GET SOME FREQUENT FLYER MILEAGE WILL YA FLORIDA

The latest in a series of red herrings.....in truth, the Gators have NEVER travelled.....EVER. They didn't travel when FSU was a girls school. They didn't travel back in the day when the Canes were struggling with Rollins on the recruitinig trail. They didn't travel when the SEC was 'Bama and the dwarfs.....they just have never travelled and this is the most recent excuse. I don't believe they have ever travelled north of the mason-dixon line and won a football game on an opponents home field or travelled to the home field of another major power out of conference and won....EVER. I don't believe that there are too many other major programs who can make that claim.

In truth, there is nothing wrong with Bill's point of view......they don't want to schedule difficult out of conference road games, that's just the way it is, has always been, that's the way the AD wants to keep it and he's fine with it.... no shame in that. It just is what it is....deal with it.

The other fellas doth protest too much me thinks....[/quote]

Hey BT, welcome back. That is a very nice picture of some kind of a fish.

Seriously nice to hear from you.



Gator Bill

 

Buckeye Terry,

Greetings and Welcome Back Big Ten Bro....

 

Yes...welcome back BT....really.

...ever been to Michigan Stadium for an OSU game?

...if so.....can't you imagine the "love" Seminole fans have for the Gators??

.....yeah.....sorta like that.... 8)

 

Thanks fellas,

unfortunately, as I feared, my efforts at mature, self-discipline need greater effort, maturity and discipline..... :wink:

 

Real Question is Mr. Buckeye is would you have grounded your club in that patch of sand that Dustin Johnson did and could you have reached it in 1 or 2 shots!!

 

Bill, nice of you to say so.....why, that is a red herring, Bill.

Gaterz,

The data is not difficult to source.....if any of that which I referenced is materially at odds with the facts, I look forward to the presentation of your research and findings at which point I will stand corrected if necessary....names, dates, locations and final score should be adequate.....good luck in your quest.

p.s. Are you a betting man?

 

There is no doubt in my mind I could have reached that bunker in 2..... :wink:

Hey, fellas, I can't seem to get my avatar to appear....I must be screwing something up. I don't remember having that problem before.

 

Welcome back Buckeye Terry, I have missed you!

 

Thanks Don,

don't know how long I can stay this time....I've put myself on a short leash and don't want to overstay my welcome! :wink:

 

BT,

Not sure what avatar you had. I have this one saved in the Skybox webspace and attached it for you.

 

T-

The rhetoric which you "posed" is meaningless in the context of the discussion of the query .... why should the most difficult schedule in the FBS over the last decade be made even more difficult .... and why would any reasonable, rational college football fan even assert such is needed, especially when the team of which they're a fan doesn't even post a top-20 schedule 50% of the time??

Now ... continue on in that time honored fashion. :lol:

 

Thanks Tom.....that works nicely.

I do have another image that I tried to put up, but obviously couldn't get it to go.....I'll keep trying.

 

You have to link something on the web. Even though it gives you the option to upload, that does not work. If you don't have space, send it to me.

 

Soooooooo.......I'm guessing that maybe your "research" didn't work out so well for ya????? Am I right? 8)

That's OK, as Red Herring's go, yours is a fine effort and clearly hits all the relevant talking points for this generation's version.....if I were you, I'd dust off all the previous ones used back in the day so as to be properly prepared for the point when they regain their relevance.....no need to reinvent the wheel.

 

Now to assist you in regaining focus on the matter at hand, I direct you back to the original question on this thread:

Since it appeared the original post as was composed without knowledge of schedule difficulty over the same decade referenced, such was provided, to clearly evidence there was no reasonable, rational cause to alter the approach to scheduling taken by the UF AD. Sometime thereafter ......... as some folks continued to assert such change was needed ..... they were asked "why should the most difficult schedule be made more difficult" and "why would a rational college football fan even assert such a need" ... given the facts at hand.

Thus far ... only repsonses are "Gators don't travel"; "Gator fans like to see their team crush patsies"; "this school has schedule an inter-section home-and-home with that school, why can't UF do that", NONE on point. Then, of course, there are the less than creative folks who just continue to pile on with the mindless chants of "UF has never travelled" ........ even in the face of facts that indicate UF's scheduling philosophy has consistently generated over the last decade the most difficult schedule in FBS.

Go figure. :lol:

 

Bill and Terry

We need to go into chambers and discuss the need for certain members on this board. You need to really remind me of the good things these two have added to the board. I can't for the life of me remember anything productive.

 

Ya know Tom .... if I've truly offended your sensibilities, I'll leave. But .... you must swear that ..... my posts on this thread are worse than those made by others herein and elsewhere on this board; that they are any less "productive" that what you've posted on this thread. Do that, on this thread and I'm gone. Really .... no need for closed door drama.

Signed

"Gaetrez", as I'm known to Tyrer
"Gaytor" as known to the cane fan

Hey Tyrer ... do you recall that littyle gif of Lane Kiffin I had last year, the one you and Tom found so offensive. Well, I think now we can say it was a pretty accurate characterization of the guy. So, becareful in adjudicating what some may "feel" is offensive or not "productive" ... when in fact it is quite accurate.

 

Never....last decade.....never.....last decade......never.....last decade....hmmmmm, what we have here is a failure to communicate.....stick with me here kid.

The point is that UF's scheduling philosophy has not just changed in the last decade to accomodate a "most difficult schedule"........the point is that UF's philosphy has been consistent in not scheduling difficult out of conference games away from the friendly confines of Florida - ever.....as in always. As in before FSU played football.....as in before Miami became competitive.....as in back in the day when the SEC was 'Bama and the others.....as in before the relevant talking points in today's red herring became relevant......the only thing consistent about the scheduling was to avoid a difficult non-conference opponent outside the state.....the current talking points are just that.....the current talking points.

What was the rationale back in the day??? The rationale which forms the basis is that UF wants to avoid playing a difficult non-conf opponent outside of Florida.....it's OK. Embrace it as Bill has and obviously the UF athletic administration and faithful......that's the way it has always been done, that is the way it is done today, that is the way the AD likes it and be OK with it.....dude embrace it....you're gonna give yourself a stroke denying that which is undeniable.....

 

I actually don't remember the .gif you speak of right now.

But we can be done with this thread and all walk away and get on to some other topic. I don't think I have anything more to offer, and neither do you or MCG, or even Bill and Rogator. We all have our positions and have had plenty of time to state them.

So I vote to table the discussion of the Gator Schedule till next year same time!! :twisted:

Hopefully all the Skybox teams, Gators included, will have successful seasons that leave the fans satisfied. Even though only 1 can win the Nat'l Title, there is still lots of room for successful season short of that.

Good Luck to you and your team.

 

T

You're still sidestepping the key element of the discussion ... the question of WHY should UF alter it's approach to scheduling when it already plays one of or the most difficult schedule in the FBS - see the data for the last 10 season.

The Nebraska guy jabbed at UF not travelling (apparently without knowledge of UF's schedule strength) and I provided him with the information that clearly indicates UF should not change its approach to scheduling in a manner that would increase the difficulty thereof. And ... the types of chages propsed by most if not all on this thread .... would increase the difficulty of UF's schedule.

With that question/issue resolved .... the next question is why would a rational college football fan assert that UF should do something so irrational ..... change it's schedule, a schedule taht is already consistently at the top in difficulty.