So, I have to say, I haven't mentioned my allegiance to any particular college team yet. But I am proud to say that I am a Gator fan. My wife went to the University of Florida for her last graduate degree. We love Gainesville and swiftly became part of the Gator Nation. It doesn't hurt that my cousin, Scott, is a graphic designer at UF and is responsible for the "F Book", which is the incoming freshman bible. Also, my other cousin, Hollis, proudly works at the Natural History Museum on campus and produces some of their materials (educational and promotional). So there, we are huge Gators and it makes me happy that our closest friends in the world are disturbed by it. Mitzi is a dawg as well as Matt. Cheyney is also somewhat of a dawg fan too. I have tried to institute the "Slap Bet" with Matt over the annual Florida/Georgia game but he has been too weak to accept. So the following are excellent reasons to love the Gators:
1. Tim Tebow... he is an idol among men, a great example for anyone smart enough to pay attention, and oh yeah, a stud quarterback. He is somewhere near 2 or 3 on my Heterosexual Mancrush List (out of season that is).
2. Temporary blindness caused by home field uniforms...Orange and Blue are pretty obnoxious together.
3. Steve Spurrier has not coached there for 6 years... Self explanatory, The Ol' Ball Coach is morally questionable.
4. Temporary deafness caused by the undisputed awesomeness (sorry Christy) of The Swamp on game day.
5. Permanent tastelessness caused by unashamed wearing Gator praphernalia any time of year.
6. And finally, four National Titles in 10 years (basketball and football combined) and the Heisman Trophy last year!!
I'm hoping for a videogame blowout with UF winning by 10 or 11 touchdowns over Hawaii on Saturday. Especially after June Jones came out and criticized Tim Tebow last year during his run to the Heisman. How classless do you have to be to come out against a 19 year old kid who was pounded in the SEC all year yet put up amazing stats because you think your pocket passing, target practice, weak conference quarterback deserves it more. Coaches should never campaign for their players, leave that to the Athletic Dept.
GO GATORS!!!! BEAT THE WARRIORS!!!
3 comments:
I see 2 possible things happening...
1. The Dawgs & The GAYtors will be undefeated going into Cocktail Party and it will be one of the biggest games of the season or
2.Florida will trip up on Ole Miss and Georgia will trip up on Alabama paving the way for the hated Gamecocks to win the east and we would then unite against the Evil Steve Spurrier. We could be football buddies again just like at Southern.
It's just a thought.
Tebow is a class act.
Florida sure does win a lot.
Jenny wins either way. Dawgs or Gators. She really knows how to pick schools.
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