No Wonder Gator Tastes Like Chicken

If you have ever tried it, or have heard someone describe it, then you already know that "Gator tastes just like chicken." And now we know exactly why: Because the Gators are, in fact, chickens.

The once proud bullies of the SEC, the Florida Gators , are just chickens.

This is clearly obvious to anyone and everyone after the UF athletic department recently stated openly and publicly that they will no longer consider playing their long time, in-State rival, the Miami Hurricanes, in football ever again.

Apparently, even their current coach, head chicken Will Muschamp (seen above after the game) even agreed with the decision.

Not maybe.

Not once every five years or so.

Not when it is convenient for their conference scheduling.

Not because the fans of both schools want the game to be played.

Not even because fans of college football want to see the rivalry continue.

Nope, simply not again, not ever.

If you had the good fortune of being at the EPIC tailgate party at sold out Sun Life Stadium last Saturday then you also know that there was more fried gator served at the various tailgate parties than in a whole year at most restaurants in Florida that happen to serve the reptilian delight.

When the Florida Gators came to town to face the Miami Hurricanes fried gator was on the tailgating menus more often than not for Miami Hurricane fans that arrived as early as 5 AM for the highly anticipated noon game. Let me tell you that 6 or 7 hours of non-stop tailgating in the September sun in South Florida can take a toll on even the most hardy of football fans.

It turned out that waking up before dawn, arriving at the stadium when it was still dark and surviving the several way-too-close lightning strikes during the tailgate was well worth it as the Hurricanes dominated the football contest from start to finish before finally killing off the last Gator.

Miami never trailed the clearly weaker, chicken-hearted team that apparently is much more comfortable within the friendly confines of The Swamp in Gainesville than on the field at Sun Life.

By the end of the game, with their hopes of an undefeated season and a BCS championship completely dashed once again, all that was left for the 12th-ranked Gators to endure was the incredibly bad taste in their mouths of a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Miami Hurricanes who entered the contest un-ranked.

That's right, the big, bad SEC Florida Gators not only lost in-State bragging rights and the associated recruiting war to the small, private school in Coral Gables that plays in the ACC, they now have to go into eternity saying that they lost to the Miami Hurricanes in the last game ever played between the two teams.

What could possibly more embarrassing and humiliating than that?

Indeed, it was almost a completely unanimous opinion from those who sampled the cooked reptile that "gator tastes just like chicken." And after sampling many different recipes of the toothy yet tasty critters myself, I can confirm that it is true that gator tastes just like chicken.

And now we know why: Because the Florida Gators ARE chicken.

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Comments

[orange 'n green in the vein]

Yes!

[NativeCane]

OGV! Nofair!

Dem canes!!!

[SOUP]

Now that Golden has apparently set the "U" on the right track, does Texas come calling with a truck load of money next year?

Posted by: MDCane | September 09, 2013 at 08:14 PM

Dude U are getting WAY ahead of yourself. Golden ain't going anywhere until he wins a NC at UM. Then he wins 2 more and then MAYBE goes NFL. He may just stay at UM after Saban retires and win a couple more.

CHILL

[Terrance Sullivan]

Soup to quote U There It Is Right there ^^^^^^.

[VA Cane]

Horace Copeland!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Still feeling great from that Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[orange 'n green in the vein]

"Posted by: NativeCane | September 09, 2013 at 08:33 PM"

I'll get you a six of the delicious red bridge two weeks from Saturday, but only if you forgive my awesome first posting and being in the center of, um, a lot . . . of . . . Hurricane . . . fans, yeah fans, that's the ticket, in that picture.

T. Sully looking boss for a guy running on two hours of sleep there and still having about 12 more hours to go before he crashed finally.

[NativeCane]

OK Ill do it for a RedBridge.

[orange 'n green in the vein]

Yeah, Patterson, Petersen, Briles, and a few others (Saban will be asked for his no first of course) will be offered that Texas job.

[Account Deleted]

top ten....I'll take it

[Account Deleted]

SOUP's got it right.

AG can write his ticket here straight to the NFL if wants to n a few years.

A NC or three and they'll be calling.....

[LB]

I agree with that one.

[86Cane]

Ok, so here's a TRUE story for U:

My wife, the ever supportive and always enthusiastic Mrs. 86, goes to work today after being abused by Gator fans here in Central FL all last week at work.

She wears a Canespace shirt (she got SWAG!), a UM watch (newly purchased) and orange pumps to work (easy OGV).

