I didn’t think the postponement of this season’s LSU-Florida game had that much bearing on the emotions surrounding this game. It’s time for a mea culpa because I absolutely, positively could not have been more wrong. Not only did Florida remember all the things said and written about them ducking the game, about the Gators being too scared to play it in October or other asinine conspiracy theories on why the game wasn’t played a month ago ...
Florida beat LSU, then sang the Tigers’ extremely hype rap song in the locker room
Put up or shut up, and the Gators put up.
... they took the field in November with a chip on their shoulder, and after beating LSU 16-10, they let em have it.
LSU also lays claim to the hypest pre-kickoff song in college football. I’ve been to Tiger Stadium, and can tell you that it does indeed get the people going.
But apparently, the Tigers no longer roll with it.
It’s fine though, because Florida sung it in the locker room anyway.
You bet Jim McElwain remembered all the talk back in October as well.
“They got some guts, they got some pride,” head coach Jim McElwain said after the win. “They were called out. And you know what amazes me? People call people out when there’s actual tragedy happening. Unbelievable to me.”
Defensive lineman Caleb Brantley, wide receiver Antonio Callaway, defensive back Chauncey Gardner and running back Jordan Scarlett channeled their coach’s words as well.
And defensive back Jalen “Teez” Tabor certainly had his fun after the game too.
Florida now returns to the SEC Championship for the second season in a row and Alabama may be excellent, but that game will be played in a dome. No need to worry about if the Gators will show up or not.
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