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Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR. Billy Turner Super Bowl Jersey .Turn 1: Do you think Kyle Larson will remain at Chip Ganassi Racing long term?Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst:?Yes, I believe the relationship is cemented, in large part because Chip understands and appreciates the asset he has in Larson. This is a talent a good organization can take from good to great. Recruiting people, talent, and sponsorship -- it all just became a little less difficult for Chip Ganassi.John Oreovicz, ESPN.com: That depends on how much they win together in the short- to mid-term. If Ganassi demonstrates that his team is indeed a platform for long-term Cup Series success, Larson will likely stay. But if the wins continue to come on a 1-for-99 pace, Larson has shown enough talent to land a ride with one of the sports top teams -- thats if an open seat exists when he is a free agent.Bob Pockrass, ESPN.com: Yes with an if -- that being if sponsorship continues. Target already has pulled out of Ganassis IndyCar program. If it pulls out of NASCAR and Ganassi either cant get sponsorship to pay Larson or run well, that would be a reason to leave.Ryan McGee, ESPN.com: No, but I hope so. I think he has the kind of talent to boost them to a level and keep them there. But its not a big secret that he has had a bit of a greener grass syndrome when it comes to looking around the garage at the juggernauts, especially as its pertained to where his team has ranked on the Chevy totem pole.Turn 2: Which throwback scheme that has been announced for Darlington are you looking forward to the most?Pockrass: The No. 43 Petty car. Right number. Right colors. Authentic.Craven: A close second to No. 43 is the 88 paying tribute to Buddy Baker and the Grey Ghost.Oreovicz: Only in its second year, I love the momentum that the throwback-themed Darlington weekend is building, and I hope to experience it in person soon. I like the Coca-Cola scheme that Tony Stewart is running, and the Matt Kenseth Tide Ride will be easy to spot from the stands or on TV.McGee: Honestly, the coolest schemes might be in Saturday nights XFinity Series race. Folgers, Jimmy Means, Marty Robbins, the DW Dew Crew car, the Black Widow, A.J. Foyt, Davey Allisons Texaco-Havloine and his daddys red, white and blue Matador. But the best has to be that Derrike Cope 1990 Daytona 500 throwback -- driven by Derrike Cope!Turn 3: Alex Bowman doesnt have the results that show how well he has done in his two chances driving the No. 88 car. Should he be in the car this weekend at Darlington instead of Jeff Gordon?Craven:?Jeff Gordon should be in the car this weekend. In fact, I have him challenging for a top five. He fits Darlington to perfection. Alex Bowman is a driver I have strong belief in, but the track too tough to tame will be much kinder to Gordon.Oreovicz:?Yes. At this stage, there is nothing to be gained from Gordon being in the car -- nothing promotional- or publicity-wise, nothing from a car development standpoint. Theres probably a drop-dead date coming soon when it will be determined whether Dale Earnhardt Jr. comes back this year at all. Gordon is not a long-term solution, so assuming that Junior takes the rest of the year off, the sooner Rick Hendrick makes a decision about the rest of the 2016, the easier it will be for everyone. And Bowman is probably the best option.Pockrass: Yes. Gordon has done his job and will be able to give feedback to the team about how the cars perform. Bowman brings an enthusiasm and he has gotten a raw deal the last two races. Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he believes in Bowman. Why not give him another chance?McGee: OK, all along Ive been screaming that Bowman should have been in the car instead of Gordon. And I still believe that. History says these comebacks, even temporary, dont end well for the guy making the comeback. But if youre running a race car at Darlington and Jeff Gordon is available, then thats what you do. Then give it to Bowman the rest of the season until Earnhardt returns.Turn 4: Should the Southern 500 be run on a Monday in the future?Craven:?Its hard to argue that anything is missing from the Darlington throwback creation, but a Labor Day race beginning at noon would complete the authentication, if only for nostalgia purposes. Sunday evening is a much more comfortable proposition, and it gives fans all day to hang, cook out, hydrate (wink, wink) and raise a little hell. Whats not to love about this race? Its the closest most of us will ever come to experiencing NASCAR at Darlington in the 1970s.Oreovicz: I think its worth a shot. It would help the track and public relations