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Ocala, FL
Joined February 2009
The ingratitude of some fans toward Dan Mullen is reprehensible. Keep it up and you’ll run him off. Ya’ll have short memories about the crappy decade after Urban without a decent coach and QB. Everybody just needs to chill. U want to go back to the Muschamp-McElwain era?.
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My sources say both Charlie Strong and his USF offensive coordinator Kerwin Bell are about to be added as Dan Mullen’s analysts.
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My heart goes out to Brandon Neeley, watching him suffer through tears in the Gator dugout after so gallantly bailing out his team time after time, until he couldn’t anymore. He, nor his teammates or coach should hang their heads. The spunk of this team should be bottled. They.
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Wow! Spurrier is jacked up! “This really happened tonight at Spurrier's:.Hbc asked all the restaurant guests to pull up their cameras and phones and video tape him saying that if we beat LSU, he want the fans to swarm the swamp but leave the field goals alone. He even joked that.
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Loved Anthony Richardson and respect his decision, but this kind of thing embarrasses him and his agent.
Every high school + college athlete should listen to Alabama QB Bryce Young on why he's not skipping the Sugar Bowl to prepare for the NFL draft. "I wanted to finish with my teammates this season."
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Billy Napier will get criticized for it, but I liked that he kept going for it on 4th down because it establishes a mindset for his team. Except for blown coverage and 70-yard Vol reception, defense is playing pretty well. Best news for Gators is A.R. has found his confidence.
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Finally a payoff for Billy Napier’s patience. This win means everything — back on track for 8-4. Found some defense in 2nd half. Anthony Richardson was brilliant.
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Mike Griffith of Dawg Nation needs a sobriety test after going on Paul @finebaum and starting his #TrashTrask campaign, comparing him to Andre Ware, ranking him 4th or 5th in the Heisman race. Obviously he wouldn’t know what a winning QB looks like — he covers Georgia.
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My column on I’m not sure how the scorecard will look at season’s end, but for now if progress and tenacity and the ability to hold your team together in crisis mode count, then perhaps Billy is worth another look.
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NEWS BULLETIN.The Buddy Martin Show has learned from anonymous sources that Florida’s top officials have flown to New Hampshire and are on the ground meeting with Chip Kelly, presenting him with a contract to sign and become Gator football coach. @thebuddymartinshow #chipkelly.
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Ok Gator fans, be honest — can you live with this?.
4⭐️ WR and new Florida commit @NaeshaunM pulled up to his commitment in style🔥. The No. 58 overall player in the Rivals250 is a star on and off the field👏
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This feels the vintage days of The Swamp, one of CFB’s greatest weapons. Loudest I’ve heard it in ages. Florida 26. Tennessee 7 at halftime. How do like our place now Joe Milton?
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Christmas just came early for Gator fans. Mullen says Richardson will play.
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I hope Billy Napier’s video guy keeps the clips of Kentucky players laughing and joking on the sidelines in the second quarter while kicking the Gators’ tails off. It stings — and it should.
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Move the Fla-Ga game out of Jacksonville? OK, then let’s start moving the SEC Championship Game out of Atlanta and rotating it between Tampa, Nashville, New Orleans and Dallas. It wud help recruiting. @finebaum.
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Well, lookee here. Has Billy been sandbagging?.
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Just sayin’ — I’d want this guy in my locker room. Wud you?
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She often said she climbed her Stairway To Heaven until she could see the top. “Somebody was there to meet me and say, ‘Stop! We’re not ready for you yet!’ So I went back down.” She knew that someday she would be greeted by Jesus. Thu June 15 at 7:17 Joni Martin took His hand.
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Note to Gator Nation: 1. Kentucky is better than u thought. 2. Miss St. may not be as good as we thought. 3. With David Reese in the lineup, the Gator defense is better than u thought. 4. U probably owe Feleipe Franks an apology. 5. Dan Mullen was the best hire in CFB this year.
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One of the most loyal and passionate fans I know texted me, “This breaks my Gator heart.” I texted back, “there are a lot of Gator broken hearts tonight.”.
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Ran into an old friend tonight at the Ocala QB Club. Ron Zook, Master r.Recruiter, looks pretty damn good in the rearview mirror these days.
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Good morning Swampsters. Can you create back-to-back magic ?
