Gators open tourney with victory before toughest test of season
By ADAM BERRY | Sep. 10, 2009TAMPA - Playing against a senior-laden team in front of a hostile crowd Friday night, the Gators displayed a little maturity of their own.
TAMPA - Playing against a senior-laden team in front of a hostile crowd Friday night, the Gators displayed a little maturity of their own.
The alligatorSports Brand Picks Column altered its style last week with a debate over the week's most divided game instead of a silly interview, and we have taken the lack of response from our readers as a sign of approval.
Things appear to be looking up for the Florida women's tennis team. After reaching the Round of 16 in the NCAA Championships and finishing 14th in the ITA rankings last year, the team has reason to believe it can produce even better results this season.
Don't expect Troy to be overwhelmed by the prospect of facing the defending national champions.
After 266 minutes of knocking, the UF soccer team finally broke through and scored a first half goal.
The five stars mean nothing now.
If the Gators' plans for this season pan out, this weekend will only be the first time they make the trip to Tampa to play in a four-team tournament.
The NFL season has officially begun.
Just because the grass is greener, shorter or thicker on the other side doesn't mean it's more fun to play in.
Last year's Mississippi State-Auburn match-up garnered plenty of national headlines but not for good reasons.
UF coach Urban Meyer said he is taking precautions to prevent the spread of the swine flu among his team.
The Gators' new no-huddle offense could win them the national championship.
Nail me to the cross because I'm about to say something not exactly flattering to the vast majority of the Alligator readership.
When it comes to playing time, one player's setback is another player's opportunity.
As usual, Kyle Maistri chooses to focus on the negatives and neglects the overwhelming positives about you, the college football fan. He fails to understand your unwavering passion and misconstrues your enthusiastic nature for something that it's not. Forgive him. He doesn't know any better. Unlike you and me, he doesn't embrace the joy of spending Saturday with 90,000 good friends.
Before departing for California, UF coach Mary Wise said her team's back-to-back matches this weekend would provide a challenge similar to what the Gators will face in the NCAA Tournament.
Florida took a page out the Oklahoma playbook and unveiled its new hurry-up offense in Saturday's 62-3 win over Charleston Southern.