One night when there were some adult beverages involved after a Florida game, I was involved in an argument with my sister-in-law.
I was making the point that Dan Jenkins did so many years ago before [autotag]Steve Spurrier[/autotag] changed everything: Florida had the arrogance of Notre Dame and the tradition of Wake Forest.
She didn’t think it was fair.
“We have a lot of traditions.”
That’s where we get to the double meaning of the word. You can have fun traditions, but it doesn’t mean you have a winning tradition.
Yes, I lost that argument, too.
So, as penance, the latest Dooley’s Dozen brings you what I believe are the best 12 traditions in Florida football history. I’m also reminded of the story of Spurrier telling the older players there would be no more shaving of the heads of freshmen.
They called that tradition.
“You know what else is a tradition around here?” Spurrier said. “Getting your tails whipped by Georgia every year. We’re going to change a lot of traditions around here.”