Five Wide: Gator Haggards

I haven't posted in a long time, but had to post this.

2008-10-13T12:58:00.001-07:00

The Beatles version of Stairway to Heaven?

2008-01-30T12:35:00.001-08:00

Corso at his best

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Listen carefully

Gator Band

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For all your landscaping needs

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http://www.chriscaligari.com/

Tee Martin Wears a Gator Jersey

2007-09-20T10:13:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Jenn Gleason. Just click here:

http://media.gswebmedia.com/comcast/teemartinjerseySm_Prog001.wmv

Hating on the Gators

2007-09-18T06:20:00.002-07:00

In case you do not know who the RGX girl is, here is one of the commercials.

The Volunteer Whuppin' Highlights

2007-09-17T13:54:00.000-07:00

Smokey is embarrassed

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Was it the game or was it this?

Gleason's Travels

2007-09-17T13:50:00.001-07:00

Week 1 @ Cal

Week 2 @ Boise St.

Basketball Ring Ceremony

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Special request for Jon

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Game 1 - At The Game

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Omar & Katie

Keara & P

Plenty O' ice, sodas, water, & mini fans were required to keep cool.
Meanwhile on the west coast Baby G & the Tinman watched Cal beat the hillbillies.

Game 1 - Tailgating

2007-09-04T13:39:00.001-07:00

The "Tribute to the Hispanic Man" was expanded beyond our tailgate.

Ropa Vieja, Black Beans & Yellow Rice for our meal

As part of the tribute Rascal takes a siesta

Scary Things That Go Bump In The Night

2007-09-04T13:32:00.001-07:00

Frightening Video From The Summer

2007-09-04T13:23:00.000-07:00

Preparing for the season......

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...by attending the Tampa Gator Club Pub Crawl.

2007 Menu - Week 1 - 3

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Week 1 (9/1/07)
The Gators vs. the dreaded Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and their frightening mascot.

Scheduled attendees – B, Jon, Kira, Keara, P, & Omar. (Baby G will be at the Cal / UT game)

Menu – the annual tribute to the Hispanic man (rice, beans, empanadas, ropa vieja, tequila, Corona, insults directed at Omar, etc.) UPDATE: With the game moved to 12:30 the menu is presently up in the air. However no matter what we eat the scheduled insults directed at Omar will still happen.

Week 2 (9/8/07)
The Gators vs. the Trojans (no not USC, they are still afraid to play us since Ring of Honor member Wilber Marshall put a whoopin on them in the early 80’s) of Troy.

Scheduled attendees – B, Jon, & P

Menu – Trojan horse meat kabobs & of course some Gin

Week 3 (9/15/07)
The Gators vs. the hillbilly Tennessee Volunteers & their frightening coach who is just smaller than the Western Kentucky mascot.

Scheduled attendees – B, Jon, Kira, Keara, P, Baby G, & the Freak

Menu - TBA

2007 Menu - Weeks 4 - 6

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Week 4 (9/22/07)
The Gators @ the Ole Miss Rebels

Scheduled attendees – B, Jon, P, Omar, & Baby G

Menu – Leftover Memphis BBQ, something from the Crossroads, & what ever we can acquire while visiting the Grove.

Week 5 (9/29/07)

The Gators in a revenge game against the Auburn Tigers

Scheduled attendees – B, Jon, Kira, Keara, P, Baby G, Omar, & the Tinman (with a possible visit by Some Kind of Peanuts)

Menu – Big Game weekend (start looking for sources of Venison, Buffalo, Wild Boar, & Tiger meat).

Week 6 (10/6/07)

The Gators in Red Stick vs. the LSU Bayou Bengals

Scheduled attendees – A bunch of drunk Cajuns

2007 Menu - Weeks 7 - 9

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Week 7 (10/20/07)
The Gators at the still smarting from basketball season & Billy D turning them down Kentucky Wildcats

Scheduled attendees – TBA

Week 8 (10/27/07)
The Gators vs. the dirty, mangy, not even good enough for Michael Vick, mutts

Scheduled attendees – B, Jon, P

Menu – TBA

Week 9 (11/3/07)
The Gators celebrate homecoming vs. the Commodores of Vanderbilt

Scheduled attendees – B, Jon, Kira, Keara, P, P’s niece, Baby G, & Omar

Menu –

2007 Menu - Weeks 10-12

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Week 10 (11/10/07)
The Gators @ the Old Ball Coach and his South Carolina Gamecocks (assuming the administration doesn’t make him quit for not admitting players)

Scheduled attendees – TBA

Week 11 (11/17/07)
The Gators vs. the FAU Owls in the afternoon

Gators Hoops vs. the state university of New Jersey, Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the evening

Scheduled attendees – B, Jon, Kira, Keara, & P

Menu – Pre-game bagel spectacular with the post game meal TBA

Week 12 (11/24/07)
The Gators vs. the school out west with its doddering old coach & his new volunteer assistant

Scheduled attendees – B, Jon, Kira, Keara, P, Baby G, & Omar

Menu – End of the season mixed grill (various meats)

Four Weeks to Gator Football.......

