2013 O&B Reunion revamp

It's 2013. The Gators are still fielding one of the most competitive teams in the nation. Their spoiled fan base was nearly gifted a title run, save for a Jordan Reed fumble. The Reunion didn't reunite thanks to disdainful scheduling in the spring of 2012 by the UFAA. Appalling as it was to be the only football program from the nation's top 70+ teams to be playing it's spring scrimmage the weekend of Easter, it won't deter our attempts to reunite.

Let's do it up right this year. April 6th. In Gainesville. At the Swamp.

Change

In 2011 we will be celebrating the 7th annual Orange and Blue Reunion, a concept which was conceived during the foundation of Urban Meyer's reign. And now, just 6 years later, we will join again at the infancy of a new regime, coach Will Muschamp's. Ironically, we continue to usher in the infancy of the next generation of Gators this year. It was our shared vision in 2004 that the Orange and Blue Reunion be more than just a gathering of kindred spirits to relive days of yester-year but to bond those old relationships with the children of the next generation. And so it will be this year as we welcome new additions to the Fagerholms, Johnsons and Teelings.

2009 Orange and Blue Reunion

Fire Sale!!!!

This year will mark the fifth annual Orange and Blue Reunion. As a way to commemorate the event we are offering t-shirts professionally designed and screen printed. Check out the killer design in the picture to the right.

All sizes are customizable, including kid sizes. Pricing is contingent on how many are ordered. If we can get 12 orders the price per shirt will be only $14.50. We have only seven more to go before we can get to that magic number. If we substantially top that number than the price will be even better.

Please email me to let me know your sizes and quantities. Do it soon so we can have the shirts shipped for free and available on Friday, April 17th.

Lane's lame

What I love about the story is the fact that Lane shows a blatant disregard for by-laws, rules and recruiting rhetoric. He was obviously trying to pump his boosters and supporters by saying what he said but let's use this as an opportunity to pry into his character. Twice Lane acting against, or at least, without knowing SEC and NCAA regulations. The first is that he thought calling a recruit during a visit was illegal and second, publicly calling out another institution or individual for alleged violations. He must have learned that from Fulmer and his case against Alabama so you can't blame the kid.

What disturbs me the most is what Lane led Nu'keese Richardson to believe about those phone calls. If Lane addressed these phone calls as illegal weeks later in front of Tennessee boosters I'm sure he shared the same perspective with Richardson. Now this is stipulation, but I can imagine the conversation going something to the effect that Lane told Nu'keese that if he signed with Florida that Giffin and his staff would certainly break the news of Florida's "illegal" recruiting practices and thus jeopardize Nu'keese's career and certainly the Gators chance of winning a national championship with him since they would be serving probation during Richardson's time there.

I wouldn't doubt Lane telling Nu'keese that and using fear to commit him to UT. So in the end, the only person's who's ethics are to be called into question in all of this is Lane's. Unfortunately, the talking heads are quick enough or upset enough to bring this to light but it made me stop and wonder if that conversation took place. Now I could care less if we landed this kid or not. I just like the fact that Meyer has a valid reason to run up the score on Tennessee this year...at the Swamp. Oh, and if I'm a Vol fan I can't be feeling well about who the head ball coach is. To act so brash and foolishly in a meditated act such as this makes you wonder what he'll be like in the heat of a contested matchup. At least we'll always have this to "hang our hat on".

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