Unforgivable

Urban Meyer and the Florida Gators have committed an unforgivable sin. In their zeal to prove they are the top program in the state and have overturned the long time college football pecking order they have paid the ultimate disrespect to the "U," much as they did to Florida State a year ago. Attempts to run up the score by Meyer have now become commonplace. and it becomes even more interesting that the late FG allowed Florida to cover the spread. Florida's rich boosters that think they are entitled to run the state of Florida, not simply from a Football standpoint but from a societal perspective as well probably had lots of money tied up on this game. Perhaps Urban Meyer does not know the history of the institution that employs him currently, the school that gave us the "Quarterback club" and Teddy Dupay shouldn't be frantic to cover a point spread late in a rivalry game.

Let me be perfectly frank: Miami had an opportunity twice to similarly run up the score on Florida this decade and passed. In both the 2001 Sugar Bowl and the 2002 trip to Gainesville, Miami ran simple running plays into the line of scrimmage to not further embarrass a beaten down Florida team. The truth is those two games were both more competitive than Saturday's matchup where Miami never crossed the Florida 30 yard line.

Florida thinks they are a big fish in the large pond of College Football. But in reality Florida is a historic minnow. Florida won its first official conference title in 1991, the same year as Miami. But it was Miami's first season in a conference while it was Florida's 49th! (Florida was the last original, continues member of the SEC to win a league title) Florida first played for a national title after 1995 season. At the time Miami had entered the New Year's bowls with an opportunity to win the National Championship eight times! With regards to Florida's other in-state rival, Florida State, it took them almost half the time to win a national title than it did Florida, winning a title in only the schools 53rd season of D1 football as opposed to Florida who took 90 seasons to win a title.

When a minnow insults a big fish consequences must ensue. I for one have been put out that unlike Ohio State and Oklahoma, bigger schools in the historic college football pecking order than Florida could ever hope to be have given Miami quick return games after the front end of home and home series. Yet Florida, in their arrogance and desire to play the softest possible non league schedule is not giving Miami a return game for five seasons! Now if Ohio State who has scheduled home and home series with likes of USC and Texas in recent years can work out a return trip to Miami the very next year after the matchup in Columbus, why must Florida wait five years?

I believe Miami should back out of the second game against Florida in this home and home series unless the Gators agree to play before 2012 at Dolphin Stadium. Secondly, Miami should demand an apology from Urban Meyer for his actions. It doesn't help his team when he keeps his first team in a blowout game. Had Meyer been facing Florida State I guarantee he would have taken Tebow out: After FSU does have a history of curious personal foul penalties against Florida's stars. Perhaps Miami is so soft and neutered under Randy Shannon that bullies like Meyer think they can insult Miami and push these sorts of buttons?

This is the time for the Miami program to prove it hasn't gone soft. Miami has more conference and national titles than Florida and leads the all time series between the schools. Time for Florida to learn the consequences of their bullying actions. The minnow must be put back in place: move the next game up, issue an apology or the series is gone, forever. Or perhaps my proposal rewards bad behavior because we all know that Florida has since 1987 found one excuse after another not to play Miami. So maybe Urban Meyer decided to run up the score to accomplish more than one goal? Maybe that's the bottom line.

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