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 […]

Tagged as: Cash, Extra Innings, Losses, Rays

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Can Koetter get Bucs offense up to speed?

September 10, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. Tampa Bay Bucs fans don’t want that much from offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. Not really. They’d like the rookie quarterback to look efficient. They’d like the broken offensive line to look healed. They’d like the running game to reappear. They’d like the receivers to look dangerous. At the end of the day, […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Coordinator, Koetter, Titans, Winston

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Looking back, did the Bulls fire Bowden?

September 9, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Looking back, was it South Florida who slayed the legend? Now that Bobby Bowden is a statue, was it the Bulls who ultimately cast him in bronze? It was Sept. 26, almost six years ago, the last time the Bulls dreamed big enough to go to Tallahassee and take on Bobby Bowden, […]

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Winston vs. Mariota? Start of something big?

September 8, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. Was it like this? Was there the tingling anticipation that something big was about to begin? Was there the presumption we were all there at the beginning? Did you think about the record book even then. Did you watch them in warmups? Did you notice the way the ball came out of […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Mariota, Titans, Winston

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Scouting the Bucs, one unit at a time

September 7, 2015 general

Monday, 6:20 a.m. This is what a 2-14 team looks like. That, too. This 2-14 team needed quarterbacking after two different guys managed one win each. This team had an offensive line that was a mess. This team didn’t rush the quarterback very well. This team lost too many close games. This team sat out […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Defensive tackle, quarterback, Titans, Wide receiver

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Miami’s Kaaya leads the state’s top 10 QBs

September 7, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Monday, 6 a.m. Ah, opening weekend. Everyone won. Everyone looked good. Everyone made their fans dream of the touchdowns to come. But in the state of Florida, who was the best? The incumbent? The transfer? The guys sharing the job? The newcomer? Who? Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Florida, FSU, Golson, Grier Flowers, Kaaya, Miami

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Random Thoughts: Bucs not likely to sign Freeman

September 6, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Hello, I’m Tim Tebow. And you know, I hear Canada is fine this time of year. – One reason John McEnroe vs. Serena Williams wouldn’t be as big a deal as Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King. These days, tennis isn’t as big. – Alex Rodriguez is hitting .157 since August 1. Think he needs […]

Tagged as: Goodell, Harvey, Pierre-Paul, Tebow, Tiger

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College roundup: McElwain, QBs sizzle

September 6, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 2:54 a.m. There will be, of course, darker days than this. There will be times when Jim McElwain loses, perhaps times when he picks the wrong quarterback, times when the offense doesn’t look so snazzy, times when runners fumble and receivers stumble and officials bumble. No one goes undefeated in college football, and there […]

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Ask Gary: Looking for help from the waiver wire

September 5, 2015 Florida State University

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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Why does Goodell want to be the judge, anyway?

September 4, 2015 NFL

Friday, 6 a.m. Why does Roger Goodell need the grief? He makes plenty of money. He gets good seats to all the nice games. He attends the fanciest parties. His name is on all the footballs. The owners love him because he turns their nickels into quarters. So why isn’t it enough? Why on earth […]

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