I had the opportunity to see the Gators live against Wisconsin last week in Madison. Overall that was a great experience, the Kohl Center is a great venue, and while the Gators were undermanned, I still thought they played well. This will be a good team come tournament time.
And today while those of you who have a grip were enjoying a beautiful 75 degree day in the Swamp, I was at TCF Bank stadium watching the Gophers and Badgers battle it out for the axe. It was the first time in ten years in Minnesota that the game day experience resembled anything like a real college game day. Great tailgating, full stadium and a hard fought game. Of course it was about 9 degrees, with a 1 or 2 degree wind chill, but hey, what's a couple more layers? Of course, I'm following the Gator game on my phone and cursing with gophers looking at me like I was crazy. The one big difference at the game was the overall congeniality amongst the fans. Reminded me of the way the SEC used to be. Most of this us attributed to the fact the a large number of the Wisconsin fans in attendance live in the twin cities and were there with their neighbors and coworkers. But still, it was fun, with me decked out in Gator gear to see the lack of rancor between these rivals. The bright side of the day, if you can call it that, was after the game in the bar, I didn't have to pay for a drink. For goodness sakes, Minnesota fans were buying me drinks because the Gators lost, how pathetic. And if anyone finds that mule that kicked me in the head... Ken K MNGator -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
