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Published: Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 8:13 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 8:13 p.m. ATLANTA - Before every game this season, veteran football beat writer Robbie Andreu comes up with five pertinent questions, then answers them after each game.

The Florida Gators have waited years for Charlie Strong to become a head coach. Now that Louisville officially made the former Gators defensive coordinator a bonafide head coach, the Gators must deal with the consequences of replacing one of the country's best recruiting/coordinating combinations.

BOB SELF/The Times-Union Florida's Aaron Hernandez lays out for an incomplete pass from quarterback Tim Tebow as Alabama's Kareem Jackson defends during the second quarter Saturday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

By Jeremy Fowler e-mail: jfowler@orlandosentinel.com Twitter : @osgators Blog: OrlandoSentinel.com/swampthings Next game: Cincinnati, Sugar Bowl When, TV: 8:30 p.m., Jan.

Published: Monday, December 7, 2009 at 5:44 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 7, 2009 at 5:44 p.m. It was always something with Florida this season.

Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong dejectedly walked out of the Georgia Dome after the Gators' 32-13 loss to Alabama in the SEC Championship Game still convinced somebody was going to make a big play any second now.

ATLANTA _ Nick Saban waited until after last year's bowl season was over when he called his team together to talk about Florida.

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has The Promise , a vow he made after losing to Ole Miss last year.

As Gator Nation spent all day trying to swallow the acid-tasting reality of Carlos Dunlap putting his team in jeopardy with a DUI arrest, there was major, major news out of Tallahassee.

Published: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 11:23 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 11:23 p.m. Though rivals by school affiliation, Florida coach Urban Meyer has always admired Florida State's Bobby Bowden.

Alabama's Rolando McClain and Florida's Brandon Spikes have more in common than they know.

Florida coach Urban Meyer said tonight that he wasn't merely surprised by the DUI charge against defensive end Carlos Dunlap .

Labeling Ryan Stamper the brains and Brandon Spikes the brawn of the Florida defense isn't really fair to either.

Alabama RB Mark Ingram missed the Tide's game-winning drive because of a hip injury, but coach Nick Saban said on a conference call Sunday that he expects Ingram to play in the SEC championship game against the Gators.

The Hoops Gators knocked off #2 Michigan State, while Tebow's Swamp Legacy concluded with yet another pasting of the worthless Seminoles of Florida State all within 24 hours of each other.

Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong maintained after the Gators' 37-10 win against Florida State on Saturday that his focus this coming week will be solely on preparing for the SEC Championship Game.

All signs point to another lopsided affair. Top-ranked Florida has a higher-rated offense than Florida State, a considerably better defense and more at stake when the in-state rivals meet for the 52nd consecutive year Saturday.

Following weeks of close calls, controversy and criticism, top-ranked Florida got to play on cruise control.

Florida junior linebacker A.J. Jones, the team's sixth-leading tackler and a big play man this fall for the Gators, will miss Saturday's game against Florida State with a knee injury.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Before quarterback Tim Tebow even arrived at Florida, there was a documentary about his life called "The Chosen One." After four years, two Southeastern Conference championships, two national titles, a Heisman Trophy and a chance to lead the program to its first perfect season, the top-ranked Gators may be ready to dub him "The ...