I am an unabashed fan of the Gators of the University of Florida. I am a proud attendee of 6 entire weeks during the summer of 1985. I firmly believe every young man should spend a year in Gainesville. Good times, good times… Now, I live in Huntsville, AL. When people ask how I like [...]

Since I’ve been consumed trying to turn my brothers into blog-stars and basically ignoring everything else, I figured I might take the lazy way out highlight some great posts by my increasingly-blogified family: Da’ Wife: The awesomest chocolate pie recipe ever. Girls just wanna be pop-stars. Da’ Kid: Mustang Poem Da’ Bruddas: Utah vs. Michigan: [...]

I have another blog I’ve dusted off and started posting to, with a hyperlocal focus on the first coast of Florida. So, far, it’s mostly been sports, but that will probably change after Saturday when my beloved Jags get eliminated. I’m not the greatest football handicapper, so I asked my brother to drop some knowledge [...]

The talking-head sports-wonks in Jacksonville are saying good riddance to the ACC and their decision to move the ACC Championship game to Tampa and Charlotte. Ticket sales in Jacksonville were poor, with the schools’ not selling their allotment and the local market going “ho-hum” and the thought of Boston College and Virginia Tech. This game [...]

It is obligatory these days when writing about Tim Tebow that one include a photo of him with his Heisman Trophy wife. I admit it. I am one jealous, fat, middle-aged man. So, anyway, congratulations to Tim Tebow of THE University of Florida. For a sophmore on a 3-loss team to win the Heisman, it’s [...]

So, I had my Georgia post nearly done, so I’m posting it before I post my NC post – sue me! Anyhoo, the Florida-Georgia rivalry extends well beyond the football field, and despite the classless display by those dastardly Bulldogs in Jacksonville, whupping up on our beloved Gators then rubbing it in their faces like [...]