It's great -- to be -- a Florida Gator --
Wow, has my diploma increased in value this year. We're defending champs in basketball (although we just loss to rivals the Seminoles) -- but that loss was eased by the football team being chosen to go to the BCS Championship game! I am sooo lovin' those UCLA Bruins.
Now, many of my co-workers may not know that I am a graduate of the University of Florida -- although I think I mention it in my bio on the web. You certainly can't tell by looking at my desk - there's no orange and blue to be found. And that's because it's been 2 decades since I roamed the corridors of Hume Hall (the dorm I lived in which just happened to be located right down the street from Fraternity Row). 20 years since I strolled by Hume Lake and the very large (6 foot) gator that sun bathed within feet of students walking to class -- no fence or barrier of any sort. I guess it was believed that a gator wouldn't eat a fellow "gator".
Yes, I've contributed to the alumni association a few times since I graduated and my younger brother and sister also followed in my footsteps and have degrees from U-F, as well.
But, the days of wearing orange and blue are Way over -- until now. That's right -- I'm back on the bandwagon folks. Just like I jumped on Ben Rothlisberger's "Rookie Bandwagon" and how I'm still on the Marques Colston Bandwagon. But in this case, I'm really a gator -- not just a "gator fan" and for the next 27 days -- I can sing our "fight song" and do the "gator chomp" to the theme of jaws and wear orange and blue, because in 28 days I'll probably be saying "wait til next year" as beating a tremendous Ohio State team is a tall order -- but at least we're in the game!
