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HALLGATOR · 01-18-2013, 09:38 PM

This is a game which many Gator fans have been looking forward to for quite some time and rightfully so. The Missouri Tigers will be taking on Florida in front of a sold out O-Dome crowd Saturday afternoon. They (the Tigers) will be without the services of their #1 scorer, Laurence Bowers, who is suffering from a knee injury and is slated to miss the game. This is going to make a tough task even harder for the visitors as they were already listed at13.5 point underdogs. If the Gators can pull this one out then they will have defeated two good teams within a 3 day period and it will further strengthen their RPI.

I think it is fair to say the Gators could do a repeat of what they have been doing the last few games and that is jump out to an early lead then build on it. Except for a late game lapse the team handled the, currently ranked 7th, Arizona Wildcats pretty roughly and did so on the road. In fact except for those last couple of minutes and the no-show at K-State this team has been pretty persistent this year and has shown the capabilities to totally dominate an opponent. As I looked back at the scores, other than the two losses, the closest another team has come this season is UCF at 13 points. With this said they guys are playing on a short 2 day turnaround and playing a quality foe who would like nothing better than to upset Florida on its own home court.

There will be a lot of people at the game but for those who won't be there, or will, join us in the game thread tomorrow as we follow the team in their quest for a 4th straight SEC victory.

Go Gators!!!!!!!

Pregame notes are available here

You can listen to Mick and Mark here

More about the Missouri team here

gogators73 · 01-18-2013, 10:05 PM

First of 3 home games of the year for me! Excited!

Row6 · 01-19-2013, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by HALLGATOR

This is a game which many Gator fans have been looking forward to for quite some time and rightfully so. The Missouri Tigers will be taking on Florida in front of a sold out O-Dome crowd Saturday afternoon. They (the Tigers) will be without the services of their #1 scorer, Laurence Bowers, who is suffering from a knee injury and is slated to miss the game. This is going to make a tough task even harder for the visitors as they were already listed at13.5 point underdogs. If the Gators can pull this one out then they will have defeated two good teams within a 3 day period and it will further strengthen their RPI.

I think it is fair to say the Gators could do a repeat of what they have been doing the last few games and that is jump out to an early lead then build on it. Except for a late game lapse the team handled the, currently ranked 7th, Arizona Wildcats pretty roughly and did so on the road. In fact except for those last couple of minutes and the no-show at K-State this team has been pretty persistent this year and has shown the capabilities to totally dominate an opponent. As I looked back at the scores, other than the two losses, the closest another team has come this season is UCF at 13 points. With this said they guys are playing on a short 2 day turnaround and playing a quality foe who would like nothing better than to upset Florida on its own home court.

There will be a lot of people at the game but for those who won't be there, or will, join us in the game thread tomorrow as we follow the team in their quest for a 4th straight SEC victory.

Go Gators!!!!!!!

Pregame notes are available here

You can listen to Mick and Mark here

More about the Missouri team here

Thanks for you pre-game summations and links Hall. Good job.

**mastoidbone** · 01-19-2013, 10:37 AM

will be watching from mountains here in italy on internet....

jcp · 01-19-2013, 10:37 AM

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will be watching from mountains here in italy on internet....

Wow, really nice.

InstiGATOR1 · 01-19-2013, 11:54 AM

Wow on the Italian Alps. I have watched a UF game or two from Europe.

When I was in Europe for a year during graduate school, I could barely get scores in Charlie Pell's first season. It is amazing to watch UF games live there now.

gator85jd · 01-19-2013, 11:59 AM

Great ore-game write-up, Hall! Thanks for that.

I'm fired up about this game. For the reasons you stated, this is a huge game. Not only RPI, but this game will be a good indicator of what these Gators are made of.

Does anyone know who's doing the broadcast for ESPN?

**mastoidbone** · 01-19-2013, 12:11 PM

i remember living in france for a year in 1989-1990----and being almost impossible to get a score unless you got a IHT.....now with high speed internet I can see it with decent quality...for free!!!!

Go Gators!!!

**mastoidbone** · 01-19-2013, 12:12 PM

snowing like heck now!!
http://www.webcam-4insiders.com/de/W...zzo-Wetter.php

http://www.visittrentino.it/en/webca...onale-montesel

swampgas44 · 01-19-2013, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by gator85jd

Great ore-game write-up, Hall! Thanks for that.

I'm fired up about this game. For the reasons you stated, this is a huge game. Not only RPI, but this game will be a good indicator of what these Gators are made of.

Does anyone know who's doing the broadcast for ESPN?

Jimmie Dykes

happygatorguy · 01-19-2013, 01:30 PM

mastoid...what happened in the pic with the burning rubble ??

Gatorgal04 · 01-19-2013, 01:42 PM

Been a while since I've seen a BUNCH of people outside the Dome trying to buy tickets. Good to see. It's a T-shirt game courtesy of Texaco.

iam4uf · 01-19-2013, 01:46 PM

Maryland NC game on before ours - one of the commentators sounds like that awful one they use for football games. Glad we'll have someone different. Wish there was a way to mute the voices but keep the crowd noise.