EXXXXXACTLY my point Randy. You know I hear all the time that "gator fans are the most obnoxious of all fans" blah blah blah......... how soon they forget how they acted as well... Frankly I am sick of hearing it... so you know what.. I let them talk their smack all they want... but I never forget.. and I am very quick to return the favor when they are handed their behinds by the Gators and I do not apologize for it. Woody
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Gatornet Admin <[email protected]>wrote: > Yeah, although I didn't go to the game, I know a few OSU fans here in > Chattanooga and before the game, they acted like the gators were wasting > their time even showing up for the game. There was NO WAY we even had a > chance! :) > > Randy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Arthur Polhill <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, August 30, 2009 9:24 AM > *Subject:* Re: [gatornews] Disdain for Gators comes at perfect time for > OSU > > A favorite memory for both Paula and I is all the taunting we took from > OSU fans on the way to Phoenix and watching them hide from us on the way > home. :) > > A. Leon Polhill, Gator > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jeffery Herman <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, August 28, 2009 8:20:13 PM > *Subject:* [gatornews] Disdain for Gators comes at perfect time for OSU > > > > Rob Oller commentary: Disdain for Gators comes at perfect time for OSU > > Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:12 AM > > By Rob Oller <[email protected]> > > THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH > > [image: > http://dispatch.com/wwwexportcontent/sites/dispatch/images/aug/oller_8-20.IMG_08-20-09_C1_TMEQQDJ.jpg] > > The decline of a rivalry is a rotten thing, which is why Ohio State should > be happy to be mocked in Daytona Beach and laughed at in Orlando. > > Just as Coke needs Pepsi and Fox News needs CNN, the Buckeyes need Florida > to fill the rivalry void momentarily vacated by Michigan, which has been Joe > Frazier to OSU's Ali, but is showing signs of becoming Jerry Quarry. A > continuing slide into mediocrity by Michigan would be a shame for both OSU > and UM, much like watching Phil Mickelson fail to break 80 against Tiger > Woods. > > "It's the old saying that there's no rivalry between a hammer and nail," > said Robert Carrothers, a professor at Ohio Northern University specializing > in sports culture. > > Florida, meanwhile, is a wrecking ball to OSU's hammer. The two schools' > general dislike of each another is no typical rivalry; the two teams have > played only once, but that was enough to set in motion a set of > circumstances that has created a current of emotion both swift and deep. > > The one-directional anger -- north to south -- and one-directional > snickering -- south to north -- began with four numerals and a hyphen: > 41-14. That's not only the score of Florida's victory in the 2007 BCS > national championship game, but it also reflects a clash of cultures > currently dominated by the Sunbelt. Forget football. How does Ohio, ranked > as the 10th fattest state, compete against bikinis, beaches and the 13th > disciple, Tim Tebow? > > And Florida fans never let Buckeye Nation forget it. It would be one thing > if the Gators handled their superiority with grace. They don't. If obnoxious > was a 100-meter race, UF fans would be Usain Bolt. And OSU fans would finish > a close second. > > Of course, Florida has reason to be unbearable, having won two of the past > three national titles, not to mention the 2007 NCAA basketball championship > (By beating you-know-who). Ohio State returns volley with, "Get back to us > when you've done it for 60-plus years." > > Now, the Gators are ranked No. 1 in the preseason polls; OSU is No. 6. It's > no wonder some among the scarlet-and-gray faithful brought out the > pitchforks and torches last week upon learning that linebacker Tyler Moeller > was decked in Gators Cafe and Saloon in Treasure Island, Fla. The alleged > assailant wasn't necessarily *for* Florida, but he was *from* Florida. > > That bit of nastiness aside, the overall animosity between the two fan > bases is healthy in a deep-fried Oreo sort of way. > > "Hate has a way of making people feel alive," said Richard Lustberg, a > licensed psychologist in New York who operates the Web site > psychologyofsports.com. "Hanging onto a grudge for a long time gives > people a feeling of being pumped up and energized beyond a humdrum day." > > Lustberg further explained that rivalries are important places "where > people can let go of their feelings of anger and frustration and thereby > understand the rivalries in their own lives, whether it be > boyfriend-girlfriend or whether that guy you play golf against." > > I won't pretend to understand all that, but Florida making fun of Ohio > State makes the heart beat faster. On both sides. > > Carrothers continued the conversation. > > "You identify with a team, sometimes because you grew up watching grandpa > watching them," he said. "It reaffirms who you are as a person. So an attack > on Ohio State is an attack on the whole family. There is a strong emotional > component to it." > > Knowing that emotional release is an important part of healthy living, > Carrothers even does his part to keep OSU fans feeling fit. > > "They don't like to be reminded of their losses, so I put Florida stuff up > in my office to punk them," he said. "I had a lot of fun that year (2007) > doing the Gator chomp." > > The Buckeyes desperately want to bite back. Nothing like blood in the water > to make a football fan feel alive. > > *Rob Oller is a sports reporter for The Dispatch.* > > *[email protected]* <[email protected]> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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