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bgator85
| Favorite team: | Florida  |
| Location: | Sarasota |
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| Number of Posts: | 6311 |
| Registered on: | 8/27/2007 |
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re: Reuben Chinyelu, National DPOTY, returning to Florida
Posted by bgator85 on 5/21/26 at 12:56 pm to joshnorris14
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Bittersweet but would much rather Chin over Michah
Yeah, Micah is a great teammate but Chin is a force on the court.
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Damn it's not even close, and I thought you guys hated your ADs. Are you saying theCAW led me astray?
Still don't like the new one. Was coasting on successes of prior, but if latest football hire works out then maybe a re-evaluation. Maybe :lol:
re: Florida wins SEC All-Sports Trophy...again.
Posted by bgator85 on 5/20/26 at 6:56 am to Go Go Gata
Long overdue. Can't believe we went 5 years in between :dope: :dope:
I would go with FSU simply because most of us interact with them the most being in-state. UGA is a huge game, but doesn't have the same level of hatred because the game set up is so unique.
Might be different for those up near Georgia. And likewise, probably get more saying Miami if ask those in South Florida.
Might be different for those up near Georgia. And likewise, probably get more saying Miami if ask those in South Florida.
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I don't know why but UF fans just don't get into anything else like football.
Baseball attendance ranks 7th nationally. Men's basketball average capacity is up over 100% and limited by a smaller arena. Softball is 6th. Gymnastics is top 5. Volleyball is in the top 10. Outside of women's basketball, UF is pretty damn supportive across the board.
re: Before you click this post, pick your top 10 in the SEC on athletic donations received
Posted by bgator85 on 5/13/26 at 2:20 pm to TexasWranglers
There is zero consistency in how schools report revenues and expenses. There isn't even consistency by individual schools year over year. Really not a whole lot of value in these lists outside of sparking debate.
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Auburn is the smallest stadium and it seems to me to be one of the best venues in basketball or was two years ago . Kentucky is the only school that really needs the arena size they have … the rest do not sale out year round .
Last renovation brought UF down to 10K with the addition of suites and such. IMO that is too small for a school our size, but we'll eventually get a new arena and I'd guess they'd want to get back to around 12K like it was before.
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UF has had a strong club rowing team since 1984. It would be a pretty easy sport to add.
Yeah - and a lot of local talent being developed in state now. We'd be really good right away.
re: Congrat's to the 2026 SEC Rowing Champions - Tennessee Volunteers!
Posted by bgator85 on 5/10/26 at 11:24 am to Wishbone85
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I wonder if this will eventually move to OKC. There is an awesome rowing and kayaking setup in the boathouse district that's hosting the 28 Olympics.
Facility in Sarasota seems to host more of the big college events since its completion. Hosted the NCAA championships in 2021 and 2022, and will again in 2027 and 2028. Hosts the Big 12 championships this year.
Would be nice if UF would add this sport, but not sure that's realistic for the foreseeable future.
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I'd throw Spurrier in off the cuff, but a deeper dive might disqualify him.
Why? In what scenario is Spurrier not in the top 10, especially compared to others on that list.
re: Nobody can get into Texas or Vanderbilt, but what the next hardest school to get into?
Posted by bgator85 on 4/30/26 at 11:41 am to GoGators1995
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What about that sweet, sweet out of state tuition?
It's capped at 10% statewide in FL but UF is probably closer to 20%.
Undergrad enrollment is usually around 90% in state or better. That's pretty damn good for a top end public institution like UF.
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But you would still be getting the easiest possible game in the round of 64.
Why should automatic qualifiers get auto bids into the seeded tourney when better teams would have to win a game to get in?
Because the tournament is being expanded for the benefit of middling at large teams from power conferences. The automatic qualifiers are in this tournament whether there is expansion or not. Why should they have to do extra work?
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This would be a great idea if they actually seeded the first 52 teams 1 thru 13, then let the lower 24 have a play in for the seeds 14-16.
If you did it that way, there’d be no more Florida vs Miss Valley State in the 1st round as 16 seed. Instead a #1 seed would be getting a team (using this year as example) on the level of Boise State, assuming they knock out the trash low major auto bid conference winner.
The benefit of being a top seed is playing one of those automatic qualifiers and having an easy first round game. If you won your conferences bid you shouldn't have to do more to work to participate in the primary tournament, you did your job already.
Let the last at large teams battle it out for the last spots in the tournament.
re: There is no such thing as the Men's College World Series
Posted by bgator85 on 4/29/26 at 9:36 am to Diamondawg
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If you haven't noticed, ESPN is really trying to force us to watch women's sports.
Not sure they need much help for the WCWS, it's pretty popular.
re: SEC states that produced the most '26 draft picks.The big 3 (FL,GA,TX) lead the way
Posted by bgator85 on 4/28/26 at 9:58 am to RelicBatches86
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FL is behind per capita
Yes, but the demographics of these states are very different. Significantly higher % of retirees living in the FL. We have somewhere close to 5M people living here over the age of 65.
Don't think Micah is coming back. Sounds like our most likely path is bringing in some European guys to help sure up the bench.
Not a bad fall back plan. But with Haugh deciding to return today, pretty good indicator Golden isn't going anywhere. More likely an extension gets announced soon, likely around $8M/year.
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Doubt it. He wants the Golden State job.
He's also assembling a roster that will be preseason #1
re: Tommy Haugh to return to UF for Senior Season
Posted by bgator85 on 4/21/26 at 12:57 pm to UltimateHog
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That list shows Aberdeen who has no eligibility left and almost a zero percent chance of getting a waiver having played too much and too late in his freshman season to qualify.
TG and UF aren't utilizing time and resources on a player if they don't think they have a better than decent shot of having them play next year. If there was no shot, it wouldn't even be a conversation. They're going all in to win a national title next year.
re: Tommy Haugh to return to UF for Senior Season
Posted by bgator85 on 4/21/26 at 11:12 am to joshnorris14
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I wonder if it'll be enough to make UF the preseason #1 going into 2026-2027.
Likely at this point.
re: Todd Golden to Warriors, Billy D back to Univ of Florida?
Posted by bgator85 on 4/21/26 at 11:02 am to Go Go Gata
Haugh just announced he is coming back. Condon is back. Chin will likely come back after testing the NBA waters again.
The team is mostly returning, leads me to believe TG isn't going anywhere yet.
The team is mostly returning, leads me to believe TG isn't going anywhere yet.
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