Florida Gators vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers

#1 Florida Gators vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers
Saturday 4:00 PST
(see below for viewing locations)

Howdy Gators:

Welcome to a new season of Florida football! After having spent the offseason basking in the glow of another National Championship and the sometimes excruciating summer heat of Seattle (admit it Floridians, even for us it was bloody hot at times), it’s time to pull out the orange and blue attire, gather around the TV and belt out a few bars of “We are the Boys from Old Florida.” Fall is in the air (as my stunning autumnal fashions will attest to) and the pageantry of NCAA Football is upon us. And at top of the college football heap are our beloved Florida Gators, overwhelming preseason #1 and the odds-on favorite to win a third title in four years. Not a bad time to be a Gator, huh?

Let’s hope this season can be as successful as last year’s. As unfair as it may seem, certainly anything other than a title repeat will be a bit of letdown, particularly given the returning talent we have and favorable schedule. Tim Tebow (aka, “Minor Deity”) returns for his senior year and is surrounded by a stable of athletes on offense. On the defensive side of the ball, the Gators return all starters (I am pretty sure this is fact, but my assistant is currently researching on LexisNexis) and somehow manage to have Brandon Spikes still donning the team colors. Can you say "juggernaut"?

Speaking of a favorable schedule, this Saturday the Gators kick off the year against the not-so-mighty Charleston Southern Buccaneers (yes, I had to look that up... I did not know their team name either). While the Yucky Bucs, as their fans and loved-ones call them, did post a 7-5 record last year, their victories were largely against patsies the likes of Northern Greenville and Edward Waters (presumably they just played against a single guy named “Edward Waters;” hence the lopsided score in that one). This one could get quite ugly :-)

Come on out and watch the Gators launch the 2009 season with the Seattle Gator Club. Chances are we will only see the starting squad for the first two quarters, as I anticipate a halftime score of humiliating proportions. Nonetheless it should be fun to watch Tebow, Spikes and Company charge on the gridiron again and make a statement to the NCAA nation. Viewing arrangements will be the same as last year: Sideline in Factoria will be hosting the Eastside crowd and Spitfire in Belltown will be the site for the Seattle folks.

Go Gators,

Courtney

NOTE: Sideline will be opening at 3:30 for the game, so if you get there early you will have to while away your time at the pet shop next door, which is actually kinda fun.

Eastside Viewing
Sideline Sports Bar
3720 Factoria Blvd SE Ste F
Bellevue, WA 98006
(425) 644-2781

Westside Viewing
Spitfire
2219 4th Ave
Seattle, WA 98121 (Belltown)
(206) 441-7966