GO GATORS. IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY.
The bitter irony of Barry Switzer announcing Oklahoma trumping Texas in the BCS rankings is beyond all established metrics, but we didn’t hear that: all we heard was “Florida,” and then we proceeded to break out the jet-skis, the sleeveless vests without shirts and baggy pants, and the Uncle Luke.









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Crabapple Buck says:
Congrats O. I’ll be cowering under a couch when we play UT and deal with Peter later.
December 7th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
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NOLAcane says:
Not sure which is worse, the throngs of Gator fan soon to descend upon Miami, or the fact that you are using our top friend of the program to announce their entrance.
December 7th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
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austiger says:
You should tone it down to every third article about your beloved gaytors.
Seriously.
Sincerely pulling for OU,
austiger
December 7th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
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Orson Swindle says:
GAYTORS LOL OMG LOOLOL WHERE DID YOU–
We’re sorry. We can’t hear you because IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY! GO SHORTY!!! IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY!!!
December 7th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
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Holly says:
Seriously, the Florida bias on this site is really getting out of hand. Where do you get off writing about your own alma mater, Swindle? IF THAT IS EVEN YOUR REAL NAME
December 7th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
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MrRedDevil says:
Yeah Orson, what’s next? A site banner of Wuerffel and Spurrier?!
December 7th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
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MrRedDevil says:
For years I’ve pondered this eternal question. What is worse, losing to Giggity or a Pirate?
Thanks to the BCS, we now know.
December 7th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
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Double Eagle says:
For all this time I thought black people didn’t like swimming, and here they are jumping into pools and gettin’ all crazy with watercraft. Uncle Luke teaches ya something new every day, I guess.
December 7th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
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BurritoBrosShits says:
Wait…. this is a football blog?
December 7th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
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meeyami says:
its funny because a lot of our players really ARE shorties!!!!!!!111111
December 7th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
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Brian says:
Jet Skis? Tebow stands on two dolphins and wields a trident.
December 7th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
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BurritoBrosShits says:
Brian, he walks on water and laughs at its futility.
December 7th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
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Stagecoach says:
OK, I’ll bite……….”sleeveless vests?”
Forgive my northern ignorance, are there vests WITH sleeves?
December 7th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
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italiangator says:
Cleveland: “I’m no meteorologist, but it’s raining bitches!”
Straight from Chris Rainey’s mouth to Seth MacFarlane’s ears.
December 7th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
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NRBQ says:
Damn you, Orson.
You have the best team, and the bestest site.
(futile shaking of fists)
December 7th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
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baconboy says:
My favorite bowl assignment (besides my Gators, of course) is seeing BYU going to the Las Vegas Bowl. Boy, I’ll bet those Vegas hotels are just thrilled at the spending potential of a horde of people that don’t drink or gamble. Though I bet the Osmond show at the Flamingo will be sold out.
December 7th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
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VolunteerValtrex says:
The winner of the BCS matters not, as the University of Tennessee Volunteers remain the single most important entity in the Universe.(Including 37 parallel universes). BTW, in protest to how shitty the Vols offense was this past season, Eric Berry plans to awaken the supermassive black hole residing at the center of this galaxy…way to go Dave, you and your stupid fucking Clawfense.
December 7th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
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InsaneCoachPosse says:
wait for it….
ESSS…EEEEE….SEEEE…SPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
and Tebow of course
personally I have begun whittling a tiny Conestoga to use as a voodoo icon…. it will be mired in chilled pancake syrup while lizards glued to tiny RC cars run circles around it
best of luck to the Gators… keep it in the family !!
December 7th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
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WarCardinals says:
@baconboy
The two Utah schools’ destinations for bowl season? Las Vegas and New Orleans. The tourism bureaus in those two cities are thrilled. Mormons on Bourbon Street? Egad.
Also, in a totally unrelated note, Jay G. Tate is reporting that Hugh Nall is out of the coaching business and is taking a job as COO at some company. Knees all over the southeast are breathing a sigh of relief.
