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Posted Wednesday February 04, 2009, About: Top RB down to 'Bama or Florida

worth wild? People in the panhandle sure do screw up common expressions. The expression is "worth while," not worth wild.

And I hope that kid comes to Florida. Running backs at Florida don't see a ton of carries, but that can actually help them down the road. A guy who goes to Alabama will enter the NFL draft with a body that has carried the ball several hundred times and taken a ton more hits than a Florida running back who will be much fresher.

Posted Sunday November 02, 2008, About: Meyer uses timeouts to get back at Richt

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/national-top-public

University of Florida - 17th ranked public university
University of Alabama - 37th ranked

Florida wins, just as it will in the SEC title game. In fact, that is the margin of victory. Florida hits Bama with its ranking and Bama gets Florida's ranking - Florida 37-17.

Posted Sunday April 20, 2008, About: Urban wants Tebow to pass more

Tebow was still good in the Capital One Bowl despite pressure. He had 4 TDS (3 passing and 1 rushing). The big problem for him in that game that no one seems to realize is that his best backfield blocker, Rutledge, was suspended for that game. He was our only true fullback and the guy who would pick up blitzez. In the bowl we used a freshman TE and a backup linebacker as our backfield blockers. That is why Tebow had an inordinate amount of pressure.