tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post6219196566330164738..comments2023-10-14T05:50:09.559-04:00Comments on Saurian Sagacity: The Official Blog for Inquisitive Florida Gators Fans: Memo to Jeremy FoleyHenry Louis Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-10130131588548904272008-12-03T09:15:00.000-05:002008-12-03T09:15:00.000-05:00Supposedly UF gets USF in 2010 & 2015. I woul...Supposedly UF gets USF in <A HREF="http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/future_schedules/florida_future.htm" REL="nofollow">2010 & 2015</A>. I would like to see them add a second respectable game each year, maybe rotate Miami and USF.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-79829337256490876042008-12-03T07:32:00.000-05:002008-12-03T07:32:00.000-05:00I want the GAtors to play my other alma mater, USF...I want the GAtors to play my other alma mater, USF!!Trader Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079028073096259737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-76300296613649824552008-12-02T23:05:00.000-05:002008-12-02T23:05:00.000-05:00The computers actually like the PAC 10 for some re...The computers actually like the PAC 10 for some reason. For one thing it's the only major conference with a full round robin. Each team plays all 9 conference foes. That means one less spot for intersectional play. Perhaps the computers like that or perhaps since there is less "inter-connectedness" between PAC 10 teams and other teams it skews the picture.Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-63950872410113642422008-12-02T18:04:00.000-05:002008-12-02T18:04:00.000-05:00Henry, you'll be glad to know that FIU is our next...Henry, you'll be glad to know that FIU is our next-to-last opponent next year. Hopefully they'll give us that "boost" that The Citadel didn't. But, then there's Charleston Southern. Whatever the reason, in the years I've been following Florida Football (which admittedly isn't nearly as long as some of the blog readers), I can't remember us never scheduling someone from I-AA. It seems that's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-16192860206153776012008-12-02T16:25:00.000-05:002008-12-02T16:25:00.000-05:00I know the economic importance of having a home ga...I know the economic importance of having a home game that doesn't require a road game in return but I have to believe that the argument that it must be a 1AA school is frankly bullshit. You discount that a BCS conference team would take a payday. There's plenty of bottom dwellers who might take the money and there's other teams that are looking to make a name for themselves like Fresno State. Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-20815169636791419802008-12-02T16:12:00.000-05:002008-12-02T16:12:00.000-05:00Henry,In the ideological abstract it would be grea...Henry,<BR/><BR/>In the ideological abstract it would be great to schedule a Division 1A team for strength of schedule, but in the concrete real world, it isn't always possible when you factor in the other varriables. There are 14 Saturdays available to schedule 12 games. Eight weeks are taken up by the conference schedule, plus one for FSU. Of those nine games, four will be home games, four J. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13438165054788525252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-26604091565243770182008-12-02T14:18:00.000-05:002008-12-02T14:18:00.000-05:00GatorMatt,You bring up a reasonable point which is...GatorMatt,<BR/><BR/>You bring up a reasonable point which is that we can't control the relative strength of our conference from year to year nor the conference schedule. BUT WE CAN CONTROL our non-conference schedule. <BR/><BR/><EM>is dropping The Citadel for someone like Wyoming really all that different?</EM><BR/><BR/>Jeff Sagarin has the Citadel ranked #159. Wyoming is 106. The answer to Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-88449207260044878442008-12-02T14:06:00.000-05:002008-12-02T14:06:00.000-05:00It's a bit tough, because now the problem is turni...It's a bit tough, because now the problem is turning out to be far more of a problem with the rest of the SEC being down. Tennessee I think most of us expected to be down this year, but LSU and Georgia were presumed to be so strong this year and just didn't deliver. Then ironically, Ole Miss is looking like much more of a team and turning out to be a more respectable loss than we thought Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-27328367396438224572008-12-02T07:03:00.000-05:002008-12-02T07:03:00.000-05:00It all comes down to money. A few years ago, when...It all comes down to money. A few years ago, when they added the twelfth game, I remember an article saying that the difference between playing Miami at home or on the road was $1,000,000 ($1.5 million for a home game vs. $500,000 for a road game). The problem is some mediocre Div-1A teams (like UCF) think that they deserve a home and home (why UCF backed out of a contracted game). A win over J. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13438165054788525252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-82240706858593777962008-12-02T04:55:00.000-05:002008-12-02T04:55:00.000-05:00Our conference season seems to start unusually ear...Our conference season seems to start unusually early - and if we must play Tennessee in the third week, I'd really rather have two live opponents beforehand, even if that means shoving a real weenie into the schedule later on. (Though, really, it should be easy enough to find a sufficiently weenie team in I-A, right?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-45618306979682663632008-12-02T02:50:00.000-05:002008-12-02T02:50:00.000-05:00I blame the expansion of the regular season to 12 ...I blame the expansion of the regular season to 12 games for this. All that adding a 12th game did was give the big boys a free win over a 1AA patsy. The Gators aren't the only team who does this by a long shot. Certainly several Big 12 teams are guilty of the same thing. <BR/><BR/>The major difference is that somehow every other team gets their designated patsy out of the way in September while Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-73880754878091703362008-12-01T23:47:00.000-05:002008-12-01T23:47:00.000-05:00Henry,You ain't gonna like our first opponent next...Henry,<BR/><BR/>You ain't gonna like our first opponent next year, out of the glorious Big South! I guess Foley will have to work on that for 2010.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com