Gator Country

Louisville coach Charlie Strong is congratulated after his No. 21 Cardinals defeated third-ranked Florida 33-23 in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2. / Gator Country photo by Saj Guevara

Well, that wasn’t much fun. Can’t imagine it held any joy for the coaches and players, either. And though it was disappointing, painful to watch and even embarrassing on a strictly superficial level, I was not overly bothered by the loss or the manner of the loss. Reason being that it didn’t mean anything. And I mean that on every level you can imagine. The game meant nothing to the program or team in terms of accomplishment except for a slightly higher final poll ranking. And we all know there is only one school in the country that awards itself championships and dynasty status based on being ranked in the top four, while not winning any titles — and no Gator ever wants to emulate anything done by the folks over at that institute of higher theater and rodeo clown education. But there were several other major categories in which it meant nothing, although plenty of talking heads in the media will speculate that it made an impact.

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