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Gators lose to BYU in double OT 99-92 in opening tourney game
Friday 03-19-2010 9:22am ET
from gatorzone.com Freshman Kenny Boynton score 27 points and helped Florida rally from a 13-point second-half deficit, but the Gators fell 99-92 to BYU in double overtime on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Oklahoma City.
Jimmer Fredette scored 37 points, including two 3-pointers in the second overtime period to seal the Cougars' win over 10th-seeded Florida.
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Florida Gators Pro Day photos!
Friday 03-19-2010 9:26am ET
 CLICK HERE for 134 photos!Where will Tebow land in NFL draft?
Wednesday 03-03-2010 3:51pm ET
It's the ever-looming question that Gator fans, Gator haters and football fans in general are debating - WHERE'S TEBOW GONNA END UP? CLICK HERE for an article posted on espn.com that breaks down each NFL division and which teams have the highest probability of drafting Tebow. What are the chances that Tebow will end up on a Florida team? According to the article: | The Dolphins are intriguing because they're the originators of the Wildcat offense. | Low |
| The Dolphins are intriguing because they're the originators of the Wildcat offense. | Low |
Miami: LOW - The Dolphins are intriguing because they're the originators of the Wildcat offense. Tampa Bay: NO CHANCE - They've got 10 draft picks and they've got lots of needs. A project at quarterback isn't one of them. Jacksonville Jaguars: LOW - Tons of people automatically put Tebow in Jacksonville because he's a local guy who would be a huge story. But the Jaguars are not going to let their marketing people make their picks. They've swung and missed at a lot of Florida guys. Gator basketball loses to Vandy on Senior Night @ O' Dome March 2nd
Wednesday 03-03-2010 3:43pm ET
from Gatorzone.com Junior Vernon Macklin scored 21 points and had nine rebounds, but Florida fell 64-60 to Vanderbilt on Tuesday night, delivering a blow to the Gators' NCAA tournament hopes.
Coach Billy Donovan's team had several chances to pull off an upset. But Macklin missed a free throw, sophomore Erving Walker missed a short jumper and freshman Kenny Boynton missed a 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining.
The Gators have dropped two straight and play at Kentucky in the regular-season finale Sunday.
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Wednesday 02-24-2010 9:11am ET
from gatorzone.com  Led by junior forward Chandler Parsons (Casselberry, Fla.) and sophomore guard Erving Walker (Brooklyn, NY), who scored 19 points a piece, the University of Florida men’s basketball team (20-8, 9-4 SEC) defeated No. 17/19 Tennessee (20-7, 8-5 SEC), 75-62, on Tuesday night.
The Gators used a 27-6 run -- highlighted by four 3-pointers and plenty of points in the paint -- to turn a close game into a lopsided affair. The victory snapped Tennessee's six-game winning streak in the series.
The Gators return to action on Saturday as they travel to Athens, Ga. to face the Georgia Bulldogs at 4 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast live on CBS.
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Tuesday 02-09-2010 6:20pm ET
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Tim Tebow, the quarterback for the past four seasons with the University of Florida, and Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew will serve as Grand Marshals for the Gatorade Duel At Daytona on Thursday, Feb. 11.
Tebow, who won the Heisman Trophy as college football’s top player in 2007, will deliver the starting command “Gentlemen, start your engines” for the first Gatorade Duel while Jones-Drew will give the command to fire engines in the second Gatorade Duel.
Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad - overhyped?
Tuesday 02-09-2010 6:08pm ET
from gatorsports.com  As for an ad by Gator great Tim Tebow that had critics and national groups sounding off for weeks, fans seemed more impressed with seeing their golden boy than the ad itself. There was cheering and some booing at the Gainesville Ale House off Archer Road when he appeared on television about 15 minutes into the game. Several who saw the ad said it was too short and didn't really get into the message they had expected to hear. And the ad, which included two versions, both about 30 seconds long, was overhyped, football fans said. "It wasn't as big of a deal as people were making it out to be," said University of Florida senior Adam Sonntag, who was rooting for the Colts at Mother's Pub & Grill off West University Avenue. Sonntag said Tebow has never made a secret of his views, and fans can separate a great player's abilities from his message. "If he wants to get a little too political, that's fine with me," he said. Others, like Saints' fans and UF students Samantha Saunier, Jessica Herman and Emily Mandeville, each 21, thought the ad hurt Tebow's chances with the NFL, which paid more attention to the hoopla surrounding Tebow's television spot than his football skills.
CLICK HERE for the full article and to watch the commercial. Drew Brees: proof that Tebow can play in the NFL
Tuesday 02-02-2010 1:16pm ET
courtesy of si.com Joe Tiller never coached a day in the NFL, but he knows a little something about NFL quarterbacks. Next Sunday, two of his former Purdue quarterbacks -- Saints star Drew Brees and Colts backup Curtis Painter -- will participate in Super Bowl XLIV. A third, Kyle Orton, has started three seasons for the Bears and Broncos. But here's the relevant part for NFL draftniks: All three played in a shotgun-passing offense. Tiller, 67, retired last season after a 12-year stint at Purdue in which he went 87-62 and earned bowl berths in all but two seasons. A bout of mediocrity toward the end of his tenure with the Boilermakers (who finished seventh or lower in the Big Ten three of his last four seasons) may have tarnished Tiller's legacy, but it's hard to argue with his record of producing NFL quarterbacks -- particularly considering he employed an offense many pro followers consider gimmicky. So it's worth noting that Tiller got a chuckle this week when reading the alarmist media accounts from Monday's Senior Bowl practice in Mobile, Ala., when Florida star Tim Tebow -- himself a shotgun quarterback throughout his college career -- fumbled several snaps under center. "I can remember NFL critics saying the same thing when Drew was a senior," Tiller said Thursday. "'He's in that Purdue offense all the time. He lines up in the shotgun all the time, and our guys line up under center.' for the full article. Tebow's options outside NFL...
Tuesday 02-02-2010 1:08pm ET
From bleacherreport.com  After Tebow's forgettable effort at the Senior Bowl Saturday, [ESPN draft analyst Todd] McShay offered this frank assessment. "A D, D-plus, you know, if you had to put a letter grade on it. I think the week of practice did not go anywhere as near what [Tebow] had hoped for. And you could hear it even in the quotes ... saying that he has a lot of room for improvement, he's opened to working on his technique, and he's gonna have to. ... To be honest with you, I think it's a long shot (that Tebow makes it in the NFL as a quarterback), and to be honest with you, he may be better if he moves to an h-back position and does maybe some Wildcat work..." You know what might be even better for Tebow's career? The CFL. According to the Montreal Gazette, the former Gators standout hired Alouettes head coach Marc Trestman as a "private tutor." "While it's unlikely Tebow will ever play a down in the Canadian Football League, two sources have told Canwest News Service he's on the Als' confidential negotiation list - meaning should he venture north, Montreal holds the first option on his rights." CLICK HERE for the full article. Tim Tebow scrutinized in Senior Bowl
Friday 01-29-2010 8:53am ET
courtesy of newsobserver.com
Tim Tebow, Florida's all-universe quarterback, has begun the process at the Senior Bowl this week of trying to convince NFL teams he can make the transition from the Gators' spread offense to a pro-style attack.
Already, he is showing his toughness, practicing despite a bout with strep throat that sent him to an area hospital for treatment.
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