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I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 3:56 PM
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Or at least a little understanding from folks.
Years ago coots were not on my radar of favorite teams or despised teams. Then, 3 things happened.
1. They hire Spurrier. That moves them way up my despised list.
2. They hire Muschamp. That moves them even further up.
3. I start posting regularly on TNET. You guys give me a great understanding of the coots and that moves them even further up the list.
Now, I'm at the point that when they are on TV I make it a point to watch them hoping they lose. I check on their scores when I am watching another game, and check in on them during commercials.
Well, now, they are playing the Gators. Sorry, folks, but they haven't replaced the Gators at the top of my list.
Dan Mullen is getting blasted by their fans and by the media. (He made a stupid statement about recruiting that has the media piling on. The fans were already ready to fire him Saturday night.)
So, here is my dilemma.
1. Do I root for the coots to win? If they do, Mullen will probably be fired - maybe even before the end of the season. That would be good.
2. Do I root for the coots to lose (I can't imagine rooting for UF to win) so that Mullen may not be fired. Maybe he will win just enough games where the AD will "give him one more year." That would be good.
Y'all forgive me. In my heart I know that the best thing to happen would be for Florida to win a boring game by 3-2 or something. But, I can't see me actually sitting and watching a game hoping they win.
So, I'll probably watch the game wanting the coots to win 3-2, but won't be upset if they lose. No matter what happens, as an FSU fan, I can take something positive out of the result.
(Don't hate me for not wanting the coots to lose.)
Maybe, y'all can convince me to pull for Florida. I'm open to the idea.
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If Mullen is doing such a lousy job...
Nov 1, 2021, 4:01 PM
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why wouldn't you want Florida to keep him?
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Re: If Mullen is doing such a lousy job...
Nov 1, 2021, 8:47 PM
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I would. That is why I won't be upset if they win. The best thing that could happen is they win just enough games to keep him.
One Gator website is already listing potential replacements.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 4:03 PM
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The Coots are not beating UF
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Doesn't matter. Just watch the game and
Nov 1, 2021, 4:03 PM
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see who you end up pulling for. Whether you pull for UF or U6C, none of the team or players will know and it won't have any bearing on the game - just your pride, perhaps 
I've tried a couple of times to pull for the coots (don't ask me why - I have no idea), and just can't do it. I love seeing them screw up and lose. It's just very enjoyable!
You'll end up cheering for one or the other, or maybe you'll end up cheering for both defenses. Who knows!
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 4:05 PM
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Watch the Clemson-Louisville game instead.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 8:49 PM
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Clemson and FSU are both on ACCN. I have xfinity, so I won't get to see either of them. Drat.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 4:07 PM
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Pull for FL. THE Satan needs more than 1 team to be competitive against his NFL lite team. I know you hate FL, understandably being a FSU fan, but Gainesville and Fl have always been a good place to attend a college FB game.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 4:23 PM
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I think you need to pull for the coots. Puts Fla in more disarray, perhaps Mullen would be fired. Then maybe some instate kids decide to stay home and attend FSU instead. All about recruiting. Even if coots win, they're still a dumpster fire and won't affect FSU recruiting.
I want them to beat Fla this year. Get an even bigger head than they have now. Some are already penciling Clemson as a win this year. I want them sky high when we play. Because when the balloon burst, it's all the more fun.
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You can always choose option C and pull for the meteor***
Nov 1, 2021, 4:25 PM
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Re: You can always choose option C and pull for the meteor***
Nov 1, 2021, 8:51 PM
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Yep. This is what my brother and I refer to as a Meteor Game. (Like ND vs. Ohio State.)
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Gators are an in state rival
Nov 1, 2021, 4:26 PM
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You can never pull for an in state rival. Never. Just Never.
However if Gators win, you are allowed to feel better knowing that coots lost.
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Re: Gators are an in state rival
Nov 1, 2021, 4:41 PM
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Never, ever want the coots to win anything.
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Pull for a hurricane or covid to cancel the game. Sinkhole
Nov 1, 2021, 4:45 PM
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is another possibility.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 4:46 PM
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No dilemma for Clemson fans. No true Tiger would pull for South Carolina against anyone. WE don't have a dog in the Florida situation so it doesn't matter.
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Orange Blooded [4757]
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Easy answer.
Nov 1, 2021, 5:23 PM
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Root for the meteor.
If I were an FSU fan, I'd root for SCarolina. This game will mean very little to SCar if they win it (and even less to FSU), other than give them a fighting chance to make a 4th-tier bowl game, and to declare Shane Beamer's first season a "success" because nobody gave them much chance of winning more than 4 games this year. It would probably be their signature win of the year which would sting UF fans pretty bad. It would do a lot of damage to UF's psyche towards the end of the season.
If UF wins, it would be a crucial road win in front of what will probably be a fairly raucous night-game crowd. It would give them momentum in the softest part of their schedule, before their rivalry game, as well as all but ensure they'll make a bowl game of some sort.
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110%er [5466]
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Don't root for either one...
Nov 1, 2021, 5:35 PM
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...just enjoy the game and hope they both look terrible. Coots will not win anyway.
At the end of November, if FSU beats UF, and Clemson beats the coots, all is right in the world of rivals.
If only GT could just...
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Easy peasy... just pull for both teams to LOSE
Nov 1, 2021, 5:36 PM
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That way it doesn't put you in the dilemma of being for either one.
You get the satisfaction of being right about one team and knowing you were against the winning team too!
