The resulting reaction reminds me of the time back in 1991 -- when I became the sports columnist of the Gainesville Sun and took over for a scribe who had a penchant for picking UF to win no matter who the Gators happened to be playing. In the first big game of the year -- against Tennessee-- I picked Florida to lose and was inundated with real letters (this was before the Internet) from outraged fans who demanded that I be fired.