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Tim Tebow's Got Something In His Veins, Bloodier Than Blood

DAULERIO — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:00:25 EST

"...[A] halo of fans and reporters that moved with him, someone saw his eyes roll back and he had to grab one of the police officers shielding him to steady himself." [Palm Beach Post]

The NFL's Next Great Goal-Line Back Weighs His Options

DAULERIO — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:00:44 EST

"Quarterback Tim Tebow, who's already won a Heisman Trophy and a national championship during his career at Florida, will request a projection from the NFL advisory committee on where he could expect to be selected in April's draft". [ESPN]

FSU Fan Could Be Charged With Being Cranky, Missing Bedtime

Tuffy — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:30:17 EST

Now this is no home-field advantage oncesoever: when a stray Florida Gators fan broke out the car keys to make noise in the face of an FSU Seminoles (and when the hell did this start? And do Cameron Crazies linger over the BMW keychain as they shake them at UNC fans?) in Tallahassee yesterday, the Seminoles fan did what every sane person would do: take away the toy of the naughty Gator fan. Of course, now that fan could be charged with "robbery by sudden snatching". What happened? Did the Gator fan think the keys didn't exist anymore because he or she couldn't see them?

The FSU police are still considering how to charge the Seminoles fan. How about "not at all"? We're just going out on a limb here. We're not a member of Deadspin, LLC. We're just thinking... "not at all" seems like a reasonable charge. Could we try that?

FSU fans weather rain for disappointing loss [Tallahassee Democrat]

U Of F President Irked By Gators' Party School Honor

DAULERIO — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:45:02 EDT

It must be difficult for any university president to respond to the news that the school they promote as a bastion of education, culture, and developing fine, upstanding human beings is designated as the nation's top-ranked party school. On one hand, you're grateful for the national exposure the school receives, but then you also have to answer the annoying questions from local reporters who question if the student body's BAC is more important than their GPA.

That's the conundrum University of Florida President Bernie Machen is faced with the day after U Of F was crowned the No. 1 party school in the 2009 Princeton Review. Machen says that if the No. 1 ranking means that his student body works hard all week and drinks it up on the weekend, well, that's okay. But he's not stupid.

"I'm afraid the connotation of a party school that goes around is not such a positive image and in that sense, I don't like it for our university. We're better than that, " Machen tells the prying Gainesville Sun.

So Machen begins crowing about some of the steps that have been made under his watch to discourage binge-drinking at the school: banning alcohol advertisements in campus events, dumping Lex and Terry show's "Drunk Bitch Friday", where former Gator co-eds would be chauffeured into the studio piss drunk to provide commentary, and he even attempted to discourage the "World's Largest Cocktail Party" moniker from Florida-Georgia football game in Jacksonville. Good for you, President Machen.

But for future reference, you might want to reconsider sharing this little piece of information to discourage the hard-partying reputation of your school:

Machen said the fact his name is associated with cracking down on alcohol use shows the effort has had some success.

"There's even a drink named after me at one of the bars," he said.

Brilliant.

Champion Partiers? [Gainesville Sun]
Drink Like A Champion Today, Gator Fan [The Sporting Blog]

Looking for Why Gators Are Dominant? It Starts In Erin Andrews' Bed

Clay Travis — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:45:00 EDT

Because, you see, the team is successful because Erin has realized that if she strips the bed of all pillows and comforters then good things happen. And occasionally, for superstitious reasons, she has the other girls over for sex-toy slumber parties and they exchange lingerie tips and...this is too much for you early on Monday morning too isn't it?

Anyway, Andrews told this to the Sporting News Today:

“When watching Gator football or basketball, I have to be upstairs, sitting on my bed. My bed has to be totally cleared of the pillows, comforter and blanket. This began during Florida’s run to their second basketball national championship. The team was trailing Purdue, I was so nervous and upset, I kicked everything off my bed…and they started winning. Even if I’m not home when the Gators are playing, I make sure my bed is completely cleared.”

I think every other SEC fan knows what he has to do. Climb into Erin Andrews' bed on gameday. Tell your wife or girlfriend it's for the team. She'll understand. So will your parole officer. I promise.
Erin Andrews only superstition [The Sporting News Today]
Gators find success in Erin Andrews' bed [SportsbyBrooks]