"Complex litigation, this is John..."

"Ohhhhhhhhhh Johnnnnnnnnnny!"

If you know what this is from, this post is for you. Actually, if you don't know Bill and JackO, this post is for you too.

At the top of the left side of the page is a "confidence poll" about the Gators. SBNation has used it on other blogs previously and has now introduced it network wide. You can vote as much as you like and it is anonymous. Voting is weekly. 

We'll have occasional posts about it, especially in this rebuilding/transition/holy crap, we have a chance season. It will be especially interesting to see what happens if UF has close games against USF and Tennessee before the LSU-Alabama weeks. Maybe by then, it will become an anxiety index.

At the top of the FanPosts is a link to a survey SB Nation is conducting this week. The survey is no different from what magazines or newspapers do to judge their readership. There are standard demographic questions like age and gender. But there are also questions about what sports you like the most and what technology you use on a daily basis. This is where you as a reader can impact what SB Nation does going forward.

Since I have started writing here in August of 2007, there have been dozens of changes and dozens of new sites added. With nearly every professional and major college team covered, the next set of changes will be based on what else you want. More regional coverage, so you can get Gators, Bucs, Magic and Marlins news at one location? A better mobile site to access on your Blackberry or iPhone? This survey is your opportunity to tell our developers all of that.

Go here and follow the link to the survey. It is about 30 questions, but a lot better than doing work or listening to your wife talk about her day at work. There is a charity competition involved, but Alligator Army doesn't have a large enough readership to win. But, you'll be able to take some pride if you suggest a Little League blog and "Road to South Williamsport" is created this summer.

Posting here will be a little light because we're at an event in Washington today. It's kind of a big deal. If you end up watching it on TV try to find the guy doing the Gator Chomp to the left of the stage on the Capitol lawn.

I've spent my 24th birthday working and checking facebook every hour to see who else has posted on my wall. But this is easily the best email I've gotten. I love alligators. But I hate getting old.

First of all, let me apologize for my absence. Not only have I been busy slinging rock with John Reaves, my knee is really sore and I'm going to have it looked at tomorrow.

Anyway, as we approach year 2 of Alligator Army (holy crap, I'm getting old), we have some changes for you. Due to my real world schedule, I cannot post every day. So we have some new and old faces.

The co-founders of The Sporting Orange have returned. Hanson, who last contributed this, will be posting again. Timmy C. has backed away from the ledge after Cornelius Ingram's injury and will be contributing as well. Our third writer is Miss Kari, who in addition to being a former Weimer Hall sports kid, is very attractive and has a Southern accent that makes a man weak in the knees.Over the next few weeks, they will post with me.

This is going to be a unique season in Gator History. This team has potential, but with Tebow and Percy in their junior years, the window of victory is slowly closing. As we said a year ago, we hope you find us entertaining and informative.

Go Gators.

Playboy model and Gator Lauren Anderson is very attractive. Speaking of attractive, Alligator Army will have a sexy new look tomorrow complete with added features like rosters, schedules, stats, and seventy percent more awesomeness. It will look like Burnt Orange Nation minus the good writing. Join us tomorrow. Update [2008-5-4 21:37:35 by mlmintampa]:Um, actually, the change will be for Tuesday morning. Get excited!

It's been a while, but the sports radio voice is going to make an appearance tonight on Sports Tap. I'm excited because people will be able to hear my New York accent when I say 'ball', 'Florida', and 'orange'. It makes me long for the days on Sports Scene and Cheap Seats when callers would tell me to go back up North.

October was a pretty rough month. What is normally a make-or-break time for the Gators football team was a break time this season. The Gators have now lost three of four games, all three losses to historic rivals. It has been a very trying time including the loss of a teammate.

But as the air finally cools and Fall starts to creep into Gainesville, this is a chance for football and the entire athletic department to achieve success. The football team still has a distance shot at the SEC East title and important conference games remain. The month ends with Florida State, a game we are already shining our brass knuckles for.

Basketball begins tonight as well. We spoke yesterday about what Donovan's return means to the school. Not only that, it will be interesting to see how patient people are with the Gators. When David Lee, Anthony Roberson, and Matt Walsh were running the offense, they were expected to win the league every year. But with two national titles in our pocket and the top six in our rotation gone, it seems just making the NCAAs will be a successful season.

We don't need to wait until January or March for postseason play though. Gator soccer has won seven consecutive SEC games and could win the regular season title. At 11-4-2 (7-2 SEC) it looks likely that the Gators will play deep into the NCAA tournament and host a few games in Gainesville too.

Our guilty pleasure, Gator volleyball, is still crushing opponents. With only one loss this season (to Arkansas), only a collapse will prevent them from winning another SEC regular season title. The NCAA regionals are in Gainesville this season, so it's very likely Mary Wise's girls spend the first four rounds of the tournament in the University City. With all that home cooking, and Angie McGinnis, possibly the best player in the nation, volleyball could add their first National Championship banner.

This site and the Gator Nation revolve around the football team. But in a rebuilding year, we'll have to look other places for successes. And November will provide that. At least, that's what I'm hoping for.