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Thoughts from my first Gators home game in 10 years...

Discussion in 'Nuttin but Net' started by jeffphillips21, Nov 14, 2021.

  1. jeffphillips21

    jeffphillips21 GC Hall of Fame

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    The atmosphere today was incredible! Serious home court advantage.
    - We have some BALLERS on this team. Grown men.
    - Colin was a man among boys. He was an absolute beast today. Can't believe he "only" had 6 blocks and 1 steal. He was completely dominant.
    - McKissic is the real deal. So tough on defense, great team leader and competitive as hell
    - Man is Appleby quick. And elusive. The occasional poor decision but we're lucky to have him as PG, he's tough to guard
    - Duruji is even better than last year. Has a bit of Key in him
    - We could become a very special defensive team. Have multiple lockdown defenders.
    - We need to absolutely, 100%, get more students to our games. The Rowdies are literally 90% of the noise, the alumni was ok today but we need more loud and Rowdy students. The Rowdies were loud enough on their own to fill the stadium
    - The new arena is worth every penny. Great venue.
    - And finally...they need to flip the camera!!! The alumni side doesn't deserve to have the camera on them, especially when it says "Sold Out" and maybe half the seats were filled. Meanwhile the Rowdies looked like the best fans in college basketball. Surprised no one has brought this up in the past ;)

    Overall, what a game! So happy I went...and so nice to finally beat those clowns from Tallahassee
     
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  2. dave_the_thinker

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    One question Jeff.

    Airball, Airball, Airball.

    What kind of voodoo were you all using in there, and can I borrow it in Vegas?

    I've never seen so many airballs in a game.
     
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  3. akaGatorhoops

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    Stricklin reiterated to me that he agrees . . . and that it remains on the "to do" list.
    The hold up? $800k.
    Think a GoFundMe would work? :)
     
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  4. jeffphillips21

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    No kidding. at one point we were screaming airball, airball at 3 different players. We had a couple too, looked like high school shooters for a while there
     
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  5. jeffphillips21

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    Now you're thinking! You're just the man to start and lead it...
    Or perhaps we could get some of Mullen's buyout money
     
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  6. easycoastgator

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    Was there too. First game for me since the renovation. What a incredible venue!
    … what a butt kicking we laid on those holes!
    The air ball thing was funny since 3 of their 5 had tossed one up
     
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  7. jeffphillips21

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    Awesome. We picked the perfect game to attend. My throat is sore from screaming the last 10 minutes, and I couldn't be happier about it.
     
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  8. easycoastgator

    easycoastgator GC Legend

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    I told aka in another thread it was my 12 y/o son’s first gator bball game today.
    I have my son convinced he’s the reason we broke FSU’s streak. I’m debating bringing him to our 11/27 football game for good luck but that’s a lot to put on a kid lol
     
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  9. 31g8r

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    They need a temporary Tix surcharge of $2 to pay for the camera flip. Paid for in 3 years. Then remove the surcharge and tix holder get a price reduction.
     
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  10. jeffphillips21

    jeffphillips21 GC Hall of Fame

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    That's not a bad idea...since I paid $125 for my ticket an extra $2 should be easy to stomach....and saves us all $1k each ;)
     
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  11. jeffphillips21

    jeffphillips21 GC Hall of Fame

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    haha nice. yeah the football team isn't nearly reliable enough to put that kind of pressure on your 12-year old
     
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