January 2011 COMMITTED TO THE FUTURE OF GATOR FOOTBALL Volume 1, Issue 1 Message from Club President Bruce Ervin Letter from the new Club President 1 Florida vs. Penn State victory 1 President s letter continued... 2 2011 Bus Trips brief information 2 January speaker - Brad Weitzel 2 Gator victory continued... 2 As I sit here writing this address I ve been thinking about the past, the present, and the future. First the past when I joined the club over 20 years ago and making a bunch of new friends; some that are still here and others who have either moved away or gone on to a better place. All the fishing and golf tournaments I ve either participated in or assisted with, the great FL/GA weekends, away trips, Family Day, and the recent additions of the poker and dart tournaments. I want to thank all of you who have been a part of making all these events a success by offering your talents, time, or donations. Keep up the GREAT work! Remembering the coaches I ve observed on the sidelines over the past 40 years; the great accomplishments they have made; and the celebrated players we ve watched, cheered and even cried for (happy and sad tears) over the ages because of our admiration of our great Gator football teams. We have all witnessed remarkable games at the Swamp as well as some disappointing ones but enough about that. Membership dues.are due! 3 Your 2011 Season Opponents 3 Sponsors, link your business 3 FGTC on the Internet 3 Bowl Scores 4 Conference by Conference Bowl Record 4 Upcoming Club Events 5 Gator 2011 Football Schedule 6 FGTC Officers & Board of Directors 6 Gators take down Nittney Lions for Meyers last game 37-24 TAMPA - Urban Meyer walked away from Florida with a win against Joe Paterno, who insists Penn State's disappointing season won't be his last. Meyer closed out a highly successful six-year run that included a pair of national championships by leading the Gators back from a second-half deficit to beat JoePa's Nittany Lions 37-24 in the Outback Bowl on Saturday. Omarius Hines and Mike Gillislee ran for touchdowns, Chas Henry kicked three second-half field goals, and Ahmad Black sealed the win with an 80-yard interception return TD to help Florida (8-5) send Meyer out with a smile. The 46-year-old coach resigned last month because of health concerns and to spend more time with his family. Meyer and the 84-year-old Paterno met at midfield for a postgame handshake that was anything but typical. "He said, 'I love you kid,'" Meyer said. "He's the only one who calls me kid. And I love him too." He sent shockwaves through college football again on Dec. 8 when stepped down again. he could be heading for a broadcasting job. The Gators moved quickly to hire former Texas head coach-in-waiting Will Muschamp as Meyer's replacement. He'll inherit a talented team that on Saturday continued to make the type of mistakes that contributed to their worst record in six seasons under Meyer, who won Southeastern Conference championships and national titles in 2006 and 2008.
FIGHTIN GATOR TOUCHDOWN CLUB Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 2 2011 Bus Trips We will start collecting deposits for the 2011 Bus Trips at the January meeting. The plan this year is to have 4 packages: One bus to LSU; 2 busses to Auburn; 3 busses for the day trip for the Jacksonville tailgate for UGA and 2 busses to USC. Ken Mollman January Guest Speaker University of Florida Assistant Baseball Coach Brad Weitzel...Meyer s last Gator game continued from page 1...President s letter continued from page 1 Reflecting on this past season, while it wasn t our best but was a far cry from being our worst. Does anyone remember 1979? A GREAT win in Tampa to send one of our greatest coaches out on a positive note. I want to send Urban Meyer a THANK YOU for what he s done for our football program in such a short time and wish him luck in whatever his next endeavor will be. Looking forward to the future and welcoming aboard our newest coach, Will Muschamp. Anticipating he will take our team to a new level at the helm, expecting great things from this club in 2011 since we are the BEST club in the Gator Nation. Thanking everyone in advance for rolling up their