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Gator Media Day 11/30/2009
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Mike Pouncey - Talks about the gameplan against Alabama's mammoth 370 pound def tackle Terrance Cody.
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Pouncey - The Gators have been working towards this game all season.
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Pouncey - He knows that Alabama will be hungry to avenge last year's loss to the Gators in the SEC title game.
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Pouncey - Terrance Cody will be hard to prepare for. Carl Johnson is the Gators left guard.
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Tim Tebow - Its more important to win the SEC title then it is to win the Heisman Trophy.
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Tebow - Touchdowns will be key in the game against Alabama.
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Tebow - His decision to come back for his senior year wouldn't have been tainted if the Gators failed to make the SEC title game.
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Tebow - The Gators and Crimson Tide are very similar.
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Ahmad Black compares last year's SEC championship game with the one coming up this week
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Black - This is an evenly matched championship game
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Black - Playing in close games this season will help them against Alabama
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Joe Haden - Deffensive Coordinator Charlie Strong always gives Haden and fellow cornerback Janoris Jenkins grief about covering taller players
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Haden - Charlie Strong is a great coach
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Haden - Coach Urban Meyer prepares the Gators the same way each week, regardless of opponent
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Gator Media Day 11/23/2009
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Urban Meyer - Florida State has talent
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Meyer - On the impact of Tim Tebow to the team and to him
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Meyer - Is he ready to dispell rumors about going to Notre Dame?
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Meyer - On why he is 11 and 1 against his rivals since coming to Florida
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Brandon James - The Gators' 34-7 win in the 2005 FSU game swayed some recruits
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James - He talks about playing with Tim Tebow for four years
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James - To beat the team that was his favorite growing up would be special this week
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David Nelson - He has some great memories of playing for the Gators
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Nelson - He has grown alot as a person at Florida
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Nelson - On what it will be like to see Tebow play his final game in the Swamp
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Ryan Stamper - On the challenges of going undefeated
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Stamper - He knows FSU will bring their A-Game against them
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Stamper - On what makes the rivalry special
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Tim Tebow - He thinks Urban Meyer loves being Gator coach
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Tebow - He is proud of his fellow recruits from 2006 class
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Tebow - Being a longtime Gator fan has been special
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Tebow - On what it will be like for him to play his final game in the Swamp
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Gator Media Day 11/16/2009
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Urban Meyer - He talks about how his defense played in the second half against S. Carolina.
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Meyer - He talks about how dominant the Gators defense has been in the second half this season.
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Meyer - On why the Gator defense is so strong in the fourth quarter.
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Meyer - People don't realize how hard it is to win in places like Columbia, South Carolina.
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Tim Tebow realized while throwing the ball around in the Swamp Sunday night that he has only two more home games left in his career.
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Tebow - His goal of playing on the first unbeaten team in Gator history is still alive.
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Tebow - He avoids a question about whether he and roommate Riley Cooper talked about Cooper's two dropped passes in the end zone against South Carolina.
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Tebow - On dealing with all the pressure of trying to repeat as national champions.
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Gator Media Day 11/09/2009
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Urban Meyer - He doesn't want Chaz Henry, SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, to put the ball 50 yards
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Meyer - The Gators are missing the big plays they hit last year
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Meyer - The Gators season is going according to plan
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Tim Tebow - On what he would like to see the offense do better
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Tebow - On the challenge of keeping the winning streak going
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Tebow - eams are doing a good job of defending the Gators
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Gator Media Day 11/02/2009
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Urban Meyer suspends Brandon Spikes
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Meyer - Spikes knows he did wrong
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Meyer says Spikes was retaliating for someone doing the same thing to him
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Meyer - He talks about Vandy's defense and their special teams
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Meyer - It's hard to believe Vandy's kick returner, Warren Norman, is only a freshman
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Meyer - Linebacker A.J. Jones has come into his own
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Tim Tebow - He talks about getting into the plays faster
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Tebow - The offensive coaches did a great job of designing a game plan
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Tebow - On what makes linebacker Brandon Spikes such a great leader
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Tebow - Team won't be complacent even though the SEC East title has been clinched
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Gator Media Day 10/26/2009
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Urban Meyer - On why the Gators aren't blowing teams out like they did last year.
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Meyer - He and his staff have already been working on fixing the red zone problem.
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Meyer - He talks about this week's MVP, Chris Rainey.
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Meyer - He had a closed door meeting with his players after Saturday's game at Mississippi State. He talks about what was the reason for the meeting.
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Meyer - Quarterback Tim Tebow is trying to do too much.
