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Random Thoughts: Looking for better Saints

September 27, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello, I’m Pope Francis, and if it’s all the same to you, I think I need some better saints. – Of all the heroes with Superpowers on Heroes Reborn, why can’t one of them rush the passer? – Just wondering: Which program has fallen the farthest in college football? Miami? Nebraska? Texas? […]

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Miami’s Kaaya continues to lead state QBs

September 21, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Quarterbacks are the reason that the powerhouse teams of the state are unbeaten. And quarterbacks are the reason each team has a chance to remain that way. A brief look, then, at the state’s quarterbacks after Week Three. 1. Brad Kaaya, Miami: Kaaya’s value was never more apparent that in Saturday’s overtime victory against Nebraska. […]

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Random Thoughts: Sharper considered for HOF?

September 20, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello, I’m Tiger Woods, and the  reason I need back surgery? To get my critics off it. Anyway, I  won’t be back until it’s 2002 again. – Making the Hall of Fame as a safety is like winning with Iditarod with cats, but John Lynch made the first cut again. His competition […]

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Florida beats Kentucky; what else is new?

September 19, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 11:29 p.m. Certain things, you can count on. Sunrises. The sun rising in the East. Noise on the radio. And Florida beating Kentucky. Again. For 29 years, since the year that Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen were born, from the year of the Challenger disaster, since Ronald Reagan was president, Florida has owned the Kentucky Wildcats. Well, it happened again. […]

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FSU’s defense stands up in victory over Eagles

September 19, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 12:10 a.m. Turns out, FSU has some guys who can play on the other side of the ball, too. Oh, most of what you hear about the Seminoles is about Dalvin Cook. And the rest of it is about Everett Golson. But when it counts, Antonio Smith and Jalen Ramsey can play a bit, […]

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Ranking the state’s quarterbacks after week 2

September 14, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Monday, 9:30 a.m. Two weeks in the shallow end of the pool. Most teams haven’t given themselves a chance to lose yet. By the same token, most teams haven’t given their quarterback a chance to fail yet. A brief glance at the top quarterbacks in the state: 1. Brad Kaaya, Miami: Kaaya is like an […]

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Random Thoughts: Belichick, the bottom of the deck

September 13, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 11 a.m. Hi, I’m Floyd Mayweather, and if you bought pay-per-view, I just stole your money again. You might as well buy an eight-track player. – If you played chess with Bill Belichick, wouldn’t you expect him to start with about eight queens? – How many of you would rather have Jameis Winston instead […]

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Cook makes the difference as FSU holds off USF

September 12, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 9:30 p.m. If Dalvin Cook had preferred basketball as a youngster, USF would have won this game. If Cook had chosen to go, oh, to Miami, then USF would have won this game. If the court case of his summertime accuser had been stronger, then USF would have won this game. Instead, Cook is […]

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Ask Gary: Covering Queen Serena and her sister

September 12, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment or be […]

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The autopsy of a season that wasn’t enough

September 11, 2015 College Sports in Florida

 Thursday, 6 a.m. Are you still looking at the numbers? Do you still think there is life? The Tampa Bay Rays have 23 games to go, and a lot of bodies to clamber over before this talk of a wild-card berth sounds serious. They have not won more than five in a row all year. Are […]

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