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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Mullen Leaves Florida, Strong To Follow? posted on 12/13/2008

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.

Mullen is not the only coach rumored to leave Gainesville for not-so-greener pastures.  Defensive Coordinator Charlie Strong, who has long been coveted by other schools, has been linked to the University of Central Florida job, which is interesting considering they still have a head coach in George O’Leary.

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Another Gator Title: So Close And Yet So Far Away posted on 11/14/2008

Less than one week ago, with what appeared to be three easy games remaining in their conference schedule, experts penciled in a then undefeated Penn State team into the national championship game.  After all, how could the mighty Nittany Lions lose to either Iowa, Indiana or Michigan State.  

Well, they did.  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.

In the words of Lee Corso, not so fast my friends.  The Gators still have several, challenging and ranked opponents left on their schedule they must not overlook.

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How To Cope When Your College Football Team Loses posted on 11/10/2008

We have all been there.

If you’re a college football fan and you bleed your school colors, then you’ve experienced it.  You’ve painted your face.  You’ve worn your lucky shirt, shorts and undergarments on game day.  Your superstitions have become routine.  You’ve tailgated from daybreak to sundown and beyond.  You have eaten and drank excessively in celebration.  You have hugged and high-fived your friends with every score.  You have lived and died with your team.  Your allegiance is unquestioned and unparalleled.  You’ve celebrated the thrill of victory with your team so passionately, it was as if you were on the field in uniform.

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If I Were President... posted on 11/04/2008

This November 4th, Americans will likely witness an historic and national change.  In addition to embracing this change, I’d like to propose other movements the world of sports would likely benefit from.

Like Wyclef Jean sang, if I were president….. 

That commercial where Kobe Bryant, Alex Rodriguez and Michael Phelps parade around a living room in boxer shorts and pink oxfords a la Tom Cruise in ‘Risky Business’ will be forever stricken from our televisions and our memory banks.

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The Scene From Game One: Mohawks and Cowbells and Rays Fans, Oh My!!! posted on 10/23/2008

It’s not very often that you get to see a World Series game in person.  So when ‘my connection’ called me up with a ticket to spare, I decided to make the two-hour trek to the Trop for Game One.  Although Tampa Bay had just beaten my Boston Red Sox, this was an opportunity I could not pass up.  Far be it from me to look a gift cowbell in the mouth.

Besides, I wanted to soak up the atmosphere first hand.  I was curious to see if Tampa Bay fans would show up and support their baseball team when, for the majority of the season, they had failed to do so.  Saint Petersburg has seen Yankees and Red Sox fans overtake their stadium for years.  This post-season, Philly fan would make them look civil by comparison.

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