2007-08-03T11:33:00.001-07:00

and Gator fans can't wait. Meanwhile in Tallacrappy, ticket sales have not be robust..........

Who's Hungry For Some Biscuits?

2007-07-20T07:26:00.000-07:00

A submission from Sablynski

2007-07-17T05:23:00.000-07:00

Get me a cocktail, you damn, dirty ape.

Get Ready for Tailgating

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Click to enlarge & read:

The Red Elvises

2007-06-15T11:41:00.000-07:00

We saw them at a free concert in downtown Tampa, great band, especially live.

Worst Movie Scenes

2007-06-15T06:16:00.000-07:00

Shark Attack 3 could be the greatest movie ever & such snappy dialog.

Everything you ever wanted to know about whisky

2007-06-14T07:21:00.000-07:00

http://www.thewhiskyguide.com/

Swear Jar

2007-06-06T08:26:00.001-07:00

This guy could get me back into baseball

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Time is going by really really slow.

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Beer Around The World

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TRAVELLERS' VOCABULARY LIST - BEER

Afrikaans: bier
Albanian: birre" (e" = e-umlaut, pronounced approx. schwa)
Arabic: bira (birra)
Armenian: garejure (transliteration)
Basque: garagarnoa
Breton: bier
Bulgarian: bira
Burmese: biya (transliteration)
Cantonese: be1jau2 (1 = high tone; 2 = high falling tone)
Catalan: cervesa
Croatian: pivo
Czech: pivo
Danish: o/l (o/ = fronted o sound, written o with slash)
Dutch: bier
English: beer
Esperanto: biero
Estonian: o~lu (o~ = o-tilde, pronounced short unrounded 'o')
Finnish: olut, (slang: kalja; actually other beverage)
Flemish: het bier
French: la bie`re
Frisian: bier
German: das Bier
Greek: mpi'ra (transliteration) ('mp' is pronounced 'b')
Greenlandic: immiaarag
Hausa: fita
Hawaiian: pia or bia
Hebrew: birah (bira)
Hindi: biar (transliteration)
Hokkien: bit3 djiu4
Hungarian: so~r (o~ = short-o-umlaut; s = "sh"-sound)
Icelandic: bjo'r (o' = o-acute accent)
Indonesian: bir
Irish: beoir
Italian: la birra
Japanese: biiru/bieru (r is sort of between USA 'r' and Eng. 'l')
Korean: maekju (transliteration)
Latin: cervisia
Latvian: alu
Lithuanian: alus
Luxemburgois: be'ier (e' = e-acute accent)
Madagassian: labiera (yes, one word)
Malay: bir
Maltese: birra
Mandarin: pi2jiu3 (2 = rising tone; 3 = fall/rise tone)
Nepali: biyar (transliteration) (from phrase book)
Nepali: chang (from person who's been there)
Norwegian: o/l (o/ = fronted o, written o with slash)
Papiamentu: serbes
Persian: ab-e-jow (a = slightly rounded; j = as in 'juice')
Pidgin (Papua): bia
Polish: piwo ('w' is pronounced 'v')
Portuguese: a cerveja
Quechua: sirwisa
Raeto-romanian: bi'era (i' = i-acute accent)
Rumanian: bere
Russian: pivo
Samoan: pia
Scots Gaelic: beo`ir (o` = o-grave accent)
Serbian: pivo
Singalese: bire (transliteration)
Slovakian: pivo
Slovenian: pivo
Spanish: la cerveza, la birra (Central America)
Swahili: pombe
Swedish: öl (ö = o with two dots ["med tva prickor"])
Tagalog: beer
Tasmanian: beer
Thai: bia
Tibetan: chang (transliteration)
Turkish: bira
Ukrainian: pivo
Welsh: cwrw ("w" is pronounced approx. as "u" in "put")
Yiddish: bier (transliteration)

Are You On The Wagon Or Off The Wagon?

