Mar 23, 2009 6:22 pm US/Eastern
Florida Rejects Miami, UM Dumps FIU
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The University of Florida has rejected another offer from the University of Miami pitch for more frequent football games.
Miami proposed playing Florida in football twice every four years so every player can experience one home game against the Gators. ''Currently, there are no plans to play Miami past the 2013 game,'' Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley wrote in an e-mail. ''This may change, but if it did, it would not be on a schedule of twice every four years.'' Foley denied broadcast speculation that Florida wants to escape the 2013 game at Dolphin Stadium.
Meanwhile, UM said it is dropping the FIU men's basketball series and has decided not to play FIU in any revenue sport anytime soon -- a result of the brawl that took place during a football game back in 2006.
UM Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt said, ''There's history there,'' referring to the 2006 brawl in UM's 35-0 victory. (Miami won 23-9, without incident, in 2007.) ''This particular time, it's not in Miami's best interests'' to play FIU, said Hocutt, who will allow FIU matchups in nonrevenue sports. ''Will it change in five years? Ten years? I don't want to speculate.'' FIU AD Pete Garcia declined to comment.
The teams played in men's basketball this season, and four of the past five. The baseball series ended last year.
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