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Gator Fan’s New Motto: “Wait ’till next year…”

“…when we repeat as national champs!”

Tim Tebow’s return to school has folks in Gainesville abuzz.

To top it off, rumors abound that Spikes might contemplate a senior year to stay with Tebow and Co.

Ladies and gentlemen, commence the most exciting/nerve-wracking offseason in school history. On the one hand, Florida has the perfect combination of talent and experience to repeat as national champs. But on the other, the expectations have never been greater.

The Sugar Bowl is not an option. It’s Pasadena or bust now.

Talent-wise, Florida’s biggest concerns are finding a capable wide receiver (or #2 option, if Percy Harvin stays) and replacing half of the offensive line. That’s about it. Even MLB is not *too* big of a problem; redshirt senior Ryan Stamper has experience on all three spots.

In fact, the Gators’ biggest obstacle to repeat may very well be the Heisman Trust. Yes, the Heisman Trust. If Florida makes the BCS Championship Game, Tim Tebow joins Archie Griffin as the only two-time winners in award history, and here’s why:

Buyer’s remorse. We all know what happened to Sam Bradford (and chances are, he takes the money and runs with his draft stock). Colt McCoy and Texas won 24-21 against Ohio State, but it wasn’t convincing, given 41-14, 38-24, 35-3, and 13-6 were all by bigger margins.

As with Griffin, voters will likely give Tebow the award as a celebration of a legendary career. But given the Heisman curse, that isn’t a good sign for a repeat.

Even repeat winners are not immune to postseason woes: On January 1, 1976, Griffin lost, in all places, at the Rose Bowl, the locale of next season’s title game.

But otherwise, nation, we are in the midst of an almost surreal ride. Enjoy it while it lasts.

No pressure whatsoever.

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This is our team, we will be proud of them whether they go to Pasadena or not, sir.

This is our team, we will be proud of them whether they go to Pasadena or not

I would love to have our Gators go into the PAC-10’s house and beat their champion, and silence all doubters nationwide as to who the best in the country is. So far we’ve silenced the midwest and the southwest. All that’s left are the Trojans. Florida versus Southern California. Who doesn’t want to see that matchup, after all these years?

All Gator fans should take a vow today to temper their expectations. Let Timmy enjoy his senior season without the crush of pressure from all of us. Just enjoy watching a terrific young man, and the best Gator player ever, play his final year. He’s *already* done enough to keep us happy for years.

Personally, I’m just worried that the team is going to feel under pressure because of the lofty standards.

There will be unbearable pressure….but was there not for the ’04s in ‘07? There was just as much pressure then, but sometimes talent and experience overcomes it.

I think you can be confident that Tebow will enjoy his senior season - so long as he is playing football - he is happy.

I hope we play texas for the national title not USC, I hope they fall flat again in a game and play for their fourth straight rose bowl and we can play someone else for the NC!!

ROLL TIDE…we’ll kill every gators in gator nation this year cause we’ll be national champs this year!! ROLL TIDE ROLL

I can only hope our boys keep their noses to the grindstone. Horford, Noah, Brewer and Co. did exactly that they got together and said, “Let’s make history and settle for nothing but a repeat as Champions!!” I believe we have the best ‘ringleader’, I say that in the utmost respectable manner, in Tebow! Continue to push every single member of that team and keep that desire for success strong!!! This being your last year your legacy will not only be know for what was done while at Florida but the state of it upon your departure!! Push, dig, and beat that same motivation into Bradley to break him out of that shell he’s in!! Make the standard for all FL QB’s to be a blood-thirsty ball of fire screaming and doing the Gator Chomp!!!

GO GATORS!!!

P.S. Whodat your like a fifth wheel man don’t screw up a good thing!! Come back next year (maybe) and ‘pitch’ your roll tide roll BS! Try to ‘roll’ over the Utes first. Baby steps big guy!

ROLL TIDE Johny Boy!! ROLL TIDE…in your face,baby!! ROLL TIDE!!!

forget Gator’s Chomp and start wearing checkers fendora hats!! do that and you’re a real college football fans!

While Im at it, I miss Allabamas coach, Kobe Bryant.

NU mite wanna fire Sabanality 2!!

it’s one L on alabama, asswipes! are you a FSU’s graduate? nice grammar!!

Look who’s talking.

Butt Kobe Bryant ys stil Alabamma’s bestest coch!

vince gagliano should change his name to vince giglingandhell…wooohoooo….and for the record, kkobe bryant will whoop urban meyer’s ass back to hell!!

Hey, Who, did you know that “gullible” is not in the dictionary?

really?? i thought that’s your last name, vince…vince gullibleano….WHHOOOOOOODDAAAATTTTT ROOOOOOLLLLL TTIIIIIIIDDEEEEEEE!!!!!!

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