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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2013 16:19:36 GMT -5
Last member of UF 2013 class reports
By Zach Abolverdi
Correspondent
Published: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 4:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 4:16 p.m.
Offensive tackle Roderick Johnson, the last member of Florida's 2013 football recruiting class who had yet to enroll at the school, reported to campus Tuesday.
The Under Armour All-American from Delray Beach American Heritage was not able to enroll in Summer B with the other incoming freshmen because he was a half credit short.
Johnson had to take an online course, which he completed July 20, to fulfill his credit requirements.
The 6-foot-6, 315-pounder will participate in fall training camp, which begins Friday.
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Post by canefan on Jul 31, 2013 18:18:16 GMT -5
Jeff Driskel has appendectomy - unless the doctors have found a way to not cut muscle during the surgery, I don't see 2 weeks as a realistic return date to practice. I'm thinking we may have him back in time to practice the week before the Toledo game. In the meantime, UF gets to find a true 2 in case Driskel misses Toledo. This from the Gainesville Sun: By Robbie Andreu Staff writer Published: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 4:45 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 4:45 p.m. The Florida Gators will be without starting quarterback Jeff Driskel when they open preseason camp Friday. Driskel, a junior, underwent appendectomy surgery Tuesday at UF Health Shands Hospital and could miss the first two weeks of camp, UF coach Will Muschamp announced. “Jeff had acute appendicitis and fortunately the medical staff caught it very quickly," Muschamp said. "His surgery went well and how long he is out will be determined by how his body responds, which could be two weeks." The loss of Driskel could be a serious setback for a Florida offense that is hoping to show significant improvement under Driskel in his second season as the starter. “Thanks for all the prayers and get well wishes. I should be fine #GatorNation,” Driskel wrote on his Twitter account Tuesday. Behind Driskel, the Gators have zero experience at quarterback. They have four scholarship players, but none have played at the collegiate level at the position. Tyler Murphy emerged as the No. 2 QB in the spring after competing with redshirt freshman Skyler Mornhinweg. Both, however, struggled with consistency and do not appear ready to take over if something happens to Driskel. The wild card here is Chris Wilkes, a former pitcher in the San Diego Padres' farm system who left pro baseball and will be a 23-year-old freshman. He's got good size and a strong arm, but he hasn't played football in more than five years. Curtis Porter had the same surgery just before last season and missed over half of the year. Of course, I would think a DT probably puts more stress on the abdomen, but still, a QB has to use those muscle to turn his abdomen and he isn't going to want to get hit on it right away either. I too think two weeks is optimistic. |
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Post by beuycek on Jul 31, 2013 19:48:57 GMT -5
What is up with all of the former Gators? First the Hernandez situation and now Riley Cooper goes all racist at a concert. What was in the water up there in Gainesville?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2013 21:01:40 GMT -5
Darrell, someone on Gator Country says it was removed using an incision and 3 drilled holes without the muscle being cut. If the muscle wasn't cut, the recovery time can be much less than what people experienced in the past when the muscle was cut to gain access to the appendix. When I had my emergency appendectomy 30 years ago, I had a 3 inch incision and the muscle was cut. It was 4 weeks before I was back to normal. I couldn't lift my right foot to drive for 3 weeks.
