Independent of my service to the country, which has nothing to do with my love for the Gators, I am an Alum and damn proud of it. I am a fan if they are winning or losing, not a participant just when its going well. I have flown a Gator flag in more countries then some of you have ever or will ever step a foot in (and in some places you would never want to step a foot in (Ramadi and Fallujah come to mind) - and will continue to do so until I leave the Marine Corps that is my level of love and dedication to being a Gator. It's almost Marine like dedication for Gator fans - I see more Gator stickers then most other schools - and you pretty much only see Marine stickers on cars.
I also do not understand the ever present hate of the Gators - we have and are very dedicated (rabid) fans, but we are gracious when we lose and proud when we win, not sure why folks take issue with that.
Thursdays game was good - from the point that it was the coaching decisions and some big plays (4th down stop, Blacks interception, Tebow opening up the option- may have been a good Sooner thing or two in there also
)that made the difference in the outcome of the game...going for it on 4th down, a 49 yard field goal? Stoops screwed the pooch, Urban and the Gators exploited it. Mostly - in my opinion Tebow stepped up, rallied his team with leadership and took it upon himself to start the offense up where it had sputtered for 30 minutes - he was way off in the first half. Tim tossed as many picks as he had the whole season, that is in large part to a good Sooner secondary, and their getting into his OODA loop** - but he recovered in the 2nd half and they didn't catch up. The UF defense out toughed the Sooners, and Tebow got his team up and moving in what had been a stalemate until that point. The difference to a large part was Urban Myers and our coaching staff- the guy has a knack for coaching that cannot be denied, everywhere he goes, he is successful and that is a full on approach, recruiting, prep etc.
BB - you are so wrong about Tim Tebow it isn't even funny. Your impression based upon watching 1 game is 180 degrees out from what everyone else has ever said or experienced with him. Using your logic, you would base your impressions of someone from a 1 second view, when he is one of the most impressive kids to ever play the game. He has more grace in his pinky them most have in their entire body. I still cannot even fathom where you are getting this from. Check out his dad's web page, see what Tim has done with his free time when other kids his age are chasing tail in Fort Lauderdale or Cancun.
I am done with this subject, feel however you want about it, we could debate it until the cows come home and never reach consensus.
** google OODA - Colonel Boyd, another leader of merit to learn about.
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