2018 - Dec. 29. FINAL - #10. Florida Gators 41. #7. Michigan Wolverines 15.

Go Gators!!

 

Florida bowl trivia — Day 2
Gvl Sun By Pat Dooley
GATORS’ BOWL
PART 1 — TRIVIAL PURSUIT

1. Prior to the 1980 Tangerine Bowl, Florida players were invited to the home of a prominent Orlando resident who told the eventual MVP of the bowl game he was rooting for the Gators’ opponent. Who was the celebrity and who was the MVP?
2. What was the longest passing touchdown in Florida’s bowl history?

3. The last game of Steve Spurrier’s coaching career and the last game of Tim Tebow’s playing career had something in common other than they were both wins for the Gators. What was significant about 659?

PART 2 — WHO AM I?
Florida bowl trivia — Day 2 - GatorSports.com

 

Peach Bowl notebook: Redshirt decision reason Clayton has seen little action
Gvl Sun By Robbie Andreu
ATLANTA — The plight of Florida junior defensive end Antonneous Clayton has been somewhat of a mystery in 2018. After talking about having a breakout season back in August, the former elite recruit pretty much disappeared this fall.

He played in the first two games, then didn’t see the field again until the Idaho game.

But, there’s actually no mystery at all surrounding Clayton’s perceived disappearing act.
As it turns out, he played in only three games because he’s redshirting this season. He’ll be a redshirt junior next season, where he is expected to compete for a possible starting role.

Peach Bowl notebook: Redshirt decision reason Clayton has seen little action - GatorSports.com

 

Peach Bowl players speak highly of ‘Uncle Mac’
Gvl Sun By Pat Dooley
ATLANTA — When the two teams met 16 months ago, he was the head coach at Florida.

A month ago, he was an assistant coach at Michigan.

This Peach Bowl has a huge connection with a coach who won’t be here on either side Saturday.
Jim McElwain is now the head coach at Central Michigan, but his combined knowledge of these two teams might exceed every one coaching in the game.

At Thursday’s media opportunity, Michigan players spoke highly of their former coach.
Peach Bowl players speak highly of 'Uncle Mac' - GatorSports.com

 

Florida freshmen emerging through extra practices
Gvl Sun By Robbie Andreu
ATLANTA — Along with being a reward for a successful season, a bowl game also provides an opportunity for some of the younger players to accelerate their development through the extra practices and reps.

In regards to Florida, the Gators have multiple young players who apparently have benefited from the extended season and appear on the cusp of emerging as potential impact players in the near future.

“We’ve got a lot of great young guys that are going to come in and continue to progress and contribute in the spring and next season,” junior linebacker David Reese said. “It’s great for them to get the experience and get used to taking reps and getting ready to play in a game.”

Florida freshmen emerging through extra practices - GatorSports.com

 

Copeland appears to be getting a good number of reps in bowl practice. Over/Under on number of touches in the Peach Bowl?

 

Florida Gators Blog
UF WR Van Jefferson, Michigan QB Shea Patterson reunite in Chick-fil-A Bowl
Edgar Thompson Sentinel Sports
Florida receiver Van Jefferson and Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson were teammates at Ole Miss, and nearly again in Ann Arbor. This week, two close friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. “When they announced that we were playing in the bowl game, he called...

UF WR Van Jefferson, Michigan QB Shea Patterson reunite in Chick-fil-A Bowl

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Dooley: Former teammates reunite in Atlanta
By Gvl Sun Pat Dooley
ATLANTA — At the Wednesday night Peach Bowl function, two former teammates were on different floors at the College Football Hall of Fame.

Shea Patterson, on the second floor, kept texting Van Jefferson on the first floor, “giving him crap and then watching him laugh and look around to see where I was.”

They are both here in a surreal coincidence, two players by way of Oxford, Miss., playing in a bowl game against each other in part because they couldn’t play in one where they started their college careers.'''
Dooley: Former teammates reunite in Atlanta - GatorSports.com

 

Florida Gators Blog Sun Sentinel Sports
UF freshman DB Amari Burney poised for a key role in 2019
UF defensive back Chauncey Gardner-Johnson will play his final game for the Gators during Saturday’s Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Gardner-Johnson will be missed following a junior season that led him to leave school early for the NFL draft. Asked who stood out most on the Gators’ talented defense, Michigan...

