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I’m all of the above. I was a Gator fan growing up because of geography, family ties (my grandfather was UF ‘31) and a friend in junior high who was nuts about the Gators.
I didn’t actually plan to go to UF. I won partial scholarships to Tulane and Sewanee, but it was 1979, my dad’s business wasn’t doing great in the recession and UF was less than half the cost of those two even after the scholarships. I’m thankful now for that. I worked full time for 6 months to build up some money & arrived in January 1980. It was an exciting time on a lot of fronts.
I didn’t actually plan to go to UF. I won partial scholarships to Tulane and Sewanee, but it was 1979, my dad’s business wasn’t doing great in the recession and UF was less than half the cost of those two even after the scholarships. I’m thankful now for that. I worked full time for 6 months to build up some money & arrived in January 1980. It was an exciting time on a lot of fronts.