It’s Great to be a Florida Gator!
filed in Sports on Apr.04, 2006
I like to think I’m not superstitious. There’s just no point. Though I have heard that if you step on a crack, your mother really will break her back.
So while I know superstition isn’t pragmatic, I figured the Gators needed all the help they could get last night.
I wore my “lucky” shoes. Momo wore her orange shirt - the same one she wore when Florida beat George Mason (yes she washed it first). We went to the same bar and sat in the same area we sat for the last two Gator victories, even though the bar is halfway across town. I didn’t wear UF colors, because I haven’t worn UF colors for any game this season and I didn’t want to jinx it. Momo insisted that her friends joined us at the bar, because they were there with us for the last Gator win. etc. etc. etc…
I know it doesn’t make sense, but I felt a little better. At least I knew if they happened to lose that it definitely wasn’t going to be my fault. I wasn’t about to smite the gods by scoffing at superstition.
And… it paid off - in two ways. Florida destroyed UCLA and I won my office pool. So today I’m celebrating (quietly in my cube with headphones on while typing). Go Gators!!!
More pics after the jump.
(AP Photos)
April 4th, 2006
Shouldn’t that guy be in a long blue dress?
April 4th, 2006
GOOOOOO GATORS!!!!!!
I won the tournament pick thing I was in too!!
Victory is sweet.
April 4th, 2006
you’re a sports guy?
well, at least you’re not an eagles fan. right??? i HATE those guys.
April 4th, 2006
WOO HOO!
Destroyed is right. She-it, I’m buying Noah a new dress.
April 4th, 2006
I work with JJ, and if he yells out “FLORIDA GATORS RULE” one more time……I might just sic Rosanne Barr’s pussy on him….
April 4th, 2006
Shirley:
Nice callback!
April:
I promise I did not do the cabbage patch when I found out I won.
Sarah:
Well, I do watch the Eagles games and do own an Eagles sweatshirt - but I don’t get worked up about it like I do when it comes to my alma mater.
C.Ro:
Get him an orange one. He already has the blue one.
Joe the:
Please don’t. That’s just cruel.
April 4th, 2006
my friend sent me the celebration
April 4th, 2006
Am I the only one who saw the guard do that painfully gay hip dance type deal when time was running out? Once the clock went T-minus 9, he did this *shake shake shake.. pause.. shake shake shake* and threw the ball up in the air. I know certain things should be excused when the emotions of winning a national championship take over but if you’re looking for the pussiest of them all, this kid made himself a candidate with his dreadful hip action.
April 5th, 2006
Jimmy:
That video totally supports the idea that Florida is no longer just a football school.
Flash:
You must be talking about Taurean Green. I think he was the guy who had the ball as the clock ticked down. I was too busy jumping up and down screaming like a drunken buffoon to see his silly dance.
April 5th, 2006
bryan who recorded the party footage also has a great zine. super awesome. check out transition.
http://www.transitionvm.com/