So with the Marlins free-falling out of playoff contention, there has been a lull in South Florida Fan Blogging. You can only "look ahead" and "preview" so many times. But now we enter September. College football is in full swing. The NFL kicks off in less then a week. The NHL's first faceoff is a month away. I'm looking forward to prognosticating and reacting to all that I can in the coming month and beyond.
While we were away... the Miami Hurricanes, Florida Gators, Central Florida Knights, and even the South Florida Bulls all got their seasons off to successful starts. Unfortunately for the Owls, FAU suffered a big loss to #10 Texas. (Florida State took a bye in week 1.) One of the marquee games in week 2 sees the Miami Hurricanes travel up to the Swamp to take on the Gators. The Gators should be heavy favorites, and are hoping to get Pre-Season All-SEC'ers Percy Harvin and Brandon Spikes back on the field. I'll be looking forward to providing all that I can, albeit with a slight Gator bias, in regards to that game, as I'm hoping E.J. will as well.
A week from today, the Miami Dolphins start their season against Brett Favre and the hated New York Jets. Ricky Williams continues to shine, and received a 1-year extension this weekend. More thoughts as they occur to me...
Lastly, the Florida Panthers drop the puck October 10. My personal favorite of the South Florida franchises, I'm sure there will be some discussion as the season draws near and camp gets into full swing.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Looking Ahead...
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Yeah, good starts for all of Florida but FAU. Unfortunately we don't know any more about any team, as every team in Florida but FAU played high school teams.
To a point, true. Although I think there are things that can be taken from those games. UF's defense looked much improved, even if just for game 1. Last year against Troy they gave up 31... signs of things to come. Getting Spikes back will be a boost on top of it. UCF's offense looked bad, as most thought it would, but the defense was solid. Replacing Kevin Smith is impossible, they're going to have to rely heavily on that D if they hope to defend their C-USA title against Tulsa or ECU. Miami's freshman did ok, nothing too brag about but the team speed is definatly there. Miami v. Florida will show a lot more of where those 2 programs are. I know it's only week 1, but I just love college football, not just the games, but the talk during the week and the guessing and 2nd guessing and all the debates. LOVE IT.
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