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Classic Moments In Championship Mode: The Law of Gus Johnson
With Gus Johnson announcing tonight's Florida-BYU game, The Law of Gus is in effect. What is incredible about Gus, at least from the perspective of someone who once did play-by-play, is how many of his calls we remember. It's not just getting a great game to call or a dramatic moment, it's the...
Alligator Army Notebook
Percy Harvin ran a 4.41 forty at the NFL Combine, sixth best among wide receivers. Lou Murphy ran a 4.43, good for ninth. Harvin was also 5th among wides in the bench press. The most impressive Gator was Cornelius Ingram. Among tight ends, he was 4th in the forty (4.68), sixth in the vertical (33...
Kiffin Attempts To Get In Urban's Head; Foley Slaps Kiffin; Kiffin Says Sorry
When discussing Florida's signing class, my friend Tim and I kept wondering how much cash or hot Tennessee women Lane Kiffin offered Nu'Keese Richardson to swing him to the Vols. Perhaps some of those women Bruce Pearl has been photographed with? Apparently, it was good old fashioned recruiting....
Don't Be A Jinx Urban
I am extremely superstitious. I wear the same clothes to Gator games, based on the opponent and situation. (Championship Mode: orange Gator polo, AE khaki shorts, Gator hat from 2000 with the Gator tail around the ‘F'.) During my time in Gainesville, I would take a break from classes and dip...
Classic Moments In Championship Mode: 1973 Belmont Stakes
The tagline for this website is, "The Home of Championship Mode." It is then appropriate that the day before Big Brown goes for the first Triple Crown in 30 years, we bring you the greatest Triple Crown winner; Secretariat. The horse known as Big Red destroyed Belmont's mile and a half oval,...
Alligator Army Notebook: May 23
- Gators Baseball got own3d in the SEC Tournament. Two days after I talked about how they style of play could cause fits, UF’s pitching fell apart and Vandy and South Carolina bludgeoned the Gators, 7-3 and 11-3. The two losses eliminate UF (34-22) from the SEC Tournament. Had the Gators won...
A Season In Championship Mode: The Tennessee Game
We continue our look back at the 1996 championship season. Today is the game that announced Florida was ready to challenge again for a title; Gators at Volunteers. Peyton Manning is the quarterback for No. 2 Tennessee (2-0), but he is also their researcher and scientist, breaking down not just...
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