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rpmGator · 01-06-2013, 11:43 AM

Gators are notorius for playing down to the competition. That and any game at noon or before, we come out flat.

Coaches have changed, it happens to all.

**teebone7200** · 01-06-2013, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by UFreak

I'm with jaggervol it was a bitter loss. Instill think the Sugar Bowl is a big deal. We were the only game on prime time TV. It was a humiliating loss and I care.

This bothers me as well. It was the only game on National TV and I am concerned about the perception of the program by the casual fan more than the actual outcome of the game. Terms that I have heard about our team from some friends were "thugs", "undisciplined" and "da U like". This bothers me. If I was an observer, with no rooting interest of either team, I would not have been rooting for the Gators and very happy that they got their azz whipped. This needs to change.

gtr2x · 01-06-2013, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by teebone7200

This bothers me as well. It was the only game on National TV and I am concerned about the perception of the program by the casual fan more than the actual outcome of the game. Terms that I have heard about our team from some friends were "thugs", "undisciplined" and "da U like". This needs to change.

Thankfully, I haven't heard any of those comments. Maybe you need new friends.

Comments I've heard were" how did you guys lose", "that Bridgewater kid is a lot better than I knew, "wouldn't mind having Strong as a coach "and you guys need a qb. "

rounds · 01-06-2013, 06:58 PM

We were ALL "too good" to be playing lowly 2-loss, big least champ Louisville....NOBODY,--fans, coaches, players-took the game seriously. We were the mighty Gators, #3 nationally and should be playing OKLAHOMA! Our coaches were recruiting, etc.
Strong & Bedford were licking their chops.
Muschamp still learning da bidness.

Tebowism0823 · 01-06-2013, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by WarDamnGator

Of course it can happen. It happens every year (even after we win our bowl games

). Do you honestly believe that recruits can't flip their verbal commitments for a variety of reasons? I don't. I'm just saying I don't think it's as likely as the drama queens want me to believe, just because of a meaningless bowl game. I mean, when is this supposed mass exodus supposed to start, anyway?

Who said anything about a mass exodus? You trying to create stories from nothing? The fact that you keep day meaningless bowl game says everything about you!

WarDamnGator · 01-06-2013, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Tebowism0823

Who said anything about a mass exodus? You trying to create stories from nothing? The fact that you keep day meaningless bowl game says everything about you!

Yeah ... it's says I'm not a drama queen that acts like my world is falling apart every time the Gators lose, and prattle on about it for a week? Nothing was on the line when we played Louisville. No one decommitted, as far as I know. In fact, I just read a recruit was considering flipping to the Gators. How does that fit into the overly emotional line of thought? There is no such thing as "momentum" going into an 8 month lay-off. In other words ... get over it already. It was a bad game to cap a great season, after the let down of finishing 3rd in the BCS standing, and nothing more.

**baygator1** · 01-06-2013, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by WarDamnGator

Would beating Louisville have been more or less meaningful than our 1998 BCS bowl win over Syracuse, or our 2001 BSC bowl win over Maryland? Just give some perspective on how big of win for this program Louisville would have been, so I can react with just enough deference to make the fainting goats happy.

It's the magnitude of the loss, and the way we lost, in a game where we were favored by two scores.

BCS bowls are not meaningless. And losing them as a heavy favorite is very meaningful.