I know what you mean. The one game the Gators lost, to Ole Miss, was also by one point. Interestingly, since then Ole Miss has also knocked off some other teams. They don't have such a good won-loss record, but they've been spoilers.

A story in the Gainesville Sun ["Clash of Titans"] refers to the matchup of AP ranked No. 1 Alabama vs No. 2 Florida Gators as Frazier vs Ali. "...Ugly vs pretty."

Alabama is characterized as like "Smoking Joe," wanting to pound away at the line, while "...the Gators' slick, high-speed, Tim Tebow led offense resembles Ali's flashier style...."

Go Gators!

CONGRATS!!!!

Ok, so Mike and I are switching back and forth between your game and USC/UCLA and Mike says "I don't think your friend Carl" is doing this". I broke out laughing. So, were you switching back and forth or did you stick to your game?

YOU'RE NUMBER 1 !!!!!!!

I wasn't even thinking about any other game! Go Gators!!!!

Yayyyyy! No. 1 in the AP poll, anyway, I'd say. We probably won't make it past 2 in the BCS, though. But we'd better be in that top game!

I liked what Joe Paterno had to say about the BSC or BCS. He's not too impressed with it.

The FL Gators, ranked number 2 in the BCS standings, plays Oklahoma, ranked number 1, for the national championship. Just what we wanted. Go Gators!

BSC???? LOL, NO, Joe is not impressed with it.
WTG Carl!!! Go Gators!!! Go PSU!!! Isn't college football exciting? I can't wait.

Yes. Marge and I were talking last night (again). No, make that (still). With football over after the Super Bowl, and Dancing with the Stars over, "all" that's left now is college basketball, March Madness, American Idol, Spring football, Arena football, and eventually - college football again.

Marge and I are going to a Christmas "gala" for the hospital where she is a L&D nurse, this coming Friday night. Usually she's working when these things happen, but since she's now "semi-retired," we can go this year.

And the next night Marge noticed that at Silver Springs, Florida, where we have season tickets for 2008, in addition to having the Festival of Lights, there will be a concert of the Temptations on Saturday night.

So Marge is looking forward to this next weekend. Actually, she's in her glory throughout this month.

And when she's happy, Carl's happy.

Well, the bowl games are on tv in the U.S. this week and next. So far, Florida teams are doing quite well. The one that Marge and I are awaiting is where the Florida Gators and last year's Heisman-winning quarterback will defeat Oklahoma and this year's Heisman-winning quarterback and show who the better quarterback and team is! Also establish that Florida Gators are National Champions.

I'm also pulling for Lady Di's Penn State team to win in the Rose Bowl, although I notice they are not picked to do so. But that's okay. The "experts" are picking Oklahoma to win, also.

It'll just make our wins all the better!

Well, I guess Lady Di is not going to join me in this "tailgate party" leading up to our teams' Bowl games.

So I'll sign off and just watch some football.

Well, today is the big day. The Bowl Championship Series ranks college teams through a number of factors, and has a series of bowls leading up to the one tonight which matches the Number 1 team against the Number 2 team in the NCAA division 1 college teams. Oklahoma, coached by the University of Florida ex-Defensive Coordinator, Stoops, is ranked Number 1.

The University of Florida "Gators" are ranked Number 2. Marge and I pull for them.

Last night the Sun Channel ran the January, 2007 (2006 season) game between Number 1 Ohio State and Number 2 Florida. There, also, their quarterback was the Heisman quarterback, and everyone praised Ohio State's defense and offense, and they were expected to beat Florida by like 50 something to 20 something. Instead our quarterbacks were good, the defense was good, and Florida won 41 to 14!

Tonight, most are again picking the Number 1 team, Oklahoma, and their quarterback in the current year Heisman winner. Our quarterback, Tebow, won the Heisman last year. And I think that our quarterback will come out ahead tonight and that the Gators will win the game and the National Championship.

Go, Gators!