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WorsterMan said:
So, my wife is from FL. FSU grad.

I've been around her family and relatives that are both Gators and Seminoles. Plus I draw on perceptions around that state over 40 years.

FL - FSU absolutely HATE each other.

Maybe more than UT-aggy. I say that because aggy hates UT with red hot passion, but I think UT is highly annoyed, feels a little sorry for lowly aggy and we somewhat despise aggy, but we dont generally hate aggy the same way they hate UT.

Just my .02
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UF = UT of Florida
FSU = A&M of Florida*, but with a good football team most years
Miami = UH of Florida (in the Yeoman, Pardee, John Jenkins era), classless cheaters, crappy and scarce fan-base, but good on the field.


*but interestingly enough, UF has the agriculture school down there.
 
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SabreHorn said:
Chop,

If you ever gave them money, you would like them even more.

Of course, at one time, I gave money to the academic side of Texas, as well as the Athletic Department. The academic side sent me a really nice, "one size fits all", Non personalized card.

The mother of a good friend died of cancer at Shands. He and his brother asked that friends make a donation to the medical school oncology department or Shands. What I got in return for less money than one of my checks to Austin was:

1) A personalized letter from the university president
2) A personalized letter from the head of the medical school
3) A personalized letter from the head of the oncology department
4) A certificate showing I was a member of the Florida Foundation
5) Induction into the Florida Alumni Association
6) Invited to every UF function in Texas & Homecoming

So, except for this Saturday, I am a Florida fan. They have style and class, which our University lost in the 80s. Hopefully Hartzell will restore what we once had.
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Greater Orlando was definitely Florida Gator territory. Even the locals didn't care much about UCF. The Panhandle has the best beaches and the biggest concentration of FSU fans. Only in SE Florida/Greater Miami did the U seem to prevail. Fickel fans down there in SE Florida. They'd rather watch a regular season/non-playoff race NY Yankees game on tv than a U. of Miami football game against a good opponent.

Greater Tampa seemed Gator dominant as well. Same with Ocala/horse country. All those places had some Noles, but they were very much 2nd fiddle outside of the Florida Panhandle, at least circa early/mid 1990s.
 
If you watched the LHN at all, you would have seen the Longhorn Legends spot about Robert Cade that ran at least 8,732 times.
 
Napier now saying Lagaway could play. I don't know if he's saying that to make Texas prepare for 2 QB's or if it's real, but I can't imagine someone recovering from a grade 2 strain in a week without a miracle cure.
 
Run Pincher said:
Napier now saying Lagaway could play. I don't know if he's saying that to make Texas prepare for 2 QB's or if it's real, but I can't imagine someone recovering from a grade 2 strain in a week without a miracle cure.
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Play this weekend or play this season? I assumed it was the latter.
 
Yes, against Texas. I may not be a Dr. but there's one thing I do know, if he does play against Texas is was grossly mis-diagnosed as a grade 2 strain.
 
I went to the WLCP in 2006. Pre and post game were great, but the actual game was blah. They really need to adopt the Texas-OU seating versus the high school approach. If they did, it would rival the atmosphere and create a more competitive environment for the underdog.
 
Chop said:
Greater Orlando was definitely Florida Gator territory. Even the locals didn't care much about UCF. The Panhandle has the best beaches and the biggest concentration of FSU fans. Only in SE Florida/Greater Miami did the U seem to prevail. Fickel fans down there in SE Florida. They'd rather watch a regular season/non-playoff race NY Yankees game on tv than a U. of Miami football game against a good opponent.

Greater Tampa seemed Gator dominant as well. Same with Ocala/horse country. All those places had some Noles, but they were very much 2nd fiddle outside of the Florida Panhandle, at least circa early/mid 1990s.
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I'm really intrigued by this hotshot young coach who is at Florida Atlantic. Should something happen with Sark (like USC stealing him away :rolleyes1: ) we might want to look into him as a replacement.
 
Sangre Naranjada said:
I'm really intrigued by this hotshot young coach who is at Florida Atlantic. Should something happen with Sark (like USC stealing him away :rolleyes1: ) we might want to look into him as a replacement.
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(Scene: Sluggo throws Mr. Bill off the top of the water tower)
ACTION Mr Bill - "OH NOOOOoooooo!!!!"
 
