NCAA reportedly investigating Florida (but temper excitement)
Maybe Maurkice Pouncey (56) can use the, "It wasn't me, it was my brother (55)" excuse.
Those dirty, cheatin’ Florida Gators may be under NCAA investigation.
But seriously, don’t get too excited, folks.
According to report by ESPN.com, the NCAA is investigating an allegation that former Florida center Maurkice Pouncey, a first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers, was paid $100,000 by a representative of an agent some time after the Florida-Alabama SEC championship game against and before the Gators’ appearance in the Sugar Bowl against Cincinnati.
Let’s consider the worst-case scenario: Pouncey is guilty. That means Florida used an ineligible player in the Sugar Bowl. The ramifications: They would have to forfeit one win over the Cincinnati Bearcats.
So much the earth-shaking news in Gainesville. Or the parade in Athens.
Barring the NCAA finding Florida in violation of other allegations, the only way the Gators get slapped with a more significant penalty than vacating one win is if the NCAA finds that Florida knowingly used an illegal player in the Sugar Bowl. That issue was at the root of USC’s two-year probation with Reggie Bush. The difference is, Bush’s reported benefits took place over a series of several months, including his family living rent-free in a home that was provided by a sports marketing representative. The NCAA determined that the Trojans must have been aware of benefits Bush was receiving over a long period of time.
If Pouncey took $100,000 from the agent in the time frame that has been outlined, the NCAA would have to prove that Florida became aware of it after the SEC championship (Dec. 5) and before the Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1), a period of four weeks (some of which was a holiday break for players). It doesn’t seem likely the NCAA could prove that — nor does it seem plausible that coach Urban Meyer would care enough to cover up allegations of one player taking money from an agent for the sake of one bowl game that didn’t have national championship ramifications.
By the way, for the record, Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley said: “At this time we have no information that has indicated that there are any compliance issues for the University of Florida.”
The NCAA will take it from here.
So let me guess: You believe Florida should be hit with three years probation and loss of 30 scholarships?
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214 comments Add your comment
Urban
July 19th, 2010
2:59 pm
About a 1/2 game suspension
Barry
July 19th, 2010
3:01 pm
Yes Jeff. Hit them hard, hit them often. Three years and 30 scholarships is a small price to pay for the invention of the jort.
ed
July 19th, 2010
3:03 pm
urban cryer calling another presser, chest hurting, needs some more publicity.
Spike
July 19th, 2010
3:11 pm
Just don’t gouge us in the eye!
destin dawg
July 19th, 2010
3:14 pm
Meyer just cares out winning.. not his players.. he wore out Percy Harvin in couple games… lucky with minor injuries… Tebow had 2 shoulder separations and 2 concussions.. being used as a fullback.. not prepared for NFL as a QB… wore himself out Heart attack etc.. too intense about winning to be around on a daily basis… this is college and they are supposed to be STUDENT/athletes ??!!!
Clay
July 19th, 2010
3:16 pm
Come on Jeff. Who in Athens (or Dawg Nation) gives a damn about UF getting on probation? You either beat your rivals on the field or you don’t.
Are teams that lost to Bama 3 years ago gonna crow because that game gets forfeited (pending appeal) in their latest probation?
Most Dawg fans I know want UGA to get better, and that has nothing to do with how good or bad UF gets.
Buckhead Dawg
July 19th, 2010
3:17 pm
Hit em hard! They’re a bunch of cheating crooks. Just look at them.
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
3:18 pm
Now we know why one brother “Pounced” on a NFL offer and one didn’t…and I know the Pouncey brother’s father needed and received major surgery to save his life right before the bowl game. I wonder if that had something to do with Maurkice taking the money from the agent? If he took the moeny…I doubt the Florida coaches knew about it. A couple of years ago a Florida player took some money before a bowl game and was dismissed from the team (I can’t remember the name). So I think they would have done the same to Maurkice if they had knowledge of the situation….as I think any SEC coach would. This is a non-issue for the Gator program….but does make you wonder about Maurkice’s reasons for taking the cash in advance of the bowl game. And I am sure Maurkice playing made the Gators completely humiliate the Bearcats!!!!
Mikey in SAV
July 19th, 2010
3:19 pm
Good call Clay.
UF? Nothing to see here folks…keep moving along.
wesleywhatwhat
July 19th, 2010
3:20 pm
if u can’t beat ‘em, offer ‘em money so their players are ineligible.
Beast from the East
July 19th, 2010
3:20 pm
Nice commentary from typical UGA fans. You guys need to pull the red panties off of your head and see the light of day.
Just kidding guys……have at it and pile on!
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
3:20 pm
destin Dawg….I guess Tebow “not being prepared for the NFL” caused him to drop all the way to the FIRST round of the draft? Good reasoning, dude!~
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
3:24 pm
Destindawg….
….also….Tebow…one shoulder injury (before the Georgia game) and one concussion (during the Kentucky game)….you might want to get your facts right before posting a lot of incorrect data…
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Tao
July 19th, 2010
3:30 pm
No way. FL Gaters cheat? You have to be kidding me. They are like USC I bet.
destin dawg
July 19th, 2010
3:31 pm
Tampa… Tim Tebow=great athlete and competitor.. Meyer didn’t need to use him as a FB.. concussions result in all kinds of debilliatating health problems later in life.. just sayin….
chris
July 19th, 2010
3:31 pm
Will UF have to vacate the win in Tebow’s last game??? Blasphemy!!!
dap01
July 19th, 2010
3:31 pm
The violation probably occured on Family Day. Thursdays are Family Day at the University of Florida.
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
3:33 pm
Destindawg….
One more example of your lack of knowledge about Meyer….Meyer did not play Harvin in several games in his career at Florida when he had an injured ankle and gave him time to to fully recover….including the SEC championship game against Bama….that is how much Meyer doesn’t care about his players. It was Harvin’s decision to play hurt against Oklahoma that year. If anything, Meyer underplayed Harvin in his career at Florida….or underused him according to a lot of Gator fans. No coach in American cares more about his players than Meyer…just ask the players. You can rant about Meyer all you want…but the truth is the truth…and your incorrect posts do not change those facts.
Tao
July 19th, 2010
3:35 pm
TampaGator: Are you in love with Urban. It sure sounds like you want to make a baby with him. 1, 2, 3, 5, 4…Gaters take no jive.
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
3:37 pm
DestinDawg…you are amazingly uniformed….Tebow called his own number when he ran for the Gators…and no one ran the run option and the power run from the “QB” position better than Tebow in NCAA history. Tebow has done that all his playing life (and the concusion came during a passing play when he was hit from the blind side!!!)…and he was a man among boys in college when he did run the ball. Expect to see more of it in the NFL.
BG
July 19th, 2010
3:38 pm
This does not surprise me one bit. Urban Meyer is a shady coach.
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
3:39 pm
Tao….are you “homophobic?”….you sure sound like it….1,2,3,4, 5….I believe that would be proper numerical order even for a homophobic like you….who probably also suffers from a lack of numberical development.
