Percy Harvin has hurt his heel and may miss Spring Practice. What a glass cannon. If you breath on this guy, he breaks.
Not that we don't love him, of course, and the fact that he seems to warp time when he runs.
Nonetheless, here is a guy who missed the South Carolina game with some truly staggering migraine headache. He suffered a hip pointer after the Ole Miss game. He's had Achilles tendinitis.
Let's go back to 2006-2007 shall we? Harvin injured his ankle against Tennessee. He was also knocked out of the FSU game with a neck injury with what was a memorable, memorable hit.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
How Did We Let This Slip By? Shauna Moffitt to Reimburse Sumter County For Time Spent Doing Husband's Homework On The Clock
Aaaah.....yes.
Quite a while ago, we noted that then-USF Linebacker Ben Moffitt essentially abandoned his wife and children. The two are undergoing a divorce, which we promised to follow up on and report if anything interesting happened (It hasn't. The parties just had a mediation conference, no idea of any agreement reached or not reached).
Wife Shauna claims that Ben Moffitt "doesn't know how to spell," and that she wrote his papers for him. Shauna claims that she wrote them at her workplace, the Sumter County Property Appraiser's Office. She is being required to reimburse the office for her time spent jamming out papers for her apparently illiterate husband.
We love it.
Quite a while ago, we noted that then-USF Linebacker Ben Moffitt essentially abandoned his wife and children. The two are undergoing a divorce, which we promised to follow up on and report if anything interesting happened (It hasn't. The parties just had a mediation conference, no idea of any agreement reached or not reached).
Wife Shauna claims that Ben Moffitt "doesn't know how to spell," and that she wrote his papers for him. Shauna claims that she wrote them at her workplace, the Sumter County Property Appraiser's Office. She is being required to reimburse the office for her time spent jamming out papers for her apparently illiterate husband.
We love it.
UCF Player Dies after Conditioning Drill
Redshirt Freshman Ereck Plancher died after a football conditioning workout today. There's absolutely nothing amusing about that, not even a little bit. Condolences to Plancher's family.
Cause of death will be announced after an autopsy. Spring practice has been moved back.
The Orlando Sentinel also has a blog post noting student reactions.
Cause of death will be announced after an autopsy. Spring practice has been moved back.
The Orlando Sentinel also has a blog post noting student reactions.
Mascot Fight!
Here at The Persistent Fool, we're quite partial to mascot fights-- even if they arise at Basketball games. Your sublime moment of vicious mascot on mascot action:
Monday, March 17, 2008
UCF 2008 Football Schedule
Peruse it, and be enthused.
Exciting games?
9/06 USF at home.
9/20 at Boston College.
10/11 at Miami.
All are potentially winnable. However, the Knights will be losing all three. No surprise there. Miami will be the closest game-- despite DA U's great recruiting class, the bottom line is they'll be having a rough season. Maybe with 24K the Knights would win it, but . . . you all know how this sentence ends.
Exciting games?
9/06 USF at home.
9/20 at Boston College.
10/11 at Miami.
All are potentially winnable. However, the Knights will be losing all three. No surprise there. Miami will be the closest game-- despite DA U's great recruiting class, the bottom line is they'll be having a rough season. Maybe with 24K the Knights would win it, but . . . you all know how this sentence ends.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
eBay It!
The Orlando Sentinel reported in its "Swamp Things" blog that former Gator Steven Harris's 2006 BCS National Championship Ring ended on eBay. The Sentinel refers to Harris's money problems, noting that he "has struggled to support his family -- he had fathered at least three children before finishing his time at UF." At least three children? At least? Steven Harris, you are very BAD AT BIRTH CONTROL. Of course, he's not the only football player to ever fail at contraception. Harris was under contract for the Broncos, so he's surely not totally impoverished at the moment despite, ah, at least three mouths to feed.
The Sentinel later posted Harris's response that it was not his ring. Meanwhile, the auction has been taken off of eBay.
This incident makes us think back to last year, when one of our ol' frat brothers who operates an Orlando pawn shop talked with Florida player who was trying to sell his BCS ring. The shop only offered a little more than $1000, and the player declined to sell. Said frat brother, however, could not identify the player.
The Sentinel later posted Harris's response that it was not his ring. Meanwhile, the auction has been taken off of eBay.
This incident makes us think back to last year, when one of our ol' frat brothers who operates an Orlando pawn shop talked with Florida player who was trying to sell his BCS ring. The shop only offered a little more than $1000, and the player declined to sell. Said frat brother, however, could not identify the player.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Amazing Comments #2
Yes, yes . . . we know we're going back to the Miami Herald. Um, Again. It's easy pickings, but we promise to be more equal opportunity by mocking fans of other Florida schools in the future.
Miami Herald Gator blogger Joseph Goodman posted an article inviting readers to "Call [him] Crazy" because "UF Should Hire Roland Smith." Unsurprisingly, many posters left comments to the article calling Goodman just that.
Our Amazing Comment today comes from one such enthusiastic poster:
For whatever reason, Goodman in a subsequent post proclaimed this to be the "Post of the Year so far":
Clearly, the "Post of the Year so far" bar is set astoundingly low. A better candidate would be this individual, who responded to the second post:
Love the rivalry's. Especially the rivalry's. And angry fan.
Burning car!
Crashing plane on burning car!
