1942- During the darkest days of World War II the brave young men of the University of Florida had all enlisted into the military and were doing their part to rid the world of Nazism.
The Georgia school, meanwhile, had beefed up their football squad with a huge ROTC program. The team was filled with all-Americans on their way to becoming officers who would most likely fulfill their service in State-side jobs. The Ga. coach made it a priority to bring in football players. In Jacksonville, although the Gators put up a valiant effort (what isn't valiant about taking a bunch of volunteer football players facing humiliating defeat at the hands of a team of ringers?) they were defeated by Georgia 75-0. Seventy-five to nothing! Georgia didn't let up the whole game. Frank Sinkwich won the Heisman that year. If ever a Heisman should have an asterisk that one should. Our boys were concerned with winning a world wide war. Georgia was concerned with padding statistics. Shameful. When Steve Spurrier was faced with the choice of holding back or going for 50 in that game in Athens, he did the right thing. I hate them. I will always hate them. I hope they lose every game. I don't care if we lose every other game this season, if we beat Georgia, it's a successful season. To HELL with Georgia. Oliver Barry CRS,GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks Realty 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 Phone: 615-826-4040 Fax: 615-822-2027 Mobile: 615-972-4239 -- 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
