Gators defeat Tennessee 31-17

After a slow start and after Tennessee tied the score at 10-10, the Gator offense and defense finally kicked in. I must admit to a little nail-biting in the first half, but it was all Florida in the second half! The Gators defeated Tennessee at ol' Rocky Top 31-17. Click this link to read the recap at USATODAY.com

"A star Is born" (Just what the Gators needed)

Finally the Gator offense kicked in today. After what was a horrible first quarter - as it was all South Florida - and then a so-so 2nd quarter with Florida finally scoring, with just seconds left in the half, and thanks to a turnover by South Florida. The score was 7-7 at halftime.

But a star was born in the 2nd half as Jeffrey Demps (2) kicked it in overdrive. Florida ended the game with over 400 yards in offense (after only 200 yards last week.)

Final Score: Florida 38, South Florida 14
Click to read the recap at Gatorsports.com

new season, new quarterback, new focus

On the sidelines for three years as backup to Tim Tebow, John Brantley finally gets to start today for the Gators. I know he is not Tim Tebow and I don't expect him to be Tim Tebow. Too bad the sports talking heads will spend the day comparing the two QB's. To read more about Brantley, click these links to his wikipedia bio or his own fan site.

Just who is John Brantley? Click to read the USA Today on line article

Gator football season begins Sept. 4th

Keep up with the latest news, videos from practice and more at the Florida Gators website - CoachUrbanMeyer.com
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Keeping up with former Gator, Tim Tebow

While we "wait" for the Gators football season to begin, we might as well keep up with former Gator Tim Tebow. He seems to be in the news everyday now - signing contracts for his own shoe with Nike, Jockey commercials for underwear, and finally a contract with the Broncos.

On July 21st, the Denver Post article discussed Tebow and the Broncos - "Just how much "wild horse" offense should we expect to see this season? Or, to put it another way, just how much Tim Tebow?"
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On July 24th a poll was released regarding the most influencial athletes. After Lance Armstrong and LeBron James, "Tebow was recently ranked the third most influential athlete in the nation, according to a poll conducted by Encino (Calif.) E-Poll Market Research." read the article at gatorsports.com ...

On July 30th, the Denver Post interviewed John Elway who spoke about Tebow also -"The focus has been on Tebow because of what he did at college, but those other young guys have to come in and play too," Elway said. "You can't expect him to do it by himself." click to read the article...

On July 28th, even Focus on the Family had a post about Tebow - "Tim Tebow, the Denver Broncos first-round draft pick and Focus on the Family's favorite QB, is in the news again today, this time for signing on as a spokesman for Jockey underwear." click to read the article...

And on July 29th, the biggest news for Tebow fans - he finally signed his contract with the Broncos - "Rookie quarterback Tim Tebow officially became a Bronco on Thursday afternoon after signing a five-year contract only two days and three practices late."
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Bronze statues for the three Heisman Trophy winners

University of Florida athletic association voted recently to approve three larger-than-life statues of the three Heisman trophy winners - Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel and Tim Tebow.
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Tebow signs his rookie card

Former Gator QB and future Broncos QB is busy these days signing his rookie NFL card, among other things. ESPN posted this story about the popularity of Tebow's autogragh:

Click to read "Signature moments of Tim Tebow"