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Media relations should have handled the Dunlap situation differently
Dec. 1, 2009Pay attention, public relations majors.
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Field goal sinks rivalry to new low
Nov. 29, 2009Florida State kicker Dustin Hopkins trotted onto Florida Field to attempt a 20-yard field goal with the Seminoles down 30-0 at the end of the third quarter and gave the 90,000-plus onlookers a startling wakeup call.
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The Swamp will hold one of its biggest games yet
Nov. 27, 2009The Swamp is about to host one of the biggest games in its 70-year history.
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Donovan has prepared his players well for NBA
Nov. 24, 2009I’ve been called a lot of things by friends and readers, but homer has never been one of them.
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Picks Column: FSU
Nov. 24, 2009After last week’s great matchups, I can only hope rivalry week will give us some thrilling games like Florida’s last-second 62-3 victory over FIU, Alabama’s narrow 45-0 escape of Chattanooga or Texas’ 51-20 tough win over Kansas. This week’s slate has games with great history such as Alabama-Auburn, Florida-Florida State, Clemson-South Carolina and UCLA-USC.
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FIU game gives glimpse of future
By CALLOVI< | Nov. 22, 2009Tim Tebow only has three games left as a Gator, raising plenty of questions about what the offense will look like when he’s gone.
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FIU gives Florida a chance to rest, fix passing game
By CALLOVI< | Nov. 19, 2009As much as Urban Meyer tries to play up FIU, it is still just FIU.
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Picks Column: FIU
Nov. 19, 2009We know, we know, this is one of the worst college football weeks of the year. Don’t blame us for not having anything to distract you from schoolwork. We here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column have done our best to predict this week’s game, but believe us, bad games aren’t any easier to project.
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Florida-FIU perfect example why 12th game isn’t needed
Nov. 17, 2009The matchups sound too salivating to ignore.
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Looking ahead not always bad
Nov. 16, 2009With Florida clinging to a 17-14 lead against South Carolina at halftime, defensive coordinator Charlie Strong knew exactly how to get his defense back on track after the worst half of football his unit has played this season.
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Meyer, Spurrier not to be compared
Nov. 15, 2009COLUMBIA, S.C. — It has been almost five full seasons since Steve Spurrier took over as South Carolina’s coach, but as I watched his post-game press conference on the video screen at Williams-Brice Stadium, it still felt unnatural.
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Picks Column: South Carolina
Nov. 12, 2009We’re nearing the home stretch of this year’s picks column, and maybe picking against the spread wasn’t such a good idea.
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Meyer will unseat Spurrier as best coach in Florida history
Nov. 11, 2009It’s time to start the debate again.
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Tebow’s path to win second bronze statue
Nov. 9, 2009Shortly before last year's Academy Awards, I remember listening to an NPR broadcast that featured a panel of respected film critics discussing who would take home the top honors.
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Media overblows Spikes’ eye-gouging situation
Nov. 5, 2009When Brandon Spikes was done explaining why he wanted to have his suspension for the Vanderbilt matchup lengthened from a half to the full game Wednesday, a smattering of reporters thanked him for his time.
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Pick Column: Vanderbilt
Nov. 5, 2009We here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks column know Florida has already punched its ticket to Atlanta, but this weekend will go a long way toward determining who it faces for the Southeastern Conference title.
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Nelson reaches out with scholarship fund
Nov. 4, 2009A year and a half ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing Stacey Nelson for a feature story, and she told me about her love for Africa and helping people.
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Glamorous wrinkles not always the answer
By CALLOVI< | Nov. 3, 2009Urban Meyer loves adding new wrinkles to his team's game plan.