2007-05-14T11:06:00.000-07:00

The Original Gin to Win

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More Gin to Win

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Gin to Win

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Wanee - The Allman Brothers

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Wanee - Gov't Mule

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Wanee - Robert Randolph w/ Derek Trucks

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Wanee - Rosehill Drive

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Wanee - Midnight Jam

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More Wanee

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Wanee

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Morning at the Mushroom Stage

Hoops National Championship Pregame

2007-04-09T13:49:00.000-07:00

On Ruth Cris' Patio Overlooking Centennial Park

Final Four - Saturday

2007-04-09T13:47:00.000-07:00

B & P Before Saturday's Game vs. UCLA

From Cartoon Network

2007-01-19T06:06:00.000-08:00

Mark May Be Wrong

2007-01-16T07:35:00.000-08:00

Check it out:

http://markmaybewrong.blogspot.com/

from the scarlett and gray blog:

portsMonkey’s predictions
Final Score: I think Florida will “earn” 14 points, while OSU will finish between 28-35. Florida could score a late TD against OSU’s freshman class after the game is out of reach. So I’ll split the difference and predict 31-17, OSU (although that number seems to indicate Florida will score a FG, which they can’t seem to do this season).
Leak vs. Smith: Under 100 yards difference for two reasons: I expect Leak to play catch-up, inflating his numbers, and I expect to see Tressel give Zwick a graduation present with a series or two behind center (assuming the game is out of reach).
Little Animal: Leak is the worst QB (INT-wise) OSU has seen this year, so I think he gets an INT tonight.
Which senior?: The always-underappreciated Stan White, Jr. will sacrifice his body for Smith, Pittman, and Wells one last time. Honorable mention: Pitcock and Roy Hall.

OH HYPE OH

2007-01-16T07:28:00.000-08:00

Ohio State is not a tank. It is not a jeep.

It is an Afghani donkey-cart built with spare parts from a wheel barrel, an '82 Chrysler and particle-board bookshelf that someone left on the curb. The last bit got caught in the rain, unfortunately. The veneer is peeling off and the wood is getting puffy. The plastic nails are somewhat discolored, but in a Heisman trophy kind of way.

"It was at a whole 'nother level of 'vehicle satisfaction' with the duct tape was still sticky."

That's how Ohio State fans prefer to remember the 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes: The Ferrero Roche of football teams. Because apparently believing your team is flaky is much better than believing your team got bent over, chopped up and mutilated when they were at their best. Because during the season, we heard words like stogy, robust, durable and steel grit. When the season was over, we heard words like temperamental, delicate, atrophy and out-of-sync.

High-strung cunny-willows.

Yeah, that's much better to swallow as a Buckeye. We didn't get beat by a better team. We got beat by an average team. Consequently, we're a bunch of pussies. We're like that girlfriend you have to buy expensive, sparkly things for every week. You might even get laid on some nights. Some people know how to use 50 days to prepare and get focused. Not us. We're morons. It takes one month before everything we learned in six months gets reduced to that quivering mass of foam on a yeast infection. It takes one month before the number one team in the nation transforms magically into Youngstown State or some direction school that people should invite to homecoming. It's a slight-of-hand magic trick, but believe me; please believe me.

If you wanted a team filled with men, don't look at us. Tressel takes a handful of putty at the beginning of the year and molds it, cradles it, makes love to it, then cradles it some more, then produces a product that's only good for 2 months. Take a picture of it, but fast. We're like that flower that only blooms only on summer solstice in the moon light. Then poof! Gone. Make a highlight tape and slap it on the shelves. We're the best team that comes with the most asterisks in the nation.

THE Ohio State Asterisks.

We need to bring in a team with a losing record every other week to keep us fine-tuned. That's what prepared us for Michigan. All those teams with losing records. They kept our players in peek performance mode. Our offensive linemen are on a seven day schedule. After seven days without a game, foot locker wants their super-flight-athlete shoes back. Then we have to regretfully give them all bowling shoes. It didn't hurt last year though. But there was a mix-up at the airport terminal and they gave us the wrong bowling balls to practice with. What? What's that? Don't stop me, I know this is about football, but bowling is an important component to fat-asses up north. I mean, to athletes-who-need-a-constant-diet-of-games-to-play-well up north.

We're like that gun that needs to be cleaned after every shot. Actually, in mid-shot. When you're pulling the trigger, your other hand should be holding onto the fluke: that chimney cleaner piece for guns. It goes click-*clean*-bullet-comes-out-*clean*-*clean*-reload. People from the SEC wouldn't understand. We take gun management seriously. We take football seriously.

If you tip us over, we fall down -- unless we've played a game approximately 7-14 days prior. In fact, if Florida played us on Janurary 8th AND January 15th, the record would be evened up. We would have had our 'preparation game'. We would win that time. Michigan had their preparation game with us too. That's why they wanted a rematch. It's standard operating procedure in the Big 10 for teams that need actual game-day preperations.

