great game to watch, hard game to lose

Coach Urban Meyer pretty much summed it up for the Gator nation, "it was a great game to watch, a great game to play, but a hard game to lose."

I enjoyed reading Mike Bianci when he was sports writer for the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union. I found his thoughts about the game online as he is currently the sports writer for the Orlando Sun-Sentinel: Dogs show bark is a bad as bite

Another writer said it this way, Georgia gets a rare victory against Gators, as Florida had won all but two of the last 18 games.

Finally, I agree with the writer of this article that there are lots of Gators to shoulder the blame for this loss. Urban Meyer summed it up in one word, "Awful."

As we always like to say, just wait until next year!

Urban Meyer post-game interview

Florida-Geogia game day

More headlines for the game today include:

Tebow Time in Gator Country

Tebow's Legend Growing

Saturday Showdown in Jacksonville

Coach Urban Meyer.com is a neat sight to check out for news, videos, and photos of the Gators.

Listen Live on line via 930AM

Florida-Georgia game preview from CBS

Florida-Georgia week

The big game of the year is almost here. I think it is officially called the Georgia-Florida game this year. I know I will miss the atmosphere of the game in Jacksonville this year. Even though we only went to a couple of FL-GA games - and that was to work concessions and earn money for the school - I still miss the anticipation of the game. No one seems to talk about it up here in Georgia. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is making the news this week, as he is now at the top of most everyone's list for the Heisman Trophy. After the Kentucky game was over, Tebow was left with a bruised right shoulder. Since he is a left-handed thrower, it should not be a problem this week. AJC.com has a nice webpage for the Georgia-Florida game. Also, you can read the preview of the game at CBS.com - the game will be televised on CBS this Saturday at 3:30 pm from Jacksonville, Florida.

Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer On Victory

Final Score: Florida 45, Kentucky 37 (video from cbssports.com)

Gators take control

After a week with no game, the Gators took control of their future by winning against a solid Kentucky team today. What made it even more special was the fact that Kentucky beat LSU last week, which was the week after LSU beat the Gators. This shows how much parity there is in the SEC. The Gators are in the "driver's seat" to play for the SEC Championship game now, especially since they lost to two teams from the SEC West division. To be the SEC East champs, they still need to beat Georgia next week and South Carolina later in the season.
Final Score: Florida 45, Kentucky 37

Gators loss hard to take

Like the headline below implies, had the Gators won the game Saturday night at LSU, they would have moved up the polls, maybe close to #1. This loss was pretty hard to swallow, but they will have to pick up the pieces and move on. There is much more football to be played. I was glad to hear the local ESPN radio broadcasters complaining about the fans and their bad language at the LSU game. I sure hope our Gator fans have more class than the Tiger fans. It seems they were making cheers out of bad, vulgar taunts. There are too many kids in the stands, not to mention the women, to have to hear that during a game. Of course, most of it was chants about Tim Tebow. Tebow may not be the best quarterback to ever play at Florida, but he is on his way to becoming a legend. Not bad for a guy who was home-schooled. He also has a strong Christian testimony, so maybe that is what ticked the LSU fans off. Another article below explains why he pretended to use a cell phone after his touchdown run.

The 1 that got away
Urban Meyer described last week's heartbreaking loss to Auburn as a full-frontal body blow.

UF's Tebow receives threatening calls
On Tuesday, Florida's quarterback downplayed receiving hundreds of threatening messages left on his cell phone last week, presumably from LSU fans.

Florida Gators' Mr. Two Bits

This is a neat piece about George, Mr. Two Bits, now 85 years old and the decades old pre-game ritual

Florida vs. LSU Preview

Game preview provided by CBS Sports.com

Gators play LSU Tigers on CBS tonight

If have the time and access, there will be nine hours of TV coverage for the Florida-LSU game tonight.

Full Coverage Lineup
2-3 p.m. ET - CHICK-FIL-A SEC TAILGATE – CSTV
3-3:30 p.m. ET - COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY – CBS Sports
3:30-7 p.m. ET - GEORGIA at TENNESSEE – CBS Sports
7:30-8 p.m. ET - CHICK-FIL-A SEC TAILGATE – CSTV
8-11:30 p.m. ET - FLORIDA at LSU – CBS Sports

links to gator football headlines

To help fans prepare for the game, I am posting some of this week's links to articles about Gator football.

Limping Gators can still bite at BCS - Dennis Dodd at CBS.com writes:

"It's a down week in Gator Nation, which is wringing its
collective claws over what do after losing to Auburn, a 19-point underdog, at home."

Heisman Hopefuls posted at CBSsports.com - Tebow is on all five lists.

Florida-LSU Preview posted at ESPN.com - Game time 8:28 pm at LSU on CBS-TV

Joiner practices with Gators posted at ESPN.com

Tebow, Harvin duo filling Florida stat sheet posted at Ocala.com

It's been Tebow and Harvin lately - something the Gators hope to change in Baton Rouge posted by AP at foxsports.com