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Scared money? Not sure Billy didn’t leave some spare change on the field in first half when his defense was humming and his offense had run up a 131-2 advantage in yards at one point. He settled for a field goal and punted on 4th & 1— left some $ on field with only a 12-7 lead.
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Billy Napier on @Finebaum now, telling him “a lot of prayer” went into him coming to Florida. Says “the most important thing we do” is hiring staff, is pleased with his hires so far and has “more to come.”
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Dan Mullen was passionate, direct and forthcoming in his presser about his commitment to stay st Florida and find good assistant coaches to help him fix the problems which he takes full blame for. As for finding those new top-notch coaches? “This is Florida,” he said, grinning.
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Been tracking this story for several days. There is a history between Howard and Napier which I will explain tonight on The Buddy Martin Show @buddyshow.
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Done deal! HR hire! Kudos to Stricklin. Be thankful for his good work, bringing back a guy with Gator NC DNA — one of the best QB whisperers in the biz and the guy who was 1A on my original list. Guess Megan has plenty of personal shoppers for Publix. #StayLoyalToTheKingdom
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AR15 rubbing shoulders with royalty: - Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson earned the honor of being selected as a camp counselor for the Manning Pass Academy.
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“This training camp is going to be difficult — for not only the players, but the coaching staff as well,” said new coach Billy Napier on Day One.
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No respect. It would appear the Gators are going to be the Rodney Dangerfields of 2023 because absolutely no one is willing to consider the possibility that Florida will be one of the more improved teams in the Southeastern Conference.
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This guy is good at football. Don’t break ur ankles jumping aboard the bandwagon.
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I don’t care how much the Gator fans hate the Noles, there is nothing good to cheer about with this injury to Jordan Travis.
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For all many folks who prayed and asked about my visit to the hospital, thanks. The procedure went very well and I’m back on the air @Buddyshow tonight!
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BREAKING: . News that Billy Gonzalez is returning to Florida as WR coach was met with applause from Chris Doering, who joins @buddyshow tonight. He said, “He knows this conference really well and the thing that I respect the most about him is his attention to detail.”
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Another Gator Gone!?Enough Already!.They’re coming from everywhere to pick off Gator Players. This time it’s the NFL Shemar James declares to go pro. Ben Troupe, Franz Beard, Carlton Reese and Loren Meadows join the Buddy Martin Show @YouTube
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Josh Braun takes his final knee after the LSU game in The Swamp. (@GatorBaitMedia.com photo by Chris Spears)
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Urban Meyer tells me his memory of the 2008 "Georgia Payback" game when he kept calling timeout so Mark Richt and the Dawgs could get a full view of the 49-10 scoreboard. Tonight on #TBMS .
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Patric brings such joy despite his pain. This young man is special and it comes through the screen. He is already my wife’s favorite announcer. Plus he is smart, well spoken and has great pipes! God bless you PY🙏🏻.
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David Whitley of the G-Sun nailed this: “I don’t know if Napier will be the next Kirby Smart or the next Will Muschamp. I do know that a rocky recruiting start is no reason to jump off a tall building. And before we declare the Napier Era over, we should at least let it start.”
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More great news for the Napier regime.
#Gators 2022 defense gets a nice boost. Redshirt senior linebacker Ventrell Miller will be back for a sixth season.
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Meet Gervon Dexter who joins Buddy, Ben Troupe and Franz Beard tonight at 9 on a special edition of #TheBuddyMartinShow/ Gator Collective Corner.
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He should have done more of this when he was coaching the Gators.
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This place looks crazy good — and this is just the lobby! More on our tour of the remarkable $85M Heavener facility tonight on @The Buddy Martin Show.
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How you feeling Gator Nation? #Believe #StayLoyalToTheKingdom #DillyDilly. Florida Selects Dan Mullen. University of Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin announced that Dan Mullen will be the 27th head coach in Florida football history.
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What a moment for Florida athletics as Trinity Thomas and Nya Reed (pictured) stuck perfect 10s to clinch the Gators’ gymnastic comeback over Alabama before a sold-out O-Dome crowd and a national TV (ABC) audience. Recruiting gold!
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The HBC loves the Gators’ lofty #12 ranking and sees great possiblies, he tells us tonight on @The Buddy Martin Show @buddyshow.
