College Football in full swing now!!!

[Eagler]

Originally posted by Fatty:
Only reason we even have UAB is because Auburn backed out of our contract.

What's UF's excuse of that mockery of a football game they have this weekend?  

Dunno but I'll watch until its 45 - 0  

I went to USF here in Tampa but have always been a gator fan as was my brother.

[Nifty]

Originally posted by Eagler:

I went to USF here in Tampa but have always been a gator fan as was my brother.

You can be forgiven for being a Gator supporter then.  The Bulls just don't have much of a football program!    In fact, didn't they just start their football program in the last few years?

Well, at least the Gators aren't playing the Citadel this year.  LOL!

Fatty, UAB is a far better football team than Duke is this year.  They're not a bad replacement at all for Auburn.  It's a good step on the way to playing the Ramblin' Wreck next week!  BTW, you ever make it over to Tallahassee for games?

[Fatty]

Yep, but that's a conference game at least.  Comparable I'd say to oh, Kentucky perhaps, or Vanderbilt.  The question is what you do outside of your set schedule.  At least they're still willing to play us.  Anyway makes for good debate in Tallahassee, lot of Gators still left there from the pre-bowden days.  If they ever put Miami back on the schedule, we'll have less to rag about.

On occasion I get back for a game, usually 1 a year.  It's harder since Spurrier whined about the date of our matchup and got it changed away from thanksgiving weekend, so I can't kill both those with 1 flight anymore.

When the UF game is away that means UM is at home, but going to miss that this year for the con (yes, I will be seated prominantly in the bar, imbibing rigorously).  If dates are screwy, sometimes GaTech or Clemson makes a good game for a Tallahassee visit.

Religously I meet my brother for the bowl games though.  I've actually been trying to back off that lately, but since we've had a strong BCS run lately I haven't been able to back out (yes, I was at that nightmare in Miami last year, but I was also at the celebration in New Orleans the year before).

By the way, the Miami game this year (at home) is the 10 year anniversary of FSU's last home loss (Miami, Wide Right I)  

[Reschke]

Well Fatty and Nifty how did ya like seeing my UAB alma mater (also school I played ball for when they first started the football program 10 years ago) play a decent penalty riddled game?

As for the reason that you only had UAB this past weekend is that we never back down from a challenge in a game.  The team knew they were out matched talent wise but they never gave up.

Go Blazers!  Next Pitt goes down!

[Fatty]

That's what UCF has been doing too Reschke, and what FSU did when Bobby first arrived latter 70s and early 80s.  If you want to get there, that's the best way.

I've watched the Blazers sneak up on folks for a while now in basketball, but have to admit I was suprised they were pushing so quickly in football (ironic that they replaced Auburn on the schedule, and in a down Auburn year with an up UAB year, SI had them ranked similarly strength wise).

[Nifty]

yeah Fatty, but SI also had Oregon State ranked #1.  Also, they had Pitt #28 and USF #116.  Guess who won that game??  Speaking of USF...  Hey Eagler, how 'bout them Bulls???  

Reschke, I replied to ya in the other thread on the game itself.    I'm glad we had UAB on the schedule and not Auburn.  A 7-4 team returning 19 starters that beat LSU in Baton Rouge is a tough team in my book.  LSU destroyed Georgia Tech in the bowl game last year too, so it's not like LSU is pond scum.    Cool that you played for them!  I got some playing time at FSU myself.  Of course the only time I played on the field was during halftime!