The Florida Gators fought their first true heavyweight bout of the 2019 season on Saturday.
After 12 rounds, and more than a few knockdowns on both sides, they came out as the victors, downing Auburn in a topsy-turvy 24-13 game.
Here are our Sunday morning takeaways from this game, which come without having given it or its highlights a second viewing.
Worries that Florida’s Steve Spurrier-invented home field advantage permanently went the way of the Pell Shield were overstated. For one day, at least, Florida had an incredible and largely indefatigable — I’ll get to the qualifiers later — crowd on its side, making The Swamp the least friendly confines imaginable.