Clay
July 19th, 2010
3:41 pm
Boy, you know these agents know the NCAA rules. States should make laws that make it illegal for player/agent contact that break NCAA rules, then make the punishment some jail time, for the player and agent, unless they contact the school, tell them immediately of the violations.
Dawg Man
July 19th, 2010
3:42 pm
And I thought Southern Cal was the only place where athletes got paid. Meyer will probably have a spaz attack at whoever let this out.
ugakev
July 19th, 2010
3:42 pm
I will not accuse florida of cheating but i would never be surprised if i found out they did
Waycross Dawg
July 19th, 2010
3:43 pm
Foley runs too good of an organization to allow something blatant to happen. So calm down Dawg fans……..nothing earth-shaking is going to happen here, and i don’t think we really want something like this happening anyway. Don’t we, as the greatest football fans on earth and in the greatest states for producing talent, want the SEC as a whole to be a place that kids want to play ball, and a place where things are done the right way? Now that we’ve got ‘Bama on the straight and narrow, let’s hope that we can keep the entire conference on the right track so that we can enjoy being the BEST conference in the US for many yearas to come.
Bryan G.
July 19th, 2010
3:43 pm
Let me, as a UGA fan, try to impart some sensibility here.
This is the kind of thing that – if true – could have happened to any school. It’s silly to punish a school and a team for one player taking some money from an agent before what was, in essence, a meaningless exhibition game.
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
3:45 pm
Lastly….don’t expect Foley to go out, get drunk, go for a wild drive in Atlanta, stick red panties in his pants, text a hooker 200 times….etc. etc. etc.
And….yes….I am extremely disappointed in Maurkice Pouncey. He seemed to be a better person….but money sometimes corrupts the best of us….and agents tend to help with the process.
BOOBEE'S
July 19th, 2010
3:48 pm
None of this helps us win in Jacksonville…………….
NoGaGator
July 19th, 2010
3:48 pm
If true, very bad judgement on Pouncey’s part. Although as TampaGator mentioned, I believe the dad had just suffered a terrible accident where his leg was amputated. There isn’t any way that I could imagine the coaches or other authorities knowing anything about this before the Sugar Bowl. Their program is too valuable and they’ve worked too hard doing it the right way to let a player put that in jeopardy.
I believe the same goes for UGA’s program. Now Kiffin, on the other hand…not so much
GT71
July 19th, 2010
3:49 pm
I believe that would be ‘numerical’, TampaGator…but then no one in northern FL or Clarke County GA has any sense of ‘numbers’.
The old question says it all – What do folks in South Florida call North Florida?
South Georgia.
You just can’t tell sometimes where the ignorance ends.
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
3:49 pm
Clay….
I agree with you. It should be illegal for agents to give moeny to non-professional athletes (until they have announced as a professional and completed their playing activities at a univeristy or college…and it should be a felony offense. If they would punish the agents and not the kids or the school….the abuses (like this one) would stop, I think.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
July 19th, 2010
3:50 pm
Dont put them on probabtion! Heck if we EVER can muster back-back wins against them, the last thing we need is for them to be on probation when it happens.
Over/Under the next time we win 2 straight against them?
Lowcountry Bulldawg
July 19th, 2010
3:51 pm
….yeah I think its going to be a while also
Matt
July 19th, 2010
3:51 pm
Much ado about nothing. If you read the ESPN article, it states that the University of Florida turned this in to the NCAA. So make them vacate the Sugar Bowl win, I am sure Cincy will feel much better about the butt kicking. Oh, and to quote the famous Gata cheer.
1,2,3,4,5 the Gators own the Dawgs and that’s no jive.
You can’t cure stupid so vote them out of office!
Bob
July 19th, 2010
3:51 pm
This is an outrage. They should be banned from collegiate football for 20 years.
Paddy
July 19th, 2010
3:51 pm
Non story. Looks like UF had no indication of this. Lets just play and beat them in Jacksonville.
Dawg1970
July 19th, 2010
3:52 pm
Read the headline, temper your comments. For all we know, Knowshon may have done the same thing, etc. Aw wait, give ‘em he?? dawgs.
joe
July 19th, 2010
3:54 pm
Of course you can find out when the money was sent…by checking banking records of Pouncey or the agent in question…its not like drug money, there’s got to be a trail of some sort. I say investigate and if Pouncey accepted money while still a student, then slap UF with a USC like probation.
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
3:55 pm
GT71….I believe it to be a typo…and not a geographic issue related to my post….and I did grow up in South Georgia (Tifton…got my ass kicked playing against Valdosta many times on the football field)….and I am a proud to be from that area. And you are incorrect….North Florida is 10 times more populated with the educationally deprived than South Georgia. You have to speak in a “non-voweled” language to live there….it is required.
courtney
July 19th, 2010
3:56 pm
how bout dem red painties …..
Dawg1970
July 19th, 2010
3:57 pm
Just saw on ESPN that NC and SC have players who are being questioned about trips to So Fla possibly paid for by agents, so this could be a widespread problem. Don’t know how any school will police this.
Ben
July 19th, 2010
3:57 pm
Was this really worthy of a blog entry? I mean, I hate UF as much as the next guy but come on.
Dawgtards ruin this state
July 19th, 2010
3:59 pm
Dogs are next as the annual edition of South Eastern Cheaters continues!
Dale
July 19th, 2010
3:59 pm
Meyer doesn’t care. He’d already won a fortune in Vegas betting against the Gators in the SEC title game. I heard.
FORTY ONE POINTS to your seventeen points
July 19th, 2010
4:00 pm
ZZzzzzzzzzZZZz…..ZZZzzzzZZZzzzzz…..
((((((((((((((((((((41-17))))))))))))))))))
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
4:01 pm
joe…you can’t slap Florida with a violation like USC’s for this….especially if the Gator coaches did not know about the situation…(all you can do is take away any wins the player played in) which Foley clearly states they didn’t from his own investigation….but the NCAA will conduct its own investigation to verify Foley’s data. If the Florida coaches did know about it, Meyer and any other Florida coach deserves to be fired…and should be. I believe Foley. He would not try to cover this up….or get drunk worrying about it. He would admit it, administer the proper consequences to the coach or coaches involved, and file truthful information to the NCAA.
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
4:06 pm
Finally…this is an “agent” problem for ALL schools and the situation needs to be addressed with a Federal law (or even state laws) to limit agent involvement with these kids while they are particpating in non-professional sports….with a felony consequence if they do.
Russ the Temporary Mascot
July 19th, 2010
4:09 pm
What a bunch of sissies! Dawg players know how to party down, grab some woman by the humps, and get suspended for manly reasons. Then they get arrested and let out on bond. Not one of them would settle for a few grand as a means of getting in the dawghouse and then sneaking off to the NFL.
FL can just kiss my blackened behind and I won’t even let the trainers use white paint or a pair of red panties to cover it up.
