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TBD's new theme song:

Oh Lord it's hard to be humble
when you're perfect in every way.
I can't wait to look in the mirror
cause I get better loking each day.
To know me is to love me
I must be a hell of a man.
Oh Lord it's hard to be humble
but I'm doing the best that I can.

I used to have a girlfriend
but she just couldn't compete
with all of these love starved women
who keep clamoring at my feet.
Well I prob'ly could find me another
but I guess they're all in awe of me.
Who cares, I never get lonesome
cause I treasure my own company.

Oh Lord it's hard to be humble
when you're perfect in every way,
I can't wait to look in the mirror
cause I get better looking each day
To know me is to love me
I must be a hell of a man.

Oh Lord it's hard to be humble
but I'm doing the best that I can.
I guess you could say I'm a loner,
a cowboy outlaw tough and proud.
I could have lots of friends if I want to
but then I wouldn't stand out from the crowd.
Some folks say that I'm egotistical.
Hell, I don't even know what that means.
I guess it has something to do with the way that I
fill out my skin tight blue jeans.

Oh Lord it's hard to be humble
when you're perfect in every way,
I can't wait to look in the mirror
cause I get better looking each day
To know me is to love me
I must be a hell of a man.
Oh Lord it's hard to be humble
but I'm doing the best that I can.
We're doing the best that we can

 

Terry...I have said I would like to the canes dropped from UF's future schedule.....I think that was a scheduling mistake anyway....and replaced with a national home and home.

Tom if you referring to the post in which I said this:

"I will go out on a limb and say in our lifetime we probably will not see another conference with this kind of diversified success on the BCS level."

.......you are missing the point.....I said "diversified".....

Why is it you take offense when I successfully defend my viewpoint....which in this case uses Tenn as part of the successful argument?

It's not Corey's attack on the Gators here....he attacks the validity of the SEC. Maybe you aren't reading his posts.

 

To whom are you addressing this post? Me? If it is me, then you've not gotten my previous posts, the assertions therein.

In response to the annual claim that UF needs to "travel more" .... I've responded by supplying substantive evidential matter that proves UF has played the most difficult schedule in FBS over the last 10 seasons. And I've stated that which is pretty evident to any intelligent objective football fan ..... that if UF drops one of it's non-BCS conference cupcakes for a home-and-home series with a BCS conference team ..... that the most difficult schedule in the FBS becomes even more difficult. This is self-evident to even the most anti-Gator fan .... and they know such a request is irrational and really just meaningless football rhetoric.

 

I missed that, I thought you supported Gaetrez position that no change should be made.

 

Tyrer - that's the 3rd or 4th time you've not properly spelled my user ID on this thread. Do you really struggle with the spelling of "Gaterz"? Just curious.

And for your edification, I'm not necessarily opposed to changes to UF's schedule, I don't support making it even more difficult than most, if not all, of the other BCS schools which regularly end up in that org's top-20 ranking, especially if such a change results in UF incurring additional operating expenses or forfeiting revenues doing so. That would be irrational and couldn't be supported by any reasonable, responsible person.

 

Terry....we already play FSU annually and I personally did not want Miami added when a team from a different region could be added.

I did say and still do that as long as FSU is annually on the schedule and UF's recruiting nationally is strong and UF's BCS ratings are enhanced rather than damaged by their current schedule set-up then I am fine with that current schedule.

 

Well I welcomed Bill's position that he would support a home/home with a good national team in the slot Miami is currently occupying.

The 2 other Gators on this board seem to me to be against that position, and prefer to replace Miami with a easy mark played exclusively at home. Thus not making the schedule more difficult, giving Gator fans another opportunity to see their team slaughter an inferior opponent and gain the revenue from a sold out stadium.

So what is it?

 

You clearly have my answer two posts above your query, which I've quoted above. If you draw from that the conclusion you posted in the above comment ...... there's not much else I can do for ya.

 

Since you aknowledge that the Gators schedule is not always the toughest of the top teams, how do you think those teams with schedules annually as tough or some years tougher than the Gators justify scheduling a BCS conference team home/home instead of bringing in another 1AA patsy to slaughter in front of the home fans?

 

Terry,

I guess you are going to believe what you want to believe in spite of data Gaterz has put in front of you.

"The 2 other Gators on this board seem to me to be against that position, and prefer to replace Miami with a easy mark played exclusively at home"

Where did I say I want an easy mark instead of Miami.....you mean like Central Florida? :wink:

 

Longhorn fans weren't exactly thrilled to be playing UCF, but at least we got out of our region for a game. Also played UTEP in El Paso and played Wyoming at their place. Much more excited about playing Notre Dame in South Bend though and going to UCLA.

So you are saying you would like to play a home/home instead of a 1AA at home or not? Please don't give me the mumbo jumbo about you want to but you can't because the rest of the schedule is toooooo tough to allow for it. Bill doesn't think so.

 

I guess you don't get that Foley doesn't go out and seek 1AA.......did Texas seek out Sam Houston State? I would be surprised if they did. Most if not all of the very few times it has happened is because of other 1A teams backing out of a commitment.

Nobody enjoys seeing a lousy game although I will say early in the year it does afford the opportunity to see some true freshmen get in the game and get their feet wet....which isn't all bad with regard to depth development.

 

On average ..... quite often ... those schools play a schedule difficulty inferior to that played by UF. So, to improve upon the relative competitive deficiency of their schedule, they must improve the overall quality of the opposition they face. I thought you already understood and aknowledged that. That's why Texas and ND are playing a home-and-home .... needing to improve the quality of the repsective schedules .... especially ND.

Again, the falacy of your failed position is you are erroneously focusing on one game and/or one season when the substantive evidence over a much longer period ... and therefor more valid .... inducates that few if any of the hypotheticals you're using play a schedule as difficult as UF's. The fact that UF's schedule has been in the top-20 twice as often as many of these "well travelled" BCS/FBS schools serves as evidence of that fact.

 

So you fail as usual to answer the question.

So lets backup.

Is your position that every year that the Gators play the toughest schedule in Div 1?

 

I do agree that if teams like ND and Texas didn't strive to maintain their schedule quality they could be left out at BCS Title game time all else being equal.

UF hasn't had to worry about that.

 

OK I get it now, everybody except for the Gators play another BCS conference team home/home because their schedule is inferior to the Gators schedule and they need that extra game to have a chance to come close to playing a schedule as tough as the Gators. Got it.... :roll:

 

Damn.....how easy the poor ole noles are dismissed..... :shock:

 

Playing the Noles is like Texas playing Texas A&M and OU when they move to the SEC. We will continue playing them, we will continue to look for another good home/home game with good teams. You get 4 non-conf games! :roll:

 

With a full slate of 8 PAC 10 games plus a PAC 10 Conference title game I'll give it a small chance Texas might...maybe....would still play OU and A&M but I guarantee you you're dreaming if think Texas would add anyone else on home and home after that.

If there were 9 PAC 10 games then either OU or A&M would have to go.

 

1. Florida plays a commendably tough schedule.

2. That schedule is in fact made easier by the fact that they don't go far.

3. There is no way to measure how much of #1 is lessened by #2 because travel distance or the lack thereof is not taken into account in schedule ranking, (though home vs. away is).

4. Florida fans are perfectly happy with the schedule as it is...even though it leads others to roll their eyes at the lack of travel.

Now can we talk about B10 Weather?