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Tim Tebow - On the pressure and expectations to play perfect.
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Tebow - When all is said and done, the Gators are still # 1 and unbeaten.
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Tebow - He talks about playing in his final Fla-Ga game this weekend.
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Tebow - Is he frustrated by the problems they're having in the red-zone?
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Tebow - The offensive troubles could turn out to be a benefit down the road.
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Tebow - Is the pressure getting to him?
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Gator Media Day 10/12/2009
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Urban Meyer talks about the Arkansas Razorbacks
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Meyer doesn't take the Razorbacks lightly
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Meyer thinks the offense is close to clicking on all cylinders
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Meyer talks about the defensive effort against LSU
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Meyer doesn't think his offense is getting enough snaps
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Meyer - Arkansas is not a "trap game"
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Tim Tebow - The passing game will come around
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Tebow - Emmanuel Moody could get more playing time
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Tebow - He talks about the post-concussion testing he's still going through
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Gator Media Day 10/05/2009
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He gives an update on injured quarterback Tim Tebow.
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Tebow will miss practice today and hasn't been cleared to practice.
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He talks about what its been like trying to answer questions about Tebow's condition.
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Tebow has passed all his tests with flying colors.
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Can Tebow play Saturday without practicing this week?
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Tebow and other injured players will not get hit in practice this week.
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Deonte Thompson looks like he's over his hamstring injury.
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Backup quarterback John Brantley won't have to go at it alone if he's the starter Saturday night against LSU.
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They won't change the way the offense runs if Brantley replaces Tebow.
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When will he announce if Tebow is able to play.
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Tebow does not have symptoms he had last week.
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Tebow has been a great patient.
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Gator Media Day 09/21/2009
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Urban Meyer - Expects injured middle linebacker Brandon Spikes will be able to play Saturday. Spikes has an achilles heel injury.
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Meyer - How does he handle the missed tackles in Saturday's game against Tennessee?
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Meyer - Young, untested wide receivers may need to step up this week against Kentucky. David Nelson, Riley Cooper and Deonte Thompson all have injuries.
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Meyer - The flu bug going around his football team won't affect preparations.
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Tim Tebow - Kentucky players won't be fazed by their 22-game losing streak to the Gators.
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Tebow - The Gators are going to work hard in practice on the passing game.
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Tebow - The players are feeling a little bit of pressure to be the number one team in the country.
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Tebow - The Gators would have won by a larger margin if he hadn't fumbled in the fourth quarter with the Gators leading 23-6.
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Gator Media Day 09/14/2009
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Urban Meyer - The focus needs to be on the players Saturday, not on him and Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin
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Urban Meyer - He updates the status of runningback Emmanuel Moody, who was benched after he fumbled Saturday
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Urban Meyer - Tennessee is just one of many SEC rivalry games
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Urban Meyer - Tennessee will try to run the ball right down the Gators' throat
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Tim Tebow - The team has the best chemistry since he's been at Florida
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Tim Tebow - They have to account for Tennessee def back Eric Berry on every play
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Tim Tebow - He respects Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin, who recruited Tebow when he was at USC
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Tim Tebow - He's always enjoyed the game against Tennessee
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Gator Media Day 09/07/2009
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Urban Meyer - He trusts his runningbacks now
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Urban Meyer - Defense and offense were vanilla against Charleston Southern
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Urban Meyer - Troy has a number of NFL prospects
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Urban Meyer - Troy's near upset of LSU got his attention
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Urban Meyer - Team's preparation was great for Charleston Southern
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Urban Meyer - "Fast break" offense should give them advantage in heat at the Swamp
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Tim Tebow - He still has confidence in Deonte Thompson
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Tim Tebow - It takes great conditioning to run the "fast break" offense
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Tim Tebow - Troy has alot of talent
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Tim Tebow - Not surprised with the way Riley Cooper played Saturday
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Tim Tebow - His former high school teammate Austin Silvoy, Troy Wide Receiver, gives him grief all the time
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Gator Media Day 08/31/2009
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Urban Meyer - He likes his football team
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Meyer - They'll decide within 24 hours if true freshman wr Andre Debose needs surgery to repair a sore hamstring
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Meyer - Debose has an unusual injury
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Meyer - On what the starting offensive lineup could look like
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Tim Tebow - Looking forward to playing a real game
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Tebow - On how the players are handling high expectations
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Tebow - On what the freshmen can expect in practice this week
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Tebow - He says he is very healthy heading into the first game
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Tebow - On what its like to see all the # 15 Gator jersey's around campus
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