Shreveport or bust for us this year. You can mark it down.
Noleman28
July 19th, 2010
4:12 pm
TampaGator
Tebow should be a pretty solid FB/TE in the NFL. Could be similar to Mike Alstott as a FB.
He may get a few snaps at QB in short yardage situations but that’s about it. Let’s hope he can accept that role and not cry about it. We’ve all seen enough of him crying.
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
4:14 pm
I just read that the agent involved would have violated the Florida state agent law by giving money to Pouncey at that time….and if the agent can be identified, that agent could lose his agent license in Florida and be fined substantially……GOOD. I hope it happens real soon.
Ralph
July 19th, 2010
4:16 pm
Football educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men into such swift and close collision in critical moments that man measures man.”
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
4:17 pm
Noleman28…right now….Tebow is progressing just fine to win the backup role to Orton in Denver this coming season. I don’t think he will have any problem beating out the ex-Notre Dame QB for the backup role in his rookie season.
Ted Striker
July 19th, 2010
4:17 pm
This here’s a story about Maurkice and Mike Pouncey
Two young gators with nothin better to do
Than wait around to play the Tide, get high, smokin ounces
Here’s what happened when Urbie let ‘em loose
Headed north, hotel not far from the Dome
Where Maurkice got some Benjamins for him to take home
Maurkice took the cash in the lobby, just b4 the game
Came the game, lost the game, same-ole-same
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
4:21 pm
Noleman28…..
And….you are probably one of those who said Tebow wouldn’t even get drafted by the NFL…which round did he go in???? FIRST…which made you cry….didn’t it!!!
bulldogmaniac
July 19th, 2010
4:21 pm
Forget all of the garbage! Let’s just beat UF on the field!
Mike T.
July 19th, 2010
4:21 pm
47 to your 39 and 2 ties
UGA Student
July 19th, 2010
4:22 pm
TampaGator – For this being a blog about a UF player messing up, i find it quite immature that you keep bringing up Damon Evans. Grow up.
Things that make you go hmmm.....
July 19th, 2010
4:22 pm
IF there’s something to it, will Oscar Meyer “retire” again?
Beast from the East
July 19th, 2010
4:23 pm
Striker,
Don’t quit your day job. You went form “Beverly Hillbillies” to classic rock. What were you thinking?
Things that make you go hmmm.....
July 19th, 2010
4:23 pm
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
4:21 pm
Nah, REAL men don’t cry. Ooops, that leave out Tebow and Meyer.
Bamaboy
July 19th, 2010
4:23 pm
36 to your 25
Reality
July 19th, 2010
4:24 pm
Your 38 year old AD did a good bit of crying…it’s in the police report. And he’s 38.
Things that make you go hmmm.....
July 19th, 2010
4:24 pm
Bamaboy
July 19th, 2010
4:23 pm
If the 36 equals my waist size (which it does) and the 25 equals your IQ, then yes, good post.
Things that make you go hmmm.....
July 19th, 2010
4:25 pm
Reality
July 19th, 2010
4:24 pm
You mean our FORMER Athletic Director?
YoungDawg
July 19th, 2010
4:27 pm
No just declare Maurkice Pouncey not eligible if it’s true. This is how it should be! Catch the players & agents then punish them ASAP! Now if UF knew about it & let him play then yea they have to forfeit those games & give back the Bowl money!
Mike T.
July 19th, 2010
4:27 pm
At least we’ve beat Notre Dame, something ole checkerhead could never do.
Mike T.
July 19th, 2010
4:28 pm
our ex 38 year old AD
gatorman770
July 19th, 2010
4:30 pm
What I want to see if the NCAA sends dozens of NCAA investiGators in their normal SOP for violations in the SEC or will they lolligag around picking their butts like they did with the precious PAC-10 (or is that 12-PAC, now) Southern Cal?
Ted Striker
July 19th, 2010
4:31 pm
Beast @ 4:23 — What was I thinking? I was thinking about the smiles your twin sisters had when they left my house last night.
Mike T.
July 19th, 2010
4:33 pm
The first two letters of GAtors are the abbreviation for GEORGIA.
gatorman770
July 19th, 2010
4:33 pm
Oh….I meant to say: “……will they lolligag around picking their butts like they did with the precious PAC-10 (or is that 12-PAC, now) Southern Cal, for 5 friggin’ years?”
Bamaboy
July 19th, 2010
4:33 pm
@Things that give hummers
That’s the best you’ve got? Like your team, pathetic
Mr. Phil
July 19th, 2010
4:38 pm
C’mon NCAA dig deeper. Use this as an opportunity to really get in the Gators sock drawer and see what’s going on. I personally got very little satisfaction from the USC smack down. Let’s see how much worse you can do. I say ban the entire state of Florida from football related activities for at least the rest of my natural life.
Hillbilly Deluxe
July 19th, 2010
4:38 pm
What Division 1 school shouldn’t be investigated?
East Atlanta
July 19th, 2010
4:39 pm
Doesn’t seem like that big of a deal. The funny part is reading posts from the crybaby Gator fans as they try to rationalize, blame the agent, blame the NCAA, blame the dad’s illness (somehow), blame everyone…but themselves. Face it, if this turns out to be true, you had an ineligible player play in the Sugar Bowl. So, technically, you cheated (albeit unknowingly). Take your lumps like pretty much the rest of the CFB universe has had to this summer. You’ll survive.
GT BABY
July 19th, 2010
4:42 pm
If this were UGAY, the comments would be off……BANK ON IT!
Mike T.
July 19th, 2010
4:44 pm
Yeah we were real patheic when Stafford threw that TD in OT.Yall have a couple of good years with Satan, but ya’ll quickly forget those years Auburn, LSU and every one else was kicking yout butts. Auburn how many years in a row. six or seven.
Bamaboy
July 19th, 2010
4:47 pm
@GT Baby
You’re right about that. It would be “Comments are closed.”
Bamaboy
July 19th, 2010
4:51 pm
Mike T.
July 19th, 2010
4:44 pm
And how many SEC and NC does your sorry little team have? Hmmmmm????
Bamaboy
July 19th, 2010
4:52 pm
I am gay
Pi$$onaDawg
July 19th, 2010
4:53 pm
NCAA talking about violations at UGA, USC, UT, and UF? Sounds like the SEC EAST has a problem!
Galen Hall
July 19th, 2010
4:53 pm
The Gators have never cheated.
Charley Pell
July 19th, 2010
4:53 pm
I agree with Coach Hall.
Steve Spurrier
July 19th, 2010
4:55 pm
Heck, I could take your players and beat mine. And, it’s the Head Ball Coach, not Ol’ Ball Coach. Pay attention, dummies.
SMITTYSTHEMAN
July 19th, 2010
4:55 pm
I see red panties falling from the sky!!! I see red panties falling from the sky!!!!
