The Florida Gators were leading almost the entire game, but were clearly outplayed in the second half by South Carolina and ultimately lost to the Gamecocks last night by a final score of 71-77. We kept hearing about how great Devan Downey is all week and he didn’t disappoint last night. He torched the Gators for 24 points and nabbed 4 steals. The Gators now fall to 17-7 overall and 6-4 in the SEC.

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team look to improve their overall record to 18-6 (and 7-3 in the SEC) tomorrow night in Columbia, South Carolina as the Gators battle it out on the hardwood against the Gamecocks. The Gators won their previous matchup against the Gamecocks 58-56 about 2 weeks ago when Chandler Parsons hit a buzzer beater.

The Super Bowl has passed, the ads were aired. Football is over, and the withdrawal symptoms are starting to appear…

Who dat say gonna beat dem Saints? Definitely not the Colts. Drew Brees and the Saints beat Manning’s Colts 31-17 last night in Miami. Brees (32/39 288 yds 2tds) was absolutely clutch with his record-tying 32 completions with a passer rating of 114.5, grabbing the game’s MVP award.(The record ties Tom Brady in Super Bowl XXXVIII against the Carolina Panthers)….. As we all know Tim Tebow appeared in two ads featuring him and his mother on Super Bowl Sunday. One during the pre-game show and one during the game’s first quarter. After all of the controversy concerning the ads message of anti-abortion, it was obvious that all of the outcries of unfairness and inappropriateness were wasted.

Typing away at the laptop yet again…….
Gang, it’s a little over 15 minutes to the start of the Super Bowl broadcast after all the, um, pre-game “festivities”; I’m anxious for the game to actually get underway and hearing The Who at halftime. I happen to be an aficionado of classic rock, and the last time I was in Hoggetowne I had a CD of theirs playing on my car stereo. (A little trivia: the drummer, Zak Starkey, is former Beatle great Ringo Starr’s oldest son.)
We compiled one awesome recruiting class last …

The Florida Gators won a close game last night over the Alabama Crimson Tide by a final score of 66-65. It’s refreshing to get back on the winning track, but a little scary that they had a tough time with Alabama … who just isn’t very good. The Gators are now 16-6 overall and 5-3 in the SEC, holding steady at 4th place in the SEC East.

Well, You can pop the cork folks. 28 Commitments, 11 Early Enrollees, The number 1 player in the country, 4 Five Star recruits, A LOT of Four star recruits(there’s so many I’m not sure) and the nation’s consensus number 1 recruiting class(Rivals.com has USC number 1, for some odd reason, nobody is sure why). I think it’s safe to say that Urban Meyer is truly the KING of recruiting this year.(Edit: Steve Addazio has been named the nation’s top recruiter this year.)
From top to bottom, left to right, this class could …

Sitting here on this rainy Tuesday in Jacksonville…

Thinking about what’s going to become of Urban Meyer these next few months. Our fearless leader has said that he will be back for spring practice, and that he might take some time off after NSD. I am glad that Urban is feeling so much better so fast, but those things that made him rethink his whole philosophy and almost give up coaching forever are still there. They are just suppressed by an offseason with a lot less pressure than being number 1 in the country for 13 straight weeks and trying to protect an undefeated season.

Hard to believe National Signing Day is upon us again. Florida is on the verge of bringing in probably its best recruiting class ever in the history of our program, and that speaks volumes for Coach Meyer and his staff as well as being a testament to how far Florida football has come post 0-10-1 in 1979. If Bear Bryant was right, the “sleeping giant” he predicted Florida Gator football would eventually become is wide-awake.  Judging by the quality of this class, it’s now safe to confer upon Urban Meyer …

Well, It’s almost here folks. National Signing Day is in 2 days. And with 4 spots left in the 2010 class(since Demar Dorsey has decommitted), we are all wondering who will top off this unanimous #1 class.  Offensive tackle Chaz Green, Linebacker Darren Kitchens, WR Ivan McCartney, Linebacker Christian Jones, and Offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson, all remain on the board.

The Florida Gators lost a heart breaker to Tennessee last night by a score of 60-61. The Gators took a 34-28 lead at halftime but couldn’t finish the game – even when they had the ball last. Tennessee hit the go ahead shot and gave the ball back to Florida with about 14 seconds left. Tyus had a very good look at the basket from like 4 feet away with only 3 seconds left, but he couldn’t make the bank shot.

Do you want to know if the Florida Gators men’s basketball team is for real? Afterall, they’ve won four straight SEC games and have a 15-5 overall record. Well, the Gators will get a true test on Sunday when they travel to Knoxville for a game against Bruce Pearl’s Volunteers. Tennessee has won 10 of the last 13 meetings and is riding a five game streak over the Gators heading into Sunday. Yes, this will be a tough test.