sleeves; breaking a sweat; securing donations (either personally or by knocking on doors); and assisting at events, trips, or meetings. Because of your dedication to this club we will be able to continue our commitment and support to the University of Florida for many years to come. Finally thanking you for the opportunity to lead this organization as your President for 2011. Now let s go have fun and cheer our team to a successful season and show the Gator Nation which club is the BEST in the Gator Nation. I look forward to seeing you all at our first meeting on Thursday, January 27, 2011, at 7:30 pm. Membership and season ticket renewals will begin at 6:30 pm. Hopefully by this time we ll have the entire new coaching staff in place and a lot to talk about for the upcoming season. Once again, THANK YOU and GO GATORS!!! Bruce Ervin 2011 FGTC President John Brantley threw an interception on Florida's first play from scrimmage, Andre Debose mishandled a kickoff leading to the Gators starting their second possessions from their own 6 and Trey Burton - one of three quarterbacks Meyer used - cost his team when he fumbled into the end zone after a short run to the Penn State 1. Matt McGloin turned Brantley's interception into a 5-yard TD pass to Derek Moye for a 7-0 Nittany Lions lead. Cornerback D' Anton Lynn recovered Burton's fumble for a touchback that helped Penn State stay ahead until Florida's Hines scored on a 16-yard end around set up by an interception - the Gators' second off McGloin. Lerentee McCray returned a blocked punt 27 yards for a touchdown that gave Florida a brief 14-7 lead. McGloin's 44-yard completion to Moye positioned Penn State for Michael Zordich's 1-yard TD run, and the Nittany Lions took advantage of a short punt to go up 17-14 at the half on Collin Wagner's 20-yard field goal. Henry kicked field goals of 30, 47 and 20 yards, the latter giving Florida a 30-24 lead midway through the fourth quarter. Florida's fourth interception - Black's second of the day - stopped a potential game-winning drive after McGloin marched the Nittany Lions to the Gators 26 with under two minutes to go. Black cut in front of intended receiver Kevin Haplea and headed up the sideline in front of Penn State bench. After the safety reached the end zone, Meyer received a Gatorade bath and Florida faithful among the announced crowd of 60,574 began chanting "Urban Meyer, Urban Meyer." Article credit to the Orlando Sentinel
FIGHTIN GATOR TOUCHDOWN CLUB Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3 Your 2011 Football Opponents Members, members, members... It s that time of year again where we start gearing up on bus trip information, season tickets and of course...membership dues! Let s start 2011 off right by getting your membership dues paid as soon as possible with FGTC Secretary Jennifer Horton. Application for 2011 are posted online under the Members link at www.fgtc.org. Attached with this newsletter will be a 2011 application for you to print out print one for you, and print it again for a new member! Let s set a goal of signing up at least 2 new friends this year (or more!). Lets keep our club the biggest, best and united! Go Gators Sponsors, link your business with FGTC If you are one of our sponsors, please visit the FGTC website at: www.fgtc.org/page7.html to view your name and website link. If you have a website, and it s not linked let us know. If something is incorrect or not listed, please let us know this too. We appreciate your efforts and support. We d also like for any member who owns a business, or, if you know of a business that would like to support the FGTC with an ad link, please have them contact our club President. We d love to have them join us both in advertising and as new members. Go Gators FGTC on the internet Club members who are on the internet have expanded access to club information and pictures. Please be sure to explore these options: Our official FGTC website: http://www.fgtc.org/ Newsletters, events and membership information 24/7. Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fightingatortouchdownclub Gator athletics updates, photos, videos, and social networking with our Gator friends. Check out our picture site: http://fgtc.shutterfly.com/ Join Shutterfly and enjoy free photo sharing, storage, software and prints. Tom Mason