Bama fan
July 19th, 2010
4:56 pm
Its a non issue. Florida would have to vacate the game for using an ineligible player and that’s it. There was no institutional problem here with Florida. And on top of that if indeed the player took money to help his father with a life saving operation this would largely be looked over. Much ado about nothing.
Bear Bryant
July 19th, 2010
4:56 pm
Momma never would let me cheat, I never even knew what the spread was on games. I was such a good ole boy, so good. I love Bamaboy in a special way.
Pi$$onaDawg
July 19th, 2010
4:57 pm
If it is wrong to now wear BLACKFACE in movies it is also wrong to have your Butt painted White and walk the UGA sidelines? RUSS wants to know.
Billy Bob
July 19th, 2010
4:59 pm
When’s the parade. It’s like scoring a touchdown. Gotta celebrate when you can!
Wally Butts
July 19th, 2010
4:59 pm
You sure about that, Bear?
Reality
July 19th, 2010
5:00 pm
Cheating Hall of Fame
The top 29 NCAA Division 1 teams in terms of all-time major NCAA infractions cases:
1) Arizona State…3) Auburn…..NUMBER 11) GEORGIA…
Source: ncaa.org (NCAA Legislative Database of major infractions)
BTW, Bama, Florida or even GT do not make this list.
Beast from the East
July 19th, 2010
5:05 pm
Striker,
I’ve got no sisters. But if I did, I’d send them straight to your place!
Beast from the East
July 19th, 2010
5:11 pm
Reality,
You can’t use facts with these guys. They don’t understand them and therefore refuse to acknowledge them.
Tdawg
July 19th, 2010
5:11 pm
Yes it is a big deal. This is a major violation. Just how major depends. I have to believe that the coaches did not know about this. But if things like this happened to other players on the team then it’s a big problem. All I’m saying is that thanks to Mr Pouncey the NCAA will look a lot deeper into the program than if it were a secondary violation. He opened the door for the NCAA to get in. If there is anything else then it could get ugly. If Mr Pouncey is the only one then taking away the bowl victory should end the whole mess.
I'm not Maurkice, he is
July 19th, 2010
5:15 pm
If guilty, unfortunate that you have to vacate the win for other 75-80 guys who didn’t cheat. $100 K is a lot of cash (hello IRS), so if true, you know he was making sure the agent was serious about the offer (i.e., he had thought about it a lot).
Greg
July 19th, 2010
5:16 pm
It’s snowing red panties, it’s snowing red panties, it’s snowing red panties… to all dawg fans, not sugar but red panties… get some of it.
Bo
July 19th, 2010
5:16 pm
Hey Schultz, is there any truth to the reports that Urban has told you to watch yourself for writing these despicable lies about kids? You better be careful or else Jeremy Foley isn’t going to send you anymore press releases about UF.
It's a shame what he did to that dog.
July 19th, 2010
5:18 pm
The NCAA investigates the SEC a lot. I wonder if the Big Ten is paying them off?
NCAA = Spanish Inquisition
Tdawg
July 19th, 2010
5:19 pm
Reality just because you’re not in the top don’t mean you didn’t do it. No way are you ever going to convence me that Bama played by the rules when bear was the head coach. Tech on the other hand. If the classes are as hard as you guys say they are then you know as well as I do that they cheated their a$$e$ off. The NCAA just didn’t catch you guys at it as often. Tech and Bama were just better cheaters.
Hello World!
July 19th, 2010
5:19 pm
This ain’t USC, let’s not get ahead of ourselves here.
R. Bush took almost $300K, same with C. Webber during the fab five days. With USC the Bush incident was one of many thing that happened during his tenure, this happened once. USC flat out didn’t “notice” that Reggie B. was “meeting people” and hence why they got the huge sanctions due to the lack of compliance. This thing is no where near the Bush case.
John
July 19th, 2010
5:19 pm
I guess there’s two ways to beat the Gators. The Dawgs either need to achieve at Florida’s level or UF needs to sink down to where we are. I’d derive more satisfaction from our fortunes rising rather than Florida’s falling.
Really and truly, there’s no excuse for UGA being the Gators’ permanent butt-boy all these years. Both programs have comparable resources. UF’s just done a helluva lot better job managing theirs than UGA has. And if they’re cheating, they’re doing a pretty damned good job of hiding it.
It rankles me too, having to listen to all these smug UF dip-sticks proselytizing about Coach Urban and their beloved orange and blue all the time.
But until the UGA brain trust can figure a way to get the Dawgs where UF is, what’s to stop them?
Tide Rising
July 19th, 2010
5:21 pm
Move along folks. Aint nothin here. At most gators have to forfeit one game and get a slap on the wrist. What the ncaa would be looking for is institutional cheating. And this aint it. Its sick how some of the dawg fans on here find this so delightful. Kinda silly actually. Especially when you find out that nothing is going to become of this if its even true except a 1 game vacated deal and a very small punishment.
It's a shame what he did to that dog.
July 19th, 2010
5:23 pm
“You believe Florida should be hit with three years probation and loss of 30 scholarships?”
Are you in the psychic biz now, Jeff?
It's a shame what he did to that dog.
July 19th, 2010
5:23 pm
Tide Rising
Uh huh, and I’m sure you were just screaming with AU got hit with probation in the early 90’s.
It's a shame what he did to that dog.
July 19th, 2010
5:25 pm
By the way, according to ESPN, Bama only has 7 national titles. Guess Bama needs to hire some better math teachers for the hillbillies.
jumbeauxtiger
July 19th, 2010
5:30 pm
Doesn’t sound like a lack of institutional control. This could happen at any school.
Next topic?
Beast from the East
July 19th, 2010
5:31 pm
It’s a shame,
Are you referring to the dog named “Christie Brinkley”?
Billy Bob
July 19th, 2010
5:31 pm
Tide Rising
Thanks for explaining the article to us.
Mike T.
July 19th, 2010
5:31 pm
And how many SEC and NC does your sorry little team have?
Same number as Bama None. National Championships are mythical.Unoffical.
Twelve SEC.
Those oil fumes are gettin to Destin Dawg
July 19th, 2010
5:32 pm
STFU Clown!
Tide Rising
July 19th, 2010
5:35 pm
Its a shame what he did to that dog,
Actually going by the usual standard which is either the AP poll or the coaches poll since 1936 we have 8 legit titles tied with ND. OU and USC are each one back with 7, Nebraska, Miami and OSU 5 each. ESPN was just inaccurate.
And I wouldn’t say I was screaming when AU got hit in the early 90s. When AU got hit with the Eric Ramsey probation I thought it was mostly BS. That kid was just angry at the world, angry at AU coaches that he didn’t get a job in the pros, and he just turned and bit the hand that fed him. AU got into all kinds of trouble because a booster bought him some steaks to take home. Are you kidding?
Tide Rising know all about ......
