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2004 Misc. Audio Clips |
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Urban Meyer Introdutory Press Conference 12-07-04 |
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"He recalls one of the first times he came to Gainesville while recruiting for Notre Dame and how he was impressed with the UF campus" |
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"He thanks Ron Zook for leaving him some good players and he talks about his offensive philosophy" |
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"What does he think about facing former Gator coach Steve Spurrier next season?" |
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"On what he told the players about adapting to the new coaching staff" |
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"He welcomes the high expectations of Gator fans" |
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"He plans on getting under the skin of the Gator rivals" |
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"He hopes to be at the University of Florida for awhile" |
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"He realizes it will be a challenge to recruit while getting Utah ready for their bowl game" |
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"Putting a staff together at Florida is job one" |
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Media Day 11-16-04 |
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Coach Ron Zook "He expects to see both FSU quarterbacks - Chris Rix and Wyatt Sexton - in Saturday's game" |
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Coach Ron Zook "He discusses Wyatt Sexton" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Senior offensive lineman Mo Mitchell has been a model of consistency this season" |
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Coach Ron Zook "He's preaching self-control to his players after the postgame fight after last year's game with the Seminoles" |
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Coach Ron Zook "He doesn't concern himself with some fans who are now supporting him because of what the team has done the past two games" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "Will he be hurt if coach Zook decides not to coach in the bowl game?" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "He talks about his rivalry with fellow Jacksonville high school product Leon Washington, the FSU runningback" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "He has alot of confidence the offensive line can get the job done against FSU" |
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Center Mike Degory "The Gator offense will take what the FSU defense gives them" |
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Center Mike Degory "Travis Johnson leads a tough FSU front seven" |
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Center Mike Degory "The Gator offense has reached a peak" |
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Wide Receiver Jemalle Cornelius "He's been able to follow the Noles on television this season" |
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Wide Receiver Jemalle Cornelius "The Gator wide receivers are having fun" |
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Media Day 11-09-04 |
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Coach Ron Zook "Updates the Gator injury situation" |
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Coach Ron Zook "South Carolina has a good defensive scheme" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Defensive tackle Kenny Parker epitomize's what the team is all about" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Coaching against one of the big time coaches in South Carolina's Lou Holtz" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Saturday's game will be special for the Gator seniors" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "He doesn't care about getting alot of carries during a game" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "On the balanced offense between his running and Chris Leak's passing" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "Its possible for him to finish with 1,300 yards rushing this season" |
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Media Day 11-02-04 |
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Coach Ron Zook "Vandy has always been a tough game to prepare for" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Ciatrick Fason has become a complete back" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Freshman Brandon Siler and Todd McCullough will fill in at middle linebacker for the injured Channing Crowder" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Channing Crowder is out for this week's game" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "The offensive line and the runningbacks have developed a bond" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "The linemen want him to get 1,000 yards rushing more than he does" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "He wants to play in a postseason bowl game." |
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Offensive guard Lance Butler "Mindset for the final three games" |
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Offensive guard Lance Butler "Not thinking about a bowl game" |
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Offensive guard Lance Butler "He breaks down the Vanderbilt offense" |
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Defensive tackle Kenny Parker "How does the Gator defense get better against the run?" |
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Defensive tackle Kenny Parker "Helping freshman linebacker Brandon Siler" |
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Defensive tackle Kenny Parker "Defending the option" |
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Media Day 10-26-04 |
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Coach Ron Zook "He offers a scouting report on Georgia's defense" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Fatigue had alot to do with his team's performance against Miss St." |
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Coach Ron Zook "Georgia has alot of weapons on offense" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Why did he decide to stay for the final four games?" |
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Coach Ron Zook "What would it mean to beat Georgia this week?" |
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Kicker Matt Leach "Feels bad for coaching staff" |
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Kicker Matt Leach "They want to win for the coaches" |
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Kicker Matt Leach "Players will be motivated to play hard" |
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Center Mike Degory "The players are in shock right now" |
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Center Mike Degory "On what the Florida-Georgia series is all about" |
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Safety Jarvis Herring "Gators want to finish the season strong" |
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Safety Jarvis Herring "Georgia has something to prove to him" |
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Defensive tackle Ray McDonald "Gators will play loose against Georgia" |
