Good for her. Don’t if she was always a UF fan or not, but much like Tim Tebow, Danny Wuerffel attracted a lot of Christians to follow him, whether they were actually even football fans, or not.
I ran into Danny one time in the Atlanta airport. First I saw Peyton Manning, who was very, very nice, even when I told him I was a Florida fan. He said well Danny will be here in a minute, and we are driving down to (some town in Georgia I don’t remember) to speak at their Fellowship of Christian Athlete yearly party. About that time Danny showed up, they spoke about Danny just signing with the Redskins, and La’var Arrington being there, and left. I always thought a lot of Peyton for being nice to a stranger like that, especially one he knew had rooted against him in college. He was actually nicer than Danny was, who just shook my hand and nodded, but of course they both had much more important things to do that night.
I can’t hate hate on Peyton, too much, considering he never beat Florida.
Now, Eli, on the other hand....
*** Good for her. Don’t if she was always a UF fan or not***
My Mama was a native Gator. Born and raised in Gainesville, met Dad when they were both Freshman at UF. Grandpa used to be the artist for the UF yearbook. Most all of my family has been to school there.
When I was in HS and college, my parents became involved with the Gator boosters. We didn’t have much money to spare, but hosted some players for meals sometimes.
I used to respect Peyton back in the days you’re referencing. It seems like now it’s all about the money for them. I just don’t have the good old boy feeling about them anymore.