July 19th, 2010
5:35 pm
BAMA VIOLATIONS! BAMA ON PROBATION AGAIN!!! HAHA
Tide Rising
July 19th, 2010
5:39 pm
Billy Bob,
I always like a bit of biting sarcasm. Seriously though. There aint nothing here. Nothing of an institutional nature anyway. One player may have made a bad decision with one game left in his career. So what. Florida vacates the win and gets some type of small penalty.
To Hell with THUGA
July 19th, 2010
5:39 pm
What did UF do wrong? nothing. Go after the sports agent and Pouncey, they both knew the rules and laws.
Tide Rising
July 19th, 2010
5:42 pm
CHEATING HALL OF FAME THE TOP 29 NCAA DIVISION I TEAMS IN TERMS OF ALL-TIME MAJOR INFRACTIONS CASES.
Source is NCAA.ORG (ncaa legistlative database of major infractions cases)
1. Arizona state 8
2. SMU 8
3. Auburn, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Whichita State, and Wisconsin all with 7 each.
4. Cal, FSU, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Memphis, and UCLA with 6 major cases each.
5. Baylor, Cincinatti, Colorado, Miami, Fl., Michigan State, Mississippi State, NC State, Texas-Pan American, USC, UTEP, Washington, and West Virginia all with 5 major infractions cases each.
Know all,
Sorry but I just don’t see us on there although we did have 3 major cases all coming since the 90s. Don’t see the gators on there either for that matter. I guess we both got some catching up to do with the rest of you.
I want that Gator ad asst
July 19th, 2010
5:45 pm
to replace evans so georgia can cheat and not get caught. go dawgs!! WOOF WOOF !
Billy Bob
July 19th, 2010
6:01 pm
Tide Rising
Are you saying there aint no parade?
Urban Meyer
July 19th, 2010
6:01 pm
Can’t blame me…I was with my shrink…besides..the Pope and I are buddies!
Paul in RDU
July 19th, 2010
6:14 pm
Why the heck was Pouncey in such a rush to take the money? All he had to do was to wait until after the Sugar Bowl and then declare that he was going pro.
Florida has laws against agents tampering with college athletes (only a civil offense) and the IRS is sure as heck going to be taking a hard look at Pouncey’s returns for 2009 but unless there are other issues here, UF will be fine.
We will leave the light on
July 19th, 2010
6:14 pm
CUM is good for only one, maybe two more years in Gatorland Park. He is a walking case of nerves and the shakes. ALl of my Dad’s side Florida family are Gators and they know that Urban is a bad case of ” I am burned out.” One of my cousins played with Spurrier ……….they know what is coming.
Ocala Rehab,Inc says ” we will leave the light on for you, Coach.”
Nothing lasts for ever ……….ask Alabama about post Bear years 25+ and Florida being in the wilderness for a few years, post Stevie and Ole Miss post Johnny Vaught,etc. Dooley was neve that important to UGA so, he will not be named.
Things do always run in cycles ……………….with some folks up and others down. CUM is on borrowed time.
When the shoe falls ……………Miami AND FSU will benefit,a s well as the emerging “smaller schools” there in Florida.
Dawg but Closet Gator
July 19th, 2010
6:15 pm
I, for one, like the Gators. We are fortunate to play them as they improve our game. Time to move on. We are fortunate that Superman will not be back kicking our *ss this year.
Beast from the East
July 19th, 2010
6:21 pm
Leave the light on,
It’s a shame you have to hope for your rival’s downfall because you are unable to rise to their level of play. Whoever your team is, good luck with “hoping” UF comes back to you. Not likely to happen anytime soon.
archangeladidas
July 19th, 2010
6:23 pm
17 out of 20! We own you! 17 out of 20! I would say more but why bother. Do what you do best uga…lose!
Shut Up...
July 19th, 2010
6:37 pm
Shultz, if anything does happen report that, don’t just run with a rumor. And no I am not a Gator fan, Dawg fan here. Its a wonder they make any money at all over there at the AJCrappy.
Terry
July 19th, 2010
6:38 pm
Leave it to a non-educated alcoholic hiring school to call the University Of Florida cheaters. I guess the past 20 years hasn’t taught that redneck school and it’s fine surrounding newspapers how to keep there mouths shut.
Shut Up...
July 19th, 2010
6:40 pm
Shultz, ur a moron, and I am a dawg fan…
Dawg Days
July 19th, 2010
6:46 pm
Jeff, you say….”nor does it seem plausible that coach Urban Meyer would care enough to cover up allegations of one player taking money from an agent for the sake of one bowl game that didn’t have national championship ramifications.”
So therefore, if the Sugar Bowl was for the national championship, Meyer would care enough to cover it up…
Dawg Now
July 19th, 2010
6:53 pm
I knew florida players had to be on the take—it was a matter of time before it came out. Now, they’ll have to forfeit the sugar bowl millions and give it back to the NCAA. the ncaa better check for a coverup.
Gator man
July 19th, 2010
6:57 pm
UF 59 UGAG 9
You read it here first…UF will stomp the pups this Fall in JAX…UGAG fans cry foul, as usual….
Bamabelle in Ga
July 19th, 2010
6:57 pm
This sounds eerily similiar to what happened to Alabama with Antonio Langham after we won our 12th NC against Miami. He signed something on a cocktail napkin in a bar in New Orleans in the midst of a major celebration. It makes me crazy! Give him the same punishment that was given to UA! It crushed all of the Alabama faithful……
Gator Hater
July 19th, 2010
7:02 pm
Tide Rising:
“AU got into all kinds of trouble because a booster bought him some steaks to take home. Are you kidding?”
You failed to mention Ramsey had Coach Blakeney recorded telling Eric to “keep it down home cuz” regarding the payments he was receiving.
It's a shame what he did to that dog.
July 19th, 2010
7:08 pm
“ESPN was just inaccurate. ”
Ah yes, Bama fan analysis.
Bama = right
ESPN = wrong
It's a shame what he did to that dog.
July 19th, 2010
7:09 pm
“Sorry but I just don’t see us on there although we did have 3 major cases all coming since the 90s. ”
Bama speak for “I just looked the other way.”
It's a shame what he did to that dog.
July 19th, 2010
7:11 pm
“Actually going by the usual standard which is either the AP poll or the coaches poll since 1936 we have 8 legit titles tied with ND.”
Uh huh, keep on talking, Tide. Everyone knows Bama likes to claim national titles. What’s funny is the fact that Bama has never won a championship in any other sport besides football.
ES
July 19th, 2010
7:13 pm
How does your coach say he doesn’t know if he’s going to remain coach,at the same time lose your good defensive coach to another job,and still have the top talent left in country come to play for you?The same bull gators that got tired of losing 4 or 5 games a year the first part of the last decade got off the big bucks again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We lose Willie a bad defensive coach and lose recruits.I ‘ll take nothing off a Gator in up coming years!Because anyone with half a brain knows they cheated under those conditions to have that kind of a class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dawgs2010
July 19th, 2010
7:14 pm
Florida always gets a free pass. The media loves them. No way they will be punished for anything.
