Open Mic: For a Year and a Half, God Loved the Florida Gators!

Dick Vitale was wrong twice.  Lee Corso couldn't get it right the first time until he followed his own advice.

Two years after the Gators' Chain Gang started a trend in the Final Four, Urban Meyer picked up where his partner Billy Donovan left off.

The rest is arguably the biggest streak and greatest achievement that will never be surpassed.

Forget about the Red Sox breaking the curse.  Forget about the Giants shocking the "Patriot Act."  Forget about the biggest and the best getting shut down by the underdogs.

But always remember the Florida Gators of 2005-2007.  Remember the school that shocked the sports world in a way that not even Dickie V or Coach Corso could have imagined.

Not since the '92 Duke Blue Devils did a basketball program dominate the hardwood the way that Billy Donovan's version of the Fab Five did in 2006 and 2007.

But in between the back to back historical moments of the Gators basketball team, there was Urban Meyer and his version of the "Monsters of the Gridiron."

Two years ago, the Gators won the basketball national championship with a bunch of young kids that no one had heard of.

Almost a year later, Meyer proved that defense isn't the only thing that wins championships.  It also helps to have a pretty damn good offense.

The twist: Both coaches showed unity for the other by attending one another's championship games—which were ironically enough against the same opponent, The Ohio State University Buckeyes.

Even though the Gators haven't returned to that same dominance, they are still one of the biggest threats in college sports.

From Donovan's knack of making something out of nothing, to Meyer's habit of turning half good into damn good, Florida is a school that makes sure that the world of college sports remembers who it is.

A decade after the Gators stunned Florida State in the Sugar Bowl, Meyer has replaced Steve Spurrier as "Da Man in Da Swamp."  Lon Kruger started something in Florida, but it was Donovan that made the dream come to life.

In my opinion, the Florida Gators' achievement of winning not one, not two, but three national championships in the same athletic calendar year is an achievement that no school can meet or beat.

Two more pieces of evidence: David Eckstein, formerly of the St. Louis Cardinals, played Mr. Clutch to help the Redbirds nab their first World Series Championship in two decades.

And Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat played a major role in the Heat's NBA Championship victory.

Is it coincidence that both players attended the University of Florida? I s it also coincidence that both events happened during the Gator Run?

I think not.  That's faith.  That's tenacity.

That's proof that for at least a year and a half, GOD LOVED THE GATORS!!!