December 7th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
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haybeav says:
I can honestly say that in my 25 years of life on this earth, I don’t think I’ve actually ever heard the song where the saying “It’s your birthday, get busy” came from.
Thank you, Edsbs.com. You complete me.
December 7th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
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DevilGrad says:
LaVell Edwards was credited as saying that bowl committees tended not to like BYU because their fans “come to town with a twenty dollar bill and a copy of the Ten Commandments and leave without breaking either.” He’d get a good laugh out of this year’s travel plans.
December 7th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
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Etch Westgrin says:
Good job Gators.
Go win the National Championship.
December 7th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
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donkeydawg says:
I am a Gator Hater of long vintage, but have to congratulate Orson and company on this season. As for EDSBS homerism–Lord a’ mercy, this is like accusing Kafka of being too Jewish. You know, kind of beside the point.
December 7th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
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displaced gator says:
Is anyone going to the game? Cause ill be the drunk guy singing, “its our birthday!”
December 7th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
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DJ says:
It will be glorious; I will fly to Arizona to watch Terrelle Pryor and the rest of the Ohio State vagina dentatas get pounded into the pavement, then go home and watch Dr. Tebow slice and dice the Oklahoma (non)defense.
Hook em and (for the next month) CHOMP CHOMP!!!
December 7th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
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Rawk says:
Hurray for the BCS! 3 double digit favorites (Rose, Fiesta, Sugar), a game where 80% of fans of teams left out of the BCS either watched their team beat one of the two teams in it or know their team could beat the winner of it (Orange Bowl “Classic”), and a very compelling national title game (with Florida a 3 point favorite, the ultimate betting line).
The BCS is a lot like a federal or state employee, it does exactly what it is supposed to do and not one ounce extra. Thank you system for your 20% efficiency rating.
December 7th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
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chaimy4life says:
For a Gator in Miami, this is one of my fave posts of all time. See you all down here!!
December 8th, 2008 at 12:07 am
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Joe Killpack says:
I am a pissed-off Horn fan. (But wait, there’s more.) Here I was hoping for a chance to defend the Big 12’s honor against the SEC. Instead, Florida has drawn a team that has blown four straight BCS bowl games and has lots of trouble containing teams with non-lead-footed quarterbacks (see Zac Robinson and Colt McCoy).
After Florida wins I’m gonna have to hear “the big 12 suxxxors” from every SEC team for the next year …
December 8th, 2008 at 12:22 am
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JD says:
Time for a Simpsons reference:
Homer: Well, he’s got all the money in the world, but there’s one thing he can’t buy.
Marge: What’s that?
Homer: [thinks] A dinosaur!
December 8th, 2008 at 1:03 am
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PDXgonegator says:
Damn.
Watching that video, one can’t help but conclude that a lot of people in South Florida have the same birthday.
I don’t wanna say I freaked out completely when Joe Haden made that late interception, but more than one person in the room compared my reaction to that of The Highlander during “the quickening.”
Big deal. We all drop our sword sometimes, when we get hit by lightning…right?
December 8th, 2008 at 1:29 am
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Rockabye Reggie Nelson says:
I swear I thought Barry Alvarez was titled as Barry Switzer, or vice versa. FOX should probably work on this before January.
And WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
I’ll be trying to buy a ticket, Orson, but, if not, I will be rioting on University within seconds of the final whistle.
December 8th, 2008 at 2:16 am
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anon says:
Will all you want, Tebow is still a virgin…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgrKkNWbBtQ
December 8th, 2008 at 6:33 am
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scalz1 says:
Uncle Luke is undoubtedly the sunshine state’s Poet Laureate.
Congrats, UF and OU.
See you guys at the Clevelander.
December 8th, 2008 at 8:47 am
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Frank Drackman says:
Go Gators!
Do the SEC proud, even if you did lose to Auburn 2 years in a row. Can’t wait till Spurrier brings his show to the Plains..
December 8th, 2008 at 8:52 am