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Posted on 09/08/2026 7:38:51 AM PDT by Red Badger
Sanity returned to the University of Florida Saturday when the Gators took on the Florida Atlantic Owls at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida.
During the neo-Marxist cultural revolution that was the summer of 2020, everything deemed "racist" had to be purged, regardless of context or logic dictating otherwise. ESPN reported that this included the popular "gator bait" chant, in which fans would extend their arms in front of them and clap their hands together like an alligator seizing its prey.
What exactly does that have to do with race? The university's president that year, Kent Fuchs, announced racial undertones were a concern because artwork from the late 1800s and early 1900s showed alligator hunters using black babies as bait.
However, Fox News' Outkick Sports reported that Fuchs had admitted UF's chant had nothing to do with any of those depictions.
"While I know of no evidence of racism associated with our ‘Gator Bait’ cheer at UF sporting events, there is horrific historic racist imagery associated with the phrase," he said.
Fox sports writer Zach Dean observed, "Translation: 'This isn't racist, but we're bending the knee to the mob because that's what everyone is doing right now.'"
So, the president was weak-willed and he caved.
Fuchs is now gone.
In July, Stuart Bell took over the role and brought back the chant, saying, "traditions matter."
He had hinted months ago that the cheer might be making a comeback, because "it's meaningful to the Gator family."
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Ping!.....
Gator ping!.......
Waited a hour and a half for the game to start. Power failure. We’re living in a 3rd world country.
Florida. Red state. Blame republicans.
It was an overloaded transformer that blew.......
LET’S GO BRANDON!
Game seemed to start right on time for me.
Caught the drone show on YouTube.....pretty cool.👍
American public education, particularly universities, are such a breeding ground for post-modern simps, and their dangerous cousins, marxist parasites.
They are found everywhere.
The school administrators showed their support of wokeness. When they banned the chant, that was the fans cue to walk away and never come back.
That was the game in Tallahassee, not the one in Gainesville.
My brother and nephews were at the game. When the chant started, he texted me right away. We were all smiles that night! Go Gators! 🐊
I mean if you name your team "The Redskins" or "The Indians" as a symbol of pride in your team, how can that be construed to be racist?
Insane leftists.
And our lights stayed on!
So silly! Never should have been banned in the first place.
Took six years for sanity to start returning.
Exactly.
I always interpreted the naming of sports teams and weapons systems with Native American branding as done with honor and respect, not as mocking or degrading.
You’re not going to name your team the “Cucks” or the “Pussies” or your helicopter or missile system the “Dodo”.
I mean if you name your team “The Redskins” or “The Indians” as a symbol of pride in your team, how can that be construed to be racist?
Stanford started this crap over 50 years ago, they used to be the “Indians”.
I mean if you name your team “The Redskins” or “The Indians” as a symbol of pride in your team, how can that be construed to be racist?
Astroturf?.........
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