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Post by canefan on Aug 1, 2013 5:07:13 GMT -5
What is up with all of the former Gators? First the Hernandez situation and now Riley Cooper goes all racist at a concert. What was in the water up there in Gainesville? Common denominator: Little Prince Urban. |
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Post by canefan on Aug 1, 2013 5:14:32 GMT -5
Darrell, someone on Gator Country says it was removed using an incision and 3 drilled holes without the muscle being cut. If the muscle wasn't cut, the recovery time can be much less than what people experienced in the past when the muscle was cut to gain access to the appendix. When I had my emergency appendectomy 30 years ago, I had a 3 inch incision and the muscle was cut. It was 4 weeks before I was back to normal. I couldn't lift my right foot to drive for 3 weeks. I don't know the statistics currently, but I would imagine almost all appendectomies are done laparoscopicaly these days. I never heard if Porters was done as such, but I would imagine it was. Recovery wise it is just more likely to take longer to be ready for the type of physical stress it takes to play football at this level than it does for just an ordinary person. |
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Post by beuycek on Aug 1, 2013 6:28:55 GMT -5
What is up with all of the former Gators? First the Hernandez situation and now Riley Cooper goes all racist at a concert. What was in the water up there in Gainesville? Common denominator: Little Prince Urban. No need to rehash my thoughts on Meyer but I think it is a little unfair to blame these situations on him. And while it is fun to do, I wouldn't even say the common denominator if the University of Florida. Did Meyer recruit them both? Obviously yes but I don't think he ever sat Hernandez down and asked him if got a woody by shooting other human beings. And I don't think he would have ever asked Cooper what his opinion of African-Americans is. After all, he has certainly managed, at least to that point in his life, to coexist with them on the football field, so why would he? If you are a bad person to the extent that Hernandez is or you say stupid things in a drunken rage like Cooper did, it is something that is there long before you get to college. Cooper mentioned that this was not a reflection of how he was raised but as someone who has played sports nearly all his life, he has been around people of other ethnic backgrounds the entire time. He didn't just suddenly learn that the "n" word was a derogatory remark while in Gainesville yet there he is, in a private setting when he thought he was only amongst white people, being an obnoxious, drunken racist. Meyer does a lot of things that get under my skin but I doubt he perpetuated racism in the UF locker room. If there is one thing that would destroy a team very quickly, that would be it. |
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Post by oujour76 on Aug 1, 2013 9:10:59 GMT -5
No idea who he is as a person and frankly, I don't really care one way or the other. But, I do know that the NFL and the team are going way overboard and blowing this thing way, way out of proportion. The players will sort this out amongst themselves without a bunch of bullshit diversity lectures and the like.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2013 9:56:34 GMT -5
No idea who he is as a person and frankly, I don't really care one way or the other. But, I do know that the NFL and the team are going way overboard and blowing this thing way, way out of proportion. The players will sort this out amongst themselves without a bunch of bullshit diversity lectures and the like. Riley Cooper as a player in the NFL is a public figure. As such, he is to be held to a higher standard of behavior. The action by the team of publically rebuking and fining Cooper is appropriate. The NFL releasing their statement of rebuke is appropriate. The Eagle players have accepted Riley's apology. This is where it should end. The media? They'll never let it go and that is why the situation will never blow over for Cooper. Riley doesn't deserve to have this cloud hang over him for life, but it will. Paula Dean used the n word 30 years ago. It just shows that the situation will never go away. Maybe it will when whites become the minority and terms likes white cracker draw the same public scrutiny and punishment. |
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Post by beuycek on Aug 1, 2013 10:19:31 GMT -5
He'll likely be vilified for life for this even though the racial comments while using alcohol don't represent who he is as a person. People tend to be a bit more open and honest when alcohol has removed their inhibitions. What is the old saying, again? "What you say when you are drunk is what you think when you are sober." |
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Post by mscott59 on Aug 1, 2013 10:40:28 GMT -5
