- Jun 12, 2014
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I've been around a whole bunch of you people going back 14 years now, and I've been a Gator fan for 32 years now. I will admit I'm extremely sensitive about the "spoiled fan" narrative that started after Spurrier left for the NFL. Some asshat in the media started it ("look how those demanding fans ran off Spurrier!"), and it has hung around ever since. The premise is that Gator fans are more demanding than all the other fan bases, that they are unrealistic and brutal to coaches. It is complete and total poppycock. Go to any of the FBS message boards, I don't care how crappy the school is, and you're going to find demanding, unrealistic fans. It's the name of the game, it's how it works - EVERYWHERE.
Whenever I see this narrative spread I react in a negative fashion. It's a reflex.
like your gag reflex? According to Sluggo.