Jealousy: Nothing Like The First Time, Take it All In

Ah, I find as I get older, that my most cherished memories are often centered around firsts. My first trip to Disney, my first Gator game, my first car, my first date, first friend, kid, job, real achievement, Christmas, Halloween..etc..

You my friends, are about to experience something only four other teams have ever experienced. A home playoff game!! You've already experienced so much in the time period that I call the era of sadness as a Gator fan 2010-present. You've won the PAC Twelve, B1G, playoff game, Heisman winner, and two National Title berths. Now you get a home playoff game in December, and most likely a win that could propel you to your first National Title. I know that is getting ahead of myself, but I have a point.

As a kid, I witnessed Florida beating FSU in the Sugar Bowl to win their first ever football National Title. It's a memory I cherish, and I got to see young Gator fans witness the same in 2006, and 2008. This past basketball season I got to see young Gator fans see their first ever men's basketball championship, and six years ago the first baseball title. Those things stick with you.

I know being a fan can be hard when your team loses, you invest emotionally. But the payoff to a win is priceless. Forget coaching , or player salaries. Forget transfer portal, BIL, or losing assistants. This moment right now, it's special. Take it in, the sights, the sounds, the smells. Enjoy this right now, and don't worry about next year. We all are so busy worrying about the championship window, or how the future looks. We tend to forget that today, this time right now, is that window. It's what we all were looking forward to the years ago. Unfortunately we don't realize is today is yesterday's tomorrow, and it's going to be tomorrow's yesterday. We'll never get it back, and we'll always wish we enjoyed it more as it was happening.

Edited 51 minutes ago51 min by GatOrlando