One night when there were some adult beverages involved after a Florida game, I was involved in an argument with my sister-in-law.
I was making the point that Dan Jenkins did so many years ago before Steve Spurrier changed everything, that Florida had the arrogance of Notre Dame and the tradition of Wake Forest.
She didn’t think it was fair.
“We have a lot of traditions.”
That’s where we get to the double meaning of the word. You can have fun traditions, but it doesn’t mean you have a winning tradition.
Yes, I lost that argument, too.
So, as penance, the latest Dooley’s Dozen brings you what I believe are the best 12 traditions in Florida football history. I’m also reminded of the story of Spurrier telling the older players that there would be no more shaving of the heads of freshmen.
They called that tradition.
“You know what else is a tradition around here?” Spurrier said. “Getting your tails whipped by Georgia every year. We’re going to change a lot of traditions around here.”
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Go … Bananas … Go, go … Bananas
Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP
Man, I wish they’d bring the banana guy back. Maybe the students should not have thrown bananas at him in that one game. I was in school then and it really got the students fired up. Let’s bring it back. No bananas were harmed in the making of this cheer.
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The alma mater before the game
Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun
It is nice that they do it after the game, but that has turned into kind of an embarrassment when only a player or two sing with the band after a loss. Before the game, you have all kinds of hope and many of you burst with pride that you know all the words. It’s a Florida thing.
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Passing the co-eds to the top of the stadium
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It’s pretty obvious why that doesn’t happen anymore. But…
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