There were several of them throughout the State after the '96 NC. I had a
picture of one of them on my website for a long time... it was between Jax and
St. Augustine on I-95.
Cee
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From: Helen Huntley
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 12:34 PM
Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Kiffin’s new billboard plan in
South Florida
This reminded me that there once was a Gator billboard on I-75. It was south
of Ocala on the west side (you'd see it northbound).
Maybe it was in 97 in celebration of the national championship? Perhaps some
of you remember it.
Helen
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Shane Ford <goufgat...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Kiffin’s new billboard plan
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Could Lane Kiffin's new billboard in south Florida look like this?
By Robbie Andreu
Gainesville SUN Staff writer
Published: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 6:28 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 6:28 p.m.
New Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin invaded Florida last February and
stole a high-profile recruit from the Gators when he talked Pahokee wide
receiver Nu’Keese Richardson out of his UF commitment to sign with the Vols.
That success has compelled Kiffin to try and establish more of a Tennessee
presence in the talent-rich state of Florida.
At last week’s SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala., Kiffin said a Tennessee
billboard will be going up in south Florida in the next few weeks.
“There will be a billboard going up there in the next month that I think
you’ll be excited to see, that will give you something to write about that will
help us, too,” Kiffin said.
Kiffin’s comment has spawned a great deal of speculation as to what the
billboard will say.
Will it be promoting UT football?
Or will it possibly be taking shots at Urban Meyer and Florida?
Kiffin is being secretive about it.
“I’m not going to give you any more than that,” he said last week. “Got to
give you something to look forward to.”
Tennessee isn’t the only SEC football program putting up billboards. Auburn
is doing the same in Alabama to promote a new era under new coach Gene Chizik.
As for Florida, there are no plans to put up any billboards. Winning two
national championships in the past three years has given the Gators plenty of
exposure.
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