Typing away at the laptop………
Back in December of 2008, I had posted a topic in the football forums, in the form of an open letter, about not believing everything you read and hear based on some insipid rumors that were floating around at that time. Once again, Gator Nation was forced to deal with a story that somebody decided to read too much into and misinterpret, thus starting the rumor mills spinning and an uproar amongst the Gator Nation faithful; luckily in the case of Gator freshmen Dominique …

Typing away at the laptop…….
Hard to believe we’re only two days away from the start of fall practice; in spite of the wait there hasn’t been a shortage of news about Gator football this past offseason. Our team will be missing some familiar faces with the departures of Tim Tebow, Joe Haden et al, but thanks to the awesome recruiting of Urban Meyer and his staff we’ve reloaded our roster with talent to take us into the future. Johnny Brantley has some big shoes to fill, but just …

“Years have passed and I keep thinking
What a fool I’ve been
I look back into the past and
Think of way back then
I know that I lost everything I thought that I could win
I guess I should have listened to my friends
All the burning bridges that have fallen after me
All the lonely feelings and the burning memories
Everyone I left behind each time I closed the door
Burning bridges lost forevermore”
If Lane Kiffin ever decides to wake up and realize what damage he’s done to his reputation because of his rogue behavior, maybe …

“Friends all tried to warn me
But I held my head up high
All the time they warned me
But I only passed them by
They all tried to tell me
But I guess I didn’t care
I turned my back and
Left them standing there -
All the burning bridges that have fallen after me
All the lonely feelings and the burning memories
Everyone I left behind each time I closed the door
Burning bridges lost forevermore”
Those lyrics from the theme song of one of the all-time classic movies, “Kelly’s Heroes”, describe Lane Kiffin perfectly.
Judging by the latest happenings at …

Today is Urban Meyer’s 46th birthday, and as a Gator fan I can’t think of a better birthday present for him than this heartfelt tribute.

Since that day in December 2004 when his hiring was made official to replace the fired Ron Zook, I felt that Coach Meyer’s coming to Gainesville was the best choice for Florida football – and I’m glad Jeremy Foley won him over from the competition coming from that school up north on the southern coast of Lake Michigan in northern Indiana with the infamous golden dome. …