Comments on: Florida’s Schedule Myths http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/ The world through GATOR-colored glasses. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:49:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: fkgat1 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-57729 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:08:55 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-57729 Your comments may be mostly true but your rants will not change the actual cause of the problem. And that is that there is not a playoff. That would solve all of these problems where UF could play meaningful out of conference games without hurting their chances for a national title. And that applies to all other teams also. Just like BBall. Your comments may be mostly true but your rants will not change the actual cause of the problem. And that is that there is not a playoff. That would solve all of these problems where UF could play meaningful out of conference games without hurting their chances for a national title. And that applies to all other teams also. Just like BBall.

]]> by: gatorpower http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-57720 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:23:14 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-57720 The formula seems to be: 'discredit one assumption by using another assumption'. Unless you cite quotes/press conference by Foley/Meyer, then you really do NOT know the motivation behind things. Just a bunch of circumstantial evidence and your assumptions. No offense, but this is pretty spotty work. The formula seems to be: ‘discredit one assumption by using another assumption’.

Unless you cite quotes/press conference by Foley/Meyer, then you really do NOT know the motivation behind things. Just a bunch of circumstantial evidence and your assumptions. No offense, but this is pretty spotty work.

]]> by: Hey, wait a minute… « Get The Picture http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1698 Sat, 02 Dec 2006 16:50:15 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1698 [...] There’s a good, thought provoking post over at the Gator blog Orange and Blue Hue entitled Florida’s Schedule Myths. [...] […] There’s a good, thought provoking post over at the Gator blog Orange and Blue Hue entitled Florida’s Schedule Myths. […]

]]> by: Mark James http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1690 Sat, 02 Dec 2006 15:57:24 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1690 Well you guys bitching about UF schedule can just SHUT UP. The final strength of schedule list is out. UF has the toughest schedule in the country just like it is....... Well you guys bitching about UF schedule can just SHUT UP. The final strength of schedule list is out. UF has the toughest schedule in the country just like it is…….

]]> by: Jeff from LA http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1535 Sat, 02 Dec 2006 04:23:30 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1535 I have to agree with Kelt Gators, better OOC games for the SEC would be better for all of college football. I for one would LOVE to see UF play Southern California in a home and home. I'm sure that both our fanbases would circle that date on their calendars months ahead of the football season were it ever to happen. I know we'd have 92,000 fans pumped to see that happen and I'm sure the Swamp would be filled to the brim with a game like that. I have to agree with Kelt Gators, better OOC games for the SEC would be better for all of college football. I for one would LOVE to see UF play Southern California in a home and home. I’m sure that both our fanbases would circle that date on their calendars months ahead of the football season were it ever to happen. I know we’d have 92,000 fans pumped to see that happen and I’m sure the Swamp would be filled to the brim with a game like that.

]]> by: gatorhippy http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1523 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:45:02 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1523 I gotta agree with Kelt... Meyer is playing set schedules through 2008... I think he is seeing that he MUST bring up the OOC toughness in order to not be in the situation UF is in right now... Given his connections to OSU and ND and the addition of the twelfth game,UF will start scheduling tougher opponents in the near future... The Gators must in order to survive in the BCS... I gotta agree with Kelt…

Meyer is playing set schedules through 2008…

I think he is seeing that he MUST bring up the OOC toughness in order to not be in the situation UF is in right now…

Given his connections to OSU and ND and the addition of the twelfth game,UF will start scheduling tougher opponents in the near future…

The Gators must in order to survive in the BCS…

]]> by: Keltic Gator http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1521 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:52:05 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1521 Do you WANT to watch UF play FSU and Michigan State or UCLA or are you satisfied with what's being scheduled because its safer? SOS aside, I prefer better games!!! Do you WANT to watch UF play FSU and Michigan State or UCLA or are you satisfied with what’s being scheduled because its safer? SOS aside, I prefer better games!!!

]]> by: Mike http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1519 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:07:39 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1519 KG - normally I don't get caught up in this stuff, but your rants deserve some balance. Our one obviously weak spot in the schedule this year (WCU) was brought about by scheduling conflicts and sheer lack of availability of other opponents, and the polls have rightfully penalized us for this w/ our 4th place position. So be it. UF is a high profile program, provides one of the top game day environments in the country, and is financially stronger than most others, and as such is able to dictate more control over its schedule than other programs of lesser calibre. This is nothing to apologize for. If a trend develops where this approach prevents us from playing more meaningful bowl games or for the national championship, you can be certain that the resulting negative financial repercussions on the program will motivate the appropriate decision makers to alter their approach. This is a free market of sorts and works beautifully. And do you really think the coaches and administrators are taking a different approach from other programs on how they schedule opponents, and that the "big money" aspect of the sport is more prevalent at UF than at other top programs around the country? I'm not sure what circles you're running in, but I don't think the scheduling myths you perceive above are really all that prevalent among logically minded football fans. KG - normally I don’t get caught up in this stuff, but your rants deserve some balance.

Our one obviously weak spot in the schedule this year (WCU) was brought about by scheduling conflicts and sheer lack of availability of other opponents, and the polls have rightfully penalized us for this w/ our 4th place position. So be it.

UF is a high profile program, provides one of the top game day environments in the country, and is financially stronger than most others, and as such is able to dictate more control over its schedule than other programs of lesser calibre. This is nothing to apologize for. If a trend develops where this approach prevents us from playing more meaningful bowl games or for the national championship, you can be certain that the resulting negative financial repercussions on the program will motivate the appropriate decision makers to alter their approach. This is a free market of sorts and works beautifully.

And do you really think the coaches and administrators are taking a different approach from other programs on how they schedule opponents, and that the “big money” aspect of the sport is more prevalent at UF than at other top programs around the country? I’m not sure what circles you’re running in, but I don’t think the scheduling myths you perceive above are really all that prevalent among logically minded football fans.

]]> by: JA http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1518 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:06:56 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1518 The correct reason for UF's paltry OOC scheduling before this year is that UF wanted 6 home games because (a) season tix holders won't stand for less and (b) to maximize stadium revenue. With the GA game in Jax each year, we needed 2 paycheck games to get the six home games, except for the year that the NCAA allowed the extra, in which we scheduled a home & away with Miami. It's true that theory went out the window with the addition of the extra game against which would allow an extra home and away series. I think we've scheduled such a series with Miami in the future. The correct reason for UF’s paltry OOC scheduling before this year is that UF wanted 6 home games because (a) season tix holders won’t stand for less and (b) to maximize stadium revenue. With the GA game in Jax each year, we needed 2 paycheck games to get the six home games, except for the year that the NCAA allowed the extra, in which we scheduled a home & away with Miami.

It’s true that theory went out the window with the addition of the extra game against which would allow an extra home and away series. I think we’ve scheduled such a series with Miami in the future.

]]> by: Yant http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1516 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:44:14 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2006/11/30/floridas-schedule-myths/#comment-1516 Alot of good points, especially that $4million a year surplus. I've been getting pretty pissed about our refusal to challange ourselves outside our standard yearly slate (SEC + FSU), and I had hoped that the expansion to a 12 game regular season would have helped that. In our defense though, I would like to point out that of the 9 SEC teams we played this season (including Arkansas), only one of them (Vandy) has won fewer than 7 games. Alot of good points, especially that $4million a year surplus. I’ve been getting pretty pissed about our refusal to challange ourselves outside our standard yearly slate (SEC + FSU), and I had hoped that the expansion to a 12 game regular season would have helped that. In our defense though, I would like to point out that of the 9 SEC teams we played this season (including Arkansas), only one of them (Vandy) has won fewer than 7 games.

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