Dawgs2010
July 19th, 2010
7:17 pm
On the other hand, the Gators are due for some bad luck. It is very difficult to keep playing at a high level in the modern era of college football.
What goes up must come back down.
Gator Ade
July 19th, 2010
7:17 pm
GO GATORS!!!
GO GATORS!!!
GO GATORS!!!
GO GATORS!!!
GO GATORS!!!
GO GATORS!!!
GO GATORS!!!
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GO GATORS!!!
GO GATORS!!!
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GO GATORS!!!
GO GATORS!!!
GO GATORS!!!
If you dawg morons think this will change anything, dream on!!!
ES
July 19th, 2010
7:22 pm
It don’t have to best team money can buy.
Hunker Down
July 19th, 2010
7:32 pm
Sounds like you nailed this one pretty good Jeff. UB most likely was unaware of the event and even if he was which I doubt as you mentioned it would be difficult to prove. sounds like a possible one game forfeit to me.
DawginLex
July 19th, 2010
7:33 pm
Death penalty
76-Dawg
July 19th, 2010
7:43 pm
If Florida didn’t know what happened, other than forfeiting the Sugar Bowl game nothing should be done. The same thing could have happened to UGA or any other team. I don’t think Florida knew what went on or would have had time to do anything about it. Now the Agent should go to prison for the maximum of 15 years. The state of Florida made the penalty up to 15 years so they could control violations in a strict manner. The owner of the agency should get 15 years also. This would make the owners police their own agents and make it a serious offense. If you don’t make it a harsh penalty then other agents would try to get the same jump on their competition and you would have this same violations every year in Florida. I would parole the owner and agent after 3 years but if there were any more violations from either both would serve the rest of the 15 years with no chance of early release. The owner would lose his license forever. I don’t have any patience when it comes to people getting ahead of the competition by unethical , immortal. or cheating methods.
Pi$$onaDawg
July 19th, 2010
7:57 pm
Maybe the dawgs should learn from the GATORS and BAMA! If you cheat at least win Championships in Football and not the Championship of the BAIL BONDSMAN BOWL.
Bulldog59
July 19th, 2010
8:01 pm
8 at 8:
1. This is a non-issue for the Gators, but a forfeit of the Sugar Bowl win is unfortunate.
2. This IS a major issue in NCAA sports.
3. Agents AND players should always be charged when this happens. .
4. Agree with Clay, still comes down to winning on the field.
5. Had these disagreements with TampaGator before, he follows Meyer with a blind faith and believes Meyer does NO wrong. Meyer is a great football coach, but still just a man, and he has his agenda, tendencies, weaknesses, and faults like everyone else.
6. Tebow ran the play called by Meyer, most likely about 90% of the time. Checkoffs, etc. occur on every team. For all those runs, a very small percentage were called by Tebow. Most of the time, it was an option and he chose to keep the ball, but MEYER called the play. It is ridiculous to insinuate that Tebow called the offense. Tebow led the offense, but Meyer ran the offense.
7. Same goes for Harvin. College players don’t decide if they play. When injured, they tell the coach if they think they can contribute, the medical staff is involved, etc. But if they play injured, ultimately, it is the HC’s call. Meyer and any HC worth a damn would tell you that.
8. Meyer is a fine football coach, but he didn’t do the best possible job preparing Tebow for the NFL. If I had a QB that ran like a FB, I’d lean on him too, it’s human nature, and it worked. Richt and many other coaches would probably be guilty of the same thing.
Jesse James
July 19th, 2010
8:04 pm
There is so much corruption in the NCAA there is no way to patrol it. Pi$$onaDawg, was that your mother’s red panties?
Pi$$onaDawg
July 19th, 2010
8:10 pm
No Jesse she don’t wear panties now. The Chemo mad that hair fallout too and panties just ICH. Do you have anymore personal question about my mother? I can promise you she is a better woman than you mother by a long shot. Just ask the many people whose lives she has CHANGED and made BETTER.
Mike
July 19th, 2010
8:15 pm
http://gasportreport.blogspot.com/
Urban Meyer now has the perfect excuse to resign and move to Colorado to be closer to his baby.
I
July 19th, 2010
8:22 pm
8 at 8:
1. This is a non-issue for the Gators, but a forfeit of the Sugar Bowl win is unfortunate.
2. This IS a major issue in NCAA sports.
3. Agents AND players should always be charged when this happens. .
4. Agree with Clay, still comes down to winning on the field.
5. Had these disagreements with TampaGator before. He follows Meyer with a blind faith and believes Meyer does NO wrong. Meyer is a great football coach, but still just a man, complete with his agenda, tendencies, weaknesses, and faults like everyone else.
6. Tebow ran the play called by Meyer, most likely about 90% of the time. Checkoffs, etc. occur on every team. For all those runs, a very small percentage were called by Tebow. Most of the time, it was an option and he chose to keep the ball, but MEYER called the play. It is ridiculous to insinuate that Tebow called the offense. Tebow led the offense, but Meyer ran the offense.
7. Same goes for Harvin. College players don’t decide if they play. When injured, they tell the coach if they think they can contribute, the medical staff is involved, etc. But if they play injured, ultimately, it is the HC’s call. Meyer and any HC worth a damn would tell you that.
8. Meyer is a fine football coach, but he didn’t do the best possible job preparing Tebow for the NFL. If I had a QB that ran like a FB, I’d lean on him too, it’s human nature, and it worked. Richt and many other coaches would probably be guilty of the same thing.
Reality
July 19th, 2010
8:25 pm
Mike T.
July 19th, 2010
5:31 pm
And how many SEC and NC does your sorry little team have?
Same number as Bama None. National Championships are mythical.Unoffical.
Twelve SEC.
Name them.
Jesse James
July 19th, 2010
8:26 pm
Yea Pi$$onadawg – Why did she give you a name like that? Don’t get on hear playing any sympathy game when I have seen some of the comments you have made. Nothing on hear is personal. If you take it that way you need to stay off and change your name.
NOBODYYOUKNOW
July 19th, 2010
8:26 pm
You’re kidding, the gators”poke em in the eye, kick em in groin” Fla. Gators? Urban mire in the mud, Myer. They win any way they can.
Jesse James
July 19th, 2010
8:27 pm
I meant here!
Reality
July 19th, 2010
8:28 pm
Reality
July 19th, 2010
8:25 pm
And I suppose the Sears Trophy, the Crystal football; really wasn’t given to LSU, Florida and Bama?
I do agree with you on one thing—-GA’s chances of winning one of these….”mythical, unofficial”.
FORTY ONE POINTS to your seventeen points
July 19th, 2010
8:31 pm
In your dreams THUGA….
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Gainesville D.A. is a Gator booster
July 19th, 2010
8:32 pm
I am surprised the district attorney in Gainesville let this information get out in the public. He has been covering up scandals in Gainesville for years. He is invested in the Gator program and he will continue to look our for the best interest of the program.
