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Fans cheer during the filming of the SEC Nation college football show, at the Plaza of the Americas on the University of Florida campus, in Gainesville, Fla. Sept. 18, 2021. Flgai 091821 Secnationufvbama 25
Just before Week 1 of the college football season kicked off, the [autotag]SEC Nation[/autotag] crew submitted their picks for every matchup featuring a team from the Southeastern Conference.
Live from Gainesville, the big focus was on the rivalry matchup between Florida and Miami. Gators legend [autotag]Jevon Kearse[/autotag] (holding a Gator) joined [autotag]Tim Tebow[/autotag], [autotag]Laura Rutledge[/autotag], Paul Finebaum, Roman Harper and Jordan Rodgers to make the pick. All but one of the analysts went with the Orange and Blue to pull off the upset.
“I’m going with those Florida Gators,” Kearse said. “Both head coaches are on the hot seat right now, and they’ve got to come out firing on all cylinders. Game One, there’s a lot of energy here today. I’m feeling the Gators.”
At SEC nation, nearly everyone from the crew picked the #Gators to upset Miami
The biggest ovation came for Tim Tebow, who picked Florida primarily due to the effect of the crowd pic.twitter.com/kTQDLp0Fl2
— Noah Ram (@Noah_ram1) August 31, 2024
Rodgers donned an oversized Gators hat while making his pick. He noted that the team is more explosive than it was a year ago, thanks to transfer portal additions, and shouted out Eugene “Tre” Wilson III as a dangerous weapon for the offense.
Finebaum isn’t known for giving much love to the Gators, especially over the past few years, but it’s a new season.
“I haven’t picked Florida to win a big game in a long time,” Finebaum said. “But that changes today!”
Roman Harper agreed that “everything is setting up just perfect for Florida,” but he decided to go with the “better team” and picked Miami. Everyone…
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Author : Gators Wire
Publish date : 2024-08-31 17:03:50
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