Posts Tagged ‘ University of Florida ’

The former voice of the Gators lands behind bars

September 18, 2010
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The former voice of the Gators lands behind bars

The troubles in Gainesville go all the way up to the broadcast booth. The former voice of Florida football has landed behind bars as Steve Babik’s criminal trial came to fruition on Friday. Babik was sentenced to a lengthy 12 years and 7 months in prison for child pornography followed by a lifetime of supervision upon release. The sentence by senior U.S. District Judge Stephan Mickle was a result of a plea bargain when Babik pleaded guilty back in...

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Meyer gets a New Deal

August 3, 2009
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Meyer gets a New Deal

It looks like Urban Meyer has put to rest the question and rumor of whether or not he will leave Florida to coach at Notre Dame next season or in the near future. Meyer just signed a 6 year deal  worth approximately $4 million per year. He will remain head coach and under the new deal will also be the co-chairman of a university scholarship program in which he already committed $1 million during his tenure. The program was created by school president...

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Top 3 Punters

July 18, 2009
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Top 3 Punters

Football is all about ball control and field position. When a team is in a close battle, the punter is responsible for good field position. The punter must have a good relationship with the long snapper because he must receive the snap perfectly to allow for optimal time to punt and to achieve the desired angle or distance to push the receiving team as far back as possible. When it is fourth down and your team is in need...

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Finebaum’s Urban Myth

July 15, 2009
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Finebaum’s Urban Myth

Urban Meyer, fresh off of his 2nd National Championship in 4 years is rumored to be considering leaving the University of Florida for Touchdown Jesus after next season. Meyer was a graduate assistant coach at Notre Dame from 1996-2000 and previoulsy stated that his dream job would be to coach the Fighting Irish. Alabama radio personality, Paul Finebaum, recently stoked the rumor fire earlier this month in his column for the Press-Register. Finebaum has been running his lips for...

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