FORTY NINE POINTS to your ten points
July 19th, 2010
8:32 pm
Remember me? I’m 1 year older than my brother….
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Paul in RDU
July 19th, 2010
8:35 pm
Congratulations to UGA for moving to the top of the latest standings for the Fulmer Cup
http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/
Wayxbulldawg
July 19th, 2010
8:37 pm
The only games percy harvin missed was when he sat out due to ahem migrain headaches. (Actually failed drug tests) but cum the liar claimed it was because of headaches. Oh yeah he recruited Tebow to UF to play linebacker.
Branden Spiks
July 19th, 2010
8:39 pm
SHultz why you h8in dawg?
Gatorbait
July 19th, 2010
8:50 pm
Meyer ruined Harvin? Destin Dawg, Harvin was named NFL rookie of the year.
Gatorbait
July 19th, 2010
8:51 pm
I- sorry Meyer’s job is to win football games, and he has done a good job doing that. It is not to make them good NFL players.
McDonoughGator
July 19th, 2010
8:59 pm
Jeff,
I have respected you as a sports journalist, but this is an “Enquirer” type of headline. You should apologize to the Bulldog fans and alumni. Yes, I know how the Dawg fans hate the Gators, but come on, you are really questioning their loyalty and intelligence with this column.
Wy Don’t you talk about the strength and weaknesses of both teams? Why not talk about the new quarterbacks, new DC’s, and their respected opponents? Do you think, UF, UGA, or any other respectable unversity would not notify the NCAA of any type of infraction?
Again, I understand this is a Georgia paper, but before “dummy down” the local fans, why don’t you think before you write some crap headline like this?
I think you and Mark Bradley should go work for TMZ. This way you guys could use your marginal talent on Lindsey Lohan, Kim Kardashian, and Lane Kiffin.
Give me Tony Barnhardt any time. I think the majority of intelligent college football fans would agree with my post.
Envy
July 19th, 2010
9:04 pm
Hey dawgs- 17 out of 20.
Have an excellent night!
Tide Rising
July 19th, 2010
9:08 pm
Its a shame what he did to that dog,
We’ve never won a national title in anything other than football? Not quite We’ve won a few gymnastics national titles to start. I reckon you never let the facts get in the way of your argument. And while ESPN lists 7 NCs I’ve seen several articles that list 8. But whose counting anyway since they are all mythical anyway? Right? 22 sec titles. I suppose those are all mythical also.
BuckBelue
July 19th, 2010
9:19 pm
Well at least we can always watch reruns of Run Lindsay Run after the BOHICA we’ll get in Jax once again this year… Nothing in this story changes the outcome in Jax we’ve come to expect over the last 2 decades… Man I wish Herscel and I still had some eligibility…
Tyler
July 19th, 2010
9:38 pm
Did uga hand out how not to get a dui at dawg night?
Gatorbait
July 19th, 2010
9:40 pm
Wave those red panties at all the games this year
Duluth Gator
July 19th, 2010
9:41 pm
Ruin Harvin??? Come on Destin Dawg get a clue. The kid did not play in the SEC Championship vs. Bama and sat out several games during his career at Florida and as Gator Bait blogged, Harvin was NFL Rookie of the Year. Now, what award did your #1 pick Stafford get and what were his stats?
Otis the drunk
July 19th, 2010
10:17 pm
Say, did you hear about the Florida alum with a great dane named Christie Brinkley at least he didn’t gouge her eye.
TampaGator
July 19th, 2010
10:26 pm
NEWS FLASH>>>>>>>>>>>Pouncey denies charges……
If you have not heard, Maurkice Pouncey has made a statement that the allegation against him is not true and that he did not accept any money from an agent before the Sugar Bowl. He did say he used a deferred line of credit to buy a car and some jewlery but that was after the Sugar Bowl and before the NFL draft. The money was to be paid back to the bank after his contract bonus was received (the same kind of loan LeBron James received before the NBA draft before he graduated from high school). I believe Maurkice. He is a stand up guy….and honest. So I fully believe both Pouncey and the U of F will be cleared of any wrong doing. I JUST WONDER NOW WHO IT WAS THAT FILED THESE CHARGES AGAINST FLORIDA AND POUNCEY?
ryan
July 19th, 2010
11:10 pm
Just like the Roman Empire it all comes crashing down!
Hunker Down
July 19th, 2010
11:13 pm
News flash….hope he is telling the truth but unfortunately people do sometimes lie
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TommyJack
July 19th, 2010
11:22 pm
Anything bad for the gators is ok by me.
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Noleman28
July 20th, 2010
2:01 am
Tampa Gator …….. Tebow shouldn’t have been drafted where he was. He shouldn’t have been a 1st round pick. Denver was crazy enough to pick him there though. We’ll see what happens. I still don’t think he’ll do much at all in the NFL as a QB. He’ll wind up at FB/TE eventually…it’s just a matter of WHEN not IF. He was a good college QB in that offense, but he’s not going to be a good NFL QB. I expect we’ll see him run some wildcat and short yardage stuff but he’ll never be an effective every down QB. I’ll come back and eat my words w/a side order of squash casserole if I’m wrong.
Noleman28
July 20th, 2010
2:10 am
Duluth Gator … I’m obviously not a UGA guy but even the dumbest of NFL fans could tell you that it’s a HELLUVA lot tougher for a rookie QB to put up sparkling numbers, especially when playing for one of the worst teams the NFL has seen over the past 20+ years. I know you’ve gotta come up with some kind of trash talk but good lord at least make it halfway intelligent.
Brandon Spikes
July 20th, 2010
2:21 am
i’m going to start gouging the eyes of random peeps till i find out who let out this stuff on M-Po!!!! even if it is true imma still do some eye gouging. believe that!!! corch meyers showed me that eye gouging ain’t no thing when he only made me sit out the coin toss. whatever it takes!!! rules are for sissies!!
Brandon Spikes
July 20th, 2010
2:26 am
waive those eye patches y’all!!!
Hunker Down
July 20th, 2010
2:42 am
Noleman28
I think the one position in particular it really helps to stay and play your senior season is the QB spot. I understand completely why Stafford did what he did as there was way too much money on the table and changes with the NFL policy that would affect him the following season. Yes, he was the number one pick and in fairness to Stafford the lions OL is lacking putting it very nicely. Therefore, a rookie QB on the worst team in the NFL what do you expect? Still, he is a starter and at the very best Tebow will be a 2nd sting backup. Kid has a huge heart and even though I am not a Gator fan it is hard to like TT as a person and competitor. I agree with you I think Denver wasted a first round pick and I might eat crow if he proves me wrong. It worked at the college level at UF and their offense but it won’t in the NFL. The speed of the game is quicker and a running qb in the nfl tend to have health issues sonner or later as someone is going to cathcup up with you sooner or later bigger and stronger.
Hunker Down
July 20th, 2010
2:43 am
that should read hard not to like TT
Big D Dawg
July 20th, 2010
2:59 am
if they are CONvicted by the NCaa then it’s vacate the win and lose their share of the money!