FIGHTIN GATOR TOUCHDOWN CLUB Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 4 New Mexico Bowl 12/18 BYU - 52 vs. UTEP - 24 Humanitarian Bowl 12/18 N. Illinois - 40 vs. Fresno St. - 17 New Orleans Bowl 12/18 Ohio U. - 21 vs. Troy - 48 St. Petersburg Bowl 12/21 S. Miss - 28 vs. Louisville - 31 Las Vegas Bowl 12/22 Utah 3 vs. Boise St. - 26 Poinsettia Bowl 12/23 Navy - 14 vs. San Diego St. - 35 Hawai i Bowl 12/24 Hawai i - 35 vs. Tulsa - 62 Lil Caesars Bowl 12/26 FIU - 34 vs. Toledo - 32 Independence Bowl 12/27 Air Force - 14 vs. Ga. Tech - 7 Champs Sports Bowl 12/28 W. Virginia - 7 vs. NC State - 23 Insight Bowl 12/28 Missouri - 24 vs. Iowa - 27 College Football 2010-11 Bowl Schedule & Scores Texas Bowl 12/29 Illinois - 38 vs. Baylor - 14 Alamo Bowl 12/29 Ok. State - 36 vs. Arizona - 10 Armed Forces Bowl 12/30 Army - 16 vs. SMU - 14 New Era Pinstripe Bowl 12/30 Kansas St. - 34 vs. Syracuse - 36 Music City Bowl 12/30 N. Carolina - 30 vs. Tennessee - 27 Holiday Bowl 12/30 Nebraska - 7 vs. Washington - 19 Meineke Car Care Bowl 12/31 S. Florida - 31 vs. Clemson - 26 Sun Bowl 12/31 Notre Dame - 33 vs. Miami - 17 Liberty Bowl 12/31 Georgia - 6 vs. UCF - 10 Chick-fil-A Bowl 12/31 S. Carolina - 17 vs. Florida State - 26 TicketCity Bowl 01/01 Northwestern - 38 vs. Texas Tech - 45 Capital One Bowl 01/01 Alabama - 49 vs. Michigan St. - 7 Gator Bowl 01/01 Miss. State - 52 vs. Michigan - 14 Rose Bowl 01/01 Wisconsin - 19 vs. TCU - 21 Fiesta Bowl 01/01 Connecticut - 20 vs. Oklahoma - 48 Orange Bowl 01/03 Stanford - 40 vs. Virginia Tech - 12 Sugar Bowl 01/04 Ohio State - 31 vs. Arkansas - 26 GoDaddy.com Bowl 01/06 Middle Tenn. - 21 vs. Miami (O) - 35 Cotton Bowl 01/07 LSU - 41 vs. Texas AM - 24 BBVA Compass Bowl 01/08 Pittsburgh - 27 vs. Kentucky - 10 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 01/09 Nevada - 20 vs. Boston College - 13 Military Bowl 12/29 E. Carolina - 20 vs. Maryland - 51 Outback Bowl 01/01 Florida - 37 vs. Penn State - 24 BCS National Championship 01/10 Auburn - 22 vs. Oregon - 19 CONFERENCE-BY-CONFERENCE POST SEASON BOWL RECORDS Conference Schools Record Percentage MWC (5) AF,BYU,SDS,TCU,Utah 4-1.800 Big East (6) Conn,Lou,Pitt,Syr,USF,WVU 4-2.667 Independents (3) Army,Navy,ND 2-1.667 Sun Belt (3) FIU,MTenn,Troy 2-1.667 SEC (10) Ala,Ark,Aub,Flor,Geor,Ky,LSU,MSU,SCar,Tenn 5-5.500 MAC (4) Miami,NIU,Ohio,Toledo 2-2.500 Pac-10 (4) Ariz,Ore,Stan,Wash 2-2.500 ACC (9) BC,Clem,FSU,GT,Mary,Miami,NC,NCS,VT 4-5.444 WAC (4) BoiseSt,FresSt,Haw,Nev 2-2.333 Big 12 (8) Bay,KSt,Mizzou,Neb,OU,OklaSt,TexA&M,TT 3-5.375 Big Ten (8) Ill,Iowa,Mich,MichSt,NWstrn,OSU,PSU,Wis 3-5.375 C-USA (6) ECU,SMU,SoMiss,Tulsa,UCF,UTEP 2-4.333
FIGHTIN GATOR TOUCHDOWN CLUB Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 5 Support the Florida Gators by participating in FGTC yearly events! Art of Billiards 3501 SW 2nd Ave in the Creekside Mall South-441 in Gainesville, FL Sign up starts at 1pm 2 Blind Draw Tournaments: Cricket Tournament, & 01/Cricket Tournament Formats The Cricket Tournament starts at 2pm 01/Cricket starts at 8pm Food served at 5pm Sign in at 1:00 Shuffle Up and Deal at 2:00 pm Entry Fee is $50 1st Place Winner ~ $500 Visa Card, Art of Billiards has a full bar, ATM s, plenty of parking & many other exciting events going on everyday. $25 for both tournaments and $15 for one Prizes, awards, giveaways, beer specials available for all players. Also, Bullseye Challenge, Mystery Out Florida vs Kentucky Men s Basketball on the big screen at 4pm Contact Tom Mason at: 352-317-5408 for more information sponsorship and to sign up. Please contact us for more information: www.fgtc.org. Pre-registration sign-up available online. This is only to register (payment will still have to be made at the door!) Contact Darren Porter at: (352) 538-5550, if no answer please leave a message. You can also send an email to: pogator@hotmail.com For any club such as ours to maintain the high expectations and functions that members have come to enjoy, we should strive to increase our membership and spread the good word about the FGTC.
