Oh, he will have to pay for it, I think the bill is coming due in 6 days
In fact, he was downright tickled when he heard the Gators had put his words
up in their football complex. He actually said, Beautiful. Awesome.
Wonderful. They even put our logo on it. Free advertising and we didn't have
to pay for it.
Ken K
MNGator
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Florida Gators set to silence Tennessee and coach Lane Kiffin
By Andrea Adelson / The Orlando Sentinel | Sunday, September 13, 2009 |
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - We didn't need to hear anyone call Lane Kiffin a bozo or
a clown or out of his league Saturday afternoon.
All we need to remember about the enormity of the UF-Tennessee game next
weekend is a little quote the Tennessee coach said after he was hired. You
remember the one:
I'm really looking forward to embracing some of the great traditions at the
University of Tennessee, for instance the Vol Walk, running through the T,
singing Rocky Top all night long after we beat Florida next year. It will be
a blast.
The Gators blew it up and posted it in their football complex in the spring,
though it is no longer up now. So there is no need to buy all the
politically correct statements coming out of The Swamp after the Gators'
56-6 win over Troy.
UF-Tennessee is always a big game. But this is sure to be one of the most
anticipated games at The Swamp in recent memory. Surely, it's the most
anticipated in the rivalry since 2001, when No. 5 Tennessee beat No. 2 UF in
a game postponed until December because of 9-11, denying the Gators a shot
at the national title.
Now, the Gators would love nothing more than to shut Kiffin up. The Gators
have won four straight in this rivalry. And let's be honest, the game was
starting to become a dud, what with Tennessee falling from the top tier of
the SEC East as the Gators made their ascent back.
Along comes Kiffin to inject the right spark at the right time. Not only did
he make those inflammatory remarks, he then accused Meyer of cheating during
the recruitment of Nu'Keese Richardson, who switched his commitment from UF
to Tennessee at the last possible moment.
A brouhaha erupted. Kiffin had to apologize for the false accusations, but
he repeatedly has said he is not sorry for poking the bear.
In fact, he was downright tickled when he heard the Gators had put his words
up in their football complex. He actually said, Beautiful. Awesome.
Wonderful. They even put our logo on it. Free advertising and we didn't have
to pay for it.
Gator fans have wanted a merciless beat down ever since Kiffin started
fanning the flames. A company started printing T-shirts in April that read,
Memo to Lane Kiffin. Be scared. Very scared. The beat down is near!
Message boards have been filled with fans urging Meyer to run up the score,
to make Kiffin pay in the only real way he can. They want a record-setting
trouncing. Tennessee struggled and lost against UCLA on Saturday, so it
could happen. The largest margin of victory the Gators have posted over
Tennessee is 39, in 2007. They scored 62 in a win in 1995.
Fans want blood. Guarantee the Gators do, too, even if nobody will say it.
Jeff Demps and David Nelson both gave tepid no-comments when asked whether
there would be extra motivation for the game this week.
Meyer addressed the start of Rivalry Week in the locker room after the
game, where players emphatically said the season begins now. Meyer said
practice Tuesday would be the hardest practice we'll ever have.
In the spring, Meyer did acknowledge that Kiffin's comments were enough to
fire him up. But now that game-time is near, he refused to pull a Kiffin and
start talking trash.
I want to make sure this game is about the Tennessee football players
versus the Florida football players, Meyer said. The thing that will never
happen around here is it's about coach or coaches. I told them this is
preparation for playing a game. Period.
Linebacker Ryan Stamper admitted he was already thinking about Tennessee,
but said nothing more of the game.
Tim Tebow was asked how long it took for Meyer to address Tennessee in the
locker room. It took a little bit, he said with a sly grin, ducking out
before he could be questioned any further.
Nothing more needed to be said, really. Come next Saturday, the final score
will be enough.
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