I kept hearing "23 years" this, "23 years" that, based on the length of time that it has been since the University of Florida Gators, keepers of The Tebow, formerly of the Old Ball Coach and recently of a National Championship, beat the University of Miami.
It's fairly shocking to believe that it's even humanly -- or Tebowly -- possible for two powerhouse teams located so close hadn't played each other since the 2004 post season, although that does mean that very few people involved in the action tonight actually had anything to do with either team the last time they played.
And it also gives a semi-logical explanation for why that streak has stayed intact as Miami has fallen from grace and Urban Meyer -- who wasn't around either -- has pushed Florida back into the upper echelon of college teams.
Not helping matters is the fact that Florida was a 21 point favorite (and with good reason, seemingly) but the halftime score -- nine to three (again, coaches, typing the score out = poor offensive performance) -- kind of held out a little hope for a close game.
Don't blame Tebow though; as Brent Musberger, Kirk Herbstreit, Erin Andrews and anyone else with a microphone or a camera in their face pointed out, it was just the rest of the Gators looking slovenly in the first half and failing to meet the WonderKid's expectations.
So, it had to either have been the rest of the Florida team deciding to step up in the final 40, or Tebow simply elevating his game and dragging the rest of the scum north with him, because the Gators took control and never looked back. It was one of those weird never-look-backs too; they covered, and it was a blowout, but it wasn't even as close as the score indicated once Florida started rolling in the second half.
In reality though, it was just another reminder that the ACC is (still!) not good this year while the SEC will probably be decent. Unlike, say, this matchup, which was one of those headliner-in-name-only type of showdowns. It's still good to see the interstate rivalry get cranked back up, of course, but for now, it's a bit of a disappointment following last week's slate.
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9-07-2008 @ 9:06AM
Tom East said...
Tebow thinks he is the coach and the referee. He comes across as conceited and will not finish the year without an injury, no matter how great the senile Brent Mussberger thinks he is. Why that man is stil in sports is beyond me.
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9-07-2008 @ 11:47AM
al said...
great sportsmanship by urban myer trying to run up the score with a minute left in the game,,, i love shannon for just blowing by the guy after the game,, typical gator conceit,, i hope they get blown out in all their remaining games
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9-07-2008 @ 2:30PM
benjhudson said...
C'mon "al" It didn't seem to bother coach Shannon last week when he laid 52 points on a hapless Charleston Southern team, 10 of those points in the last 7 or 8 minutes of the 4th quarter, when Miami already had a 35 point lead. Is that the "sportsmanship" you're talking about? It's not Urban Myer's job to keep the score down, it's the job of coach Shannon, his staff and the Miami defense. If coach Shannon blew by coach Myer at the end of the game, now that might be considered poor sportsmanship.
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9-07-2008 @ 3:09PM
Ron said...
Tom, your not even in the same league as Brent Musburgers game callin skills with you lack of character judgement. Tim Tebow is Class, Brent Musburger must go AWAY!
Al, you poor pathetic little hurricane fan where was there any running up the score at? We played the game til the end your hurricanes could not stop us, we wwere just giving your defense some much needed exposure to their weekness so they can address those issues to enable you to win your weak ACC schedule.
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9-07-2008 @ 3:10PM
Ron said...
Tom, your not even in the same league as Brent Musburgers game callin skills with you lack of character judgement. Tim Tebow is Class, Brent Musburger must go AWAY!
Al, you poor pathetic little hurricane fan where was there any running up the score at? We played the game til the end your hurricanes could not stop us, we wwere just giving your defense some much needed exposure to their weekness so they can address those issues to enable you to win your weak ACC schedule.
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9-07-2008 @ 3:46PM
david said...
look i like the fact that Miami is young now and inexperienced but kept the score down till the late 3rd and 4th quarters on a Gator team that is ranked 5th nationally...I dont know about you but to me that sends a messege to both sides. Plus Bosher, the PUNTER hits like a safety or linebacker. Marve will be a good QB as long as he handles himself like he did in this game for the remainder of the season...and years to follow. lookout in another season or two. Miami will be knocking on the door for the #1 again!
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9-07-2008 @ 3:55PM
Ron said...
David, yes I agree that the Hurricanes will be back soon and that Marve looks to be an up and comer but the Hurricanes didnt so much as keep the score down as the Gator O Line did. They did not play to thier ability therefore Tim had no protection thus we scored less than we should have. I dont see anything that Miami did to make that happen just a poor showing for the early part of the game by the Orange and Blue O Line.
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