By Chris Marler
Bowl Season is underway with 13 SEC teams playing in the postseason, so before toe-meets-leather for all the games let’s get to know some fun facts about these non-traditional matchups.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Gasparilla Bowl between Florida and Tulane.
(Note: the “facts” are from Wikipedia, made up entirely, and meant to not be taken seriously. Enjoy!)
ABOUT THE SCHOOLS
Florida
Location – A metaphorical Swamp
Founded In – 1853
Tuition – $28,658
Enrollment – 54,814
Acceptance Rate – 23.3 Percent
Mascot – Dude named Trent in white Oakley sunglasses and jorts who hates UGA and sunscreen
Tulane
Location – A literal swamp
Founded In – 1834
Tuition – $87,446
Enrollment – 14,669
Acceptance Rate – 14.6 Percent
Mascot – Like if Gumby had a little brother with a Napoleon complex
FUN FACTS & TRADITIONS
Florida
1. Quarterbacks that love the Lord and Tight Ends that will send you to meet him
2. Invented Gatorade and the first ever Jaws themed thirst trap
3. Jac Caglianone hit 33 homeruns last year, which is eight less than the total arrests on the 2008 football team
Tulane
1. Original member of the SEC and non-original Mardi Gras
2. Have won the same amount of SEC titles as Mississippi State since 1942
3. They offer such classes as glass blowing & “The Big Lebowski and Philosophy”
FAMOUS ALUMNI
Florida
Steve Spurrier – The Tim Tebow of ruining UGA’s life
C.D. Atkins – The Tim Tebow of frozen orange juice
Andy Staples – The Tim Tebow of BBQ
Aaron Hernandez – The Tim Tebow of murder
Robert Frost – The Tim Tebow of poems
General Norman Schwarzkopf – The Tim Tebow of war
Tulane
Jerry Springer – Non-sports Finebaum
Doug Ellin – created Entourage
Daughters of Joe Biden & Jimmy Carter
David Filo – Co-founder of Yahoo!
James Clark – Founder of WebMD
Newt Gingrich – Bill Clinton light
