GATOR TALES

First Published Clearwater Sun  1965****VOL 47, NO. 3

BY GATORS MUSCHOMP LOVE (LIKE us on Facebook!)

@TRADER RICK’S LAST OUTPOST, PALM HARBOR, FL

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Game 3 | # 18/17 Florida (2-0, 1-0 SEC) at # 23/29 Tennessee (2-0, 0-0SEC) | Knoxville, Tenn. Sept. 15, 2012 | 6:00 p.m. ET | ESPN

SINCE 1916, UF LEADS 22-19 (845-844), UF WON LAST 7,WON LAST YEAR 33-23

106th SEASON

UF IS A 2-point VEGAS DOG . OPTIMISTIC TRADER RICK   HAS GATORS AS 3 POINT FAVORITES

ESPN GAME DAY WILL BE THERE, SECOND WEEK IN A ROW FOR GATORS!!!!

This will be the first meeting since 2007 that both schools are ranked in the polls. Tennessee is 2-0 with wins over NC State (35-21) and Georgia State (51-13). The Vols are led by QB Tyler Bray, who has completed 45-of-61 passes for 643 yards and 6 TD’s. Wide receiver Justin Hunter,  has 17 catches for 219 yards and 3 touchdowns. OH, MY! 

UF beat SEC expansion team Texas A&M, 20-17 last week, rallying from a 17-10 halftime deficit. Mike Gillislee had two touchdown runs, and Caleb Sturgis kicked two FG’s, one a 51 yarder, his career 8th over 50 yards. Sophomore QB Jeff Driskel, making his first career start, was 13-for-16 for 162 yards (166.3 rating), while redshirt junior Jordan Reed tied his career high of five receptions for 59 yards (11.8 avg.). Coach Muschamp’s “ happiest moment in Florida history for me. That and the Ohio State game (in the Gator Bowl).”

HOW DID GATORS OPPONENTS DO?

BGSU 1-1 BEAT IDAHO 21-13/ TEX A&M 0-1 LOST TO #17 FLORIDA 17-20/ TENN 2-0 BEAT GA ST 51-13/ UK 1-1 BEAT KENT STATE 47-14/ #2 LSU 2-0 BEAT WASH 31-3/ VANDY 0-2 LOST TO NORTHWESTERN 13-23/ #9 USCe 2-0 BEAT E CAROLINA 48-10/ #7 UGA 2-0 BEAT MIZZOU 41-20/MIZZOU 1-1 LOST TO #7 UGA/ 20-41/ LA

2-0 BEAT TROY 37-24/ JAX STATE 1-1 BEAT UT CHATT 27-24/ #6 FSU 2-0 BEAT SAVANNAH ST 55-0 ----------UF faces 4 Top Ten teams this season

*MISS ME YET? DEPT: Urban  Liar’s INELIGIBLE  TOSU buckeyes( 2-0) beat UCF 31-16  last week. *URBAN LIAR’S DREAM TEAM DEPT: #19  Notre Dame Fighting Irish Beat Purdue 20-1

*ROCKYTOP FUN FACT:  Former Vol P. Manning played the Gators 4 times and lost 4 times. *TEBOW WATCH: Bronco Vonn Miller Tebow’d after sacking Ben Rothlisberger last Sunday!!!*TAMPA WATCH: USF is 2-0 & Laptop Thief Former Gator Newton beat by Your Tampa Bay Bucs!

GO GATORS! CHOMP, CHOMP!

GO GATORS! CHOMP, CHOMP!