![]() Next, the commissioners met on Tuesday and rightfully wanted more time to crunch the numbers and study the proposals. Then, Orange County mayor Jerry Demings sent a memo to commissioners essentially saying to just give all of the money to the Convention Center and Camping World Stadium. Here’s my CliffsNotes version of what’s happened thus far: First, the OCC appointed an advisory committee to hear all the proposals, and this advisory committee recommended that five entities should get some money. The process has been fascinating to watch. SHORT STUFF: Even more entertaining than the Swamp Kings documentary has been watching the Orange County Commission trying to come to a decision on how to dole out the billion dollars in Tourist Development Tax (TDT) money. But there’s no denying - as my good friend Matt Hayes, a national college football writer for - tweeted after watching it: “The Saudis could take lessons from Netflix with the Swamp Kings sportswashing documentary.” … TILLN is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone learn new things weekly.Despite glossing over many of the off-field controversies and not interviewing Percy Harvin (the most talented/controversial player on the team), I still found the four-part series entertaining and fun to watch. Find out more about them on this week’s episode of Things I Learned Last Night. The 2008 Florida Gators are incredibly interesting. Almost as unbelievable as the personality difference and the just sheer number of arrests on the roster is the fact that the team was able to rally and becoming a championship-winning team. ![]() The differences in morales are unbelievable, to say the least. On the other end of this Gators team was a group of future convicts. ConclusionĪt one end of the 2008 Florida Gators was a group that would go on to speak at church events and starts a national trend to take a knee and pray. He however gouged someone’s eyes out during a game and somehow didn’t find jail time for that one. Brandon Spikes, Linebacker, was only arrested for minor crimes. Janoris Jenkins, the cornerback, has never been placed under arrest. Louis Murphy was arrested at the Tampa Airport for trying to fly with a loaded gun. They also found themselves facing legal trouble after picking fights at a bar on their birthday. ![]() The two received backlash after wearing hats that read “Free Hernandez” following their former teammate’s arrest. The Pouncey twins played right next to each other on the offensive line as the center and guard respectively. After getting into a fight with a Jimmy Johns employee because they asked him to pay for his chips, Cunningham was arrested. Next on the list is defensive end Jermaine Cunningham. Unfortunately for him, he had already spray painted his name on the laptop thus spoiling his plans. After that season he would get arrested for stealing a laptop he tried to hide by throwing out his dorm window. Let’s start with a player you probably know, but most likely didn’t know was with the Florida Gators in 2008, Cam Newton. We’re going to take a second to look at some of the highlights, or should we say lowlights of this wild team. The crimes range from unpaid tickets to Aaron Hernandez and everything in between. In the years since that prolific season, 41 out of 121 of the players listed on the Gators roster have been arrested. How was it possible that these two came from the same team? Well, it’s not just Tebow and Hernandez, there’s more. On one end of the spectrum, you have Tim Tebow, who needs no introduction, and Aaron Hernandez, whose name you likely recognize as the NFL star convicted of murder in 2013. The players on the 2008 Florida Gators roster could not be more different. While Tebow was busy leading Bible studies with half of the team after practice, the other half was off breaking the law. The trophy went home to Florida that year, but that is just the beginning of the story. The preacher stood by his promise leading his team to the BCS championship game without another loss. After the game, Tebow roused fans with a heartfelt speech promising the hardest-fought season anyone would ever see. The excitement was halted by a 1 point loss to Ole Miss in week 4. ![]() The team backed up their confidence with three straight blowout wins at the start of the season. Driven by this confidence they were public with their expectations of success. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia The Preachers Promiseĭespite all the bad signs for the upcoming season, the team was confident that they could win a championship in 2008. Meyer and Tebow of the 2008 Florida Gators
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