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2006 Misc. Audio Clips |
| Florida BCS News Conference in Gainesville
on Monday, December 11th |
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Urban Meyer - On why he thinks his counterpart, Ohio State coach Jim Tressell, has been so successful wherever he's been |
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Urban Meyer - Despite a nagging ankle injury, freshman Percy Harvin has been a difference-maker for the Gators |
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Urban Meyer - He regrets his wife missed a chance to meet legendary Ohio State coach Woody Hayes |
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WR Cornelius Ingram is glad now that he didn't transfer from Florida last year |
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Quarterback Chris Leak says a recent trip to a Jacksonville Jaguars game shows how closeknit the players are |
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Chris Leak - He and the other seniors are trying to get the freshman prepared for the game |
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Chris Leak - He discusses what its been like for him to share the spotlight with freshman quarterback Tim Tebow |
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Center Steve Rissler says the offensive line had a pretty good season |
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Steve Rissler - He talks about preparing for Ohio State's highly-touted defense |
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Linebacker Brandon Siler talks about the strategy against Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith and wide receiver Ted Ginn |
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Brandon Siler - The Gators are taking the BCS championship game seriously |
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Brandon Siler - Its important for the Gators to maintain their focus in practices leading up to the title game |
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Brandon Siler - Its hard to believe he'll be playing in the national championship game against the Heisman trophy winner, Troy Smith |
| BCS Championship Teleconference with Urban Meyer on Sunday, December 3rd |
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Meyer talks about the matchup with the Ohio State Buckeyes |
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He wasn't sure at the beginning of the season if he had a team capable of playing in the BCS championship game |
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He thought the "style points" issue might hurt the Gators' chances of playing in the BCS game |
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Meyer is asked the question whether his comment about Michigan having their chance to beat Ohio State had any effect on the BCS voting. |
| Gator Media Day in Gainesville
on Monday, November 27th |
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Chris Leak - The Gators still seeking a perfect game on offense |
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Chris Leak - On the chance of winning an SEC title in his senior season |
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Chris Leak - He thinks that injured runningback DeShawn Wynn will be able to play against Arkansas |
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Steve Rissler - Somebody else will need to step up if DeShawn Wynn is unable to go Saturday |
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Steve Rissler - On preparing for Arkansas' physical defense |
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Ryan Smith - Tackling will be at a premium for the Gators against Arkansas' Darren McFadden and Felix Jones |
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Ryan Smith - He's gone from losing his job at Utah to becoming the SEC's interception leader with Florida in one season |
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Jamalle Cornelius - After all the seniors have been through, its great to go to the SEC title game |
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Jamalle Cornelius - On what he expects will happen in Saturday's SEC championship game. |
| Gator Media Day in Gainesville
on Monday, November 20th |
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Urban Meyer - He downplays the problems FSU has been having this season |
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Urban Meyer - On referring to FSU as "the team out west" |
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Urban Meyer - The Gators would not be 10-and-1 without contributions from the freshmen |
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Urban Meyer - On what it means to beat your instate rival |
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Urban Meyer - On why he's decided to back off the BCS talk |
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Chris Leak - The team isn't concerned about what's happening in the BCS |
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Chris Leak - He has alot of respect for this week's opponent Florida State |
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Chris Leak - FSU is stil FSU despite their struggles this season |
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Brandon Siler - He says his injured knee is getting better |
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Brandon Siler - This is still an emotional rivalry |
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Brandon Siler - Friends playing against friends is why the FSU-Florida game is so intense |
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Phil Trautwein - He understands why beating the Gators would make FSU's season |
| Gator Media Day in Gainesville
on Monday, November 13th |
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Urban Meyer - It looks a computer is the reason Florida is fourth and not third in this week's BCS poll. |
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Urban Meyer - He predicts the winner of the SEC championship game will wind up playing in the BCS championship game |
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Urban Meyer - He talks about the chance of resting some injured starters in this week's game with Western Carolina |
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Urban Meyer - There will be plenty of incentive to be fired up for this week's game with Western Carolina |
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Urban Meyer - The Gators may make some changes to shore up the run defense this week |
| Gator Media Day in Gainesville
on Monday, November 6th |
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Urban Meyer - South Carolina is a vastly improved football team |
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Urban Meyer - He'll try to use the BCS as a motivation tool this week |
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Urban Meyer - He recognizes the emmense contributions that South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier made to Florida football |
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Urban Meyer - The Gators have a banged up offensive line right now |
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Chris Leak - The Gators still have room for improvement |
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Chris Leak - Its great to finally get to the SEC Championship game in his senior season |
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Chris Leak - The fans, more than the players, are interested in all the BCS talk |
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Phil Trautwein - They look forward to avening last year's game with South Carolina |
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Phil Trautwein - The Gators have earned their berth in the SEC championship game on December 2nd |
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Clint McMillan - He admits that he was a Florida State fan who rooted against Steve Spurrier |
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Clint McMillan - He's disappointed that defensive tackle Marcus Thomas won't be apart of the Gators championship run |
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Steve Rissler - He talks about when he found out that Tennessee lost and the Gators won the SEC East |
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Steve Rissler - The Gators won't let up against South Carolina, even though they've already clinched the division title |