HoffHorn said:
Speaking of Bevo, he is MAMMOTH these days. Anyone got a weight on him? Is he the largest Bevo we've ever had?
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Don't know if accurate, but a couple of weeks ago I heard 121.429 stones. (1700 lbs to the unwashed Colonists)
Move over Bob, Bevo is the REAL Big Boy around these parts. Good thing he was just a yearling at the time; don't think the Cowboys could hold him back if Uga tried to pick a fight today.
 
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1sahorn said:
Don't know if accurate, but a couple of weeks ago I heard 85.714 stones.
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That is probably accurate or at least close to it. I guessed a little higher because I haven't been up close recently.

FWIW, I always start with Bodacious (about 40 stones) and work backward. He had a huge back, and a really bad attitude. Patented head butt and shoulder smash yet got those back legs what seemed like ten feet high in the air.
 
SabreHorn said:
That is probably accurate or at least close to it. I guessed a little higher because I haven't been up close recently.

FWIW, I always start with Bodacious (about 40 stones) and work backward. He had a huge back, and a really bad attitude. Patented head butt and shoulder smash yet got those back legs what seemed like ten feet high in the air.
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Totally agree SH. Bodacious is the GOAT of riding bulls. Not in person, but I saw him crush more than 1 man's face with that patented jump where his back legs went 10' in the air followed by that patented head butt.
Did you ever see him live?
 
1sahorn said:
Totally agree SH. Bodacious is the GOAT of riding bulls. Not in person, but I saw him crush more than 1 man's face with that patented jump where his back legs went 10' in the air followed by that patented head butt.
Did you ever see him live?
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I have seen him live multiple times. Before he died, the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo negotiated with Sammy to bring him back and had him on display. He was well over 3,000 lbs then, and I thought that back was wider than the hood of a 59 Cadillac. I was in Vegas for the $1 million winner take all "ride" between him & Terry Don West. TD was all beat up with (IIRC) a broken leg and broken collar bone. He had won the Bull Riding and didn't have to make his last ride, but his response, "Those people out there paid to see me ride, and they're going to see me ride that bull". TD rode his bull to an incredible ovation.

Then they brought out $1 million in cash for Sammy or TD to take home. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed, and TD did not get on Bodacious. In his physical condition, that bull would have killed him.

People ask me who is the greatest "athlete" you've ever seen.

Only competitors are "Skamper" and "Bodacious". My choice is Skamper. (Charmain paid $125 for Skamper)
 
SabreHorn said:
I have seen him live multiple times. Before he died, the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo negotiated with Sammy to bring him back and had him on display. He was well over 3,000 lbs then, and I thought that back was wider than the hood of a 59 Cadillac. I was in Vegas for the $1 million winner take all "ride" between him & Terry Don West. TD was all beat up with (IIRC) a broken leg and broken collar bone. He had won the Bull Riding and didn't have to make his last ride, but his response, "Those people out there paid to see me ride, and they're going to see me ride that bull". TD rode his bull to an incredible ovation.

Then they brought out $1 million in cash for Sammy or TD to take home. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed, and TD did not get on Bodacious. In his physical condition, that bull would have killed him.

People ask me who is the greatest "athlete" you've ever seen.

Only competitors are "Skamper" and "Bodacious". My choice is Skamper. (Charmain paid $125 for Skamper)
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Bull riders are a breed apart. I grew up in West Texas with rodeo people, but they were ropers, not riders. Great horsemen & incredibly talented with a rope, but they dodged the riders...thought those people are crazy.
1 of my best friends from then traded his horses & ropes for guitars & amps. He is now in Florida. His knees are destroyed from jumping off moving horses.
In HS, the FB HC/AD (named Harrell; grandfather to the other Harrell who was tceh's QB) couldn't stand him 'cause he was uber athletic but was ineligible to play FB. He rodeod which is/was not a UIL sport. Gary won "prizes" (aka belt buckles) & small amounts of cash (insufficient to pay his horses' feed bill, let alone gas $ to get to & from events) which rendered him "professional" & ineligible to compete in UIL athletics.
 
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