Game Thread ***OFFICIAL GASPARILLA BOWL GAME THREAD: UF vs UCF***

[Gatorraid81]

When is the last time we played a bowl game before X-mas?

 

[bayou gator]

Ham sammich

 

[Theologator]

I’m going as long as the tickets I ordered last night through UCF get allocated to me. I’ve got 5 UCF alumni among my kids and their spouses, so I REALLY don’t want us to lose. And I don’t want to be that depressed looking guy the camera finds among the cheering opposition…

 

[Theologator]

Priority ONE for Napier is to recruit. A bowl win is nice, but nothing other than “above .500” is on the line and this was already a painful season.

Oh, and if we lose? More ammo for Napier to tell the team they are soft and can either climb aboard the Spring Pain Train or accept losing and ride the bench.

Part of our guys’ motivation should be impressing the new coach.

I will be pleasantly surprised if those preparing for the draft stick around and play hard.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Hell no. Have you people not watched football before?

Remember, at his height (like Urg) he doesn't see over half the events he attends.

 

[TheDouglas78]

CN will see who is playing and who is goofing. For any players expecting to return next year maybe they will be motivated to perform for the new coach

It's the Gaspiralla Bowl... if they have any shot of being in the 2022 draft, they should forgo this. It's just a straight business decision at this point.

 

[78]

When is the last time we played a bowl game before X-mas?

Dec. 20, 1980. The “Run, Lindsey, Run” year. We beat Maryland in the Tangerine.

We lost to Aikman’s UCLA on Christmas Day in the ‘88 All-American.

 

[gator1946]

The odds of me attending or watching that bowl are zero. Players who've made "business" decisions made them a long time ago.

 

[URGatorBait]

I’m going as long as the tickets I ordered last night through UCF get allocated to me. I’ve got 5 UCF alumni among my kids and their spouses, so I REALLY don’t want us to lose. And I don’t want to be that depressed looking guy the camera finds among the cheering opposition…

Right there with ya. My cousin is alumni of UCF and put in for tickets for us

 

[Spurffelbow833]

When is the last time we played a bowl game before X-mas?

We've only played a bowl game before Christmas twice, the 1973 and 1980 Tangerine Bowls.

 

[Spurffelbow833]

Dec. 20, 1980. The “Run, Lindsey, Run” year. We beat Maryland in the Tangerine.

We lost to Aikman’s UCLA on Christmas Day in the ‘88 All-American.

That was the 1987 Aloha Bowl. We beat Illinois 14-10 in the '88 All-American Bowl, as I recall.

 

[TLB]

When is the last time we played a bowl game before X-mas?

Yeah, but Dec 23 is just like a New Year's Eve bowl but better because it's the New Year's Eve's Eve's Eve's Eve's Eve's....ah, nevermind.

 

[RiverRat]

 

[Bullag8r]

It's the Gaspiralla Bowl... if they have any shot of being in the 2022 draft, they should forgo this. It's just a straight business decision at this point.

My post said "For any players expecting to return next year "

 

[TheDouglas78]

My post said "For any players expecting to return next year "

I'm agreeing with you

 

[rogdochar]

How slow-creeping will our gastropod bowl be.?

 

[BMF]

 

[78]

I lay heavy odds that the Gaspar Bowl draws more fans to RayJay than the Outback.

 

[Joegator96]

We've only played a bowl game before Christmas twice, the 1973 and 1980 Tangerine Bowls.

I attended both of them. 73 froze my ass off at Florida Field as we lost to Miami of Ohio. At the Orlando Tangeriine Bowl in 80 after the game my friend and I headed downtown and danced all night with the Gator cheerleaders at some popular bar. Collingsworth had a terrific game that night.

 

[GatorBart]