Merrrrrryyyy Christmas... to all you rich folks

Santabama came to our House (and Senate) and agreed to some tasty new tax laws a week before Christmas.  Up to $10 million per family to pass down to the next generation, who, of course, won't know what to do with it. Maybe, they'll have enough left over to pay off the staggering debt that Santabama had given them last year.  Oh what fun it is, to ride and sing.... Cause that's all we'll have left--horse racing (can't beat Kentucky) and American Idol.  Somebody will be laughing all the way (to the bank) but it'll most likely be the Chinese.

Now don't get me wrong...I'm in favor of taxpayers keeping as much of their own money as humanly possible, it's just a sad tradeoff when we have to agree to support the huge pool of welfare gamers in order to keep a little bit of our own money.  Almost like the protection racket.  Hey, youse supports our boyz here, and we don't bust up your family business, ya know?

However you slice it, the new law is the best piece of conservative legislation to come out of Congress since, well, the Bush tax cuts.  Now, Mr. Economy, start your engines!

Will Muschamp...

...restore the Gators to their former glory? (True, we've only had one bad year--well, maybe two--in the last 5, but we want those National Championships, baby.)

I like him already--he looks good in Orange and Blue, and I think he looks a little like Pete.

There is some buzz going around, mostly by webheads who don't appreciate the difficulty of conducting a search in the public eye.  Lots of comparisons of this hire to Ron Zook.  But those are inapt, because Zooker was an assistant coach already, and they took the Zook only after being turned down by most other good coaches.  And that was a last minute, desperation move, as borne out by the results.  I'm sure part of the frustration stems from listening to the network talking heads and bloggers spewing forth all the big names they thought we could get--foolish, foolish.  Who wants Bobby Petrino, anyway?

Still, this seems odd and has an unusual sense of "Why him, why so quick, and why not talk to others who are head coaches and who might want to come--like Stoops?" but I think the jury needs to get empaneled first before pronouncing a verdict.  Who was this Urban Meyer character 6 years ago?  Did anybody know anything about him?  At least Muschamp has been well indoctrinated in the SEC, and used to live in G'ville, for Urban's sake.  And, lest we have to compare with our SEC West brethren, look how the Gene Chizak thing turned out at Auburn.... (True, he hasn't had to do much coaching this year--just give the ball to Cam--but at least he hasn't blown games for them.)

What we need as much as anything is some new offensive juice.  It's great that Will is a defensive kinda guy, he'll look out for that side, but without offense in this league, you're dead.  (Note comment above re Auburn.)  I hope we get a really good one (and I'm a bit biased against Major Applewhite, as I never thought he was as good as his hype--I'm holding out for Kerwin Bell!)

GO GATORS!!

Urban Flight

We've heard about Urban Legend, Urban Decay, and Urban Renewal, but this is the sad one.  Old Urbie has done gone and quit us--how could he do that?  He is too Type A for his small little family to fill up that huge need for activity and, most of all, validation.  Crimenently, Trigger, he had an 85 member family of active strong young men, just crying out to be fatherfigured!

But I guess he deserves to try to start a new life.  I suspect, however, that if he sits out a few years and then goes back to coach at ND, a lot of Gators will feel cheated and betrayed.  Let him do the TV commentating if that works for him, but we (UF) put a lot of time, effort and money into developing his rep and standing (not to mention retirement fund) and it would be a travesty if he took that somewhere else in a short hurry.  We can be happy for anyone who retires at that age--and a little jealous--but Urban, do the right thing and stick to your excuse.

Too little time for family? C'mon, why didn't you think of that 25 years ago when the kids were little? It's a lifestyle, you know...success at the level you aspired to costs something.  As the drill sargeant therapist would say, "Why don't we chug on over to mamby-pamby land and see if we can find you some family time, you Jackwagon?"

Hey, isn't that Nate in the background of the picture?  Think he'll want to be a once-was-a coach's son?  No more sideline passes?  Did you ask the boy first, Urban?  My guess is he'd rather continue to be part of the best team in the southeast than to suddenly have a new Dad who comes to his games.  Sheesh.

Probably the best thing we can say to Urban is Good Luck and Thanks for the Memories!  He did so much for the program, you can't really be mad at the guy for wanting a life.  He deserves it, even if it turns out not to be what he really wants.

Gator Football 2010

Gator Schedule 2010  -  We are now 7-5 (w/ a bowl game to go)

September 4 Miami (OH) 34-12

September 11 USF 38-14
September 18 @ Tennessee 31-17
September 25 Kentucky 48-14
October 2 @ Alabama 6-31 (ouch!)
October 9 LSU 29-33 (2x ouch!)
October 16 Mississippi State (HC) 7-10 (ineffable)

    and thus, "We shall grapple with the ineffable, and see if we may not eff it after all." — Douglas Adams
October 30 Georgia 34-31 (ef-able once more)
November 6 @ Vanderbilt 55-14

November 13 South Carolina 14-36
November 20 Appalachian State 48-10
November 27 @ Florida State 7-31
The ultimate low in a season full of them...I'm speechless.
December 4 SEC Championship (wait'll next year)

Bowl game... I think I must be dreaming--the Outback Bowl jumped 2 SEC teams with better records to pick Florida as a match for Penn State.  Wa-hoo!  Urban gets a shot at JoePa, and the Gators get to smear salve on a roughed up season.  Auburn gets the spot we should have had (at the beginning of the season)--a shot at the NC.  But at least the SEC can continue its dominance.   Go Tigers!!!!!