Football and life starts this week. Thursday is UTC's home opener, I may go. Just not sure right now. Florida kicks it off on Saturday against the College of Charleston. I am excited. I have been a huge University of Florida fan for a long, long, time. I'm 26 and I can not remember ever pulling for another college program. I got a Danny Wuerffel jersey for Christmas when I was in 6th grade. A week later I used it to wipe tears off of my face as UF got demolished by what may have been the best college football team ever in the 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers. A year later I was wearing it when Danny Wuerffel, Ike Hilliard, and Terry Jackson totally anhialated the former all girls school in Tallahasee. So yeah, I am a die hard. I hate bandwagon jumpers. The guys who go after whatever team is hot at the time. There used to be a guy who was the biggest UGA fan you would ever meet. He seemed like a pretty good guy. After Florida won the 2006 Championship he was a new guy he totally renounced his loyalty to Georgia. That aint right. You have to dance with the one who brought you.
Willis' List of Favorite Gators (no historical guys, ie Spurrier, Collinsworth, Carlos Alvarez, just guys that I watched and have seen, no currents either.)
1. Danny Wuerffel- QB 1995 and 1996 All-American First Team 96 Heisman winner
2. James Bates-LB- #44, Total and utter butt kicker. Wasnt the most athletic but had a motor that never stopped. Second team All-SEC
3. Chris Doering-WR
4. Todd Johnson-FS 2-time All-American
5. Rex Grossman-QB Despite his mediocraty in the NFL Rex was the best QB in the country in 01 and 02
6. Travis McGriff-WR The white kid with the crazy speed. Made the circus catch seem mundane.
7. Jevon Kearse- OLB The Freak. Before he was a sack master in the NFL he was killing SEC QBs.
8. Fred Taylor-FB played in a pass happy offense but always gained positive yardage.
9. Lawrence Wright-SS- All-American
10. Billy Latchko-FB/LB did it all for the Gators in the early 2000's. Was a former walk-on who was all heart.
Thats my list. I know I left guys off, I could do this all day. I just dont have time.
