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By Jenni Carlson | Published: December 23, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment
photo - In this April 2, 2007 picture provided by the University of Florida, a student attempts to climb a greased light pole among a crowd of fans in the streets of Gainesville, Fla. moments after the men's UF basketball team won its second consecutive championship win. The University of Florida can raise a glass to another national title - best party school in the country. The Gators, known for wild celebrations following national championships in football and basketball, wrested the party title away from West Virginia University this year. AP Photo/University of Florida, Kristen Bartlett Grace
In this April 2, 2007 picture provided by the University of Florida, a student attempts to climb a greased light pole among a crowd of fans in the streets of Gainesville, Fla. moments after the men's UF basketball team won its second consecutive championship win. The University of Florida can raise a glass to another national title - best party school in the country. The Gators, known for wild celebrations following national championships in football and basketball, wrested the party title away from West Virginia University this year. AP Photo/University of Florida, Kristen Bartlett Grace

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Soon, the lauding will change to loathing.

The Oklahoma coach, after all, is on the opposite sideline now. He will be the enemy in the BCS national championship game. He will be in hostile territory in Miami, the Gators’ backyard.

He will hear it.

Everyone in crimson and cream will.

Prepare yourself, Sooner Nation. Gator fans are serious about their team.

Their natural habitat, The Swamp, was once dubbed "the loudest, most obnoxious and notorious piece of real estate in all of college football. Mardi Gras with a mean streak. Woodstock on bad acid.”

Yikes.

Despite OU’s storied football tradition, it has never played Florida. That means the fans of both programs have never interacted. Sooners and Gators have never mingled on South Beach. Never mixed in the French Quarter. Never gathered in Old Scottsdale.

Sooner fans will see Gator fans up close and personal for the first time next month in Miami.

They might not like the view.

Mark Bradley, who writes sports for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, did a fun ranking before the season.

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