It's Florida State Week!!!

It's that time of the year again. When Florida State becomes public enemy No. 1 yet again.

Free Shoes University. Peter Warrick? Is that you? Shopping at Dillards?

The Criminoles? Does that FSU in the score sheet mean Fresno State?

Currently, the Gators lead the all-time series 33-19-2 and have won 6 straight in the series. That number began with Ron Zook's final game (coincidentally that was also the first game at the newly named "Bobby Bowden Field") so yes, the Gators are 3-0 when playing on Bobby Bowden Field or is it Ron Zook Field. Interesting....

Since I started following college football, when I was around 6-7 years old in the early 1990's, this game has been it. Nothing more, nothing less and only victory would suffice. Some of the greatest games every played in college football occurred in these games. The 1997 game also known as "Greatest Game Ever Played In The Swamp" is probably my favorite regular season game in the rivalry. With the 1996 National Championship Game being my favorite.

Click here to watch some good video of that last few minutes in 1997.

The Ike Hilliard "Stop and Pop" video here in that National Title Game against FSU in the Sugar Bowl.

Though not all the memories are good. The Choke at Doke was a joke. And then the "Swindle in the Swamp" in which ACC refs missed call after call that should have cost Florida State the game. But the Gators still had a shot, but it doesn't matter, 6 wins in a row more than make up for it.

I still can't believe those "fans" at FSU cheered when Percy Harvin broke his ankle. But it's alright. 3 National Championships and 3 Heisman Trophy winners compared to their 2 each, more than make up for it. They've never had any class to begin with.

And for the record here is a copy of that music test.

This is the game that most Gator fans live for. When people say Georgia is more of a rival, they're lying. When they say Miami, guess what? They're lying as well. It's Florida State, it's always been Florida State.

And we've got songs like this to remind us of that.

There will probably be plenty of tickets available for the game. Actually it might just be their first sell-out of the season. But then again they have a cracker jack box of a stadium anyway so if it fills to capacity it might collapse. Should be an interesting game.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Gators win. Mostly because I've never been one to bet against a streak, but I also want them to beat the Gators in a year in which the game doesn't really affect the Gators and their quest for the National Championship.

Gators win 24-20.

In all kinds of weather....

Go Gators!