Florida Gators vs LSU Tigers

Florida Gators vs LSU Tigers
Saturday 12:30 PT

Eastside Viewing-Kid Friendly
Ixtapa
22350 NE Marketplace Drive
Redmond WA, 98053
(425) 868-8283

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

Howdy Gators,

The word “OUCH” comes to mind, huh? What started out with such promise and fireworks for the Gators last weekend, resulted in a resounding thud. I won’t bother recounting the events in excruciating detail, but I think I speak for all when I say it was a painful thrashing in Gainesville at the hands of the Tide.

Yes, there’s lots of work to be done in all aspects of the game, and hopefully the “Beatdown at Ben” serves as a learning experience for Florida. Unfortunately the lessons don’t get any easier this weekend. In their second game of this brutal, four-game gauntlet (word to the UF scheduling committee - next season take it a bit easier on the Ol’ Orange and Blue!), the Gators head to Death Valley to face off against the, err… I shudder to say.., #1 team in the nation, the LSU Tigers. Truthfully, I haven’t seen LSU play much this year, but I understand they are quite good, have a tremendous (and may I say "hated") head coach and are currently deserving of their top ranking.

Time to lick our wounds and get back in the ring. The only thing the Gators can do this weekend in Baton Rouge is play with anger and try not to be too bogged down by the events of last Saturday. Clearly it won’t be an easy task (particularly while starting the mildly gimpy, freshman QB Jeff Driskel), but one can, at the very least, hope we show some fight and set the tone for the remainder of this still very young season.

Go Gators,

Courtney