Next Meal:
Ball State Cardinals 
September 2, 2000 6:00 PM SWAMP TIME
TV: PPV
TV Information: PPV
My Prediction: UF 49 Ball State 3
Vegas Odds: Gators favorite by 45
Coaching Information
Head Coach: Bill Lynch
Career Record at Present Institution: 21-35 (5 years)
Team Information
Basic Offense: Multiple I
Basic Defense: 4-4
Final 1999 Team Record: 0-11
Final 1999 Conference Record & Finish: 0-8
Final 1999 National Ranking: N/A
1998 Bowl Appearance: N/A
Game Notes
These two teams are meeting for the first time. Florida has killed all opponents from the MAC, and are 69-24 in season openers winning 51-6 starting the season in The Swamp. Under Spurrier, the Gators are a perfect 10-0 in the season opener. Much of this, of course, is due to the strength of schedule in the first two games. Many critics are openly calling for a better starting match-up for the Gators.
In my opinion, this is just fine. We play in the toughest league in the country and two patsies does not hurt a bit. We get to play Miami in 2-3 years. Furthermore, when these teams were scheduled years ago, they had a decent record (7+ wins).
We are looking to snap that awful losing streak from last year and start a strong season with a blow out of Ball State.
So, look for the Gators to come out smoking early. Jesse Palmer should be strong, but look for Brock Berlin or Rex Grossman to come out and show their stuff. I hope we are up by 50 by half time and we get to use this a true tune-up.
The game is on PPV, so will be one of those Gators that stays away from the TV and waits until Breakfast with The Gators on Sunday AM to watch it "live".
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