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Brandon James - He's not sure why the offense is struggling in the second half of games |
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Brandon James - They will be fired up to beat South Carolina. |
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Brandon Siler - He's disappointed former defensive tackle Marcus Thomas was more commited to the team |
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Brandon Siler - The defense will be just fine without Thomas |
| Gator Media Day in Gainesville
on Monday, October 30th |
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Urban Meyer - He loves the enthusiasm of his players |
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Urban Meyer - He blames himself for the problems with the offense in the second half against Auburn and Georgia |
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Chris Leak - He says he didn't have a concussion in Saturday's game with Georgia |
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Chris Leak - He thought he might have had a concussion after it happened |
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Defensive end Ray McDonald - Florida's defense playing with alot of confidence right now |
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Ray McDonald - They will need to keep Vandy quarterback Chris Nickson contained |
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Ryan Smith - He knows all about Florida's recent close calls against Vanderbilt |
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Ryan Smith - They will not overlook Vandy this week |
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Defensive end Jarvis Moss - He's thrilled with the way backup defensive end Derrick Harvey has come on lately. Harvey leads the Gators in sacks with 7. |
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Linebacker Brandon Siler - The defense didn't mind winning the game for the offense against Georgia |
| Gator Media Day in Gainesville
on Monday, October 23rd |
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Urban Meyer - They need to get the ball into the hands of Percy Harvin and Tim Tebow more this week |
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Urban Meyer - This is a great rivalry |
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Urban Meyer - Wide receiver Bubba Caldwell is playing the best football of his Gator career |
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Urban Meyer - He knows that quarterback Chris Leak has had great success against Georgia |
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Urban Meyer - He's not overly concerned that his players will take Georgia lightly |
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Co-Defensive Coordinator Greg Mattison - Watching Georgia's game against Tennessee gives him cause for concern |
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Greg Mattison - Freshman Jermaine Cunningham is making strides at defensive end for the Gators |
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Greg Mattison - On what Auburn was able to do against his defensive line two weeks ago |
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Chris Leak - He compares freshman wide receiver/runningback Percy Harvin to the NFL's Antwan Randle EL |
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Chris Leak - Moving the pocket will be key for the Gators against Georgia this week |
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Chris Leak - Despite Georgia's struggles, this will be a dog fight this Saturday |
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Chris Leak - They have to have a balanced attack against the 'Dawgs' |
| Gator Media Day in Gainesville
on Monday, October 9th |
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Urban Meyer - He talks about Auburn's running back Kenny Irons |
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Urban Meyer - Quarterback coach Dan Mullen is gaining confidence calling the plays |
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Urban Meyer - On the Gators being a stronger team - mentally and physically - this season |
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Urban Meyer - He is concerned that some of his players will get carried away with the team's lofty number two ranking |
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Chris Leak - He reacts to being the number two team in the country |
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Chris Leak - He and the other seniors will keep the players focused for Auburn |
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Chris Leak - They've put the big win over LSU behind them |
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Ray McDonald - The Gators want to be number one |
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Ray McDonald - On Auburn giving up the second most sacks in the SEC |
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Tate Casey - Cutting down on penalties will be emphasized in practice this week |
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Tate Casey - He would love to be the Gators' receiver of choice around the goal line |
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Kestahn Moore - He kind of wishes Auburn had beaten Arkansas last week |
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Kestahn Moore - On why he thinks the Gators are having to battle from behind in their games. |
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Brandon Siler - On why the Gators are the most penalized team in the SEC |
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Brandon Siler - No national championship talk around the team right now |
| Gator Media Day in Gainesville
on Monday, October 2nd |
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Urban Meyer - LSU is loaded with talent |
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Urban Meyer - It should be a great game on Saturday |
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Urban Meyer - He changed the offensive scheme after last year's loss to LSU |
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Urban Meyer - Gives an update on the status of runningback DeShawn Wynn |
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Chris Leak - He talks about what makes LSU's pass defense so tough |
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Chris Leak - He has confidence in Kestahn Moore if DeShawn Wynn isn't able to play at runningback because of a knee injury |
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Chris Leak - They can't afford to make turnovers against the Tigers |
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Chris Leak - Having a good defense behind him is a comforting feeling |
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Runningback Kestahn Moore hopes that starter DeShawn Wynn will be able to go this week. Wynn has a knee injury |
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Moore says he and Marcus Manson are ready to step up if Wynn can't go |
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Defensive tackle Clint McMillian talks about going up against LSU's offensive line |
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Clint McMillian - It will be a challenge going up against LSU's giant quarterback JeMarcus Russell |
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Phil Trautwein says this will be a big game for
the offensive line |
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Phil Trautwein - On what's behind Florida's slow
start, but strong finish on offense |
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Defensive back Ryan Smith gives his thoughts on going up against LSU quarterback JeMarcus Russell |
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Wide receiver Jemalle Cornelius says communication among the offensive linemen against LSU will be critical |
| Gator Media Day in Gainesville
on Monday, September 25th |
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Did he hear the fans booing in Saturday's game with Kentucky? - Chris Leak |
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A productive running game makes his life easier - Chris Leak |
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On what he's doing to improve after last week's game with the Wildcats - Chris Leak |
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The Gators haven't forgotten last year's 31-3 loss at Alabama - Phil Trautwein |
