It is done.

Sorry for my absence. I was very sick and got off to a bad start in my first week back at school so I had to catch up. I also was in a state of bliss after the game and I put off writing this for a while. I'm sorry again. Let's move forward.

It happened. It may not have happened in the way you wanted. It wasn't a blowout, it wasn't an offensive circus, the brains of the Laters weren't spilled upon home field of the Ft. Lauderdale Hurricanes, and as far as I know, every member of the Laters still has both of his testicles. But, the Okee and his minions got gotten. Deed-to-their-soul-rights-to-first-born-prima-noctes-type-gotten. All that shit-spewing, all that "we're going to show that the right man got the Heisman" hogwash, all that little dozen is better than the SEC, all that poppycock. And all they got was a little Timbow. 

Go Prove.

The Timbow was 18/30 for 231 yards and 2 touchdowns. Yes, le Timbow threw two picks, but Jesus the Christ also lost his temper against the moneychangers in the Temple and you don't hear anyone hating on the most righteous motherfucking water-into-wine-changing homey in le world, do you? Ok, except for terrorists and Democrats, everyone loves the Jesus, just like everyone loves the Timbow. Just like He did against Bama, Timbow did his best work in the fourth. Aside from the 15 yard penalty for chomping at the Laters' Nic Harris, Timbow was perfect. He never threw an incompletion and threw His trademark jump pass to David Nelson for a touchdown to seal the victory. The Timbow's combined Bama and Later stats for fourth quarter play are 11/11 for 148 yards and 2 td's, with also 45 yards of rushing for good measure. And, what's more, he's staying another year.

Go Doubt. 

Percy, Percy, Percy. I love this kid and I'm going to miss the highlight-reels out of him. He was a star. In my opinion, he was the offensive player of the game, not Timbow (have mercy on me, Timbow). Percy ran the ball nine times for 125 yards and one touchdown. For all you Gators who are not scientists, that's 13.6 yards per carry. And for all you Gator statisticians, Percy has now scored a touchdown in 15 straight games in which he's played-- no one but number one has such a streak. In the fourth quarter and on the first offensive play after the Laters scored to tie the game 14-14, Percy revved up and slammed the gas out of the backfield for a long run of 52 yards, taking the Gators deep into the Laters' territory, and setting up the go-ahead field goal. 

Go Decapitate.

As any informed Gator football fan knew, the star of this game was not going to be a player on offense, but the entire team defense. The highlights are many. First in time was Major Wright dropping Manny Johnson like an American banking stock. Good night, Susan. That Sooner got boomed. Johnson was shaken up and did not return till later. 

Go Nowhere.

The Gator D stood mighty tall against the Laters in the second quarter. The Laters were on the Gator 9 yard line, 1st and goal. Four times the Laters gave the ball to Chris Brown, their 1000+ yard running back, and four times he got gotten. 

Go Team Work.

Wright would strike again as the Gators' goal line defense worked together to stop the Laters cold. On the closing drive of the first half with the score tied 7-7, Torrey Davis hit Bradford in the backfield, disrupting the throw. Davis' hit slowed the throw long enough for Haden to jump the route and tip the ball to Ahmad Black, who then batted the ball to Major Wright, who then intercepted it. That interception was worth 7 points at least.

Go Conquer.

In the fourth quarter, Lakeland's Ahmad Black satiated his pigskin hunger-lust for the seventh time this season with what was one of the nastiest, thieving interceptions I've ever witnessed. Black jumped up and snatched the ball out of hands of Iglesias. I wasn't the only one flabbergasted, either. The Okee, with his little beady eyes wide open and mouth agape, hadn't seen such a brazen robbery since 1492.

The Gators are the 2008-2009 Bowl Championship Series National Champions. Go tell it on the motherfucking mountain. They battled back from a home loss that felt worse than a hangover on an Ibiza morning. They promised we'd never feel that way again all season, and they delivered. They are who we thought they were: Champions.

Enjoy the next year.

I will continue blogging throughout the off-season. I will cover football recruiting for obvious reasons and will post by week's end a summary of who we got and what to expect from them.  I will try my best to cover basketball, although my knowledge of the sport is inexpert. Anyone with superior knowledge is welcomed to submit text. I will also try to cover the other sports that football funds, like softball for the Jota, or badminton for the Harvard Gator. 

I am so sorry that I took so long to post, but relax, for all is well: the Gators won.

Go Champions.

Go Gators.