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 […]

Tagged as: Cook, Flowers, FSU, Taggert, USF

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McCoy, David need wins to cement legacies

September 12, 2015 general

Saturday, 6:30 a.m. Once, Dick Butkus carried the burden of Lavonte David. He, too, was saddled with a losing team. Despite his fury, despite his rage, despite his excellence, there was nothing Butkus could do. The Chicago Bears simply had too many holes around him, and he became the sight of a man fighting the […]

Tagged as: Bucs, David, McCoy, Winning

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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 […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Cash, Jennings, Silverman, Stamkos, Winston

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

September 11, 2015 general

Jerry Angelo is a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo answers your questions regarding the NFL. Send your questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com with “ask the expert” in the subject line. The most interesting question will be selected. Thusday, 6 a.m. I know you have been a […]

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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 […]

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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