Comments on: Hating Steve Spurrier Isn’t Fun Anymore http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/ The world through GATOR-colored glasses. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:59:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Vince Gagliano http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-199405 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:54:26 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-199405 But seriously, think about it rationally for a second: LeBron wears a Yankees cap and designs New York-themed sneakers, and boom! People have him signing with the Knicks/Nets in 2010. So if he constantly hangs around Ohio State personalities, does that mean he'll jump on the Buckeye train the first chance he gets? Who knows, although LBJ was actually a pretty good wide receiver in high school. Even if he isn't in Cleveland, would you consider a child of the 90's who grew up rooting for Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls and the Triplet triple champs Dallas Cowboys, well, not something of a bandwagoner? Que sera sera. Until then, I think the King is most thrilled about having the best season of his career. I'll save the Ohio State stuff for when he's contemplating life after retirement. But seriously, think about it rationally for a second:

LeBron wears a Yankees cap and designs New York-themed sneakers, and boom! People have him signing with the Knicks/Nets in 2010.

So if he constantly hangs around Ohio State personalities, does that mean he’ll jump on the Buckeye train the first chance he gets? Who knows, although LBJ was actually a pretty good wide receiver in high school.

Even if he isn’t in Cleveland, would you consider a child of the 90’s who grew up rooting for Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls and the Triplet triple champs Dallas Cowboys, well, not something of a bandwagoner?

Que sera sera. Until then, I think the King is most thrilled about having the best season of his career.

I’ll save the Ohio State stuff for when he’s contemplating life after retirement.

]]> by: Gatordone http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-199239 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:12:08 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-199239 Vince With all due respect, it's common knowledge Lebron has a thing for OSU having stated several times he "would have been a Buckeye", in fact the teams jersey has a Lebron logo on it.. he's on the sidelines at lot of Buckeye sporting events and hangs with the players when in town. http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/10737330 Vince
With all due respect, it’s common knowledge Lebron has a thing for OSU having stated several times he “would have been a Buckeye”, in fact the teams jersey has a Lebron logo on it.. he’s on the sidelines at lot of Buckeye sporting events and hangs with the players when in town.
http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/10737330

]]> by: Vince Gagliano http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198923 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:15:24 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198923 Gatordone Even if LeBron played college ball in the first place, if anyone were to remotely believe that, who's to stay that he goes to Ohio State? What if he stayed and played ball for the hometown Akron Zips for a season? I'd think he'd do that sooner than go to Columbus. Gatordone

Even if LeBron played college ball in the first place, if anyone were to remotely believe that, who’s to stay that he goes to Ohio State?

What if he stayed and played ball for the hometown Akron Zips for a season? I’d think he’d do that sooner than go to Columbus.

]]> by: John http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198873 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:22:21 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198873 GP you hit the nail on the head w/ this one. I've liked and respected the OBC since I was a kid. He did it all first at FL winning a Heisman and then a NC. I've always wished him success (except of course when he faces FL) but it's hard watching his team play so miserably. I've never cared for Smelley throwing the ball and hope Garcia matures in the offseason but I concur have a winning season play and win in a halfway decent bowl and get carried off the field into the sunset. I never imagined the OBC turning into a Bowden or JoePa. GO GATORS!!! “4 DAYS PYLE!!!! 4 DAYS!!!” GP you hit the nail on the head w/ this one. I’ve liked and respected the OBC since I was a kid. He did it all first at FL winning a Heisman and then a NC. I’ve always wished him success (except of course when he faces FL) but it’s hard watching his team play so miserably. I’ve never cared for Smelley throwing the ball and hope Garcia matures in the offseason but I concur have a winning season play and win in a halfway decent bowl and get carried off the field into the sunset. I never imagined the OBC turning into a Bowden or JoePa.

GO GATORS!!!

“4 DAYS PYLE!!!! 4 DAYS!!!”

]]> by: Gatordone http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198682 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:37:26 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198682 Ski & Vince Hilarious, but I was thinking like Steeler QB Ben Roethlisberger (Miami OH) or his lineman James Harrison, Sweatervest couldn't nab them and can barely beat instate schools. Giants Chase Blackburn is another off the top of de head. Now if your talking NBA Vince don't forget Lebron James skipped OSU but considers himself a Buckeye even 4 from that freshman class that played our Gators skipped out of OSU for the NBA. Just saying all the "best players" don't always go or stay, it takes shifty masterminds like Urban Meyer and Billy Donovan to mold superior teams that stay the course. Ski & Vince
Hilarious, but I was thinking like Steeler QB Ben Roethlisberger (Miami OH) or his lineman James Harrison, Sweatervest couldn’t nab them and can barely beat instate schools. Giants Chase Blackburn is another off the top of de head. Now if your talking NBA Vince don’t forget Lebron James skipped OSU but considers himself a Buckeye even 4 from that freshman class that played our Gators skipped out of OSU for the NBA. Just saying all the “best players” don’t always go or stay, it takes shifty masterminds like Urban Meyer and Billy Donovan to mold superior teams that stay the course.