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Defensive tackle Ray McDonald "On the speech that coach Zook gave to the players Monday" |
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Linebacker Travis Harris "He reacts to the news that Zook and the coaches will be leaving" |
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Linebacker Travis Harris "The players must take some responsibility for what's happened this season" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "He talks about the Spurrier rumors" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "On the criticism he had for some of his players after last week's game" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "He talks about going back to his hometown of Jacksonville for this week's game" |
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Media Day 10-19-04 |
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Coach Ron Zook "The Gators have to take care of their selves when they play Miss State" |
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Coach Ron Zook "He seeks more consistency from his team" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Quarterback Chris Leak strives for perfection" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Channing Crowder has been a big influence on promising freshman linebacker Brandon Siler" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "The Gators will get Miss State's best effort" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "Chris Leak is on a mission right now" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "The Gators are looking at a five-game season right now" |
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Safety Corey Bailey "Gators seeking improvement each week" |
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Safety Corey Bailey "On having to play Miss State's mobile quarterback Omar Connor" |
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Safety Corey Bailey "Doesn't playing on the road after four weeks at home" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "Andre Caldwell's big-play ability" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "Mississippi State defense" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "Having to go on the road this week" |
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Defensive Tackle Ray McDonald "Preparing for the cowbells in Starkville" |
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Defensive Tackle Ray McDonald "Coach Zook is pacing them in practice to keep them fresh" |
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Media Day 10-12-04 |
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Coach Ron Zook "On what his team needs to do to win close games" |
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Coach Ron Zook "He talks about a Gator fan who called him and wanted to know how he was doing after LSU loss" |
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Coach Ron Zook "He is confident his team is heading in the right direction" |
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Coach Ron Zook "The offensive line continues to be a team strength" |
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Coach Ron Zook "He gave the players Monday off so they could recharge their batteries" |
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Coach Ron Zook "On what he wants his players to take from the disappointing loss to LSU" |
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Media Day 10-05-04 |
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Coach Ron Zook "The Gators have worked hard to establish the run" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Gators playing unselfish football" |
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Coach Ron Zook "On throwing the ball downfield a little bit more" |
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Center Mike Degory "He's looking forward to a night game at the Swamp" |
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Center Mike Degory "He expects LSU's defense to pull out all the stops" |
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Center Mike Degory "LSU will bring its "A" game to Gainesville" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "Coach Zook would like him to curb his scrambling" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "Would he prefer that team's blitz him?" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "Coach Nick Saban will have LSU ready to play this week" |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder "He's not worried about LSU's quarterbacks" |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder "He talks about the Gators lack of a pass rush this season" |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder "The SEC has been unpredictable so far this season" |
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Linebacker Travis Harris "What kind of LSU team does he expect to see this week?" |
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Linebacker Travis Harris "Last year's win at LSU has them confident this week" |
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Linebacker Travis Harris "He says LSU runningback Justin Vincent is very good" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "LSU will be loaded for bear this week after a lopsided loss to Georgia last week" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "The Gator offense will take what the LSU defense will give them" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "This is a huge game for both the Gators and the Tigers" |
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Media Day 09-28-04 |
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Coach Ron Zook "On what its like to prepare for different offensive schemes week to week" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Arkansas is a well-coached team" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Will Gators do more blitzing as the season goes along?" |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder "Quarterback Matt Jones makes the Razorbacks go" |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder "His hobby of chasing Hogs doesn't really come into play this week" |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder "They have to contain Matt Jones" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "Talks about Ciatrick Fason's 210 yd game vs Ky" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "Ark defense swarms to the football" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "He talks about how much his favorite target, O.J. Small, means to the offense" |
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Center Mike Degory "Ciatrick Fason didn't need much help from the offensive line on Saturday" |
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Center Mike Degory "He gives a scouting report on the Arkansas defense" |
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Center Mike Degory "On how the Gators gained momentum by beating Arkansas last year" |
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Linebacker Travis Harris "He talks about Arkansas' quarterback Matt Jones" |
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Linebacker Travis Harris "He comments on Arkansas' number-one ranked offense in the SEC" |
