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Monday, November 9, 2026Nov 9

Greeson: Ducks, trucks and Butch’s UT legacy

Florida wide receiver Antonio Callaway crosses the goal line ahead of Tennessee defensive back Malik Foreman to score a game-winning, 63-yard touchdown on a pass from Will Grier during last year's matchup in Gainesville.
Florida wide receiver Antonio Callaway crosses the goal line ahead of Tennessee defensive back Malik Foreman to score a game-winning, 63-yard touchdown on a pass from Will Grier during last year's matchup in Gainesville. Florida wide receiver Antonio Callaway crosses the goal line ahead of Tennessee defensive back Malik Foreman to score a game-winning, 63-yard touchdown on a pass from Will Grier during last year's matchup in Gainesville.
photo Jay Greeson

Now that’s the kind of weekend you try to build on – right, guys?

If you’ve used the advice shared in this column, a 5-4 start to the season turned the corner last Saturday with an impressive 6-2 mark against the spread. Several rules and postulates have been shared for approaching these games, with the caveat that all picks are for “entertainment” only. One guideline that deserves repeating is that if you are seriously hunting “entertainment,” remember not to look for entertaining games.

Period.

We will all be watching Florida at Tennessee for a variety of reasons. Be it vested or masochistic or professional or casual, that game has big interest around these parts. And there’s very little feel of how to play the angles. (If you are one of those folks who has to have a little “entertainment” on every game you watch – well, first, seek help. Second, and this is not an official pick, the only direction to even lean toward in Gators-Volunteers is under the 44.

So there’s that.