Gonna keep this real simple--short'n'sweet, I promise.
You could see all this crap about the "postponement/cancellation" coming long in advance.
WE could see it, WE weren't for it--and maybe there even WAS some element of "ultimate advantage" on the part of J. Foley in the "failed process"--HOPE so, 'cause then it'd all make SOME sense at our end. But we'll likely never know for sure: Foley walks away (technically he already HAS, as of Oct 1 officially "retired"), head up, lips sealed and the Gators back in charge of their own destiny this season, for now.
Thing is, the same media mofos who made such a loud "PC" noise about us HAVING to not play the game in the first place are the same crowd wringing their hands and crying "Foul!!!" now at the "weakness", the "injustice", the "CONSPIRACY" that has produced "this unfair and unacceptable impass". Not that there's been a natural "agenda" on THEIR part all along here. Oh no. Perrish the thought.
As for all the alternatives they are currently, suddenly so surprised weren't chosen at the time, I mean, the loudest of 'em keep bringing up that LSU "OFFERED to play it in Baton Rouge", etc. etc. Hell, not handing away a home game is the one thing I agree with and approve of in any of this, us turning that down FLAT. I only hope it continues to eat at the blustering press AND LSU fans more and more as time goes on!
You could see all this crap about the "postponement/cancellation" coming long in advance.
WE could see it, WE weren't for it--and maybe there even WAS some element of "ultimate advantage" on the part of J. Foley in the "failed process"--HOPE so, 'cause then it'd all make SOME sense at our end. But we'll likely never know for sure: Foley walks away (technically he already HAS, as of Oct 1 officially "retired"), head up, lips sealed and the Gators back in charge of their own destiny this season, for now.
Thing is, the same media mofos who made such a loud "PC" noise about us HAVING to not play the game in the first place are the same crowd wringing their hands and crying "Foul!!!" now at the "weakness", the "injustice", the "CONSPIRACY" that has produced "this unfair and unacceptable impass". Not that there's been a natural "agenda" on THEIR part all along here. Oh no. Perrish the thought.
As for all the alternatives they are currently, suddenly so surprised weren't chosen at the time, I mean, the loudest of 'em keep bringing up that LSU "OFFERED to play it in Baton Rouge", etc. etc. Hell, not handing away a home game is the one thing I agree with and approve of in any of this, us turning that down FLAT. I only hope it continues to eat at the blustering press AND LSU fans more and more as time goes on!