Bob Croslin

Essays: Bull Gators

Every season the Gator Nation convenes on Gainesville to support their two-time National Championship winning football team. The University of Florida Gators entered the 2009 season with fans as rabid as ever.

University of Florida students tailgate along University Avenue and play beer pong.
  
Gator quarterback Tim Tebow greets fans before the game against SEC rival Tennessee.
   
University of Florida students tailgate along University Avenue and play beer pong.
     
  
Emerson alumni hall namesake Bill Emerson and his wife Jane travel to the Arkansas game.
   
Fans pet a live alligator along University Ave before a game.
   
Tailgaters raise the Gator flag before a game.
     
  
Gator logos cover everything in the alumni parking lot.
   
University of Florida students tailgate along University Avenue and play beer pong.
  
Empties after a game.