Gator update # 2 in the AP Poll

The Gators will be playing the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee this Saturday, Nov. 29th, at 3:30 pm (ABC) This will be one tough non-conference game before the SEC Championship on Dec. 6th. I expect the Gators will take care of business in Tally. The SEC title game could turn out to be the semi-final for the national championship game in January as the Gators are #2 in the AP poll this week just behind the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide, and the winner of this SEC title game most likely will be playing for the national championship. Go Gators!

Click to read the game preview at ESPN.com

romp in the swamp - Gators 70, Citadel 19

No surprise to anyone, but the Gators had an easy win today in the Swamp. It was the last home game of the season and the team was not looking ahead to next week's rivalry game at Florida State. Obviously, the final score of Florida 70, Citadel 19 could have been higher if Tim Tebow had played the entire game. Click to read recap of game at ESPN.com

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Florida plays last home game of season against the Citadel

Florida Gators vs the Citadel Bulldogs at 1:30 PM today in the Swamp.

The game will be broadcast on Pay-per-view television only, so I am not sure if it will be available on line at 930thefox.com. The big question about this game is "How high will Florida score against the Citadel?" One sportscaster has already predicted the score to be 99-0. Hopefully it will not be that big of a blowout, but after the Gators beat the Gamecocks 56-6 last week anything is possible. The other big question of the day "Who will win in tonight's big game - Texas Tech or Oklahoma?" If Oklahoma wins the top two teams in next weeks polls could be Alabama and Florida. That would be an interesting turn of events.

Spurrier Swamped

Gators blow out the Gamecocks with a 50 point win in the Swamp, final score 56-6

Click for recap of game at ESPN

(AP photo)Tebow greets fans after the win.

South Carolina at Florida, 3:30 pm on CBS

The ol' ball coach, Steve Spurrier, returns to the swamp today. Spurrier won the Heisman trophy as QB for the Gators in the 60's and he returned to be the head coach in the 1990's. But now he returns as the coach of the Gamecocks. The Gators hope to spoil his reunion by beating them today. Game time is 3:30pm in the Swamp and will be on CBS TV. Read to preview at ESPN

Tebow's eye witness

We noticed a few weeks ago that Tim Tebow had something different in the blacks under his eyes. It took a few glances to figure out that under one eye it read "Phil" and under the other eye it read "4:13" - the TV camera men probably did not even notice it, but we knew it stood for a verse in the Bible in Philippians - chapter 4, verse 13 which reads "I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me." I have been looking for a photo of Tebow to post for a few weeks showing his eyes, so thanks to the Gainesville Sun (gatorsports.com) here it is. Read the article at gatorsports

Highlights from Florida - Vandy game

You may want to turn down the sound but this is a nice video of highlights as filmed on the sidelines of last week's game at Vanderbilt.

Gators have an easy win over Vandy

Recap of the game at ESPN - Florida 42, Vanderbilt 14

This game was over by halftime and Tim Tebow played very little of the second half of the game. It will not help his Heisman numbers, but why score another 35 points in the second half? Coach Meyer and the Gators have their eyes on the SEC Championship game in December against Alabama. So let's hope they stay focused on the next week's game against the ol' ball coach Steve Spurrier and the Gamecocks of SC.

Photos of the game

Florida plays at Vanderbilt Sat night - ESPN2

The Gators looks to continue their winning streak at the Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville, TN tonight at 8 PM. It will be on ESPN2 or you can listen to the radio station link in my sidebar AM930 in Jax.

PREVIEW GAME DAY AT ESPN.COM

Gator Bite

After watching the game again on TV this week, I decided to post a couple more links to articles about the "game of the year!" (not trying to rub it in!)

I was surprised but happy to open Sunday's local paper, the Gwinnett Daily Post, and find this huge photo of Tebow and the headline: "GATOR BITE"

The Florida quarterback said he sprained his ankle on a 4-yard run in the third quarter. He just as easily could have told everyone he hurt it kicking around Georgia.

After all, this was a Gator Stomp.

Another interesting take was published by the Atlanta Journal & Constitution:
"Richt sickened by Georgia’s loss to Florida"

"Kind of feeling kind of sick,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said Sunday of the team’s aftertaste.

Tim Tebow, post-game conference - FL-GA

Florida embarrasses Georgia, 49-10

"Florida waited a year to celebrate against Georgia -- and boy did the eighth-ranked Gators get to party." recap at ESPN.com

What a game! The Gators definitely embarrassed the Bulldogs in Jacksonville in a game with the SEC Championship game on the line. By the fourth quarter, most of the Bulldog fans had vanished, and I think when Georgia finally scored a touchdown near the end of the game, some of the Gator fans were applauding them. I was expecting a close game but Tebow and the Gators easily handled the Dawgs. I think we can expect to see Florida and Alabama in the SEC Championship game in December and if the Gators beat #2 Alabama for the SEC Championship then the National Championship game could be in the picture, too.

ESPN PHOTO GALLERY

Florida-Georgia game is here

Florida vs. Georgia, 3:30 p.m., CBS

From south of the border, read the GainesvilleSun.com article "Winner Take All"

"Certainly, this is a BCS elimination game. The loser files its national title hopes. The loser also will be virtually eliminated from the SEC East race and therefore all but eliminated from an SEC championship."

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