Kicking Off the Season in Imperial Polk County
In the excitement of the end of August, I wrote a column for GatorCountry.com that sought to capture not just the interest of what was about to happen on the field of play but to also highlight what...
View ArticleOpening Weekend Orange and Blue Frustration at the Sports Bar
[written September 5th, 2014] I think I speak for hundreds of thousands of Gator fans, if not millions, when I say opening weekend of the college football season was one colossal ball of complete...
View ArticleThe Eastern Michigan Blowout Victory
After the Gators finally played a football game in the 2014 season, I wrote a column for GatorCountry.com subscribers. The game may or may not turn out to be historic, but it was a very easy win for...
View ArticleAfter Florida vs Bama, Is It Time for Treon the Transcendent?
As the season evolved, the first real hint of serious trouble occurred in the Kentucky game. I didn't write a column in the aftermath of that game. I got so bent out of shape at the first half...
View ArticleFlorida-Georgia 2014 was Pure Gator Domination
After the weirdest Gator season in three decades, this first half plus of the 2014 season has been equally weird. But thanks to the hated Georgia Bulldogs, we can now put all of that behind us. The...
View ArticleWhipped Puppy, 2014 Edition
Courtesy of Vindibudd over at GatorCountry.com -- here's what has become a treasured Gator tradition after a victory over the University of Georgia -- please enjoy the faux magazine cover that is . ....
View ArticleFlorida-Georgia 2014 In Review
Here's a well-done recap of the 2014 Florida-Georgia game from GatorZone.com: So sweet, so sweet, so sweet!
View ArticleThank You, Barack Obama
Shortly after the election of Barack Obama I sat around with two friends who likely voted for him. One, from the West Coast, asked me what I thought about "my" President. I objected. I said he wasn't...
View ArticleBama Trippin' while Gator Clubbin'
[originally written September 30, 2014] The game may have turned into something of a debacle but the Capital Area Gator Club road trip turned out to be fun for all A look back at the CAGC Road Trip to...
View ArticleI Support Keeping Coach Will Muschamp
Go ahead, Jeremy Foley, give him his extension. I know you can't do that before the Carolina game but I have faith we'll close out the season in representative fashion -- even though we may suffer...
View ArticleFSU Mess Serves as Vindication of Urban Meyer Era as Gator Head Football Coach
Some of you may remember the national beating Urban Meyer took during his tenure as Gator Head Coach when some lazy sportswriters clubbed him for running an out-of-control program full of thugs. It...
View Article2014 11.19 Africa Review
Courtesy of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, the U.S. National Defense University, and the United States Department of Defense, here are a representative sample of articles on African matters,...
View ArticleJeb Can't Overcome His Obstacles
I'm a fan of Jeb Bush. He was an outstanding Governor for the State of Florida and I'm sure he'd make an outstanding President. But he has, unfortunately, the arc of history working against him and...
View ArticleA Salute to Gatorade: 50 Years of Sweat Equity
A salute to Gatorade: 50 Years! Gatorade’s 50th anniversary: A product of sweat equity http://t.co/eh4afZesft pic.twitter.com/WYyt3Vzrco — Miami Herald Sports (@HeraldSports) January 18, 2015 It...
View ArticleUF Begins Construction of the New Indoor Practice Facility
Space is limited on this corner of campus, and this facility will only make things tighter. Situated between the soccer & track stadium, the baseball stadium, the basketball gym, and the old...
View ArticleEnglishville, Georgia and Andersonville
Last weekend my oldest sister (Cyndi) and I made a quick trip into the upper reaches of South Georgia, back to the land where both of our parents were born (Jimmy Carter Country), to meet with a...
View ArticleTraveling to Havana, Cuba
Thanks to a sister who should have attended the University of Florida but got scooped up by the Ivy League (Penn) and never left Philadelphia after graduation, I'm headed with she and the Penn Alumni...
View ArticleWhite and Gold vs Black and Blue
So . . . people were consumed with this question yesterday, huh? This was a good explanation to me: And, watching on television (CBS This Morning) I saw white and gold. In this YouTube video, the...
View ArticleIs This the Greatest Gator Baseball Team Ever?
I think we have a truly special baseball team this year; our most special team ever. And I think the stats back that up. The end result may or may not tend to prove this thought but as we all...
View ArticlePainting Florida Field
Time to gear up for another football season, another year of tremendous preseason hope spiced up a bit in 2015 with an almost entirely new coaching staff. I'm excited. I'm always excited at this time...
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