He seemed very intrigued and encouraged by the recent news about new coach John Sumrall and his organization, but claims no inside knowledge.

But just for a moment, let’s suspend all those rules and offer you my following column given the recent phenomenal success of new Gator coach seems to have mastered in the first 10 days of office.

Fland rocked a new haircut – his first in five years –and the second year guard from Archbishop Stepinac high school in the Bronx he cut his dreadlocks ahead of the Gators' 91-67 victory  over No. 20 Tennessee.

We never really got to see you play at one hundred percent — injuries robbed us of that — and you didn’t have the right coach at the right time.

These moments may not last forever — nothing in this sport ever does — but sitting here right now, glass raised over the orange and blue, there is only one thing left for an old homer to say.

For years, the Southeastern Conference has worn the crown of college football dominance — a self-proclaimed empire that needed no defending. But this postseason, that empire looks shaky, almost mortal.

When Terry needed to “fill time” between segments, he turned to me with that familiar grin and said, “How about those Broncos?” I thought, ‘this is my moment — on live national TV!’ But he never handed me the mic to respond.

Meanwhile, I wish I could assure you that Jadan Baugh is coming back for another year with The Gators. As many of you know, Jadan has been one of my favorites since he first set foot on Florida Gator turf.

The “ESPN Cartel” — a label I helped coin way back in 2006 to describe the network’s soft power over college football — has never been more visible than now.

It’s almost enough to make me into a football Hoosiers fan, but I still got this little Tulane squad to root home and a guy named Sumrall who’s working double overtime'\.

Jon Sumrall, Florida’s new football coach, proved right away that he’s one of those rare birds-turned-Gator.

We’ve got a big bag of money and nobody to spend it on. It’s the kind of problem programs used to dream about and now dread. Every time you turn around, another list shows up, another “short list” for the long haul ahead.