Different season, different team in Gainesville

The opening day of Gator football is always a special one around this little corner of heaven. And, the boys in orange and blue did not disappoint today in their romp over the University of Hawaii.

A lot of what we loyal fans have come to expect from our team was there.

The heat. The humidity. The compounded discomfort of 90,000+ fans crammed into the Swamp.

Urban Meyer was strutting up and down the sidelines.

Tim Tebow was there to show-off his trophy-winning arm.

But, it quickly became apparent that we were not watching the same group of guys we saw last year.

They're not as dependant on Tebow's rockstar talents. (He only threw one . . . yes ONE . . . touchdown pass, to Louis Murphy.)

Instead, the 56 points UF ran up against the Warriors were fairly evenly earned by the offense, defense, and special teams:

- For the defense, safeties Major Wright and Ahmad Black returned 2 interceptions for TD's.
- For the offense, tailbacks Chris Rainey and Jeff Demps scored 2 more.
- And, for special teams, Brandon James had a breathtaking 74-yard punt return.

Yes, ye socks, football season has finally returned. And, it's already shaping up to be a breath of fresh air with exciting new game plans and emerging new stars.

ORANGE AND BLUE!