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Gators Win, But Won't Win It All

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12:25 a.m. EDT, October 25, 2009

STARKVILLE, Miss.

The Florida Gators won the game Saturday night, but they aren't winning any national titles. Not this team. Not this year. Not no way. Not no how. And another thing, you can forget about Tim Tebow winning the Heisman Trophy. Not the way he and his offense are clanging and clattering like a dryer-full of nickels. Before the season, this team was billed as potentially one of the greatest teams in the history of college football. They were everybody's No. 1; the consensus pick to win the national championship. Can we please stop the nonsense about...

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