Dawgs Rule
July 20th, 2010
7:57 am
I think TampaGator has a HUGE man crush on Heblow, er, I mean Tebow.
Dawgs Rule
July 20th, 2010
8:01 am
GatorBait,
you talkin’ about that Harvin kid who scored a 7 on the Wonderlich test? How in the HE!! was he even accepted to college and remain eligible while there? Oh wait, he played at Florida!!
Jacob
July 20th, 2010
8:06 am
Typical for “Dawg” fans, they will grasp at anything to make themselvs feel better about the program they cheer for. Schultz is a hack dawg fan.
TampaGator
July 20th, 2010
8:50 am
Noleman28…..
Tebow was a number one draft pick…period….and I don’t think the Denver H-coach (or organization for that matter)is stupid. If Tebow fixes his delivery mechanics (which it seems he has done)and improves his ability to read coverages (which was a problem him in college) he has the brains and the arm (and body) to be a really good QB in the NFL. He is a bigger version of Steve Young (with a stronger arm)…and Steve Young did just fine in the NFL in the right offense (because he was very smart). And they said Michael Vick would not be able to run in the NFL….but he did just fine. He just couldn’t pass the ball with any amount of accuracy….and he was NOT very smart. I believe Tebow will retire if he does not make it at QB. You will never, I believe, see him line up at H-back or TE in the NFL. I thik Tebow would prefer preaching in prisons to that option.
Dawgs Rule…..
for the record….I think you are homophobic like a lot of people who blog on the AJC…..and I mean…homophobic….and probably not too bright either….based on your simple-minded post.
TampaGator
July 20th, 2010
8:56 am
DawgsRule….
and…..yeah, Harvin really had a hard time picking up on that complicated offense the Vikes run….right? He was only the NFL “Rookie of the Year”. Bright enough I think….and Favre was bight enough to get him the damn ball.
…..you know that they say about people who always enjoy put down other people…don’t you?
Dawgs Rule
July 20th, 2010
9:16 am
TampaFool,
that does not explain his staying eligible at Floriduh. You are such a genius trying to figure out people’s mental capacity from posts on blogs huh? Get a life loser!!! We all know your undying infatuation with Mr. “Um….um….um” Tebow. You weren’t one of his boyfriends in Gainesville were you? Was that you in that picture with him?
Dawgs Rule
July 20th, 2010
9:18 am
BTW, Mike Vick ran a 4.3 40….Tebow is about a 4.9 40!! Big difference in the NFL!
Call IT
July 20th, 2010
9:18 am
Yeah, they are the only ones, NOT!
Funny when you have only won one NC in 30 years that you want to throw stones with red panties on your heads. LMAO!
Gators OWN the East 2010!
Enough Said!
Urban Meyer
July 20th, 2010
9:24 am
“Temper your excitement” doesn’t that just say it all about Georgia compared to Florida athletics. Hey Dawgs, we’ll see you for your annual beatdown in Jacksonville.
Dawgs Rule
July 20th, 2010
9:28 am
Better than shooting AK 47’s with a mullett on your head and jorts on your torso!!
It's a shame what he did to that dog.
July 20th, 2010
9:38 am
“We’ve never won a national title in anything other than football?”
Nope. Nada. Zero. Zilch.
“We’ve won a few gymnastics national titles to start. I reckon you never let the facts get in the way of your argument. ”
Like I said, take it up with ESPN, ma’am.
“And while ESPN lists 7 NCs I’ve seen several articles that list 8. But whose counting anyway since they are all mythical anyway? Right? 22 sec titles. I suppose those are all mythical also.”
Nothing like a bruised ego. LOL!
Justin
July 20th, 2010
9:57 am
you georgia fans make me laugh… Go Gators!
…and of course GO BRAVES!!!!!!
Bulldog59
July 20th, 2010
10:19 am
TampaGator. Only time will tell how good Tebow will or won’t be in the NFL. Denver could have probably taken him much lower in the draft, but we’ll never know. This draft wasn’t real deep in QB talent.
But, to your point, “If Tebow fixes his delivery mechanics (which it seems he has done)and improves his ability to read coverages (which was a problem him in college)….” Those are 2 pretty big flaws to “fix” on a first-round pick.
Bottom line, he was drafted on potential, so we’ll see. The interesting comparison will be Tebow’s progress versus the progress of Claussen (round 2 – Panthers) and McCoy (round 3 – Browns), as well as some other lesser known QBs.
Agreed, I don’t think he’ll waste a lot of time in the NFL. If he doesn’t feel like he is progressing, I’d expect him to move on to some sort of ministry. He seems to keep everything in perspective more than most.
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July 20th, 2010
11:12 am
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RUSS GATA
July 20th, 2010
11:58 am
Lots of penalties for the SEC. Why? The PAC 10-12? got nem. Administrators have to administrate-or forfeit Hawaian or Florida confrences where they go to administrate.. Everybody pays but the BIG TEN. They will thro down on Michigan State or minnesota and Iowa if they really want to act like they mean business this time. Check the NCAA from its history has been Big 10 led.
meh
July 20th, 2010
12:07 pm
bunch of lying reptiles.
Pitbull
July 20th, 2010
12:20 pm
There must be some NCAA rule over a player using a dead coed’s credit card. Check it out.
Call IT
July 20th, 2010
12:52 pm
Gators win the East again 2010!
Bank on it!
Enough Said!
Noleman28
July 20th, 2010
1:10 pm
Tampa Gator ……. Well I guess Tebow oughta be getting ready to head down to the prison then. He won’t last more than a year or maybe two at the QB position before it’s clear to everyone that he’s just not an NFL QB.
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July 20th, 2010
3:06 pm
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Call IT
July 20th, 2010
9:33 pm
Hey Noleman28, who cares?
You are just bitter because he OWNED your lack luster program in every game he played against them!
The guy = CLASS something that you do not have!
Enough Said!
dawg mast
July 21st, 2010
1:22 am
florida will keep all this cheating covered up and get a slap on the wrist–bank on it.
Noleman28
July 21st, 2010
3:02 am
Hey Call IT …. The discussion wasn’t about Tebow’s class. It was about whether or not he could be an NFL QB. Try to keep up (if you can)!
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July 21st, 2010
10:34 am
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July 21st, 2010
12:42 pm
[...] ♦ NCAA reportedly investigating Florida (but temper excitement) [...]
bruce 12
July 21st, 2010
3:05 pm
hope they dont find any violations on gators want to play them with out excuses
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July 21st, 2010
6:32 pm
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July 21st, 2010
7:52 pm
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July 22nd, 2010
8:35 am
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MiamiManiac
August 6th, 2010
2:25 pm
28 arrest over the last 4 yrs, plus players taking money?? Throw the book at’em, NCAA! Dirtly, low-life, rotten Crocs! Always on their high horse but have an excuse for all 28 arrest lol. Pathetic lot of ya!