Gators have yet another reason to be proud.
UF's Gator Chomp was recently recognized by collegemagazine.com as one of the top 10 college football traditions.
Ranked at No. 10, writer Danny Golden chose the Gator Chomp due to its intimidation factor when coupled with the Florida band playing the "Jaws" theme.
Other traditions that made the list were the University of Georgia's bulldog, Uga; the University of Iowa's pink locker room; the Auburn University's eagle released to fly over the stadium, dubbed the "War Eagle"; and the Army's/Navy's march onto the field. The No. 1 spot went to the dotting of the "I" by the sousaphone player in Ohio State University's band.
The Gator Chomp is not only used in the stadium and UF's campus, but it is also used by people all over the world to show that a person identifies himself or herself as a Gator fan.
UF spokesman Steve Orlando was pleased to make the rankings.
"What's not to like about that?" he said. "It's a nice recognition of the kind of enthusiasm Gator fans have."
