DEDICATION GOES TO THE GRAVE AND BEYOND
Ours could be any number of things:
–”STILL MORE MOBILE THAN CHRIS WEINKE”
–”THERE WERE FLOWERS HERE BUT PHIL FULMER ATE THEM”
–”YOU’RE AT THE WRONG TOMBSTONE MIAMI’S SWAGGER IS FOUR SPOTS DOWN AND DIED IN 2002″
–”IF TIM’S RIGHT I’M IN HELL RIGHT NOW GO GATORS.”
–”CANCER: NATURE’S ORIGINAL UNSTOPPABLE SPREAD OFFENSE.”
–”NOT DEAD–JUST HIDING FROM ED ORGERON.”
Please leave your own personalized epitaphs below, and salute Mr. Smith, an American hero, and JBoxt1, who found this brilliance.
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101
Hawgustus Caesar says:
SOMEONE TELL JERELL POWE WHAT THIS SAYS
November 4th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
102
Mich-Placed Gator says:
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/1166/whippedpuppy09.gif
November 4th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
103
Delicious Pundit says:
I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN
BUT THIS FLORIDA A&M BAND IS PRETTY GOOD
November 4th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
104
Troan says:
I love that he got a purple heart…hope he was buried in an orange coffin
November 4th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
105
Buffalover says:
Better Dead Than Red
November 4th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
106
Gator Bone says:
Hawgustus @ 101: Well done, sir.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
107
RAW says:
[OU SUCKS]
November 4th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
108
Mich-Placed Gator says:
2 R’s in Jerrell Powe, by the way….not that he would notice. …and you could add a good number of Seminole names to that as well.
very well done, @ 101
November 5th, 2009 at 1:53 am
109
THEBIGFISH says:
“I smell a dead guy”
November 5th, 2009 at 2:04 am
110
TampaGatorGal says:
@92- thanks for sharing that memory…great tribute, and summarized the entire spirit (and the mirthful laughter) in the post. how great that you have these memories, and connection with your Uncle. That’s the heart of our love of this game- the team affiliation, the rivalries, the love of the game- sure. but, the connections- those last, and are bigger than all the minutiae of our football discussion, cheering, arguments and “glorifying”. Doyle will always be with you- how nice.
November 5th, 2009 at 3:31 am
111
Corndog says:
Jerrell Powe can`’t read this/
November 5th, 2009 at 6:58 am
112
TB says:
“Is this Iowa?”
“No, it’s heaven. Although I can understand your confusion, given the highly improbable outcome.”
November 5th, 2009 at 7:31 am
113
thetennesseethumper says:
THE LEGEND OF MT. CODY? BULLSHIT!! I COULD’VE BLOCKED THOSE FIELD GOALS FROM HERE!
SOIL’S TOO ROCKY DOWN HERE, AS WELL.
November 5th, 2009 at 9:19 am
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Mich-Placed Gator says:
@110 thanks. you would really have to understand who Uncle Doyle was in order to really appreciate that little story. Even though we never once pulled for the same college team playing a game (even if it was somebody like Michigan St. vs Iowa on TV, he would find out who I wanted to win and pull for the other team), I and everyone in the family, adored him.
His jokes, stories, and demeanor ALWAYS had people smiling, sometimes aggravated beyond belief, but still smiling in the end.
He would go to great lengths for practical jokes…for example a neighbor whom he didn’t care for once went on vacation. While away, Doyle put everything from their yard (deck furniture, potted plants, pool toys, EVERYTHING) on the roof of their house and arranged it perfectly, and then peeked out the window, dying laughing when they got home at their reactions.
He would also do anything in the world for a friend or family member. My parents helped him out when he first got out of high school, and he never forgot it.
I showed my Dad the bumber sticker and ask if I should and he couldn’t stop laughing….just shook his head yes. Once Uncle Doyle’s casket was at the cemetary (in Glennville, GA) I walked over before the crowd had gathered and kneeled down out of view of my Dad, who was watching from the church reception hall. I couldn’t do it. I put the bumber sticker back in my jacket pocket, but nodded and smiled at my Dad once I stood up.
Later that afternoon, the entire family was gathered at my Aunt’s and we’re all sharing stories of crazy stuff Doyle did (and he would have put a Go Dawgs stickers all over our caskets) My Dad, in the funny ways he tells stories, shared that “Doyle will be spending eternity with Go Gators on his casket……” to the people it would aggravate the most, fellow dog fans. OMG they were PISSED and wanted to go dig up the coffin right then. There was serious outrage….half the family was laughing til they cried, a qtr didn’t care, and a qtr was so pissed they were spittin’ fire….they were the big time Dawg fans, so it was awesome.
I did tell my Aunt Carol (Doyle’s widow) in private that I really didn’t do it. She smiled, gave me a hug, and said she wouldn’t tell anyone that it’s not on there and that it’d be our little secret. Now my EDSBS family knows along with my Aunt Carol that “Go Gators” isn’t actually on the bottom of the casket…..but don’t tell my Dad. He’s still smiling and laughing when he tells people about this….4 months later.
November 5th, 2009 at 11:16 am
115
CincySooner says:
“I WOULD LIKE TO APPOLIGIZE FOR LIVING. I PROMISE I WILL NEVER LIVE AGAIN. YOU WILL NEVER SEE A CORPSE BE DEADER THAN THIS ONE RIGHT HERE FOR THE REST OF ETERNITY. GOD BLESS.”
November 5th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
116
Doyle Hargraves says:
“1-2-3-4-5 dem commercials told me not to drink and drive”
November 5th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
117
Techie says:
WE’VE LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS DEATH. LOT OF THINGS WE CAN WORK ON IN PRACTICE FOR NEXT TIME.
November 5th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
118
idahobuckeye says:
“Holy Shit, God ISN’T a Notre Dame fan!”
“BYU, God says to stop praying to Him for wins, he says it should be obvious after those ass-rapings in your own house that he wasn’t helping”
“FUCK MICHIGAN!!!”
November 5th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
119
Mr. Pelican Pants says:
“THANK YOU, AUBURN, FOR HIRING GENE CHIZIK. 36-0!…….TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!”
“SUCK IT KIFFYKINS!”
November 5th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
120
Reptilian says:
Dadgumit! They took down my statue!
November 5th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
121
sasmall says:
@72:
HE WAS A MAN, BUT HE WAS NOT FORTY.
@everybody
BLED CARDINAL AND GOLD. LITERALLY. (BLOOD PLASMA, ANYONE?)
(or)
BY THE TRANSITIVE PROPERTY, TROY POLAMALU WAS LOVED.
@100:
Nice sentiment; well done.
November 6th, 2009 at 2:08 am
122
idahobuckeye says:
“WHERE IS THAT LEAP YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT MICHIGAN?!”
“HEY RICH ROD, BO SAYS HE WANTS HIS TEAM BACK”
“YARRRRRRR”
November 6th, 2009 at 10:21 am
123
Kenny says:
Great, great story, Mich-Placed Gator.
November 7th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
124
TampaGatorGal says:
Mich-Placed Gator- i just tracked back and saw your post (who knows if you’ll ever see this?) but, like Kenny said, GREAT, great story! thanks so much for sharing that follow up and further insight into the beloved character he was- right on down to his send off! (too much!)- Uncle Doyle lives on, always. What a truly great story of FAMILY- and all our families’ crazy drama (SO on point for FL-GA folks, but same inherent truth for all great fan rivalry stories). very cool. thank you.
November 8th, 2009 at 12:24 am