director Kerry Tharp build on the retro theme that has been so popular over the last couple of years. Plus, back in the day, TV didnt dictate the Sunday at 3:50 p.m. start times. Why not cater to the fans actually attending? I think a lot of traditional NASCAR fans would relish the novelty of doing things the way they might have done it back in the day, with a high noon Monday start for the Southern 500. Theyre going to be recording it back home on the DVR anyway, and isnt somebody outside of Nielsen collecting that data?Pockrass: Only if Tuesday is a guaranteed day off work for fans who attend. The best part of this being a Sunday night race is people have Monday to travel -- or see a race if it rains.McGee: Sure. If we really want to go full throwback, then why not go back to the day that they used to run it? They ran that race on Labor Day itself most years from 1950 until 1984, pushed there by South Carolinas blue laws. If you really want the full old-school Southern 500 experience, then you have to run it at noon when it is so hot that your shoes melt into the asphalt. 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The Gunners are currently the second highest scorers in the league but Wenger insists Walcott will add something extra to his team. BATON ROUGE, La. - Led by double-doubles from redshirt sophomore setter Allie Monserez and junior outside hitter Carli Snyder, the No. 9 Gators notched their second consecutive sweep of an SEC foe, topping LSU, 25-15, 25-20, and 25-11.Monserez logged a match-high 32 assists and a career-high 16 digs for her third double-double performance of the year. Snyder collected her team-best sixth double-double of the 2016 campaign with 12 kills and 10 digs.Junior defensive specialist Caroline Knop (16 digs) also played a major role in UFs well-rounded passing performance. The Gators totaled 58 digs on the night, their highest total in a 3-set match this season.Floridas effective passing led to yet another efficient hitting night (.314), while its defense held the Tigers to an .067 clip, marking the eighth time this season and second consecutive match in which it held an opponent under a .100 clip.Freshman middle blocker Rachael Kramer (6 kills, .455 clip) and redshirt junior outside hitter Shainah Joseph (9 kills, .381 clip) posted UFs top performances of the evening in terms of hitting percentage.WORDS FROM THE GATORSFlorida head coach Mary Wises overall thoughts on the sweep...The story of the match was the serve-pass game, and our serve receive team did a tremendous job. From an offensive standpoint, it was the night of our left sides. Both Shainah (Joseph) and Carli (Snyder) had terrific nights.Florida redshirt sophomore setter Allie Monserez on the Gators sweep tonight....We had a good night. We passed really well. We worked on that a lot this week during practice, and we really did a great job of transferring it over. With the great passes, it made my job easy and just allowed me to distribute the ball. We got into more of a groove as the match went on, and everyonee was working really well together. Marquez Valdes-Scantling Super Bowl Jersey. Monserez on setting up Carli Snyder and Shainah Joseph so often tonight....With the great passes it was so easy to get the ball out to Shainah and Carli. They did a great job of putting it down. We were really working on our rhythm this week, and that really showed with the outsides tonight.THE RECORDSNo. 9 Florida: 15-2, 5-1 SECLSU: 7-11, 2-5 SECNOTABLES AND TRENDS* Florida is now 40-13 all-time against LSU, and boasts a 17-6 mark in Baton Rouge following Fridays victory* The Gators hit .300 or above for the 13th time this season* UFs 58 digs accounted for its second-best total in any match this season* Floridas seven aces tied its second-best total of the year, and amounted to its highest total since a Sep. 11 sweep of LIU Brooklyn* LSUs 11 points in the final set were the fewest the Gators allowed in any set of their six SEC matches this year* Redshirt sophomore Allie Monserezs career-high 16 digs topped her previous career high of 15 from a Sep. 19, 2014 match against Eastern Kentucky as a freshman at South Carolina* Redshirt junior outside hitter Shainah Josephs nine kills matched her season high, previously set against Tennessee (Oct. 2)* Freshman defensive specialist Chanelle Hargreaves set a new career high with five kills* Freshman defensive specialist Allie Gregory matched her career high with two service acesNEXT OPPONENTFlorida caps its three-game SEC road stint with a trip to College Station, Texas for a televised showdown with reigning conference champion Texas A&M. Paul Sunderland and Missy Whittemore will be on the call for SEC Network. First serve is slated for 5 p.m. ET. ' ' '