Comments on: FSU Hate Week: Remember the Swindle http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/ The world through GATOR-colored glasses. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:35:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Tim http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/#comment-108349 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:02:24 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/#comment-108349 My first UF-FSU game at the Swamp (my second overall) was the 2003 game. It was so atrocious. I could not believe my eyes. I had seats about 7 rows up from the end zone where Rix's duck was caught to win the game. It stayed up there so long, I thought about running out and batting it down. Better to go to jail than lose that game. I knew we got jobbed and talked about it all the way home to St. Louis (via car). When I got home, I immediately went to the Tivo and watched the game. I counted at least 8 iffy calls. What a joke. At least Childress won't be back. Goes to show, though, we should not keep this game close. My first UF-FSU game at the Swamp (my second overall) was the 2003 game. It was so atrocious. I could not believe my eyes. I had seats about 7 rows up from the end zone where Rix’s duck was caught to win the game. It stayed up there so long, I thought about running out and batting it down. Better to go to jail than lose that game. I knew we got jobbed and talked about it all the way home to St. Louis (via car). When I got home, I immediately went to the Tivo and watched the game. I counted at least 8 iffy calls. What a joke. At least Childress won’t be back. Goes to show, though, we should not keep this game close.

]]> by: Briggo http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/#comment-108304 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:03:58 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/#comment-108304 I was there for the Gary-Darnell-coached '89 game in December. I was there for the '93 Charlie Ward game. I was there for the '94 28-point-blown-lead game. I was there for the '96 National-Championship-Preview late hit game. I was there for the losses in '98, '99, '00, '02 games. I was also there for the '91 victory, the '97 Sugar Bowl, the '97 QB-Switcharoo game, the '01 Darnell-Dockett(May He Rot In Hell)-Earnest-Graham-Knee-Twisting game & the '05 easy victory. I generally accept defeat at the hands of the Seminoles because they usually have the better team when we lose. However, I will never abandon the belief that the 2003 game was a terrible abomination. Not just because it kept us out the the SEC title game (the SEC decided to use the BCS rankings as a tie-breaker in place of the last-team-to-go-to-Atlanta-rule that year). I also understand that we only had to defend one of two long passes, but the 6 (SIX!!!) bad turnover calls that occurred were too much for any team to overcome. After the game, Lee Corso, an FSU graduate, decried the officiating. I believe that this game directly contributed the the implementation of instant replay, as the '94 game contributed to the implementation of college overtime. Damn you for making me acknowledge "The Game That Never Happenned". I was there for the Gary-Darnell-coached ‘89 game in December. I was there for the ‘93 Charlie Ward game. I was there for the ‘94 28-point-blown-lead game. I was there for the ‘96 National-Championship-Preview late hit game. I was there for the losses in ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘02 games.

I was also there for the ‘91 victory, the ‘97 Sugar Bowl, the ‘97 QB-Switcharoo game, the ‘01 Darnell-Dockett(May He Rot In Hell)-Earnest-Graham-Knee-Twisting game & the ‘05 easy victory.

I generally accept defeat at the hands of the Seminoles because they usually have the better team when we lose. However, I will never abandon the belief that the 2003 game was a terrible abomination. Not just because it kept us out the the SEC title game (the SEC decided to use the BCS rankings as a tie-breaker in place of the last-team-to-go-to-Atlanta-rule that year). I also understand that we only had to defend one of two long passes, but the 6 (SIX!!!) bad turnover calls that occurred were too much for any team to overcome. After the game, Lee Corso, an FSU graduate, decried the officiating. I believe that this game directly contributed the the implementation of instant replay, as the ‘94 game contributed to the implementation of college overtime. Damn you for making me acknowledge “The Game That Never Happenned”.