She takes the extra Canespace gear (shirt, coffee, coffee mug and sign) and decorates her bosses desk with UM stuff.

Then she jumps in another Gator fans' face (a friend of hers at work) and proceeds to hold up the Canes vs Convicts shirt and yell: WE GOT SOME CANES OVER HERE, WHOOSH, WHOOSH!!!

Well so far she hasn't gotten fired YET so she gains more confidence (a bad thing) and then she breaks into a song U may have heard: "Here I am, Rock U like a Hurricane!"

Last she heard she is still employed, but I guess only time will tell?

[Jack]

Man that was the most fun I've had at our new stadium! Second best was when we beat OU! I am planning on getting tickets for the Georgia tech game. I like sec 153. West bound enzone is on a come back!!!

[86Cane]

USF roll call:

OGV / Anastasia
86Cane / Mrs. 86
Native Cane / Becky / Plus 2
CaneZilla / Plus 1
Old Skool
Terrance

Who got next?

[86Cane]

Chip Kelly will ruin the NFL.

[NativeCane]

Mrs. 86 reppin the Canes in the land of the vile and vexxing lizard!

When we met her the first thing she said was,"Are you people crazy". LOLOL

Dem Canes!!!

[JCane]

For those who are "in" with ESPN, and I'm not, here's a potentially interesting link:

http://insider.espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9653874/why-miami-hurricanes-poised-bcs-run-college-football

[SOUP]

Native...she will be in Tampa for USF, maybe in Tally for FSU and then for sure in Miami for UVA for the last home game of the season. U better put your big boy pants on and be READY!

[SOUP]

AL GOLDEN SPEAKS, AND SPEAKS WELL:

“Especially down here, everyone wants to jump from the preface to the summary,” he said on The Tim Brando Show. “We can’t do that. All this “The U is back” and that. The U is building. The U is not back yet. We’ve got a lot of work to do. The University of Florida, to be honest with you, was deeper than us, in a multitude of positions, particularly on defense. We’re not back yet, but we are building.

“We are encouraged by the direction we’re going, and there’s a lot of things that we’re making incredible strides on: our mental toughness, our maturity, our conditioning. All of those things. Our size and strength has improved. It’d be premature to say we’re back. We’ve got a long way to go. Let’s keep building. Let’s be humble and hungry and stay with the process that delivered the results.”

The difference in the game was Miami’s red zone defense. The Gators had six red zone opportunities and came away with just one touchdown and one field goal. Golden certainly doesn’t like that the Florida offense had so many chances, but he had to credit the stops. The Canes grabbed two interceptions, forced and recovered a fumble and stopped the Gators on 4th down all in the red zone.

“It’s not like we designed the defense to bend,” Golden said. “Nobody goes into it and say, ‘Let’s bend.’ I think we tackled well. Sometimes, people say it’s a turnover. But when you’re in that defensive room, it’s a takeaway. You’ve got to take the ball away. If your whole team isn’t running to the ball, you haven’t tilted the odds in favor that you’re going to get that ball.

“There’s no greater juxtaposition from this year to last year in that, Tracy Howard makes an interception. Last year, he wasn’t quite ready for that. Rayshawn Jenkins makes an interception. Last year, he wasn’t quite ready for that. Tyriq McCord gets a sack and forced fumble and then recovers it. Last year, that would have just been a sack.”

[SOUP]

PROCANES: Redskins WR Leonard Hankerson scores the 5th proCane TD of Week 1 joining Reggie Wayne, Jimmy Graham, Kellen Winslow & Frank Gore.

[CaneRock]

Dude U are getting WAY ahead of yourself. Golden ain't going anywhere until he wins a NC at UM. Then he wins 2 more and then MAYBE goes NFL. He may just stay at UM after Saban retires and win a couple more.

CHILL

Posted by: SOUP | September 09, 2013 at 08:34 PM

I feel ya' sentiments SOUP, but IDK. Seems to me that the NFL has broadened their horizons a lil' bit, as far as College HCs having to have NCs on their resumes...check Schiano and Marrone.

[CaneRock]

Damn, how tall is OGV, He looks every bit of 6'6"-6'7" in that pic...

[orange 'n green in the vein]

In those shoes CR? 6'7", but I'm also just kind of slouching an inch or so there as you can see with the one foot forward and leaning down to my right just a bit, it's hard to stand up straight with both arms interlocked the way they are there at the height I'm holding them and stand up to my full height for me.