Fightin Gator Touchdown Club 4300 NW. 23rd Avenue, Suite 2 PMB 002 PO Box - 147050 Gainesville, FL 32614-7050 "Committed to the Future of Gator Football" 2011 Fightin Gator Football Schedule It s Great to be a Florida Gator 2011 OFFICERS President Bruce Ervin 352.215.8639 Pres-Elect Terry Suggs 352.283.4605 Treasurer Michael Croy 352.505.4088 Secretary Jennifer Horton 352.215.0840 Past Pres. Greg Ahrens 352.376.2060 2011 Board of Directors Bob Benthall... 352.332.1987 Frances Childers... 352.475.5129 Tim Deegan... 352.337.0020 Scott Lagasse... 352.494.3070 Tom Mason... 352.317.5408 Ken Mollman... 352.371.0049 Eric Olson... 352.662.8175 Dale Paleschic... 352.538.6531 Darren Porter... 352.538.5550 Jason White... 352.427.9346 DATE OPPONENT SITE Apr. 9 Orange & Blue Spring Game Gainesville Sep. 3 Florida Atlantic University Gainesville Sep. 10 Univ. of Birmingham Alabama Gainesville Sep. 17 Tennessee Gainesville Sep. 24 at Kentucky Lexington, KY Oct. 1 Alabama Gainesville Oct. 8 at LSU Baton Rouge Oct. 15 at Auburn Auburn, AL Oct. 22 OPEN DATE Oct. 29 Georgia Jacksonville, FL Nov. 5 Vanderbilt Gainesville Nov. 12 at South Carolina Columbia, SC Nov. 19 Furman Gainesville Nov. 26 Florida State Univ. Gainesville Dec. 3 SEC Championship Game Atlanta, Georgia - Conference Game
2011 FGTC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Membership Fee - $100 Membership #: New Member: Renewal: (for club use only) Name: As of April 2009, the FGTC has begun sending newsletters by electronic media instead of sending hard copies by mail. E-mail: Please provide your e-mail address on the line above. If you do not have access to the internet, your monthly newsletter will be mailed to the postal address you provide on you application. Check here if your information has not changed (otherwise, fill in mailing address). New members please fill in address information below: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Home Phone: Cell Phone: Work Phone: Other Phone: May we release your information? YES NO (See website for Privacy Policy) Sponsored By: Date of Birth: Drivers Licn. #: Employed By: If Self, Type: I HAVE READ PAGE (2) AND BY SIGNING BELOW, I AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE FIGHTIN GATOR TOUCHDOWN CLUB, INC., CODE OF CONDUST & TICKET POLICES AND AUTHORIZE THE CLUB TO USE MY E-MAIL FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES UNLESS OTHER WISE INDICATED. Signature PAGE 1
FGTC & U.A.A. CODE & TICKET POLICIES FGTC Code of Conduct - I agree to conduct myself in an orderly and courteous manner at all FIGHTIN GATOR TOUCHDOWN CLUB functions by my signature below. Members are responsible for their guests complying with all club rules. There shall not be any unauthorized recording of meeting activities or guest speakers by ANY MEANS. Any violation or misconduct on my part at any club-sponsored event can result in my immediate and non-refundable dismissal from the club by a 2/3 majority vote of the Board of Directors, and forfeiture of all membership privileges such as tickets, trips and renewal status. U.A.A. CODE OF CONDUCT - Rowdy, threatening, illegal or inconsiderate behavior such as standing in the aisles, portals, or concourses, profane language, smoking in prohibited areas, fighting, and drunkenness will not be tolerated and can result in ejection, arrest, and / or loss of season ticket privileges. Throwing of any objects in the stands, including paper and plastic cups, and standing on seats / bleachers are strictly prohibited. CLUB TICKET POLICY - I agree upon purchasing season, away game or post - season tickets, that my guest and I (will abide by the FGTC Code of Conduct and the UAA Code of Conduct listed above). I also agree any tickets not being used by my guest or myself (will be made available to be sold to another club member). If I cannot arrange this myself, I understand the ticket chair or board will assist me in selling these tickets as long as I have given said tickets to the ticket chair or board in a timely manner. If I am caught reselling tickets to a non - member, or failing to abide by the Codes of Conducts or ticket policies, I understand any future ability to purchase tickets through FGTC may be revoked. This will include losing any further purchasing of season, away or post season tickets. Signature PAGE 2