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In an amazing display of terrible, brutal football my team is winless.  It's not like I'm knocking on the door or even pretending to be in close games.  I am BAD.  Brutal.  TERRIBLE.  I feel like the classic winless Bucs, not the Lions of last year.. the team that was so brutal when they asked their head coach, "What do you think of your team's execution?"  He replied, "I'm all for it."  That's how I feel with big name, little production players like Colt McCoy, Julio Jones, and Regis Benn leading the charge.  These guys are stiffs right now, Benn can't find the end zone with a map.  The last time Julio Jones scored gas was under $1.20 a gallon and the internet hadn't been invented yet. 

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Pinch me, I’m dreaming.

Mid-season, as it became more and more evident that my alma mater, the University of Florida, might be granted another shot at a title, my illustrious travel companion, the Don Calvino, booked a hotel room on South Beach in preparation for the festivities.  The rooms on the beach are closet-like, making a Parisian domicile look spacious by comparison, but we didn’t plan on spending much time there as Mango’s, a South Beach staple, was within stumbling distance.

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Dan Mullen, offensive coordinator for the Florida Gators recently announced that he would be leaving Florida at season’s end, if not sooner, to take the head coaching job at Mississippi State.  It is still unclear as to whether he’ll coach Florida in the upcoming national championship game.  It is also unclear what effect that will have on the Gators’ offensive game plan. 

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Shonn Greene for the Heisman!  Is anyone with me?  Ok, I won't get that extreme, because I, along with other knowledgable college football fans, know that Sam Bradford should run away with the award.  Bradford's TD/Int Ratio has him as the front-runner for the Heisman, not to mention the fact that he's on a championship contending team.  It seems like that is the only thing voters are going to be caring to look for this year.  As I believe that Bradford should win, I believe that he is the only player who should be ahead of Shonn Greene.

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nbsp; To Iowa.  And that’s why they play the games.

With that poll-rattling upset, the Florida Gators, despite not being ranked number one, are now the consensus favorite to reach the BCS title game.  In fact, many have already crowned the Gators your national champion, which has many undefeated Alabama fans, among others, in a tizzy.

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;s in Irvine, California, home of the Anteaters, and I’m in Gainesville, home of the one-loss Florida Gators, he needed someone to run to a local Department of Motor Vehicles - everybody’s favorite place to visit -  and pay a $47.50 fine for him so that he could reinstate his license.  Clearly a pain in the rear, but as I had nothing to do this afternoon but pretend the Florida-Ole Miss game never happened, I figured what the heck.  A friend in need is a friend DMV’ed.

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io’s finest bourbon could get that taste out of my mouth.  

This weekend, the Florida Gators once again face their most hated, in-state rival.  No offense to Seminole fans, but in the past four years, that game has somewhat lost its luster.  While Gator Nation should never look past the Seminoles, we’ve at least beaten them.  I came to Gainesville in 1987.  We haven’t beaten Miami that entire time.  We’ve beaten Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, Florida State, Ohio State, Alabama, teams that have all won national championships in that time span.  We have yet to beat the ‘Canes.  It has been a LONG time comin’.

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r Appalachian St by 31 points at halftime, it appeared at least early on that Hawaii would give the Florida Gators a fight.  Florida won the coin toss and deferred to give Hawaii the football to start the game.  The Rainbow Warriors then proceeded to drive down the field and take what seemed like a lot longer than three minutes off the clock before having to punt.  The Gators were unable to score on their first possession.

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Football season is upon us and, once again, Urban Meyer and the Florida Gators field a team with national championship aspirations.  While they’ll only admit to setting their sights on an SEC crown, a BCS bid would likely go hand in hand with that accomplishment.

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It was late Friday evening when Chicago Bull and former Florida Gator superstar, Joakim Noah was (pa)trolling the streets of Gainesville where he once reigned supreme.  At about 1:50 am, a local police officer spotted Noah (hard to miss a seven-footer with a long, flowing mane) carrying a cup which he suspected contained an alcoholic beverage.  For those of you unfamiliar with Gainesville, Florida, walking around with an open container is at best discouraged and at the very worst illegal.

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Last year, history was made in college football.  And Gainesville, Florida couldn’t be happier for it.

As the highly anticipated 2008 campaign approaches, much ado continues to surround Florida Gator sensation Tim Tebow. In 2007, Tebow became the only sophomore in college football history to win the Heisman Trophy.  If his record-setting numbers on the field weren’t enough to secure him the award, his off-the-field character made him the overwhelming favorite.  Florida’s golden boy has at least one, and likely two more years running Urban Meyer’s high-powered offense.  And if Tebow’s performance to date isn’t enough to make NFL general managers salivate, another season similar to his last could conceivably have teams out of contention throwing games for a chance to select him with their top pick.  Sports talk shows in Jacksonville, Tampa and Miami consistently discuss the possibility of drafting Tebow.  Easy, fellas, he’s only a junior.

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another regular season game.

The state of Florida remains a football factory.  While the Florida Gators are clearly in the best shape of the five schools, Urban Meyer knows he can not rest on his laurels.  Miami is back on their regular schedule renewing the rivalry and the Gators haven’t beaten them in over twenty years.  It should be some time, however, before either Miami, or Florida State, contend for a national title.  USF, on the other hand, playing in the Big East, could conceivably affect the national championship picture as ridiculous as that sounds.  After all, before losing to Pittsburgh, West Virginia was poised to play for a national championship.  Their only loss last season prior to that game was to South Florida.  UCF should also not be an afterthought.  Last year’s squad won at North Carolina State and nearly beat Texas as George O’Leary continues to yield competitive teams.  A big non-conference win, for example against Miami this year, will put UCF on the map.

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While the Florida Gators are clearly in the best shape of the five schools, Urban Meyer knows he can not rest on his laurels. Miami is back on their regular schedule, and the Gators haven’t beaten them in over twenty years. It should be some time, however, before either Miami or Florida State contend for a national title.

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