Review of “Bama Profiles in Courage: Laykin”: (Capers) Barr flexes through an emotional range that most writers would never dare attempt … Humor and Bama sorrow are fused together like twined tree trunks that keep each other standing…..It’s part satire, part character study, with a wry lens on fame, fandom, and the modern South. Well done, Capers, well done.”– Ian Allen, The Times Literary Supplement.

The Florida Gators (nuff said); Cards Manager Tony LaRussa arrested for DUI in Jupiter; rampant Marijuana use; Automatic Weapons; the mighty mullet and now the Jacksonville Jags. A videotape revealed that Jacksonville Jaguars lineman Khalif Barnes verbally assaulted officers last year while being arrested on drunken driving charges. Link

(video from AOL Sports)

“This is unbelievable, man, unbelievable being a pro athlete in Jacksonville. I can’t wait to get out of here. Can’t wait,” Barnes said while handcuffed in the back of a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office patrol car. “Especially if you’re black.”

About 20 minutes later, still in the patrol car, he said, “Of all the places in the — world that I came to this — hick town. They — hate us here.

“Why you even want to have a pro team here? What’s the use? They don’t even — respect you.”

3 responses to “The Undeniable Florida Nexus”

  1. and what does this have to do with uf?

  2. Evil’s epicenter is Gainesville

  3. “Evil’s epicenter is Gainesville”

    Wrong. Evil’s epicenter is Durham. Gainesville and Columbus are satellite cities.

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