Florida bowl game - will they decline an invite ?

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I guess it could happen - whats the mood among UF fans ? Would they travel out of state to a bowl game with a 6-5 record, if they dont get the Gator Bowl ? Chances they decline any invites ? Notre Dame did this a few years ago when they finished 6-6 ( I think Holtz did it also at SC his last season )
 
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why would they.......the new coach gets to start his system and introduce himself to the team....everyone says those 15 practices are important. I don't believe they lose money on the game
 
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I saw where CBS Sports predicts they'll play Notre Dame in the Belk Bowl and ESPN thinks they play Texas in the Liberty Bowl. I think they go to a Bowl with an interim coach.
 
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Dave1967 said:
I saw where CBS Sports predicts they'll play Notre Dame in the Belk Bowl and ESPN thinks they play Texas in the Liberty Bowl. I think they go to a Bowl with an interim coach.
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Roper or Lawing will be interim HC for bowl game.
 
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Florida will accept a bowl bid and will play in the game.

Fans will not accept the bowl bid and will not attend the game.
 
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Dave1967 said:
I guess he is in the same catagory as former Coaches Bob Woodruff,Doug Dickey and Galen Hall.
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Galen Hall > Will Muschamp

Hall won while he had players and then had to suffer from the effects of the NCAA probation placed on the school.
 
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99gator said:
Galen Hall > Will Muschamp

Hall won while he had players and then had to suffer from the effects of the NCAA probation placed on the school.
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Galen Hall won for the most part with Charley Pell's bought players. For how dirty he was Pell turned Clemson and Florida around.
 
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I'm not sure that SEC teams are allowed to decline invites. I think they built it into the conference bylaws a few years back.

The only exceptions are significant events, like a huge catastrophe or tragedy.
 
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Dave1967 said:
Galen Hall won for the most part with Charley Pell's bought players. For how dirty he was Pell turned Clemson and Florida around.
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Hard as it is for some to imagine, Pell was an overall good for the program despite the probation.

Most Gator fans are upset about the 80's probation the way SMU fans were upset in the 80's.

They will admit they were guilty as hell, but are ticked off because everyone else was guilty too and were not punished.

Seeing the 30 for 30 episode on the Pony Express and the one about Marcus Dupree, I didn't realize how dirty college football is/was. And those episodes focused on the SWC and Oklahoma alone.
 
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bamawriter said:
I'm not sure that SEC teams are allowed to decline invites. I think they built it into the conference bylaws a few years back.

The only exceptions are significant events, like a huge catastrophe or tragedy.
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I think that's true. I think every bowl eligible SEC team is now guaranteed a spot in a bowl game and must accept. The last time a bowl eligible SEC team was left out in the cold was South Carolina in 2007 (6-6). South Carolina also declined a bowl invite in 2004 as a self imposed punishment for the big Clemson brawl in Holtz's last game.
 
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99gator said:
Hard as it is for some to imagine, Pell was an overall good for the program despite the probation.

Most Gator fans are upset about the 80's probation the way SMU fans were upset in the 80's.

They will admit they were guilty as hell, but are ticked off because everyone else was guilty too and were not punished.

Seeing the 30 for 30 episode on the Pony Express and the one about Marcus Dupree, I didn't realize how dirty college football is/was. And those episodes focused on the SWC and Oklahoma alone.
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Wait until the one about Ky about WWW and JC or Hughes at Ole Piss.

Both will be must see tv.
 
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Money and extra practices. Not sure why they would decline. That would be beyond silly.
 
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The things that did him in were an approach to the game that depended on being ultra conservative on offense, mis-judging talent and ability, counter-productive demeanor towards players, losing confidence of the fans and the team, and getting absolutely nowhere in recruiting this year.

We need excitement and energy. Turning down a bowl bid throws in the towel, sends a message consistent with the above problems, and just adds to the misery.
 
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lawgator1 said:
The things that did him in were an approach to the game that depended on being ultra conservative on offense, mis-judging talent and ability, counter-productive demeanor towards players, losing confidence of the fans and the team, and getting absolutely nowhere in recruiting this year.

We need excitement and energy. Turning down a bowl bid throws in the towel, sends a message consistent with the above problems, and just adds to the misery.
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Good points but the team never lost confidence in WM. All msg board bs. The next guy is going to have his hands full. If he doesn't keep 2 or 3 coaches from this staff **** may get real ugly.
 
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99gator said:
Hard as it is for some to imagine, Pell was an overall good for the program despite the probation.

Most Gator fans are upset about the 80's probation the way SMU fans were upset in the 80's.

They will admit they were guilty as hell, but are ticked off because everyone else was guilty too and were not punished.

Seeing the 30 for 30 episode on the Pony Express and the one about Marcus Dupree, I didn't realize how dirty college football is/was. And those episodes focused on the SWC and Oklahoma alone.
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Alabama used that excuse
 
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lawgator1 said:
The things that did him in were an approach to the game that depended on being ultra conservative on offense, mis-judging talent and ability, counter-productive demeanor towards players, losing confidence of the fans and the team, and getting absolutely nowhere in recruiting this year.

We need excitement and energy. Turning down a bowl bid throws in the towel, sends a message consistent with the above problems, and just adds to the misery.
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Watching UT, UF and LSU this season confirms for me how important it is to develop the right guy at QB. If you commit too early to the wrong guy, it can be devastating.
 
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OldandStillaVol said:
Watching UT, UF and LSU this season confirms for me how important it is to develop the right guy at QB. If you commit too early to the wrong guy, it can be devastating.
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Good point. But I'm not sure LSU and UF should get painted with the same brush as UT when it comes to their QB decisions. UT's coaches committed to the wrong guy to start the year, but at least the right guy was on the sideline. I'm not sure that UF and LSU have legit QBs on their rosters at this point.
 
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bamawriter said:
Good point. But I'm not sure LSU and UF should get painted with the same brush as UT when it comes to their QB decisions. UT's coaches committed to the wrong guy to start the year, but at least the right guy was on the sideline. I'm not sure that UF and LSU have legit QBs on their rosters at this point.
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Grier and Harris have potential to be great SEC QB and are a plus when selling the program.


Dobbs wasn't the guy his freshman yr or coming out of camp.
 
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