University of Florida

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Chris Leak had all the right moves in dismantling BCS favorite Ohio State Monday night.

“The Florida game plan was art, suitable for framing. The execution of the game plan was similarly gorgeous.” — Pat Forde

“The Rambo-like Tebow threw for one TD and powered into the end zone for another.” — MSNBC

“… the Gators triumphed with a superior offensive system and a defense that ate a rather mundane scheme alive.” — the Heisman Pundit

“Call Gainesville, Florida what it is: The capital of college sports in America.” — Richard Deitsch

“Florida’s offense did donuts around the confused, slowish Buckeyes defenders. Meyer used so many formations that Ohio State developed a nervous tic. And about the only Gator who didn’t line up at quarterback was Meyer’s wife, Shelley.” — Gene Wojciechowski

“Ohio State, a team that had won nine games by at least three touchdowns, finished with 82 total yards and eight first downs, totals that Florida surpassed in the first quarter.” — Ivan Maisel

“He was Cool Hand Leak, steady as a rock, unflappable and never afraid of the Big Bad Buckeyes.” — Franz Beard

“At least it was close… oh wait, I forgot, we got CRUSHED.” — Steve Lazuka

“Ohio State and Michigan were the two best teams in a really bad league. Florida was the best team in a really good league.” — Jim Walden

“Florida kicked ass until their toes fell off. It was like watching a small animal get crushed between two glaciers.” — Every Day Should Be Saturday

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Coca-Cola has been on sale at UF for four decades and was the only line of soft drinks available for the past six years. But soon Coke will no longer be the real thing on the University of Florida campus.

“Florida has signed an exclusive 10-year agreement with Pepsi Bottling Group in a deal that could bring more than $27 million to the university.

I can’t imagine getting a Pepsi at a Gator game. It’s sacrilegious. Who the hell wants a “Jack and Pepsi”?

Please put in your vote to help Albert the Aligator win the Capital One - National Mascot of the Year award. He deserves it.

Gator Expo 2001. I wanna go!

Note: I can’t believe how silly the web site is! Who made it? It looks like “HTML for Dummies” …

• Coach Steve Spurrier said Sunday that Jesse Palmer would start Saturday’s game at rival Florida State, although he didn’t rule out rotating Palmer with Rex Grossman.
• Gators win SEC East
• “I understand why the election is all fouled up, because I saw some crazy things happen here,” USC coach Lou Holtz said.
• Miami leaps Florida State in BCS rankings
• Now it’s a trio of Florida schools chasing No. 1 Oklahoma.
• Trying to please the computer is never easy.
• 2000 Season Bowl Schedule
• 2000 Season Bowl Projections
• Conference Races

• The East is simple: The winner of Saturday’s Florida-South Carolina game wins the division and goes on to play in the SEC title game in Atlanta. The West, on the other hand, is a mess: All six teams have a mathematical chance of winning the division and reaching the championship game.
• Florida seems to be peaking at the right time. And the Gators seem to be more together, more unified, than they’ve been in several seasons.
• The word is always bantered around when describing Lou Holtz: Crazy.
• They don’t hand out rings for finishing second in the SEC East. And even if they did, Holtz wouldn’t be inclined to show them off.
• “They’ll be ready by Saturday,” UF coach Steve Spurrier said. “They’ve got little sprained ankles. They should be fine.”
• In the 1990s, Florida had twice as many appearances in the SEC Championship — six — as South Carolina had winning seasons — three. The Gators have won nine or more games for 10 straight years; the Gamecocks have done it just once in their history.
• Holtz said Monday at his weekly news conference. “We might play our very best game and they may beat us badly.”
• Spurrier said he is particularly impressed with South Carolina’s defense, which ranks No.1 in the conference and 10th nationally.

I feel compelled to set something straight: The Bhrett with whom Sylvia is touring India is a girl! Several of you have asked why my wife is tooling around on the other side of the globe with some cowboy! Bhrett is one of Sylvia’s best girlfriends. Okay, you may resume your lives.