UF freshman DB Amari Burney poised for a key role in 2019

 

So where are the other 33 pages?since that entertaining thread is locked will they not be merged?

 

Is it game time yet?

 

Getting ready to hit the road to Atlanta.....can't wait to get in the stadium. Go Gators!!!

 

Reese Eyes Win Over Wolverines to Launch a Healthy 2019
UF Scott Carter / Senior Writer
Gators linebacker David Reese is ready to put losing to Michigan and a season-long ankle injury behind him.

ATLANTA – Chauncey Gardner-Johnson recalled Thursday the first time he met teammate David Reese, a Michigan native who like Gardner-Johnson, joined the Gators in January 2016 as a mid-year enrollee.

Gardner-Johnson, a Florida kid who grew up in Cocoa, was a marquee signee that year along with other notable early enrollees such as quarterback Feleipe Franks, kicker Eddy Pineiro and transfers Mark Thompson and Dre Massey.

Gardner-Johnson was reared in the land of flip flops, Bermuda shorts and sun screen. A relative unknown to Gators fans at the time, Reese was not.
Reese Eyes Win Over Wolverines to Launch a Healthy 2019 - Florida Gators

 

Gator Tales 153: Peach Bowl Preview, Christian Robinson & More
UAA Communications

Check out our latest Gator Tales podcast as we preview the Peach Bowl and host Adam Schick chats with assistant coach Christian Robinson.
On this week's show, host Adam Schick chats with linebackers coach Christian Robinson about being the youngest member of the coaching staff and how his Atlanta roots make this game particularly special (1:12).

Gator Tales 153: Peach Bowl Preview, Christian Robinson & More - Florida Gators

 

Need to come out swinging tomorrow. I honestly don't mind a loss, if it's a hard fought 24-21, or 31-28 type score with the Gators playing sound football and just being unable to hang with a higher ranked team for 4 quarters.

But I'm not gonna accept a "Mac" type loss where we screw up in every facet of the game and just hand Meatchicken the game in the 1st half

 

I see no reason to expect a Mac type loss from this coach or from this team.

 

Andreu’s Analysis: A tough season (for me)
gvl sun By Robbie Andreu
While the Gators celebrate their turnaround season, I’m continue to suffer through one of my own.

Through 12 games, I’m 6-6 with my predictions of Florida games. Like the HBC might say, that’s a lousy record. Shoot, I’m barely bowl eligible. So, yes, I’ve been way off my game this season.

Given that record, I know what you’re thinking: pick Michigan. Because if I pick Michigan, Florida will probably win. Just like the Gators did when I picked LSU and FSU and so on and so forth.
So, what the heck, I’ll make everybody’s day and
Andreu's Analysis: A tough season (for me) - GatorSports.com


Swampcast: Previewing the Peach Bowl
By Pat Dooley gvl sun
Pat Dooley and Robbie Andreu talk about Florida vs. Michigan following the coaches’ press conference in Atlanta.
Swampcast: Previewing the Peach Bowl - GatorSports.com
Swampcast: Previewing the Peach Bowl - GatorSports.com

 

Michigan adjusts to decisions by 4 to skip Peach Bowl vs. Florida
By The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Michigan probably will need more than one running back to replace Karan Higdon in Saturday’s Peach Bowl against Florida.

The leadership void left by Higdon’s exit may be even more difficult to fill.

“Karan was our guy, our offensive leader, and we all kind of followed him,” quarterback Shea Patterson said Thursday of Higdon, the team’s leading rusher and offensive captain.
Higdon is one of No. 8 Michigan’s four draft-eligible players who chose to skip the Peach Bowl to begin preparations for the NFL draft. No players for No. 10 Florida have said they are bypassing the bowl game.
Michigan adjusts to decisions by 4 to skip Peach Bowl vs. Florida - GatorSports.com


Video: Five Things To Know About Peach Bowl
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Video: Five Things To Know About Peach Bowl - GatorSports.com