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Turns out, the Gators have some fight in them

February 4, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 5:26 p.m. If recruiting day taught us anything, it is that the Gators are going to be good in the fourth quarter. And that’s a start. Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Fisher, Florida, FSU, Gators, Ivey, Jefferson, McElwain, Semioles, Taggart

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To All Fields: Which ex-player do Bucs miss most?

January 31, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 6 a.m. In Tampa… As former employees go, they have landed on their feet. As a trio, they are happy. They are needed. They fit into football’s most glorious puzzles. They are away from Tampa Bay, and for three guys with work to do on Sunday, they seem fairly fulfilled. Certainly life has gone […]

Tagged as: Bennett, Blount, Friedman, Maddon, Revis, Silverman, St. Louis, Stamkos, Tebow, Ward

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Are recruiting rankings scientific, or guesswork?

January 28, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 6:20 a.m. Somewhere, in the fields of California, there is a high school running back. He’s fast. He’s strong. He’s elusive. He scored a lot of touchdowns. Somewhere, in the outskirts of South Florida, there is another high school running back. He’s quck. He’s durable. He’s shifty. He gained a lot of yards. So […]

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To all Fields: QB coach not a miracle worker

January 24, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 6:00 a.m. …In Tampa. Perhaps the hire didn’t make you throw confetti, or at the very least, throw it straight. Perhaps you were looking for a bigger name and a better resume. Perhaps you wanted this addition to come with the promise of touchdowns. It didn’t. That doesn’t mean, however, that Mike Bajakian won’t […]

Tagged as: Bucs, QB coach

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My speech to the Clearwater Rotarians

January 21, 2015 College Sports in Florida

I spoke to the good folks at the Clearwater Rotary Club on Wednesday. Here are the notes to my speech. In questions, they wanted to know about inflate-gate, whether it had any affect on the final score (no), who the Bucs should draft (Winston unless they’re afraid of him). Wednesday, 4:55 p.m. Before there were […]

Tagged as: Bolts, Bucs, Rays

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To all fields: Bowden again is second in victories

January 17, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 11:17 a.m. In Tallahassee… Once again, he is second best. Once again, he is the silver medalist. On the other hand, doesn’t Bobby Bowden’s statue look nice. These days, you’d have to visit an unnamed closet to visit Joe Paterno’s. You’ll find it in the back with your plaid sports coat. Content beyond this […]

Tagged as: Bowden, Rays

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To all fields: Koettner has small shoes to fill

January 10, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 5:52 a.m. To all fields. The first task that Dirk Koetter will have as offensive coordinator of the Bucs will be challenging. Right off the bat, Koetter has to squeeze into some awful tiny shoes. Hoo, boy. Have the coordinators, and the offenses, been underachievers over the years. To put it bluntly, it has […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Koetter, NFL

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Ask the Expert: Scot Brantley

January 9, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 8 a.m. Scot Brantley was an all-American linebacker for the University of Florida and played eight seasons with the Tampa Bay Bucs. He has been a radio host in Florida for years. He follows not only the Gators but all of college football. Each week, Scot answers your questions on GarySheltonsports.com. To ask Scot […]

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Bucs score points with the Koetter hire as OC

January 8, 2015 Florida State University

Thursday, 7:52 p.m. Just for the record, Dirk Koetter’s heart is fine. Whether his stomach is strong enough, we’ll see. Koetter invested heavily in Pepto-Bismol on Thursday when he agreed to become the new offensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Bucs, a miracle-worker’s task if there ever was one. Koetter takes over an offense that […]

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Bucs have to end their long history of bad QBs

January 8, 2015 Florida State University

Thursday, 6:00 a.m. New England has Brady. Indianapolis had Manning. Buffalo had Kelly. And that’s why it’s so darned important. Everyone had someone. Everyone, pretty much, but the Bucs. Everyone had an arm to love. Everyone had a leader to adore. Everyone had someone to build a team around. Content beyond this point is for […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Mariota, Winston

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