]]> by: gatorhippy http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/#comment-108290 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:01:15 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/#comment-108290 From the Gainesville Sun... http://www.gainesvillesun.com/article/20071119/NEWS/71119035 From the Gainesville Sun…

http://www.gainesvillesun.com/article/20071119/NEWS/71119035

]]> by: Will4of5 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/#comment-108283 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:18:30 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/#comment-108283 GatorPilot, Dude, you have no idea how much I agree with you. It infuriated me that those officials were either incompetent or outright cheating. It was so obvious that they were handing the game to FSU blatantly. That game has forever scarred me into thinking that sometimes games are fixed. Those officials should be drawn and quartered during halftime at the game this weekend. If that punishment cannot be accomplished, then maybe they all should have been fired for such a poor job of point shaving. Thank you for igniting my desire for UF to crush FSU this weekend!!!! To be honest, I hate UGa much more, but the crimes of those ACC officials can only be forgiven by absolutely thrashing the University to the Northwest. Go Gators!!!! GATOR4(of5)LIFE GatorPilot,
Dude, you have no idea how much I agree with you. It infuriated me that those officials were either incompetent or outright cheating. It was so obvious that they were handing the game to FSU blatantly. That game has forever scarred me into thinking that sometimes games are fixed. Those officials should be drawn and quartered during halftime at the game this weekend. If that punishment cannot be accomplished, then maybe they all should have been fired for such a poor job of point shaving. Thank you for igniting my desire for UF to crush FSU this weekend!!!! To be honest, I hate UGa much more, but the crimes of those ACC officials can only be forgiven by absolutely thrashing the University to the Northwest. Go Gators!!!!

GATOR4(of5)LIFE

]]> by: rjsplow http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/#comment-108240 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:52:33 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/#comment-108240 I'll be honest, Ryan. I read this article in my office and got so infuriated that I had to take a couple laps around the building to cool off. That was the first and only UF-FSU game in the Swamp I've missed since 1999 (because I was between degrees and working in Ocala), and I've never felt more helpless in my life watching a game in any sport. I'm usually very forgiving of referees but this game was different. Florida went into that game completely fired-up and ready to rip FSU's head off and they were doing it until every big-time play was called in FSU's favor and I saw the fire in Florida's players start to subside. That was the worst feeling of all- watching the players realize that things were not going their way, no matter how well they were playing, and their play suffered as the game went on. Okay I have to stop writing about this I'm getting fired up again! Good write-up, and I look forward to watching Florida stomp the Seminoles for the 4th (5th) time in a row this saturday~ I’ll be honest, Ryan. I read this article in my office and got so infuriated that I had to take a couple laps around the building to cool off. That was the first and only UF-FSU game in the Swamp I’ve missed since 1999 (because I was between degrees and working in Ocala), and I’ve never felt more helpless in my life watching a game in any sport. I’m usually very forgiving of referees but this game was different. Florida went into that game completely fired-up and ready to rip FSU’s head off and they were doing it until every big-time play was called in FSU’s favor and I saw the fire in Florida’s players start to subside. That was the worst feeling of all- watching the players realize that things were not going their way, no matter how well they were playing, and their play suffered as the game went on. Okay I have to stop writing about this I’m getting fired up again! Good write-up, and I look forward to watching Florida stomp the Seminoles for the 4th (5th) time in a row this saturday~

]]> by: urbanisagod http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/#comment-108236 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:09:53 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/#comment-108236 Glad to see the moratorium on the Seminole schadenfreude has come to an end. There really isn't anything better than beating the semi's and having a year to gloat about it. Although with as bad as they suck, it's getting tougher to hate them. Who am I kidding, I still hate them. UF 56 Fsu 20 Still my favorite score of all time. Glad to see the moratorium on the Seminole schadenfreude has come to an end. There really isn’t anything better than beating the semi’s and having a year to gloat about it. Although with as bad as they suck, it’s getting tougher to hate them.

Who am I kidding, I still hate them.

UF 56
Fsu 20

Still my favorite score of all time.

]]> by: gatorhippy http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/#comment-108232 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:34:23 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2007/11/19/fsu-hate-week-remember-the-swindle/#comment-108232 Lane Fenner was out of bounds... LMAO... Lane Fenner was out of bounds…

LMAO…

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