Here is a list of five things that won't matter between the Buckeyes and Gators when they meet in two weeks from Christmas.  We’ll get to the more important stuff later.  Enjoy. 

Weather:

The weather in Columbus on Dec 20, 2006 is 47 degrees and cloudy.

The weather in Gainesville on Dec 20, 2006 is 74 degrees and cloudy.

Winner:  Florida Ohio State fan about Gainesville "I couldn't live here, cause I like seasons.” Gator fan replies "Yeah we do too, but we got rid of the #### ones"

The Mascot:

Florida has the gator

Ohio State has the buckeye

What is a buckeye? It is a fruit or poisonous seed:  a prickly or smooth fruit of a tree or bush of the horse chestnut family, or the large shiny brown poisonous seed it contains

Winner:  Both will kill you.  So I guess a tie.  I still would rather be killed by fruit than an alligator that has all those teeth and no toothbrush. 

Stadiums:

The Horseshoe:  Largest Crowd 105,708 Mel Kiper has even said that Ohio Stadium has the second-best atmosphere of any college venue. 

The Swamp:  Largest Crowd 90,716 EA Sports’ NCAA Football has Ben Hill Griffin Stadium the #1 toughest place to play in every version in which home field advantage has been ranked. 
Winner:  The Swamp, The Shoe is close though, besides, I never listen to what Mel Kiper's hair tells me

Cool Traditions:

The Gator Chomp:  Whether during kickoff or just cheering for a certain “Touchdown Maker” standing in the end zone, this tradition is fun for everyone. 

Script Ohio:  The script is an integrated series of evolutions and formations. The band first forms a triple Block O formation which will slowly unwind to form the famous letters. The drum major leads the outside O into a peel-off movement around the curves of the script, every musician in continual motion. The middle Block O revolves counter-clockwise as the other two rotate in a clockwise manner. Slowly the three blocks unfold into a long singular line which loops around, creating the OSUMB's trademark.

Winner:  Script Ohio.  While everyone can do the gator chomp, only a special few can do the honors at Ohio State.  Besides the fourth or fifth year sousaphone player, there has been Bob Hope, Woody Hayes, Buster Douglas, and Jack Nicklaus. 

Helmet and Uniforms:

Gators:  The blue jersey with the blue helmet with a gator head on it.  It’s not very stylish.   

Buckeyes:  Sure the plain silver helmet (wich looks like it was painted with boat paint) isn’t that cool either.  It’s those darn pride stickers or whatever they are calling them these days. 

Winner:  Buckeyes.  Sure maybe one little buckeye won’t hurt you, but if you see a helmet full of buckeyes you might want to pack some antacid and have the number to your physician ready. 

*I want to start a petition to have Florida wear the helmet and jerseys that they wore for the Alabama game this year.  Those were sharper than a razor blade.

I'm putting together an all Ohio State vs Florida so nobody steal my idea.