Gators up 52-42 with 11 minutes to go in the game.  Not TV so I am forced to listen to it on yahoo in between watching the UGA/Tech game with my UGA wife......could it be a possible championship for this hoops team?!!?   This team is showing signs of being a respectable force? What can they do in the SEC? Can they compete with Kentucky and UT?!?!  time will tell.....cautiously optimistic so far....

By now, you have probably heard the news of the arrest of 3 Tennessee players for attempted armed robbery up in Knoxville early this morning.  One of the three players was none other than former Pahokee standout/Benedict Arnold impersonator/subject of Kiffin grand larceny/source of banishment of UT coaches from Pahokee Highs campus/subject of Kiffin's public reprimand from Mike Slive/recent UT problem child - Nu'Keese Richardson.  That's a hell of a resume for a kid who hasn't even finished his freshman year of college.

I think Coach Meyer ought to send a personal thank-you letter to Lane Kiffin. If not for Kiffin stealing this prized recruit away from Florida in the 11th hour, he would be wearing orange and blue.  Let's all pause for a second and be thankful that we don't have to deal with the distractions this kid brings in the midst of this already somewhat tumultuous, yet special season. I can handle the penalty and conspiracy accusations. I can handle offensive backpedaling.  I can even handle the eye gouging outrage.  But attempted armed robbery at gunpoint is not something  we can deal with this season with so much at stake (or ever for that matter)!

There's no doubt the reason Richardson changed his commitment to UT is that Kiffin promised him immediate playing time as a freshman - something Meyer (thankfully) doesn't do. It's not fair to the team, the player or the program. Apparently after being given playing time, Richarson was eventually beat out and has been watching from the sidelines. He talked about (or at least others have claimed) a transfer to another school. He was also facing discipline with Kiffin for either missing a practice or violating a team rule when he decided to hold up a few kids at a Pilot station in the middle of the night on a Wednesday.

The rest of the SEC will smirk as they wait to see how the boy wonder handles this situation with the media.  The jokes will fly (I've already heard one talk show host suggest "1/2 game suspension, because that's what Urban would do").  I think up until this point Kiffin has done a pretty good job at UT. Many point to the defense and say it's because of Monte.  But the defense at UT was already stellar and the offense has improved by leaps and bounds this season. I'll be interested to see how he handles the media attacks as well, but just remember that it could easily be Meyer behind those microphones addressing this mess.

Go Gators. Beat the 'Cocks.

I just read this story regarding the origin of the now wildly popular jean shorts insult.  I have always wondered where the saying came from (and have always contended that there are just as many jort-wearing UGA fans as UF fans.  Some of the article is obviously written in jest, but I am wondering if there really is a Kevin Davis and whether he is the originator of the insult.

I consider Kyle the authority on all historical UGA matters, so I'm wondering - is it true? Or has the jorts insult been around longer?  I surely can't remember hearing anything of it when I was in school (c/o '93).   If you don't know the answer, we may have to consult Cale Conley, who is pretty much the authority on the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party (although I beleive his book may have pre-dated the jorts era).

Enjoy your Homecoming this weekend,

Maybe we should have kept Keith Brooking around.  I mean, sure, his skills have diminshed to the point that he has very little use on the field, but at least we could have preserved his reputation as a hard working, humble player with a team-first attitude.  I am not sure who that was we saw yesterday wearing Brooking's number for the silver and blue.   He sort of looked like Ray Lewis, well, except for the making great plays part. He only looked like Lewis AFTER the whistle...jawing, talking, jumping up and down....doing the bird dance?  Really?  Keith Brooking?  It takes less than one season playing for the Cowboys and one of the proudest LBs in Falcons history has turned into this?

I thnk he had 2 tackles in the box score - but at least a dozen dances, celebrations and other nonsense that doesn't show up in the box score.  Oh yeah, it looked like he was the one who blew the assignment when Weams was quarantined for the easiest TD you'll see in the NFL.

I understand he spent a lot of time apologizing to the Falcons after the game for his behavior - but he's always been better than that.