Miami Herald Gator blogger Joseph Goodman posted an article inviting readers to "Call [him] Crazy" because "UF Should Hire Roland Smith." Unsurprisingly, many posters left comments to the article calling Goodman just that.
Our Amazing Comment today comes from one such enthusiastic poster:
Why don't you stupid ignorant girlie-men get a life. The jerk who says 'gayturds' all the time is an imbecile and a LOSER. Anyone who always belittles the opponent and people is stupid, lowlife, slimey, scUM. Learn to respect all people and opponents. UM is going to get better. FSU is going to get better. Florida has a long ways to go defensively before they can compete at the highest level again. The Miami and Florida game coming up in six months will be a high-scoring game that is a toss-up. The FSU/Florida game in eight months will be the same -- high scoring and a toss-up. RESPECT all people and all opponents. Then we can all have fun here and enjoy the STATE OF FLORIDA dominance in football again. Please people - GROW UP.
Clearly, the "Post of the Year so far" bar is set astoundingly low. A better candidate would be this individual, who responded to the second post:
Davey, just shut up! FB is not for girls or friendship, it's for rivalry’s.
Love the rivalry's. Especially the rivalry's. And angry fan.
Burning car!
Crashing plane!
Crashing plane on burning car!
Monday, February 18, 2008
Start Crossing Your Fingers Now!
Readers who know us well are aware of our deep desire to see UCF in a conference that is not, you know, awful. This is perhaps our most fervent desire, or at the very least our most fervent desire not involving glistening oil and several achondroplastic dwarfs and a pony or three.
We're found of pointing out that the Big East is perfect for UCF to get shuffled into. There were two Florida teams in the Big East once upon a time, let's see it again! It's a conference we can win in, too (uh, vis a vis football, anyway). It looks like someone agrees with us, and he has much greater readership! College Football News writes:
We're found of pointing out that the Big East is perfect for UCF to get shuffled into. There were two Florida teams in the Big East once upon a time, let's see it again! It's a conference we can win in, too (uh, vis a vis football, anyway). It looks like someone agrees with us, and he has much greater readership! College Football News writes:
There’s no question that the Big East would like to expand a bit to get bigger and more prominent, but it will only happen if it can figure out a way to get up to 12 teams to be able to pull in the revenue from a championship game. The problem would be finding the four teams to make it happen, and making geographic sense . . . I have no inside knowledge and am merely speculating here, but my guess for the four teams would be all from Conference USA: East Carolina, UCF, Memphis, and then either Southern Miss or Marshall.
UCF entering the Big East . . . that's the dream for any long-suffering UCF fan. Including this one. Keep your fingers crossed, as who knows when the next conference reshuffling will be.
Yes, I want UCF into the Big East more than I want even this.
Yes, I want UCF into the Big East more than I want even this.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Late-Breaking! Patriots Actually Super Bowl Champs!
It's not too damn timely, but this article printed in the New York Times last year is too fascinating to pass up.
The article discusses the immediate-post game distribution of Super Bowl Champion clothing to members of the winning team. Of course, to hedge manufacturer's bets, batches of clothing are pre-printed based on the opposite outcome (i.e. Patriots Win!).
The NFL dictates that this "loser" set of championship gear is never to be shown on TV or distributed in the United States. Instead, it is distributed to a relief organization, World Vision. World vision packages the clothing and sends it to developing countries.
Thus, folks in developing countries are running around wearing garments proclaiming the Patriots to be this year's Super Bowl Champs. It makes us more than a little giddy to know that some people, if indeed they can read English, believe New England to have won.
Of course, one wonders... is this where all the recent BCS "non-Champ" shirts have gone?
O-H-I-O!
The article discusses the immediate-post game distribution of Super Bowl Champion clothing to members of the winning team. Of course, to hedge manufacturer's bets, batches of clothing are pre-printed based on the opposite outcome (i.e. Patriots Win!).
The NFL dictates that this "loser" set of championship gear is never to be shown on TV or distributed in the United States. Instead, it is distributed to a relief organization, World Vision. World vision packages the clothing and sends it to developing countries.
Thus, folks in developing countries are running around wearing garments proclaiming the Patriots to be this year's Super Bowl Champs. It makes us more than a little giddy to know that some people, if indeed they can read English, believe New England to have won.
Of course, one wonders... is this where all the recent BCS "non-Champ" shirts have gone?
O-H-I-O!
College Football News Reviews the Recruiting Classes
College Football News has its breakdown of recruiting classes. For the Knights, CFN predicts that Steven Robinson will be the star of the class, with Jarvis Geathers and Chris Martin being potential immediate impact players.
The run down on Florida's recruiting class is less interesting. Gee, Will Hill is the star, and Omar Hunter and Carl Moore have the potential to make an immediate impact. ... Shocking, really. However, it does give us a reason to post our favorite photo of Omar Hunter:
The run down on Florida's recruiting class is less interesting. Gee, Will Hill is the star, and Omar Hunter and Carl Moore have the potential to make an immediate impact. ... Shocking, really. However, it does give us a reason to post our favorite photo of Omar Hunter:
Omar Hunter get second billing to Will Hill? Omar Hunter SMASH! SMASH! BLOOD! BLOOD!
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Your not only crazy your a f9cking loser and a moron and I hope you die in burning car. The day Coach Smith thinks about going to the Gay-Turds I will hunt you down.