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A Gator's Fan Perspective on the SEC Championship Game

Game Preview No. 1 Florida Gators (12-0) vs. No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-0) What a difference a year makes. Or does it? In a repeat of last season’s SEC Championship Game, Florida ...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 4 days ago 708 reads 14 comments
Florida-LSU: Heavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown

No. 1 Florida Gators (4-0) vs. No. 4 LSU Tigers (5-0) What Happened Last Week Florida did not play, as they were on a bye week that couldn't have come at a better time for the Gators...

Written by Michael Oleszek about about 1 month ago 356 reads 25 comments
Florida vs. Kentucky: Gators Go For 23rd Straight Over the Wildcats

No. 1 Florida Gators (3-0, 1-0 SEC) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (2-0, 0-0) What Happened Last Week Florida opened its 2009 SEC play with a 23-13 win over Eastern division rival, Tennessee...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 2 months ago 749 reads 2 comments
Gators-Volunteers: Shut Up and Play Already!

No. 1 Florida Gators (2-0) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (1-1) What Happened Last Week Florida looked every bit like the No. 1 team in the nation—after the first quarter, in a 56-6 win over Troy...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 2 months ago 1,634 reads 49 comments
Florida-Troy: Don't Sleep on These Trojans

No. 1 Florida Gators (1-0) vs. Troy Trojans (0-1) Game Preview What Happened Last Week Florida opened its 2009 season the same way it ended their 2008 season—with a win...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 3 months ago 688 reads 22 comments
Florida vs. Charleston Southern: Killing a Gnat With a Sledgehammer

Game Preview If you are a college football fan who enjoys a good mismatch, this is going to be one for the ages. The defending national champion Florida Gators open their 2009 season with an ...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 3 months ago 931 reads 16 comments
An Army Of One: 11 Of The Best Gamebreakers Since 1980.

In any given game, on any given field, there is always one player who can stand head and shoulders above anyone on the field. These are the gamebreakers that drive coaches crazy, and can take over at any time...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 3 months ago 983 reads 16 comments
Jacksonville Jaguars: Coaching Staff Sharpening the Claws for 2009

Take any football team. Look at it very closely, and the most important thing to winning football games is the coaching staff. Talent obviously plays a huge part in the overall success, but it isn’t everything...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 6 months ago 72 reads 1 comments
Revamping the Blueprint: 2009 Jaguars Playbook

Since Jack Del Rio took over the Jaguars in 2003, the Jaguars have established an identity around the NFL as a physical team...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 6 months ago 57 reads 1 comments
Inside The Teal: My (Hopeful) Interview With Rashean Mathis

Rashean Mathis has been a fixture in the north Florida football scene from his days at Englewood High School all the way through college at Bethune-Cookman up to his time as a Pro Bowl cornerback with the Jacksonville Jaguars...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 6 months ago 41 reads 0 comments
2009 AFC South: Big Cats Lurking In a Two Team Division

The AFC South is quickly becoming one of the tougher divisions in the NFL. Each of the four teams has a legitimate shot at making a serious run towards a playoff berth, with the usual suspects leading the way...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 6 months ago 46 reads 0 comments
The 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars: The Bold New Team of the South

The 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars are far from the greatest team of all time. They aren’t even the best team in franchise history. So why is this team my favorite? Because no other team has ever galvanized the city of Jacksonville like this one did.

Written by Michael Oleszek about 6 months ago 167 reads 6 comments
NASCAR's Old Problem with a New Name

NASCAR racing at the series' two biggest tracks have come along way since their inception in 1959 and 1969, respectively. Daytona and Talladega combine each year to make up just four of the 36 races that make up the NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 7 months ago 748 reads 28 comments
My Worst Day As a NASCAR Fan

My worst day as a NASCAR fan came on Feb. 18, 2001. For most NASCAR fans and even casual observers, most people know this as the day of Dale Earnhardt's death. It is a day that will forever be in my mind, and one that NASCAR fans will never forget...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 7 months ago 361 reads 8 comments
Christian Fletcher: A Shock To The System

What the hell's going on around here?First off-let's take it from the startStraight out-can't change what's in my heartNo one-can tear my beliefs apart, you can't bring meYou ain't-never seen ...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 8 months ago 428 reads 16 comments
Baby Gators: Florida's 2009 Recruiting Class

