Quote:Wow I definitely haven't been watching that long! Born in 85 and started watching around 92 or 93. The parents of my best friend growing up in the early years got me into the Gators, they have had season tickets every year even before 92/93 since I started watching and they still have them to this day. They have Gators pictures and news articles framed all over their house. I've been a huge fan ever since. I've been to Gators games and Jags games with them many times.

I was born in 73' and my parents moved back to Florida in the summer of 79'. I'm the only member of my family born here being my dad was in the Navy and my sister was born in Virginia. Chris Collinsworth was one of my favorite players because his last name was close to mine. My father kinda instilled in me that Gainesville being the closest school to where I was born just made sense to root for them. I remember that season as the losses were piling up my dad saying "if they ever get the right coach, he'll awake a sleeping giant". Well Pell turned out to be dirty. Hall had to pay for the sins of Pell (although Hall wasn't bad just couldn't overcame NCAA sanctions). Then everyone knows the story from there; Spurrier awoke the giant. Watching them go from the basement to the mountain tops is the single most fulfilling thing to me as a fan. That our first title came at the expense of FSU was like sweet hot chocolate on a cold winter night. :-)

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