Offcial SEC Football Thread 2010

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Not me so much, Kid, I saw a Florida that has been hyped since they lost in the SECC game as having lost a ton of great
players to the NFL, but having an even better draft class coming in, and a true quarterback finally, etc....I saw them
exposed as being just a depleted team that was trying way too hard to live up to the off-season hype. I don't mean that
bad, I mean that more from the standpoint of it being the same thing across the USA. It happens to a bunch of athlete
kids when big time boosters and fans get together to talk paper stats and overblow what young human beings are able
to achieve. Florida just came face to face with the fact that they are worse than 2009, have plenty of key players hurt, etc.
Bama is a juggernaut, and as long as they have Saban, they wiill be a juggernaut. He will be able to cherry pick the top
talent in the Southeast and crush all comers. LSU would be that juggernaut today had he stayed. Now out of respect
for Smokin Gator, I will stop bashing his team. Now I will agree that by the end of the season they might get all their
speed back, squeak by the division challengers and limp into the Georgiadome, but I don't see it going any different.
They might score some more points. They are the LSU of the East this year, lol.

OK, game but young is fairly accurate, Kid.

[Powers]

Originally Posted by OLS

Not me so much, Kid, I saw a Florida that has been hyped since they lost in the SECC game as having lost a ton of great
players to the NFL, but having an even better draft class coming in, and a true quarterback finally, etc....I saw them
exposed as being just a depleted team that was trying way too hard to live up to the off-season hype. I don't mean that
bad, I mean that more from the standpoint of it being the same thing across the USA. It happens to a bunch of athlete
kids when big time boosters and fans get together to talk paper stats and overblow what young human beings are able
to achieve. Florida just came face to face with the fact that they are worse than 2009, have plenty of key players hurt, etc.
Bama is a juggernaut, and as long as they have Saban, they wiill be a juggernaut. He will be able to cherry pick the top
talent in the Southeast and crush all comers. LSU would be that juggernaut today had he stayed. Now out of respect
for Smokin Gator, I will stop bashing his team. Now I will agree that by the end of the season they might get all their
speed back, squeak by the division challengers and limp into the Georgiadome, but I don't see it going any different.
They might score some more points. They are the LSU of the East this year, lol.

OK, game but young is fairly accurate, Kid.

Florida is a juggernaut, and as long as we have Meyer, we will be a juggernaut. He has been able to cherry pic the top talent in the Southeast and crush all comers.

And after LSU's horrible performance at home against an anemic Tennessee team, LSU is wishing they could be the Gators of the West this year. I'll take Brantley over Jordan Jefferson anyday

Looking forward to getting back on the right track this saturday and beating the Tigers in the Swamp

[Smokin Gator]

Originally Posted by OLS

Now out of respect for Smokin Gator, I will stop bashing his team.

No offense taken at all Brad. I agree with most of what you said. I said way back in this thread that this was going to be an exciting year to be a Gator. I still feel that way. I didn't expect us to win them all... just that it is exciting to see this young team develop. If we will stop running Tebow plays I think we will be fine...When Brantley runs the option is there anyone in the stadium who expects him to keep it?

Originally Posted by UFPowersmoker320

Looking forward to getting back on the right track this Saturday and beating the Tigers in the Swamp

Me too brother... me too!!! I will be there for my first game of the year. From what I saw of LSU yesterday I think it is going to be a fun time in the Swamp next week. I love me some 7:30 games too. I will be in rare form for sure

[Powers]

Originally Posted by Smokin Gator

Me too brother... me too!!! I will be there for my first game of the year. From what I saw of LSU yesterday I think it is going to be a fun time in the Swamp next week. I love me some 7:30 games too. I will be in rare form for sure

Oh boy, Gainesvegas better watch out this saturday

[OLS]

Originally Posted by UFPowersmoker320

And after LSU's horrible performance at home against an anemic Tennessee team,
LSU is wishing they could be the Gators of the West this year. I'll take Brantley over Jordan Jefferson anyday

Hoho, we'll see. Just because we can't score doesn't mean our defense won't OWN Brantley and I feel like our defense
will have no problem scoring enough points to beat the gators next week. Or at least generate the turnovers to LEAD
to the TDs that will beat the gators. And by the way, I'll take Brantley over JJ anyday, too.
And hey, if he ever gets a decent snap in the gun, he might scare somebody, lol.

(And not to be too large of a tool, but I'll take escaping with a bizarre win over getting drubbed anyday, too, lol.)

[Powers]

Originally Posted by OLS

And hey, if he ever gets a decent snap in the gun, he might scare somebody, lol.

i'll give ya that

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I certainly hope it's on Free TV or I will have to imagine the game.

[OLS]

Originally Posted by UFPowersmoker320

He has been able to cherry pic the top talent in the Southeast and crush all comers.

Now wait...I know that this is just give and take, but in order to beat all comers, you have to beat all comers.
Getting their a$$ handed to em twice in a row by bama is not beating all comers. Had either game
been even close I would not be harping on it, but ehhh...But I think it is safe to classify meyer's tenure
as much more successful than Les Miles'.

But as for a cigar bet again this year, no thanks. I didn't like losing the last one.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by OLS

But as for a cigar bet again this year, no thanks. I didn't like losing the last one.

And there you have it, all the confidence in the World.

C'mon, Brad, your boys "will have no problem scoring enough points to beat the gators next week". Put up, Brother!!!!

[Smokin Gator]

Originally Posted by OLS

But as for a cigar bet again this year, no thanks. I didn't like losing the last one.

I knew that had to be an edit

When I read that post the first time I nearly threw a fiver bet out there and didn't. Now I wish I would have!!!

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Last year I got all "homery" like some do here, and I bet Power that they were going down.
But they didn't. And I had to pay up. It was not so much about the fact that I lost as that
I had to go to the Post Office. Maybe in your small towns this is not a royal PITA. But here in
the rectum that is at the end of the intestine of TN that is I-40, it is no fun & I don't like it.
Anybody that knows me knows I do not like to send five here and five there. I know that
doesn't satisfy Tom, but Tom closed down my French Poarn thread so he does not count this week.

And you're right, Brent, that was a Pre-emptive edit, lol. I knew he was gonna ask if I cared
to put my money where my considerable mouth was.

[Smokin Gator]

Originally Posted by OLS

I know that doesn't satisfy Tom, but Tom closed down my French Poarn thread so he does not count this week.

That he did brother