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Impressive win by Gators over ranked Mizzou team after trailing 11-0 to start. Castleton cracks 1,000 career points. This is suddenly becoming a legit tournament team.
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Got a call from a guy Saturday who wanted to tell me how unimpressed he was with Notre Dame and wondered why Ohio State didn’t make the semi-finals instead. He also thought Dan Mullen & staff coached brilliantly. Name: Steve Spurrier.
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My annual preseason, pregame hug from one of the Greatest First Ladies in football.
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How many times must I tell you people? .“While Meyer is rooting for Florida, he won’t be roaming the sidelines in Gainesville. ‘That ship has sailed,’ Meyer said on The Triple Option. “I want that program to do well, so bad. I know so many people there and we gave a big part of.
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Wheels have touched down in Gainesville and Florida’s new coach is on the ground. The Billy Napier Era is officially underway.
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Our family had a serious health crisis Sat and after a late-night 911 trip to Ocala Regional, quick-thinking paramedics and a strong, sweet family rally, we are grateful to doctors and happy to all be here. It was close. Tnx for ur show for a few days.
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I don’t want to sound like a Gator homer but I’ve been watching TV almost all day and have hardly heard a reference to Florida’s annihilation of No. 1 Tennessee, let alone anything like this from IAKW: Florida is the only school to ever beat the #1 AP ranked team in both football.
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Hear, hear. Belongs in bronze.
And thus, the time has come to bid farewell to Jac Caglianone in a #Gators uniform. To call him the greatest player in school history is underselling what he did, so let’s just run through his accomplishments:. •75 career HR's: most in #Gators history, T-8th most in college
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Barring an under three-minute meltdown Mike White is about to get his signature win, beating Auburn handedly in the 0–Dome. This for all you “Fire Mike White” yahoos. How you like Mike now?.
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Reasons like this are why Dameon Pierce became one of the most beloved Gators ever….
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In an interview with former Florida DL Antonio Valentino @_groovy55 He asked folks to buy little sister's Girl Scout Cookies. Her goal was to sell 55 boxes. @BenTroupe84 bought 50 on the show. @Gator Collective can trumpet this as NIL #RandomActOfKindness.
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Tre’vez speaking truth to Finebaum….
"This new staff came in and did a 180 with the program. " .- @tjohnson__22 on the energy @coach_bnapier and staff has brought to @GatorsFB
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First date at UF Jan. 1960. Married in 1961, birthed first of 4 children in ‘62 , besties for 63 years. Joan Sharp Martin was a world class wife, mama, daughter, sister, aunt and friend who loved Jesus and life. We lost her a year ago today. There’ll never be another like her.
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A gift left by my sweet Joni who departed from us one week ago today.💜🙏🏻❤️
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Never heard and read so many Einsteins who have never shown their faces around Florida’s program criticizing Billy Napier for being incompetent before he’s coached a game. Including some dude calling himself Gregg, who trashed me on Finebaum for not being as smart as him. U win.
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Lord please spare Mike Leach and be with his family at this grave hour.🙏🏾🙏🏻.
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Now we’re down to LSU and Florida. These two schools of thought: . 1. Yippee! There are two SEC teams which means the conference will win a natty. 2. I hope the Gators beat the bejabbers out of the Tigers like my grandma used to beat the dust out a dirty rug! Sorry, I just do!
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“No Joe Burrow” claimed my colleague from Athens. Really? This graphic from Big Noon Kickoff/Fox says otherwise.
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So Georgia fans attacked me for observing that I think they are “hearing footsteps” in Athens. Methinks they doth protest too much.
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You can go ahead now take back some of those naughty things you said about Napier and Stricklin — didn’t we all? — before you begin basking in the glow. Been down one time. Been down two times. Never going back again. --Fleetwood Mac. My column
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What a day to have been at The Swamp! Down goes the No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels 24-17 up goes the stock of Billy Napier and the Bowl-Bound Florida Gators. This is how we do football now at Florida!
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Happy Birthday to my good friend Steve Spurrier, who turned 79 on April 20, but remains an eternal youth.
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One of the most powerful moments I have seen in the Olympics.
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There is nothing illegal or immoral about calling the Florida-Georgia football spectacle “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” just because somebody didn’t like it. It will always be that! Save political correctness for Wolf Blitzer. @finebaum @MarkKubiak1 @JohnHayes.
