MIAMI GARDENS — When coach Will Muschamp addressed the media following Florida’s 21-16 loss to Miami on Saturday, there was one group that he singled out — the defense.
The alligatorSports crew embarks on its first road trip of the 2013 season this weekend, heading down the Florida Turnpike to Miami — the general home area of a few of our staff members. While down there, we plan to check out the farm that grows Adam Pincuses. We heard rumors of a radiation leak in the area during early 1992, so we’ll keep you posted. Either way, we expect a pretty exciting trek down to the Magic City. Last year’s inaugural road destination — College Station, Texas, — gave us the collegiate debut of Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel as well as a pretty terrifying I-10 standoff with a pissed-off cattle-truck driver. If you’re traveling down along with us, stay cool, be safe and hit up your South Florida friends for a Sun Pass. This week, we have Joe Morgan and Phil Heilman debating the Georgia-South Carolina game.
Florida-Miami was once a huge rivalry, but you wouldn’t know it if you looked at the schedules from the last decade. The two teams have played each other only five times this century. All but one of those were during the Ron Zook era.
Henry Russell Sanders said it first.
The Gators welcome the Rockets to town on Saturday as the college football season continues to hurtle through the atmosphere after blasting off Thursday night. We here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column believe this game would have been much more badass had they switched the location to the launching pad at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. I mean, c’mon. It’s the perfect marriage of Florida and rockets, or so we think. We welcome you to another season of the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column, where we all know that when it comes to picking against the spread, it’s a trap!
Give Antonio Morrison credit. At least he tried to apologize.
Phil: When Florida kicks off its season against Toledo on Saturday at 12:21 p.m. in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the Gators will be favored by 24 points.
For anyone who is a ravenous consumer of sports and entertainment, the summer months can be trying times.
This was the summer of discontent for Gators fans.
Although the Emmy-nominated “Scandal” doesn't return to ABC until Oct. 3, college football can fill the void of twists and turns.
The Gators demonstrated during the offseason that they are no strangers to Twitter.
Adam: The best thing about sports is that you can go to any random game and witness something you’ve never seen before. I went to a spring training game one year and saw a third-string catcher hit an inside-the-park home run (well, I should have seen it, but that’s another story).
“You were the Chosen One! It was said you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness!”
I grew up with baseball as the No. 1 sport in my house. My dad watched baseball. My mom watched baseball. My grandparents watched baseball.
Joe: When the Gators reflect on their two national titles in gymnastics and men’s outdoor track and field during the 2012-13 season, one word will come to mind: milestone.
As you may or may not know, college sports are divided into conferences. Florida is a member of the Southeastern Conference (a.k.a. the SEC), and Gators fans will not let you forget it.
Last night, Major League Baseball suspended Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun for 65 games – the rest of the season – because of the outfielder’s steroid use.
Will Muschamp needs to make an example out of Antonio Morrison. An announced suspension of at least two games is a promising sign, but not nearly enough.
As part of the Alligator Awards recognizing the best in UF athletics during the 2012-13 season, columnists Adam Lichtenstein and Landon Watnick will debate two of the five nominees in each week’s category. Vote for the winner online at alligatorSports.org.
Mike Gillislee grabbed headlines at last year’s Southeastern Conference Media Days after predicting that he would rack up 1,500 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2012.
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