]]> by: Vince Gagliano http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198464 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:41:10 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198464 Trivia: Meyer was a defensive back at the University of Cincinnati. Other notable sports personalities include Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin, Red Sox 1B Kevin Youkilis, and NBA Hall-of-Famer Oscar Robertson. Trivia: Meyer was a defensive back at the University of Cincinnati.

Other notable sports personalities include Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin, Red Sox 1B Kevin Youkilis, and NBA Hall-of-Famer Oscar Robertson.

]]> by: skigator93 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198353 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:12:03 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198353 I think all the best players in Ohio already go to one school - Ohio State, which is the only major program in the state. I think all the best players in Ohio already go to one school - Ohio State, which is the only major program in the state.

]]> by: Gatordone http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198317 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:18:03 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198317 Vince Good observations, I agree. Regarding Spurrier, I'd still be a lot happier if he was coaching the Gators instead of some Ohio coach and understand the feelings of previous posters to this thread. Regarding UM vs OSU, that game will return to "can't miss" probably sooner than we think. The tradition and intensity of that rivalry is unmatched in college football. That part of the country is still the birthplace of football strategy, 14 of the last 18 national title game teams have head coaches from Ohio, Hell Ohio has 36 NCAA football schools, can you imagine if the best players went to only a few colleges there like here in the South? The industrial infrastructure of the South is changing and believe me you'll see more parity soon enough. Vince
Good observations, I agree. Regarding Spurrier, I’d still be a lot happier if he was coaching the Gators instead of some Ohio coach and understand the feelings of previous posters to this thread. Regarding UM vs OSU, that game will return to “can’t miss” probably sooner than we think. The tradition and intensity of that rivalry is unmatched in college football. That part of the country is still the birthplace of football strategy, 14 of the last 18 national title game teams have head coaches from Ohio, Hell Ohio has 36 NCAA football schools, can you imagine if the best players went to only a few colleges there like here in the South? The industrial infrastructure of the South is changing and believe me you’ll see more parity soon enough.

]]> by: Vince Gagliano http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198262 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:28:14 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198262 Gatordone It's hard to believe the league was once known for its power running. It's also hard to believe Michigan vs. Ohio State was once not only respectable, but "can't miss" material. On a side note, I consider the Ole Miss-Texas Tech a good omen for the good guys. No, this isn't because Texas Tech plays defense. That is, if you consider defense holding the fourth-best team in the league to a mere 47 points. It's because the gap, quantitatively and qualitatively, between Ole Miss and Florida is much bigger than between Texas Tech and Oklahoma. It was already pretty big even when DeMarco Murray was healthy. And by the way, losing Murray is a bigger blow to OU than losing Percy Harvin was to UF, simply because Murray took more snaps than Harvin and was even more involved in that offense; UF could get away with giving Harvin fewer snaps because SEC coordinators had much more to worry about. Gatordone

It’s hard to believe the league was once known for its power running. It’s also hard to believe Michigan vs. Ohio State was once not only respectable, but “can’t miss” material.

On a side note, I consider the Ole Miss-Texas Tech a good omen for the good guys.

No, this isn’t because Texas Tech plays defense. That is, if you consider defense holding the fourth-best team in the league to a mere 47 points.

It’s because the gap, quantitatively and qualitatively, between Ole Miss and Florida is much bigger than between Texas Tech and Oklahoma. It was already pretty big even when DeMarco Murray was healthy.

And by the way, losing Murray is a bigger blow to OU than losing Percy Harvin was to UF, simply because Murray took more snaps than Harvin and was even more involved in that offense; UF could get away with giving Harvin fewer snaps because SEC coordinators had much more to worry about.

]]> by: Gatordone http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198180 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:50:01 +0000 http://www.orangeandbluehue.com/2009/01/02/hating-steve-spurrier-isnt-fun-anymore/#comment-198180 Vince Funny to watch the Big 10 get punk'd every year, with the exception of this lone realatively even matchup(Iowa/SC)they are all playing against higher ranked (or rated) opponents once again. Big 10 teams are attractive enough to merit selections they don't deserve. Bowls are about money, not matchups therefore lesser-qualified Big 10 teams are consistently pulled into bowls against better opponents simply because they're a higher $$ draw. Contributes to their perceived weakness but makes me laugh they travel down here a month and a half after their season ends, spend their loot and get punk'd mostly. LOL Vince
Funny to watch the Big 10 get punk’d every year, with the exception of this lone realatively even matchup(Iowa/SC)they are all playing against higher ranked (or rated) opponents once again. Big 10 teams are attractive enough to merit selections they don’t deserve. Bowls are about money, not matchups therefore lesser-qualified Big 10 teams are consistently pulled into bowls against better opponents simply because they’re a higher $$ draw. Contributes to their perceived weakness but makes me laugh they travel down here a month and a half after their season ends, spend their loot and get punk’d mostly. LOL

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