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Among first up at UF Media Days was massive transfer O’Cyrus Torrence who said he loved playing three seasons for Billy Napier. He used words “integrity … players’ coach…same guy, same way…calm… and command presence” to describe him. “Makes you want to play hard for him.”
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How you make a fanbase following pronto.
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Yeah, Paul @finebaum, let’s get rid of Fla-Ga in Jax. We don’t need no stinkin’ tradition in CFB. And while we’re at it, let’s start rotating the SEC title game out of Atlanta. It’s a Bulldog home game!.
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I am Thankful today for the kindness and courage of people like this man.
In life, sometimes, true greatness is shown in the smallest acts of kindness.
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This is how you own up to a mistake. The Jackson family’s legacy is in good hands. Well done Willie. And grandson.
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Scott Stricklin says the words he kept hearing over and over about Billy Napier were "genuine” “authentic," “organized,” "detailed,” "disciplined," "methodical,” "caring,” “competitive,” "hardworking,” "thoughtful."
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All fans are fickle, but I remain mystified why so many people are quick to throw the Gator basketball team under the first Greyhound bus coming through town. They were down by 8 after terrible first half. Final: Florida 73, Marshall 67. C’mon Gator fans, you’re better than this.
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Billy Napier speaking just now on his new “graduate assistant”: I think (Brandon) Spikes is going to make our team better.”
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Why Josh is becoming the top interviewer of college coaches — he builds trust and they want to open up full dialogue with him. Not give sound bites that become hot takes.
Ryan Day brought it today. 40 minute conversation coming on tonight's show. Here's a nugget.
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I played baseball for 10 years. I still don’t understand how that was runner’s interference on Rivera. They’re going to have to explain it to me.
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Way to go ESPN! Remind me never to watch/listen to another Gator basketball game on your network! You cut Billy Donovan’s comments off and left us scrambling for audio from Gator Radio network but by the time we got to the radio it was over. Why local broadcasts are superior!!!.
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Florida played Bama off its feet last 3 quarters and fought right down to the final tick. There are no moral victories, so the Tide wins 31-29. But in the universe of measuring sticks the Gators proved they could measure up to the National Champions. And they are coming.
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Netflix unfolds “Swamp Kings” soon. Some suggest this will be a "hit job" on Urban Meyer involving a covered-up scandal. That kind of salacious suggestion might get "hits" on the Internet, but Urban assures me otherwise. “Not at all," he said. My column.
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It has come to pass in Gainesville, but it has also come to run and defend and kick — the likes of which Gator Nation hasn’t seen since Tebow. Fittingly, as No. 15 was honored as a player, his old team honored him with the first Florida win over a Top 5 team in over three years.
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Godfather of DBU is in the Swamp!.
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This was a marvelous TD catch by Caleb Douglas in last night’s thumping of Florida by Utah — one of the few highlights in a reel of lowlights. It did not look like a well-coached team. Billy Napier must do better. Quickly. (GatorBait photo by Chris Spears.)
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Methinks Whittemore is poised for a monster year. I know this kid. He’s made of good stuff.
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Georgia fans just won’t let this go. Gone viral — about to hit 50K. And the news out of Athens isn’t good these days for Dawg Nation.
"I have a funny feeling about Georgia this year that maybe the pieces aren't there and Kirby has had a hiccup or two along the way . he's got some proving to do." . - @buddyshow with some strong comments for UGA fans.
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No shame in the Gators losing to a great No. 1 ranked Alabama team, 52-46, in an SEC Championship game for the ages that went right down to the wire. “It was probably good for us to be in a dogfight,” said a relieved Nick Saban. “And Florida certainly gave us a dogfight.”.
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Who is this guy and what is NIL? Write it down: Eddie Rojas, founder and CEO of The Gator Collective, the featured guest with Ben Troupe sand I on #TheBuddyMartinShow. We will announce our new partnership. Eddie will take your questions and educate us all. Join us!
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We all hate this for Matt Corral, who did the right thing for his team but suffered the worst possible outcome. Seeing him on the sideline at the Sugar Bowl, we can only pray for an ankle sprain or ligament strain. #🙏🏻For MattCorral.
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Just seeing no Terry Bradshaw on Fox pre-game and reading he is sick. Get well soon my brother❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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