In the landscape of college football, one word that sticks out more than others is: momentum. Good teams capitalize on momentum during games, great teams use momentum throughout their season, and elite teams use momentum the entire year...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 10 months ago 476 reads 5 comments
The Top 20 NCAA Quarterbacks (1978-2008)

No offense or disrespect to my friend BabyTate, who has probably forgotten as much about college football as I know, but his list of the Top 20 NCAA quarterbacks is lacking. Again, no offense...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 10 months ago 1,039 reads 25 comments
Florida-Oklahoma: How the Gators Will Win the National Championship

Game Preview No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners (12-1) vs. No. 2 Florida Gators (12-1) "With all due respect, those are two great programs, I don't think anybody can beat the Trojans."—USC coach Pete Carroll...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 11 months ago 1,129 reads 11 comments
Punch, Counterpunch: DeMarco Murray Out, Dan Mullen in for the BCS Championship

Earlier this month, the SEC Championship game was compared to one of the legendary Ali-Frazier fights. The BCS Championship hasn't quite hit that hype level yet, but it is starting to get there...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 11 months ago 239 reads 0 comments
Florida Gators: The Players Who Made 2008

The 2008 SEC Champion Florida Gators. Without these players, the SEC Championship and BCS would not be possible. There has been much said about the 2008 Gators. Some good, some bad...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 11 months ago 808 reads 4 comments
Percy Harvin: Florida's Perfect Weapon

Percy Harvin. The mention of his name alone can give defensive coordinators an ulcer. A nightmare matchup for defenders, this wide receiver/running back is the perfect weapon in Florida's spread option offense...

Written by Michael Oleszek about 12 months ago 906 reads 7 comments
Creature Vs. Creature: A Gator On The SEC Championship

Game Preview No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-0) vs. No. 4 Florida Gators (11-1) The magnitude of this game is pretty simple: Win, and you're playing in Miami on January 8th. Lose, and you're playing January 2nd in the Sugar Bowl...

Written by Michael Oleszek about about 1 year ago 1,033 reads 27 comments
Florida-Florida State: The Gators look for 5 in a row.

Game Preview No. 4 Florida vs. No. 20 Florida State This rivalry game doesn’t carry the same type of weight it once did, but there are still national title implications involved. Florida has BCS title hopes at stake, while FSU does not...

Written by Michael Oleszek about about 1 year ago 762 reads 4 comments
Tim Richmond: NASCAR's Forgotten Son

Yesterday seems as though it never existed. Those lyrics, taken from the Metallica song Fade to Black, perfectly describe what is left of the career of former NASCAR driver Tim Richmond...

Written by Michael Oleszek about about 1 year ago 4,045 reads 16 comments
Talkin' Noise: Volume 2

"On this episode of Michigan is 3-8...." Could it get any worse for RichRod and the Wolverines? Yes it can, actually. That super-recruit, Terrelle Pryor, and his merry band of Buckeyes look to stomp Michigan and send them to a 3-9 season...

Written by Michael Oleszek about about 1 year ago 408 reads 0 comments

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Michael Oleszek Article Archive

A Gator's Fan Perspective on the SEC Championship Game

Florida-LSU: Heavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown

Florida vs. Kentucky: Gators Go For 23rd Straight Over the Wildcats

Gators-Volunteers: Shut Up and Play Already!

Florida-Troy: Don't Sleep on These Trojans

Florida vs. Charleston Southern: Killing a Gnat With a Sledgehammer

An Army Of One: 11 Of The Best Gamebreakers Since 1980.

Jacksonville Jaguars: Coaching Staff Sharpening the Claws for 2009

Revamping the Blueprint: 2009 Jaguars Playbook

Inside The Teal: My (Hopeful) Interview With Rashean Mathis

2009 AFC South: Big Cats Lurking In a Two Team Division

The 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars: The Bold New Team of the South

NASCAR's Old Problem with a New Name

My Worst Day As a NASCAR Fan

Christian Fletcher: A Shock To The System

Baby Gators: Florida's 2009 Recruiting Class

The Top 20 NCAA Quarterbacks (1978-2008)

Florida-Oklahoma: How the Gators Will Win the National Championship

Punch, Counterpunch: DeMarco Murray Out, Dan Mullen in for the BCS Championship

Florida Gators: The Players Who Made 2008

Percy Harvin: Florida's Perfect Weapon

Creature Vs. Creature: A Gator On The SEC Championship

Florida-Florida State: The Gators look for 5 in a row.

Tim Richmond: NASCAR's Forgotten Son

Talkin' Noise: Volume 2

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