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 5:38 PM
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scoreless tie with unending OT periods of no points....
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 5:39 PM
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When 2 teams I really don’t like play each other I just watch a different game.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 6:04 PM
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Just roll with it and think either way you'll be good. You hate your rival Gators and until Beamer, Uof6C was an ex-Gator coached team. IMO, FL is going to win for Mullen because of the hot seat. Like others said just watch another game and don't worry about FL until November 27th when FSU plays them.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 6:42 PM
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Do what I do, take satisfaction
that one of those fan bases will be miserable at the end of the game.
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Pull for the coots if you must...
Nov 1, 2021, 7:18 PM
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....but please be advised that you'll need to go through decontamination protocol before we let you come back here.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 7:23 PM
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Pull for Florida so Mullen can stay. I hated it when the chickens got rid of Muschamp. He was the gift that kept on giving.
On another note, I was happy to have the Fla St band back at DV. As much as I hate the song, they sure sounded good playing your war chant.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 7:26 PM
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This is what I do in those situations.
Root for each teams defense. Then laugh hysterically at each teams failures. Salivating in the thoughts of “when we play them we’re going to crush this crap hole of a team”
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Bret, never ever ever pull for the Coots...
Nov 1, 2021, 7:47 PM
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...dilemma solved.
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Same dilemma we face every year when the Coots play the leg humpers.
Nov 1, 2021, 7:56 PM
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You just hope for both to lose.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 8:00 PM
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Maybe just go with the flow, I never know who I am pulling for until I start watching a game and follow
My emotions… minus Clemson games of course ??
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The only option I see is #2- but I guess
Nov 1, 2021, 9:28 PM
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that is mainly because I never want the coots to win, unless it is in a year when they are especially bad and can embarrass the Dawgs.
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Brett - by your own admission you have been a Noles fan
Nov 1, 2021, 9:29 PM
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forever and as such you just have to pull for USuC against the swamp lizards. Think of it as pulling for the Gators to lose and not for USuC to win...
By the way - I understand your dilemma. I have a similar dilemma every year when the coots play the UGA leghumpers. I've settled it by just pulling for USuC to lose and not really caring if UGA wins. If the unlikely happens and USuC somehow beats UGA - I can also take satisfaction in seeing the leghumpers lose. That game will always have a satisfying outcome because one of the teams I dislike the most is guaranteed to get a loss...
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 9:31 PM
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I pull for the Coots one time a year, when they play UGA.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 10:57 PM
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Never ever pull for the Coots. Never, never, never!!!
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Coot loss, Mullen stays…best of both worlds
Nov 1, 2021, 10:50 PM
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That’s my stance.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 11:03 PM
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If I were you, I would pull for the Coots. Gainesville will not be kind to the ‘Noles come Nov 27.
So be happy and be a #### this Saturday.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 1, 2021, 11:04 PM
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Sounds like sleepless nights.
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110%er [8095]
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NO BRAINER. ALWAYS pull against the COOTS. ALWAYS!
Nov 1, 2021, 11:23 PM
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Dumb post.
I don't care if the University of Florida wins or loses ---- not on my radar. I do not care about them.
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110%er [8099]
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Too easy my man! Pull for
Nov 2, 2021, 9:02 AM
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Brandon!
LET'S GO BRANDON! ??
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You are in the same dilemma every true Tiger fan has
Nov 2, 2021, 9:26 AM
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whenever the Coots play Jawja. In that situation, all I can do is wish for is a scoreless tie, and the stadium collapses before the game ends.
Butt siriusly, in the end, the vitriolic hatred (for us) of Coots should take over. For you, the same would be true, just substitute Florida for the Coots. You just can't ever root for your arch-rival to have success.
It's like this. I had a Coot coworker at my first job in industry, who told me he was rooting for Nebraska to beat us in the 1981 National Championship game. I was admonishing him for not showing some state pride, and rooting for the Tigers.
His reply? "If Clemson was playing Russia, I would root for RUSSIA!" That's some sirius hate, right there, Comrade. 
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Wish for our GT game on them
Nov 2, 2021, 9:34 AM
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FL wins but with shame. Coots can’t score a TD despite their best efforts. No one is happy.
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It doesn't matter what you do
Nov 2, 2021, 10:14 AM
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Coots lose that game.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 2, 2021, 11:37 AM
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ALWAYS root for the Coots to lose.......ALWAYS!! There is no middle ground on this. They are losers, always have been, always will be. So pulling for them to lose should be an easy task. A very wise man once said: "If the Coots were playing the devil himself, ya gotta pull for satan."
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 2, 2021, 11:43 AM
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Your desired result should be:
Gators win ugly, but still get a W in the column and the coots an L.
Ugly win means they don't look so hot heading down the stretch toward playing FSU.
Then Mullen inserts foot in mouth again after the game.
Mullen saves himself by firing Grantham at the end of the year (best for everyone when Grantham leaves the state they live in).
Mullen continues to insert foot in mouth over the offseason, but evades the ax until after the '22 season.
This delays the rebuild by another year while effectively getting them a little further behind in recruiting and making the job a little harder for the next guy.
Now that you agree with me and see the light, I will thank you for hoping the coots lose again this Saturday.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 2, 2021, 11:45 AM
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Gators can win ugly and the gator fans would still be upset but the coots lose this way everyone wins.
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Re: I'm in a dilemma. Need help.
Nov 2, 2021, 11:48 AM
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Root for the Coots to lose and Mullen will still be fired at the end of the season or sooner.
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