Fragile Ohio State.

But keep this in mind. And this is an important thought to consider. If you're really the number one team in the nation, capable of hanging with anyone, why do you seem to have the biggest drop-off as a team? If you bought a car that could go from 0-60 in 3 seconds, then a month later, it barely make it off the driveway, did you buy a good car or a lemon? There are so many variables a great team has that others don't; the ability to step up no matter what the adversity, such as a layoff, should be one of them. The wind blows in the wrong direction and Ohio State gets lost in the storm? Sorry. That's never a good sign for a champion.

Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it. Sorry Ohio State. Any team that doesn't show up for the championship game can not be called a champion. On any level. Just reapply the duct tape next season and hope it sticks until January. Pussies.

A Little Beck for the OSU Fans

2007-01-12T10:52:00.000-08:00

Excellent Highlight Package

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Herbie

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From our friends at Auburn

Another Reason to be a Tebow Fan

2007-01-11T07:05:00.000-08:00

A Few Cartoons

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Leak on Leno

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R F N

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UF vs. OSU

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Reggie F'n Nelson

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Going to Glendale

2006-12-07T06:11:00.000-08:00

Cam Newton

2006-12-07T06:09:00.000-08:00

Nole Nation

2006-12-05T06:34:00.000-08:00

Why did the Gator cross the road?

2006-12-04T13:50:00.000-08:00

To enjoy a hearty Razorback dinner on his way to Glendale.

While waiting for the BCS announcement....

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A few random things......

Meanwhile in Jax this weekend.......

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Happy Thanksgiving

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Cindy und Bert Rock

2006-11-22T10:52:00.000-08:00

Email of the Year: MaGleasagee

2006-11-13T11:52:00.000-08:00

TK wrote:

Dago & I saw [player name] and his wife at last year's The PGA
Doral Golf Tourney. I had played softball with him while I was in G-ville and I
>spoke with him for 10 minutes. He said he spoke with SOS at great length.
SOS deperately wanted to come back, but Machen and Foley already made
their decision to hire Urban. Out of "respect" to SOS, Shane said they
asked SOS to submit a resume and a committment of X years. SOS told them where
they could stick their resume. He also reminded them to look at the
trophy case >at UF.

M.G. wrote:

I am incredibly convinced that hiring Meyer over Spurrier
was the right move.
Meyer could be here 20 years.
Spurrier MIGHT have been here 4 or 5.

And once he left we'd be screwed again and
would've become Alabama, who still hasn't been able to let
go of Bear Bryant.

BTW: I have heard the EXACT same story abouut Bama and Bobby Bowden.
That is, they wanted a resume
and he asked the Bammers to come to
tallycrappy and look in the trophy case.

Very Bizarre

2006-11-13T10:40:00.000-08:00

S.C. Game: @ Concessions

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Gator girl:

South Carolina Kleinman Kids

2006-11-13T08:52:00.000-08:00

South Carolina Scary Victory Cigars

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Where is B's cigar?

South Carolina Tailgating

2006-11-13T08:43:00.000-08:00

Supporting the Vidalia onion farmers.

Mmmm.... NASCAR Ribs.
More cream cheese & chutney.
Mulsey likes cream cheese & chutney.

The Banner

2006-11-13T08:37:00.000-08:00

The Block

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Georgia Scoreboard

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Grandma

2006-10-30T07:28:00.000-08:00

Thanks to G for finding this picture. I am glad to know she is alive.

Stupid Woman

2006-10-30T05:55:00.000-08:00

--Jean T. Walker of Athens, Georgia, who says she is a fan of both teams, is adorned with symbols from both Georgia and Florida outside Alltel Stadium before the Georgia-Florida football game Saturday, October 28, 2006 in Jacksonville, Florida.(The Florida Times-Union, Bob Mack)

http://photos.jacksonville.com/PHOTOS/JAXF/190155/13304709E.jpg

Georgia - Postgame

2006-10-30T05:34:00.000-08:00

Beneath the Orange & Blue Victorious

Omar is worried about next year's Georgia game.

Who is this fake Tinman? It ain't Sablynski.

Georgia - Pregame

2006-10-30T05:30:00.000-08:00

The greatest Publix aisle ever.

Omar discovers the leftover hashbrowns from the Auburn game.

Tailgating: Lots o' gin was drank.

Georgia - Friday Night

2006-10-30T05:25:00.000-08:00

Get your Vidalia onions.

Dr. B's homemade pizza with bacon, sausage, prosciutto & fresh basil.

Omar wakes up to enjoy pizza

Can't have a cocktail party without a cocktail.