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He and fellow tackle Carlton Medder have their work cut out against Alabama's defensive ends- Phil Trautwein |
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He feels the Gators are where they ought to be after four games - Jarvis Moss |
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He knew his quarterback sacks would come. Moss had his first two sacks against Kentucky- Jarvis Moss |
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Last year's 31-3 loss to Alabama left a bad taste in his mouth - Jemalle Cornelius |
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The Gators have to sustain drives against Alabama's defense- Jemalle Cornelius |
Gator Media Day in Gainesville
on Monday, September 18th |
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Kentucky's team has evolved |
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Isn't concerned about a letdown after a big win at Tennessee |
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He talks about freshman returner Brandon James making such a big impact in the Tennessee game |
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Center Steve Rissler has done a wonderful job of helping right tackle Carlton Medder's development |
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He's not concerned that defensive end Jarvis Moss doesn't have any sacks so far |
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He didn't panic when the Gators trailed 17-7 to Tennessee |
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The Gators believe they are the best team in the country |
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Tim Tebow talks about his progress so far this season |
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He's working hard to try and improve his passing |
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He has fond memories of his first game against Kentucky in 2003. |
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The depth at wide receiver helped the Gators get over the loss of Percy Harvin, who injured his ankle against Tennessee |
| Gator Media Day in Gainesville
on Monday, September 11th |
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Concerned about turnovers |
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Its time to talk Tennessee football |
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He's not sure if Deshawn Wynn is his number one back |
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They didn't hold back alot in their play calling against UCF |
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Does he get nervous before big games? |
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Getting off to a fast start will be important against Tennessee Saturday night |
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The Gator secondary still has some things to clean up for the Tennessee game |
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You can tell things are different around the athletic office with the SEC opener coming up this Saturday |
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Tennessee should be able to weather the loss of defensive players Justin Harrell (DT) and starting cornerback Inky Johnson to injury |
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It will be important for the Gators to quiet the crowd at Neyland Stadium early. |
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The secondary needs to focus on Tennessee this week |
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He has cleaned up his act and its showing on the field |
| Gator Media Day in Gainesville
on Friday, August 28th |
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He's trying to keep the game week distractions down to a
minimum for his freshmen |
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The offensive line is doing a good job of building chemistry |
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Preseason practice has gone well |
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Southern Miss will be a tough opener for the Gators |
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WR Jermalle Cornelius says the veterans on the offense are
helping the young players get ready for the first action of their career |
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Are there enought balls to go around on the Gator offense? |
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Quarterback Chris Leak says he's looking forward to getting
the freshman wide receivers involved early in Saturday's game with Southern
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He's helping backup quarterback Tim Tebow deal with the distractions
that surround the season opener |
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Starting center Steve Rissler says the Gators will have great
senior leadership this season |
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He gives the starting lineup on the offensive line for Saturday's
game with Southern Miss |
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Runningback Billy Latsko says freshman quarterback Tim Tebow
has come along way since spring practice |
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Latsko feels like DeShawn Wynn will finally be the kind of
runningback the coaches want him to be. |
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He's looking forward to finally playing a real game |
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He likes that they are opening the season against one of
the top teams from Conference USA |
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Gator Media Day in Gainesville on Friday, August 11th |
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He talks about having one of the toughest schedules in America |
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The Gators are a good team right now, but not a great team |
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He wants big play makers on offense this season |
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They need to get tougher |
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He wants to have the fastest team in the country |
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He's comfortable in the Gator offense this season |
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The Gators have a chance to be a great offense |
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On being the first freshman to have a black stripe peeled off his helmet meaning he will play as a freshman this season. |
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There's a big difference in the attitude of the team this preseason |
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Does he feel comfortable playing behind the defensive line of Marcus Thomas, Ray McDonald and Joe Cohen? |
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He can't believe the season is about to start in three weeks |
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What does he think about all the adulation he's been getting from the Gator Nation since he signed with Florida back in February? |
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Gator Media Day in Gainesville on Monday, July 31st |
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True freshman Jared Fayson has been impressive in summer workouts |
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He compares qb Chris Leak with his former Utah qb Alex Smith |
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Freshman quarterback Tim Tebow knows what's expected of him this season |
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Leak and Tebow have handled their quarterback competition with class |
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He's encouraged with the work ethic of the runningbacks this summer |
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In his opinion, what makes a "great" team? |
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He really likes his incoming freshman from Tampa |
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Text messaging is an important recruiting tool for him |
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He's looking at linebackers Brandon Siler and Earl Everitt for leadership on defense |
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What's the difference between going into this season and going into his first season at UF? |
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The Gators number one priority is getting back to the SEC Championship game |
