[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 602]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

  (Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, a St. Pete headline says: 
``Gator Nation: It's A Great Time to be a Gator.'' The Gainesville Sun 
boasts: ``Gators Made Most of Their Chances.'' The Miami Herald states: 
``Gators are First on the Court and First on the Field.'' The Florida 
Times Union reads: ``The Gators Stand Tall and Deliver; Florida Totally 
Dominates Ohio in Claiming the National Championship.''
  Go Gators!
  The BCS Championship game between the University of Florida Gators 
and the Ohio State University Buckeyes last night was a clash of the 
titans and history in the making.
  My alma mater, the University of Florida, became the first school in 
NCAA history to hold national titles in football and men's basketball 
at the same time. Only six Division I schools have ever won a football 
and men's basketball national championship since 1936, and never in the 
same year.
  Thanks to Head Coach Urban Meyer, the Florida coaching staff, and the 
outstanding Gator football team, we finished the season with a 13-1 
record.
  I want to congratulate the University of Florida for not only being 
the best athletic school in the country but also the best in academia.
  The Gators, through persistent offense and an overwhelming defense, 
defeated the Ohio State University Buckeyes 41-14. They earned 21 first 
downs, 370 total yards, and did not turn the ball over on offense. The 
defense held the opponents to only eight first downs, 82 total yards, 
and sacked the quarterback five times, for 51 yards.
  No doubt about it, the best team won the National Championship. Go 
Gators!

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