"Call me old school, but I do not like the spitting."

Bridge of Sighs

2006-10-26T18:37:00.000-07:00

Auburn - We still had fun - Tailgating 3

2006-10-17T05:57:00.000-07:00

Almost gametime & we have been drinking.

G listening to the Cal game. Nice face G.

Auburn - We still had fun - Campus Tour 2

2006-10-17T05:52:00.000-07:00

Patrick & a new friend.

I am such an ambassador for UF.

Omar meets some swilled Gators.

Auburn - We still had fun - Campus Tour

2006-10-17T05:49:00.000-07:00

We thought this said Riggio.

A visit with Some Kind of Peanuts & his dad.

Auburn - We still had fun - Tailgating 2

2006-10-17T05:46:00.000-07:00

Omar's specialty make a road game

7 layer dip with 4 being sour cream.

Auburn - We still had fun - Tailgating

2006-10-17T05:42:00.000-07:00

G, Miles & Holly early in the day.

Dr. B after his nap.

Why is Omar wearing Auburn colors?

Dr. B at the LSU Game

2006-10-17T03:23:00.000-07:00

Trying to make fire.

Photo by Keara

Sad Story

2006-10-10T11:10:00.000-07:00

A Gameday Sign

2006-10-10T05:49:00.000-07:00

Gin to Win

2006-10-09T10:28:00.000-07:00

LSU Tailgating

2006-10-09T10:22:00.000-07:00

Melissa & the Kira/Kearas

Cigars before the game.

Gleason won wings thanks to FAU.

A new sign in progress.

Gameday

2006-10-09T10:16:00.000-07:00

Gameday crew.

BEWARE LSU DOESN'T PLAY NICE

Their camera women dress well.

Party in Melrose?

2006-10-09T09:16:00.000-07:00

an LSU tiger posted this as well on mudlziardL

My favorite part of the whole trip was the Friday night that we spent at Chiappini's in Melrose, Florida. It is a little gas station/country store/bar that has been around since 1935. My buddy is good friends with the owner. They had an excellent selection of beer, wine and cigars. I was the only LSU fan in a group of about 50 Gator fans, but everyone treated me very well and I made a lot of friends.

pic here

http://www.geovillage.net/CampShands/p_maps/images/chi.jpg

Who Says Gator Fans are rude

2006-10-09T09:13:00.000-07:00

from mudlizard:

From a tiger fan: thanks to .... all of you that responded with good advice to my questions concerning travel, parking and tailgating around the swamp. excellent suggestions all the way around that we utilized in order to have a great trip. we ran the lawtey, starke, waldo gauntlet with no problems....likely because we were reading speed limit signs in 4 part harmony because of ya'll warning us ahead of time.

We bought some parking space from some young ladies that lived less than 2 blocks from the swamp and partied with a bunch of gators before the game. the atmosphere was the best i have visited in my trips to all of the sec stadiums. of course, i still think Tiger Stadium is the best, but the swamp is my unchallenged #2.

EVERY florida fan we encountered was very nice and helpful beforehand and were gracious winners afterwards. like a lot of others i had heard horror stories concerning the gator students, etc. none of those proved to be true in my case. overall a great trip. i wish the Tigers could have done more to make the game competetive, but friggin' turnovers and absolutely horrible special teams play prevented that. Impressive showing by the gators! best of luck at auburn this weekend, this Tigah will be pulling for you. Thanks aga

Black Sabbath Cartoon

2006-10-05T16:06:00.000-07:00

Why does Oktoberfest have to coincide with football season?

2006-10-04T16:58:00.000-07:00

Women dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes enjoy their beer in a beer tent during the 173rd Oktoberfest, the biggest beer festival in the world, in Munich, October 2, 2006. Germans, in party mood after the World Cup and cheered by a pickup in the economy, have 18 days to consume millions of litres of beer and hundreds of thousands of sausages as the festival has been extended to include October 3 public holiday. REUTERS/Alexandra Beier (GERMANY)

Bama Fan or Doughboy?

2006-10-04T10:43:00.000-07:00

You make the call.

Bama Pics

2006-10-03T07:44:00.000-07:00

Tailgating.

(left to right) Tom, Jonnie, Keara, Debs, Kira, Omar

Roxy makes a guest appearance.

Kickoff.

Cooking with Omar

2006-10-03T07:23:00.000-07:00

The ingredients.

The Chutney & Cream Cheese Delight.

The Post Game Aftermath

Kentucky Game Photos

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The Gators take the field.

If you look very closely you can see Cornelius Ingram about to score a TD.

Tennessee Fan makes the London Newspapers

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