No idea who he is as a person and frankly, I don't really care one way or the other. But, I do know that the NFL and the team are going way overboard and blowing this thing way, way out of proportion. The players will sort this out amongst themselves without a bunch of bullshit diversity lectures and the like. Riley Cooper as a player in the NFL is a public figure. As such, he is to be held to a higher standard of behavior. The action by the team of publically rebuking and fining Cooper is appropriate. The NFL releasing their statement of rebuke is appropriate. The Eagle players have accepted Riley's apology. This is where it should end. The media? They'll never let it go and that is why the situation will never blow over for Cooper. Riley doesn't deserve to have this cloud hang over him for life, but it will. Paula Dean used the n word 30 years ago. It just shows that the situation will never go away. Maybe it will when whites become the minority and terms likes white cracker draw the same public scrutiny and punishment. fwiw the eagle players have not accepted his apology. michael vick has. big difference there. one of the wr's (can't remember his name) said he was personally affected by the comments and that it was 'going to take time'. the philly roster is 80% african american... and I wouldn't discount the possibility of some lingering resentment. if you've seen the video, this is not paula dean saying the n word 30 years ago. mark scott tosu 81 |
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Post by oujour76 on Aug 1, 2013 12:27:13 GMT -5
Riley Cooper as a player in the NFL is a public figure. As such, he is to be held to a higher standard of behavior. The action by the team of publically rebuking and fining Cooper is appropriate. The NFL releasing their statement of rebuke is appropriate. The Eagle players have accepted Riley's apology. This is where it should end. The media? They'll never let it go and that is why the situation will never blow over for Cooper. Riley doesn't deserve to have this cloud hang over him for life, but it will. Paula Dean used the n word 30 years ago. It just shows that the situation will never go away. Maybe it will when whites become the minority and terms likes white cracker draw the same public scrutiny and punishment. fwiw the eagle players have not accepted his apology. michael vick has. big difference there. one of the wr's (can't remember his name) said he was personally affected by the comments and that it was 'going to take time'. the philly roster is 80% african american... and I wouldn't discount the possibility of some lingering resentment. if you've seen the video, this is not paula dean saying the n word 30 years ago. mark scott tosu 81 |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2013 14:02:14 GMT -5
Jim Rome was crucifying Riley Cooper for most of his show. This is an excellent example of the media stoking the situation to a place it doesn't belong. In his third hour, Rome had Jason Whitlock on. Jason is an ex OL football player and a writer for Fox Sports who wrote an article today on the Riley Cooper situation. Prior to the interview, Rome was equating anyone who doesn't think what Cooper did is serious racism is a racist themselves (typical liberal - think my way or else). In a nutshell, Whitlock told Rome that actions speak louder than words, the situation wasn't a big deal, the media would make it a bigger deal than it is, and he didn't think the situation was racism as much as it was bias which needed to be worked on by Riley Cooper. Jason Whitlock was a refreshing voice of reason in the middle of the media madness spearheaded by the likes of Jim Rome. BTW, Jason Whitlock is black. Jason Whitlock's article on Fox Sports: msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/whitlock-riley-cooper-eagles-wr-n-word-gaffe-offers-perfect-time-to-evolve-and-learn-080113For those of you who don't know, Riley Cooper roomed with Tim Tebow for 4 years at UF. In his 4 years with UF and his 3 years with Philadelphia, he's never shown the type of racism that the media will pin on him. I'm sure today Riley is wishing more of Tim's values had rubbed off on him. There is no doubt in my mind that Tim will reach out to Riley privately to support him in this difficult time. Riley Cooper was my wife's favorite player during his time at UF. She is going to be most upset with this news.  |
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Post by oujour76 on Aug 1, 2013 14:28:45 GMT -5
Jim Rome was crucifying Riley Cooper for most of his show. This is an excellent example of the media stoking the situation to a place it doesn't belong. In his third hour, Rome had Jason Whitlock on. Jason is an ex OL football player and a writer for Fox Sports who wrote an article today on the Riley Cooper situation. Prior to the interview, Rome was equating anyone who doesn't think what Cooper did is serious racism is a racist themselves (typical liberal - think my way or else). In a nutshell, Whitlock told Rome that actions speak louder than words, the situation wasn't a big deal, the media would make it a bigger deal than it is, and he didn't think the situation was racism as much as it was bias which needed to be worked on by Riley Cooper. Jason Whitlock was a refreshing voice of reason in the middle of the media madness spearheaded by the likes of Jim Rome. BTW, Jason Whitlock is black. Jason Whitlock's article on Fox Sports: msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/whitlock-riley-cooper-eagles-wr-n-word-gaffe-offers-perfect-time-to-evolve-and-learn-080113For those of you who don't know, Riley Cooper roomed with Tim Tebow for 4 years at UF. In his 4 years with UF and his 3 years with Philadelphia, he's never shown the type of racism that the media will pin on him. I'm sure today Riley is wishing more of Tim's values had rubbed off on him. There is no doubt in my mind that Tim will reach out to Riley privately to support him in this difficult time. Riley Cooper was my wife's favorite player during his time at UF. She is going to be most upset with this news. That proves it.....Tim Tebow is a racist. |
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