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Pressure? Expectations? Perfection? That's Florida
By Robbie Andreu
Staff writer
Posted:
11/06/2009 4:01 PM
The expectations, the pressure, the demands. They have created an atmosphere that is relentless, that grows every day, that never goes away.
This is the lifestyle that comes with being No. 1 in the nation for all these weeks and months. This is the environment in which the Florida football team exists.
It may seem exhausting and unbearable, but the Gators seem comfortable with it.
They're 8-0, looking to go to 9-0 on Saturday night. The pressure to stay perfect intensifies. That's OK, they say. It's better than being 5-3 or 6-2 and having no pressure at all.
"It's why you come here," offensive coordinator Steve Addazio said. "You come here because it's big-time ball. There are high expectations, you can compete for championships, and that's part of it. That's why coaches come here, that's why players come here. We're in different territory right now.
"There's no better place in the world than being here.
This is the lifestyle that comes with being No. 1 in the nation for all these weeks and months. This is the environment in which the Florida football team exists.
It may seem exhausting and unbearable, but the Gators seem comfortable with it.
They're 8-0, looking to go to 9-0 on Saturday night. The pressure to stay perfect intensifies. That's OK, they say. It's better than being 5-3 or 6-2 and having no pressure at all.
"It's why you come here," offensive coordinator Steve Addazio said. "You come here because it's big-time ball. There are high expectations, you can compete for championships, and that's part of it. That's why coaches come here, that's why players come here. We're in different territory right now.
"There's no better place in the world than being here.
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