[Terrance Sullivan]

Thanks OGV I had to do what I had to do. Soup I am out for USF but in for FSU. See U peeps for Ga. Tech!

[BigWindyCane1]

I think Al Golden is proving that he knows something about coaching. I think he and his staff are quietly optimistic about their prospects of making a special BCS run. This team is growing up in front of us, and it has all the potential needed to beat every team on its schedule, including FSU and Clemson. Any football tam can look good but not every team will fight back when punched in the mouth. The Canes are tough and Golden and Swasey deserve a lot of credit..

[raizecane]

SF roll call:

OGV / Anastasia
86Cane / Mrs. 86
Native Cane / Becky / Plus 2
CaneZilla / Plus 1
Old Skool
Terrance

Who got next?

Posted by: 86Cane | September 09, 2013 at 09:12 PM

****************************

Im in

[Canesteeler]

86 your wife has swag!

[Terrance Sullivan]

Soup your wife made us all proud with the story U told us. I love It.

[Sarasota 'cane]

USF roll call:

OGV / Anastasia
86Cane / Mrs. 86
Native Cane / Becky / Plus 2
CaneZilla / Plus 1
Old Skool
Terrance

Who got next?

Posted by: 86Cane | September 09, 2013 at 09:12 PM

I'll be there with 20 other assorted friends and family!

Go 'canes!

[Kenyon19_BR]

ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICAAAAYYYYY-EEEENE!

That's an awesome story, 86!

I've dubbed this an official wear-Miami-gear-to-class-every-day week. Not that it's any different than every other week, but this one is official!

WE GOT SOME 'CANES OVER HERE!

[WWIN]

If I'm a college HC I wouldn't go to the NFL. Its a short life in the NFL for coaches, you can last longer in college. Plus I'd rather coach kids that are broke and hungry to get to that next level than coach grown men that think they know everything and it paid more than me. I don't think Satin will go back, he learned which one was better

[SOUP]

U got that right, Mrs. 86 got SWAG!

I just hope she still has a J O B? LOL

[SOUP]

On the road again...Ocala.

[canezilla]

CaneZilla / Plus 1
Old Skool
Terrance

Who got next?

Posted by: 86Cane | September 09, 2013 at 09:12 PM

86Cane
SOUP I BOUGHT 4 TO USF AND 2 TO FSU

[UMike]

Pete Ariz workin..

**The recruiting impact of yesterday’s win is something that all ‘Canes fans have been curios about. From talking to a number of recruits about the game, I get the impression that this validated a lot of their beliefs about the direction of the program under Al Golden. This is also the type of win that opens the eyes of uncommitted prospects not just for this class, but for the juniors and sophomores in high school.

--Here are some reactions from recruits on the game:
Nigel Bethel II – “It was a good game. I actually predicted Miami to win 24-17, but that was a program changing game.”

Brandon Powell – “I love how the U fought all game. The U is back!”

Demetrius Jackson – “Great game…especially on the defensive side of the ball…it’s a big step for the program.”

Malik Rosier – “Yesterday’s game was a great one! Had me on my toes. Our defense had so much energy, this is a new beginning for Miami to get back to the way we used to be!”

Doyle Grimes – “It’s a great win for the program means the sky is the limit and most definitely there will be more losses handed out by the U to either ranked or unranked teams. Doesn’t matter, the U is back!”

Ryan Mayes – “The defense and secondary played really well and I feel it means a lot to the program. That was a big victory.”

Brad Kaaya – “I think the W shows the U’s legitimacy and that we can live up to the hype. I’m not going to put it out there that the U is back but I definitely think it made a statement.”

Shawn Burgess-Becker – “Both teams played well.” (Tito Benach)

Reilly Gibbons – “Everyone knows ‘The U’ is the top academic institution in Florida, yesterday’s win establishes that we are once again a powerhouse football program!” (Tito Benach)

Trent Harris – “It’s a big momentum shift and I think it was a great team effort” (Tito Benach)

**Some other chatter regarding recruits at the game:
--No surprise here, but Miami is not in position to land Travis Rudolph right now.

--A prospect that I am interested to track over the next few months is USF commit Jimmy Bayes out of Immokalee. Bayes was at the game yesterday and has been to multiple Miami events throughout the spring and summer including a camp, where he was impressive. Bayes does not have a Miami offer right now, but it is obvious there is some mutual interest and he is in the mold of long, rangy defenders that Golden and staff have shown they like.

