They need the money for funding the scholarships for those kids and to man the program the way it should be manned. It's going exactly where I want it to go. "In this case, it's not like I'm losing that money. "I've given money every year for I don't know how many years," said Bryan, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., who was president of Gator Boosters in 2008-09. Uncharted, uncertain and unfortunate trails are being blazed, and Bryan, a longtime UF donor and former Gator Booster president, not only understands but appreciates the unique hardships involved.īryan, 75, is among a handful of donors who have generously foregone the option of re-allocating their annual fees and, instead, told Gator Boosters, Inc., to put their money to use in whatever capacity is needed now. Yes, Georgia has won the last three meetings in the storied rivalry, but these are different kinds of valleys that college football - and the world - are currently trying to navigate. When Urban Meyer roamed the sidelines in the 2000s, they came again.Ĭhris Bryan as a 10-year-old with her father (left) and as Gator Boosters president in 2008-09 (right) When Steve Spurrier returned to coach his alma mater in 1990, those peaks came. "My daddy would talk to me about peaks and valleys," Bryan recalled. She wondered, though, if the roles would ever be reversed?
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When the series took a wicked swing in favor of the Bulldogs a couple decades later, Bryan remained steadfast in her love and support of the Gators.
Chris Bryan was 10 years old when her father took her to their first Florida-Georgia game together. 1-ranked Arkansas to conclude the regular season with a three-game series in Fayetteville.GAINESVILLE, Fla. Without a mid-week game on the schedule, Florida will look to bounce back from Sunday’s loss when it travels to No.
The Jacksonville native is in the midst of a 4-for-39 stretch at the plate as the regular season wanes. Nathan Hickey went 0-for-4 to continue his rough stretch, though it appeared as if the wind prevented Hickey from homering not once but twice Sunday. “That’s just the way baseball goes sometimes.” “It seemed like we needed that big hit with two outs, and we never got it,” McMullen said. The Gators’ afternoon concluded having left 12 runners on base. Georgia then made it 6-1 when Cole Tate singled to with runners on second and third.įlorida once again had runners in scoring position with two outs in the seventh, but Jordan Butler, who was called on to pinch-hit, hit a pop fly that Randon Jernigan fielded with ease to end the inning. Van Der Weide made way for Jack Leftwich after having thrown just seven pitches.
Trey Van Der Weide entered at the top of the seventh with the Gators looking to rally, but he made an error in a critical juncture that allowed another run to come across for Georgia. “We’ll definitely be back in Florida Ballpark to host a regional, so we’ve got something to look forward to.”įranco Aleman’s (1-3) day on the mound ended after allowing seven hits in six innings.
“We definitely tried to get out there and get the sweep,” McMullen said. Florida had another chance to cut into the deficit in the third inning when it had runners on the corners with two outs, but couldn’t get runs across the plate.Īnd with the bases loaded and two outs, Kirby McMullen had a chance to be the hero to give the Gators their first lead of the afternoon, but he groundout to the shortstop to end the fifth inning and keep UGA’s 4-1 lead intact.
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