Magic Gator Crocs!

His Crocs you say? Give me a break… Let me provide you some facts from last year:

Brandon started wearing Crocs at the beginning of the football season last year, and on his Crocs, he has a lucky Gator Jibbitz. Last year, he had an orange pair and wore them every time the Gators played except one time…. Which one time do you ask? It was the Ole Miss game, the one game we lost. He refused to wear them that morning… and Amy actually brought out the powers of the Crocs by telling him…. “If you don’t wear your Crocs, the Gators will lose!” Immediately after that remark, I told her to take it back, but she said it doesn’t mean anything, and anyway, there is no way Ole Miss is beating us in Gainesville. 5 Turnover later, the Gators lose.

After that loss, we made it a point to wear his Crocs, and the Gators never lost again, winning their 2nd national championship in 3 years.

Now we come to this year…. he has new Gator blue Crocs instead of orange, but the Gator Jibbitz transfers to these new crocs:

Brandon wears his Crocs every morning…. that is until one cold Saturday morning.? I didn’t even notice he wore socks and sneakers that morning we headed out for breakfast.? We went on with our day and started to watch the Arkansas game.? Throughout the first half, I could not believe my eyes… it looked like we were going to lose the game…? I talked to Amy midway through the 3rd quarter, and said I could not believe this was happening… she smirk at me, and says “You know, Brandon didn’t wear his Crocs this morning, and I didn’t make a big deal of it because it was cold.”

I immediately questioned her loyalty as a Gator fan, and yelled to Brandon “PUT ON YOUR CROCS!”? He did not want to do so, but after successfully bribing him with chocolate, he put them on…? We returned from commercial break, and the immediate first play from scrimmage,? Tebow finds a streaking Thompson down the field and we score a 70 yard touchdown!!!? We screamed and yelled, and Amy became a believer.? “I have chills, that is ridiculous!” she yelled.? Brandon kept the Crocs on and we ended up coming from behind and winning at the end of regulation.

Just this last weekend…. Brandon wore his Crocs and has them on all throughout the day… We watch the 1st half of the game at Debbie’s house at a little party.? During the 1st half, Brandon is playing outside, and doing a lot of digging.? We head out at halftime back home, so we can watch the 2nd half from home… kids were tired.? We get home, and Amy decides to give Brandon a bath and clean him up during the 3rd quarter.? Obviously she takes his Crocs off at this time.

The 3rd quarter is a disaster and South Carolina has all the momentum in the world.? In between the 3rd and 4th quarters, I ask Brandon to put his Crocs back on… He initially refuses, saying he has his pajamas on, but once again, after a nice bribe of chocolate, he agrees.? We come out of time out, and on a 3rd and 3 from our own 25 yard line, a freak interception occurs, and the Gators return the ball 50 something yards.? ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!? We go on to score a TD on that drive, putting the game out of reach, and our defense comes alive and finishes the game!? Amy was in tears, in total disbelief of what happened.? I was screaming and yelling in excitement, hugging Brandon for once again saving the day.

I want you to know, I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP!!!? Seriously, the only one time in the past 2 years he didn’t wear his Crocs was the Ole Miss game, and the two times this year we have had to put them back on, both times the IMMEDIATE play, the Gators have had the Play of the Game change the outcome.

Trust me, he will be wearing his Crocs the remaining times this year…. in general… it is absolutely amazing what Brandon has experienced from a Gator fan perspective.? He was born March 10th, 2006, and in less than 4 years, has 2 Gator National Football and 2 National Basketball Championships under his belt, an unprecedented number of championships for a fan to have in his lifetime, yet one that hasn’t even turned 4!

So now do you believe???!? GO GATORS!