--Chris Lammons was at the game, but I don’t see him still considering Miami or the coaches even wanting him at this point.

--I’ve heard some conflicting things on Dalvin Cook regarding yesterday. One person who was in the recruit section that I spoke to told me that a Central coach believes Cook will flip to Miami, while another person said Cook left the game after Duke Johnson’s touchdown in the 4th. I asked Nigel Bethel if he thought Cook would flip and he said, “Doubt that’ll happen.”

See the rest..
http://www.canesinsight.com/content/2018-The-Work-%28Recruiting-Edition%29-9-8

[UMike]

Some game thoughts- "Peaceful Easy Feeling"
by DMoney

This feels good.

Tyriq McCord's sack yesterday reminded me of a line from Star Wars. "It's as if millions of voices cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced." No more dopey Facebook statuses, no more "Come Play with the Joker" photoshops, no more glory days. Gator Nation is put to rest. They'll keep talking, but the words will be as empty as the Gator section after Duke's TD.

- Everybody talked about how vanilla we looked on offense against FAU, but it was really the defense that was hiding something. The Canes played much more 3-4 on Saturday, especially on first and second down. Will this be Miami's primary formation going forward, or was it a Florida-specific plan to stop Driskel's running? I think it's here to stay.

- This win validated Golden's vision for Miami-- "Tough, disciplined, well-conditioned." Miami showed so much more strength and gap-integrity than they did against Kansas State and Notre Dame, and they were the ones delivering blows in the 4th quarter. We always knew Golden had the vision and the words to sell that vision. Now we are starting to see that vision manifest.

- I was struck by how many upperclassmen played on the defense. Porter, Gaines, Green, Robinson, Renfrow, Gilbert, Cain, Gaines, Rodgers, Highsmith. This was a veteran group, not overmatched kids like Earl Moore and Daquan Ivery against Notre Dame.

- Morris played a lot like he did against Virginia Tech last year. He threw a couple of dimes early that had the Gators at his mercy, then he followed that up with a parade of three-and-outs. But the credit needs to go to to the Gators. They have three first-round corners with Purifoy, Roberson and Hargreaves, and Easley's inside pressure prevented Morris from stepping up in the pocket. EJ Manuel looked better against the New England Patriots than he did against the Gators. They're good.

- The biggest concern with the offense is down and distance. Miami averaged 11.5 yards to go on third down. If Miami is going to improve on its 1/11 third down conversion rate, it needs to do a better job on first and second down. The next few weeks will be a good opportunity for Coach Coley to tighten the screws with the passing game. I'd like to see us work on different ways to get Duke Johnson the ball. He is more versatile than he showed on Saturday.

See the rest..
http://www.canesinsight.com/content/2019-Some-game-thoughts-Peaceful-Easy-Feeling

[TJL]

USF roll call:

OGV / Anastasia
86Cane / Mrs. 86
Native Cane / Becky / Plus 2
CaneZilla / Plus 1
Old Skool
Terrance

Who got next?

I'm in plus 15--my daughter goes to USF

[Canesfan _1]

UMike with the nice kicks

[TJL]

I guess USF offense is not doing too good. My daughter was looking at on-campus jobs and found this:

Job Description
Job Title:
Football Analyst - Offense
Job ID:
2431
Location:
USF Tampa

[TJL]

I got Pre Pay rate at the Embassy Suites Tampa Westshore of 89.00 per night:

http://embassysuites3.hilton.com/en/hotels/florida/embassy-suites-tampa-airport-westshore-TPAFLES/index.html

Free Breakfast-Happy Hour

[UMike]

UMike with the nice kicks

Posted by: Canesfan _1 | September 10, 2013 at 07:29 AM

Yup..shined them up before the game too lol

[UMike]

Am i the only on who all of a sudden turns into Trick Daddy when "ballin boys" comes on? lol

SOUP, OGV, TSully, Roach etc was great seeing you guys and hanging out. Sully thanks for getting us over to the Cane Walk! UpNorth, was great to meet you and your people bro, glad you enjoyed your trip and thanks again for getting that video for me. Im sure we will meet again.

Zilla..I appreciate the love man..thanks again!

[LB]

Not sure if these have been hit. Apologies if they have:

- Blake James is going to contact UF's AD to resume rivalry (good luck).
- Perryman and Chickillo All-Position ACC Players of the week
- Miami is still pretty much a unanimous #3 in the ACC power rankings from all the websites.

