010-12-17 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
Where I think the coaching staff needs to work a miracle is in their own play-calling. I've watched our guys march down the field to the red zone over and over this year, only to have the coaches yank out the players who got us that far, setting up the opposing defense to look brilliant with a

Re: [gatortalk] Mick interviews Must-Chomp

2010-12-15 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
They're right there together online. Follow the link to the interview, then look in the upper right for the link to the full talk. Rob Sent from my iPad On Dec 15, 2010, at 8:39 AM, Randy Lyons gatorspo...@epbfi.com wrote: Yeah, the interview with Mick was good, but I want to see the whole

[gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] GatorNews From The Gainesville SUN For 12/11, Courtesy of Shane Ford

2010-12-11 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
I could have had my laptop back fully working. Instead I got a broken, cracked laptop ... with 'Cam Newton' written on top, he said. Yeah, and if he had the foresight to keep it, he could sell it for a tidy sum on eBay right after the Heisman ceremony. Rob Sent from my iPad On Dec 11,

Re: [gatortalk] Petersen

2010-12-11 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
Well, that can't be true; it's not in Wikipedia! LOL Seriously, I sure hope this one turns out true. Petersen is exactly the kind of choice I am hoping for. Young... exciting... a proven winner... That would make for some exciting recruiting and a fun year next year. Rob Sent from my iPad

Re: [gatortalk] Muschamp...

2010-12-11 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
Yeah, it's hard to wrap my head around the bulldog history, or that he's best buds with Jimbo, but he's pretty much everything I was looking for otherwise. I wasn't considering that we might hire someone who wasn't a HC, but that's a gutsy move I can live with. Winning, of course, will be the

Re: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Source: Muschamp to be headcoach at Florida

2010-12-11 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
Maybe Foley actually fell for an evil bulldog plan... since they can't beat us on the field, they'll infiltrate us and take us over from within. LOL Rob Sent from my iPad On Dec 12, 2010, at 12:06 AM, Woody Bass gatorrr...@gmail.com wrote: Ok.. i will say this now... IF Muschamp can bring

Re: [gatortalk] Taking Nominations

2010-12-09 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
I believe in moving forward in life and I don't want any of these guys coming back. I want us to go out and find a young star who will build his own program and who will have his own 'era' at Florida. To me that's part of the fun of the sport... just as even our biggest stars, like Tebow, move

Re: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] GatorNews From The Gainesville SUN For 11/30 at 7:00AM, Courtesy of Shane Ford

2010-11-30 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
In theory, having three players on the field with QB skills offers some great potential for creating confusion on defense. But something like that must be the icing on the cake of an already solid offense. If your offense sucks, that just makes it more confusing for your own players. I do,

Re: [gatortalk] Indiana Job is open...

2010-11-28 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
I feel like the dog in that old Far Side comic with the dog hoping the cat will climb into the dryer. Oh please! Oh please! Rob Sent from my iPad On Nov 28, 2010, at 4:20 PM, Woody Bass gatorrr...@gmail.com wrote: expect to see Addazios name up for that job. -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON

Re: [gatortalk]

2010-10-30 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
Okay, that was WAY too stressful! It wasn't pretty, but I'll take it. It's GREAT to BE a Florida Gator! Rob Sent from my iPad On Oct 30, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Scott Lucas floridagat...@yahoo.com wrote: To hell, to hell, to hell to georgia... To hell, to hell, to hell to georgia... To hell,

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

2010-10-22 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
I mean no disrespect, because I think the world of Meyer, but he's got to be kidding. He has reviewed every down of every drive in the last three games, and the best he can come up with is we can't pass, we can't run, we can't make big plays and we can't hold onto the ball? I could have told

Re: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Gatornews From The Gainesville SUN For 10/19, 8:00AM Edition Courtesy of Shane Ford

2010-10-20 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
a TD. Or do this other garbage, knowing that your kicker is out of the game. You make the call. -Zeb On Oct 19, 2010, at 6:59 PM, wildeart...@gmail.com wrote: I don't understand why that's odd. We always line up in the shotgun when we have the ball on the 1. That's part of how we've

[gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Gatornews From The Gainesville SUN For 10/19, 8:00AM Edition Courtesy of Shane Ford

2010-10-19 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
I don't understand why that's odd. We always line up in the shotgun when we have the ball on the 1. That's part of how we've been so efficient at turning a 1st and goal at the 1 into a 3rd and goal at the 15. :-) Rob For his second TD, Newton lined up in the shotgun on third-and-goal from

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

2010-10-19 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
- From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Badrish Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 10:47 PM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [gatortalk] I miss Dan Mullen I agree! On 10/19/10, wildeart...@gmail.com wildeart...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [gatortalk] Big Mo

2010-10-19 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
Yeah, I'm up for that. Maybe if Meyer shakes things up enough in the off week, we can come back looking more like we did against UK and less like we did against MSU. One good thing about where we are now is that I have no real expectations, so every win will be a good one. :-) Rob Sent from

Re: [gatortalk] I miss Dan Mullen

2010-10-18 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
Mullen was an unimaginative and uninspired play-caller who won so much because he had great players like Tebow and Harvin. We won in spite of his play-calling, not because of it. He showed that again Saturday night. They didn't win because he had a great game plan, or because he called a good

Re: [gatortalk] Debose sighting!

2010-10-11 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
There you go... that's just what Oliver was suggesting. I think I'd be a little more definitive on the cause of the 'detour'. It'll be more convincing that way. The indignation is a great touch, though. What do you think, Oliver? Is that better? :-) Rob Sent from my iPad On Oct 11,

Re: [gatortalk] What bugs me

2010-10-11 Thread wildeart...@gmail.com
I completely agree on our not seeing the fake. When they called that timeout, I recall wondering why they would do that... then the light came on and I started yelling at the monitor, Watch the fake!. It is completely unimaginable that our coaches wouldn't see the same thing. Heck, I'm not an