Not to mention the looming Florida State game as well.
The normally right on Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel and native rural Floridian totally misses the point of this week’s game involving former head coach Steve Spurrier. No Gator fan wants the ole ball coach to win this game, but all secretly fear that he might. From Bianchi’s blog:
Believe me, I know University of Florida fans would never admit it publicly but there are many of them who, deep down in places they wish didn’t exist, will be secretly rooting for Steve Spurrier to beat their own team Saturday.
That’s right, I’m saying there are some Gator fans who want Stevie Spurrier to turn into Stevie Spoiler Saturday.
They are like the conflicted kids from the broken home who, even though daddy ran off with another woman, somehow blame mommy for the divorce. And they want daddy to come home and make things like they used to be.
They want the old Swamp Fox, Stephen Orr Spurrier, to come back and turn the Swamp into his own personal playground once again.
When South Carolina’s Spurrier comes back to the Swamp for the second time Saturday, it won’t be at all like when Alabama coach Nick Saban made his return to LSU last weekend. Saban is truly despised by LSU fans, who consider him a traitor. He was never truly part of the LSU family.
In contrast, Spurrier is still beloved by Florida fans. He is a bonafide UF icon — a player who won the school’s first Heisman Trophy and a coach who won the school’s first national championship. For long-time UF football fans, he is their first love. And we all know that you never forget your first love.
Admit it, Gator fans, you love Steve Spurrier. You’ll always love Steve Spurrier.
If the Gators win Saturday, you’ll be happy for the way things are.
If the Gators lose Saturday, you’ll be nostalgic for the way things used to be.
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Well, you know who I’m rooting for! Stranger things have happened. GO GAMECOCKS!