To give a school special treatment because I went there - or in my case, played there - is unfair to the readers.
#ANDY STAPLES FREE#
I can't treat Florida any differently than I did Tennessee, which I covered for two years for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. If the Gators screw up, I'm going to write about it. Covering the school I attended really doesn't change how I do my job. Living two hours from my boss is wonderful, I have to admit. I go to all the road games in football and most of them in basketball. I live in Gainesville, just mere steps from David's Real Pit Bar-B-Q (MMMMM, barbecue). Do you attend road games? What's it like covering a team you went to school at? The chances of any team running the table in the SEC are slim, so the division titles are most likely going to go to the teams that can beat their divisional opponents.Ĥ) In covering the Gators, do you have a home base in Gainesville or do you do alot of traveling. If Florida loses to Tennessee, the Gators probably will have to go undefeated against Alabama, LSU, Auburn and Georgia to climb back into the race. If Florida beats Tennessee and Georgia, then the Gators probably can lose to LSU and Auburn and still win the SEC east because the tiebreaker favors the team that goes undefeated within the division. If Florida doesn't beat Tennessee, it makes that brutal October stretch even worse. Describe the reaction from Gator Nations if we do not deliver a win against the Vols. Coming back without a win would be a devastating blow on this year's agenda. He seems properly motivated this season, but, like I said, he has to stay healthy.ģ) Going into Knoxville under the lights next weekend will be tough enough. The guy has a rare combination of size, speed and agility.
If Wynn can stay healthy, I can see him as the featured back. Those guys need to start making people miss if they ever hope to break a long run. DeShawn Wynn and Kestahn Moore are both serviceable backs, but Urban Meyer is right on one point. I don't think Florida's running game is as bad as the coaches make it out to be. If he ever writes a diet book, I'm buying it.Ģ) If you could comment on the state of the running game.Do you see as running back by comittee again this year or do you have some insight on who could be the featured back this year?
He came back Saturday weighing about 190. Offensive lineman Pat Browning - my roommate for Sugar Bowl week - weighed about 330 pounds in his playing days. His first words to me were, "Shouldn't you be writin'?" I saw a bunch of former teammates that I hadn't seen in a long time, but one guy was the talk of the reunion. I did get to speak to coach Spurrier, who recognizes me more as a reporter than as a former walk-on scrub. The people at the University Athletic Association did an exceptional job setting it up. Did you get a chance to talk with Steve Spurrier or any former teammates in particular? what was it like being back in Gainesville as part of 96 reunion. On to the interview:ġ) tell me about the past weekend. I'd like to say Andy was very approachable and great interview. It was just recently I found out that Andy is a Gator and has one of these:Īfter finding out this fact, Swamp Ball has been busy trying to line up a short question and answer with the the former walk on Gator football player. Until recently, I was just familiar with Mr. The Gator Report with Andy Staples is the new staple over in the Tribune Sports section. The past few years we have had a new face covering our Gators and his name is Andy Staples who covers the Gator Beat.
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