Here's a really cool feature from Athlon: The Hot Seat Rankings. You'll get a kick. Here are some numbers of significance to our lot.

1. A battered Spacer's favorite coach, Lane Kiffin- USC
2. Mack Brown Underwear- Texas
12. Carl's Jr. Pelini- FAU
13. Ronald MdDonald Turner- FIU
19. Doc "I'm Your Huckleberry Holliday"- Marshall
23. Mike London Fog- Virginia
27. Randy Shannon Edsall- Maryland
40. George Clooney O'Leary- UCF
41. Frankfurter Beamer- Va. Tech
43. Great Scot Shafer- Syracuse
52. Pope Paul Chryst- Pitt
69. Dabbling Swinney- Clemson
70. Satan's Crotch- FSU
73. Al's Golden Shower- The Good Guys
78. Willie Taggart Stream Road- USF
82. Paul's Johnsonville Sausage- Georgia Tech
83. Larry's Black Fedora- UNC
93. Lil Stevie Addazio- Boston College
100. Will "I Now Need New Recruiting Tactics Vs. Al Golden" Muschamp- Florida
103. Dingleberry Coker- UTSA
108. David Bowie Cutcliffe- Duke
124. Urban "Bail Money" Meyer- Ohio State
125. NCAA Nick Saban- Alabama

- Marshall doesn't make sense this hot, as the program's prospectus is looking up vs. a really easy schedule.
- Clemson should be at least in the top ten of "safe" jobs after that win and follow-up.
- Georgia Tech & Boston College seem way too cool
- Duke seems ridiculously too cool.

Yet it's early, so it's all good fun.

[canezilla]

Zilla..I appreciate the love man..thanks again!

Posted by: UMike | September 10, 2013 at 07:57 AM
ANYTIME BRO,GREAT MEETING EVERYONE..SOUP LET ME KNOW WHATS UP WITH USF..U GOT ME DOWN WITH 2 I SHOULD HAVE 4

[LB]

Ladies and gents, I'm now offering services in translating the usually robotic head coaches. Special rates available.

"It was almost cathartic, to be honest with you. It was 26 months just unleashed there in the last four or five seconds."- Al Golden

Translated: "The NCAA can kiss our rear end. We're going to win despite the little poop stains."

"It says a lot about Coach D’Onofrio, the game plan that he put together, and really the whole defense. The whole defense got a game ball."

Translation: "That No'D nickname really pissed us off."

"It’s been such a hard road. We’ve just been battling this thing, and obviously they’re one of the teams we’ve been battling during this thing. I think you guys can figure that out. It was a very cathartic moment, it was a great moment for our guys."

Translation: "Thank you to Canespace. You rock. #Sutrel."

"Give [Florida] credit - they were deep on defense, they rotated a lot of guys, they came off the ball and played low, they disrupted a lot of routes. We did have patience, except for the one third-and-long where we could have made a better decision."

Translation: "We can win the tough games too. How about those apples?"

"We’ll get back to work tomorrow."

Translation: "Eff the media. We overlook no one. Savannah's up next."

[LB]

Golden is actually extremely honest, but you can tell there are f bombs beneath the surface. Who could blame the man?

[Ohio_Cane]

LB, did U listen to Golden on Joe Rose yesterday? He was a millisecond from saying "$#it", and caught himself. Was funny. Something along the lines of "we've had to deal with this shhh... For a while now. Almost got me to say something bad on your show, joe". They both had a good laugh about it.

U can tell Golden holds back A LOT of how he actually feels to media. I'd love to hear him talk about it openly behind closed doors.

[dj moonbat]

Chip Kelly will ruin the NFL.

Posted by: 86Cane | September 09, 2013 at 09:14 PM

If he had more of a legit, butch proper Head Coach name, it wouldn't be so bad. Like "Butch Davis" or "Buddy Ryan." Now that Buddy Ryan's gone, maybe Chip should take "Buddy Ryan."

Buddy, BTW, is responsible for one of my Top 5 sporting moments ever, when he expresses his disagreement with Offensive Coordinator Kevin Gilbride's play selection by punching him in the face:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPK3cDl7Ftw

If Chip Kelly were to punch a teammate in the face, he could stick with "Chip Kelly" in my book.

[LB]

"LB, did U listen to Golden on Joe Rose yesterday?"

Thankfully, no. Joe Rose is a tool. I usually ask intelligent folks like yourself to sum it up.

[The Dude]

ESPN alert says major violations at Oklahoma State under Les Miles and Mike Gundy.