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Linebacker Travis Harris "Arkansas will try to establish the run against the Gators" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "On why opposition players have a tough time tackling him" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "Teammate DeShawn Wynn will be ready to play against Arkansas" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "He makes a concerted effort to avoid "the big hit" in a game" |
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Media Day 09-21-04 |
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Coach Ron Zook "He has no doubt his players will bounce back against Kentucky" |
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Coach Ron Zook "He recalls the day he named Chris Leak the starter for last year's Kentucky game" |
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Coach Ron Zook "The Gator offense can get even better" |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder "He sizes up Kentucky quarterback Shane Boyd" |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder "The Gators want to reclaim dominance in "the Swamp"" |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder "He talks about the adjustments the defense made against Tennessee" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "He talks about Kentucky's defense" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "He talks about his improvement since his first start, against Kentucky, last year" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "Looking forward to playing four straight home games" |
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Runnningback Deshawn Wynn "He thinks they will do a good job of running against Kentucky defense" |
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Runnningback Deshawn Wynn "Gators want to get up early on the Wildcats" |
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Runnningback Deshawn Wynn "Chris Leak continues to improve each game" |
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Defensive tackle Ray McDonald "He says the defensive line tried to do too much against Tennessee last week" |
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Defensive tackle Ray McDonald "Kentucky won't rush for 300 yards against them like they did last week against Indiana" |
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Defensive tackle Ray McDonald "The Gator defensive linemen need to put more heat on opposing quarterbacks" |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "Kentucky will be highly motivated to beat the Gators." |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason "Suspended for last year's Kentucky game was the turning point of his Gator career" |
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Media Day 09-14-04 |
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Coach Ron Zook "Says that the running game had the biggest bearing on the outcome of Florida-Tennessee games" |
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Coach Ron Zook "His players will need to play with the same poise they played with last week against Eastern Michigan" |
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Coach Ron Zook "Gator running back Ciatrick Fason has great instinct" |
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Coach Ron Zook "He isn't worried about the way quarterback Chris Leak treats his first college game against his brother, Tennessee's C. J. Leak" |
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Safety Corey Bailey "He compares the two Tennessee quarterbacks" |
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Safety Corey Bailey "On what its like to play at Neyland Stadium" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "On what it will be like to play against his brother C.J. Leak" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "He says his disagreement with Tennessee over the way they treated his brother is behind him" |
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Quarterback Chris Leak "Beating Tennessee on the road would be huge for the Gators" |
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Linebacker Travis Harris "Gator defense hopes to exploit inexperience of Tennessee's quarterbacks" |
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Linebacker Travis Harris "The Vols will want to run the football right down the Gators' throats" |
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Linebacker Travis Harris "Tennessee has a great set of backs (Geral Riggs, Jabari Davis and Cedric Houston)" |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder "Tennessee will want to play smash-mouth football" |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder "On the matchup between Tennessee's offensive line and Florida's defensive line" |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder "Playing at Death Valley at LSU prepared them for the game in Knoxville" |
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Center Mike Degory "It will be a knockout, dragout contest" |
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Media Day 08-31-04 |
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Coach Zook "Ready for the season to begin" |
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Coach Zook "On the threat of Hurricane Francis for Saturday's game" |
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Coach Zook "The team is not looking ahead to game three vs Tennessee" |
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Coach Zook "On the practice tempo and how it prepares the Gators for the upcoming season" |
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Guard - Lance Butler "The offensive line should be strong this season" |
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Guard - Lance Butler "The offense has lofty goals for the season" |
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Running Back - Ciatrick Fason "He's a better player than he was last year" |
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Running Back - Ciatrick Fason "Is he the the go-to guy this season?" |
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Running Back - Ciatrick Fason "The Gator offense should be explosive" |
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Defensive Tackle - Ray McDonald "On the challenge the middle tennessee offense presents" |
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Defensive Tackle - Ray McDonald "His prediction on what the defense will be able to do against Blue Raiders" |
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Defensive Tackle - Ray McDonald "The Gators have good depth at defensive tackle" |
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Quarterback - Chris Leak "What can the Gators expect from the 2004 offense?" |
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Quarterback - Chris Leak "Will the tempo of the offense change in 2004?" |
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Quarterback - Chris Leak "On possible threat of Hurricane Francis Saturday" |
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Press Conference 04-12-04 |
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(Real Audio) |
Coach Zook "Comments on the NFL" |
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(Real Audio) |
Coach Zook "Where the team is" |
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(Real Audio) |
Coach Zook "Comments on the offensive line" |