Yesterday I stopped by Dreamland's Peachtree Corners, GA location (there are 2 locations in the Atlanta area according to their menu board) and had a fantastic lunch. I know they are famous for their ribs, but I was in work clothes and didn't want to chance going back to work with barbecue sauce all over my shirt.  I had the chopped pork sandwich instead with a cup of stew and both were fantastic.  The stew was a pleasant surprise - it rivals the best in town here.  The sandwich was good, and it was huge - and that is the regular size.

I definitely need to make it back there for the ribs though.  Also, I noticed they catered.....so any of you guys who might be in town say, early December, might think about having some familiar food at your tailgate.  I'm sure it's not the same as the original, but it is pretty damn good.

Tough call, but I think I'll have to go with UGA on this one. I think I would rather have LSU moping after a loss when we come to town instead of riding high and coming home undefeated to play the #1 ranked team. I think that would put their fan base into a frenzy and make our task a little more difficult.

Often it is tougher catching an angry team coming off a loss, but in this particular case, I'd rather LSU not be unbeaten when we play them.

What do yall think?  We have to do something this weekend beside worry about concussion symptoms!

Hey UK faithful-  I will be making my first trip to Lexington this weekend for the game and I am very much looking forward to visiting your fine campus and stadium.  Any tips or "must sees" would be greatly appreciated. That includes bars/restaurants to visit Friday night, gameday parking tips and tailgating areas to visit in and around campus. 

I promise that our group does not talk trash nor wear jean shorts.  We are just looking forward to a great weekend of football and bourbon amongst the Sea of Blue.

I enjoy reading your site- especially during basketball season, as our fans aren't very knowledgable once football season ends.  (Some of your members like to visit the O&B Hue site and torment us a little once basketball starts - all in good fun though).

 Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

This just in from the Gainesville Sun.  It appears that Dustin Doe is the latest Gator to beat the rap in Gainesville and should be reinstated in the next couple days. While I'm sure our rivals will cry foul and claim that this is just another example of the Evil Gators sweeping another arrest under the carpet, it appears to be the same result that any other student would receive.

I am sure that Coach Strong will make Doe pay a much harsher penalty than a fine and picking up some trash, but it is good to hear that our already stout linebacker corps should soon be back to full strength.

The opening game line may have just jumped to 75.

Although it isn't the first time he has responded to the unfounded rumor that he is eventually headed to South Bend, Urban Meyer again reiterated that he's going to be in Gainesville for a while.  As Coach Richt appears to be a long-timer in Athens, we could be witnessing the early stages of one of the great coaching rivalries in college football. The last 2 games have even provided a little spice to the annual showdown.

Although Meyer is sometimes thought of as an arrogant jerk and Richt as boring, UF and UGA are both lucky to have coaches who appear committed to their respective programs for the long haul.  And why shouldn't they be?  Those programs are clearly two of the best in the country.  I don't think Notre Dame or Miami (where Richt's name is sometimes associated) are even in the same ballpark right now.

"Silence is Golden."  You see the statement before motion picture movies at the theatre.  For college football teams - especially those who look primed to make a serious championship run, silence truly is a welcome sound. For it means that your team is not in the news during the spring and summer months, a time when newsmakers always do so for the wrong reasons.

We were thinking that only injury could derail the 2009 version of the Gator train, but we forgot about idiocy. You know - fighting in downtown Gainesville and not stopping when ordered by the police to do so.  Things like getting tased and then briefly running from the police.....all bad and all stupid.

Janoris Jenkins is the latest Gator to have a mugshot on file with the GPD. As  usual, the team is "waiting on the results of the investigation." At worst, Jenkins will miss some games (likely the first 2 games against our typical patsy opponents and then return for Tennessee). Since he has no previous record, he will like use the deferred prosecution option and have to complete some community service.  At best, Meyer will "handle it internally" whatever that means, and we will be called a bunch of thugs by our rivals.  Whatever the outcome, it is a black eye for the UF football team.  Let's hope that somehow, this is the only incident of the summer.

It must be difficult to sleep at night when you are a head football coach of 18-22 year olds who are in a place like Gainesville with all kinds of time on their hands for the summer.