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October 1, 2006

Gators getting their own cereal

Not to be outdone by Ohio State's HerOes, the University of Florida is getting a special-edition cereal to commemorate 100 years of Gator football.

This year, which marks the third edition of the special flakes, the box cover features the 1963 football team and football coach Ray Graves celebrating after a 10-6 upset victory over Alabama. Quarterback Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy winner, is also pictured.

The back panel of the box includes historical information about milk, benefits of three daily dairy servings and a "Gator Touchdown Smoothie" recipe.

New sponsor Gatorland, a 110-acre alligator theme park and wildlife preserve in Orlando, provided a Gator fact sheet on the side panel.

gator_cereal.jpgThe limited-edition Frosted Flakes will be available at Publix grocery stores in Florida.

Each of the Publix stores will receive an initial shipment from a distribution center and obtain extra boxes as needed, said Mark McCauley, sales manager for the Gator Network. He suspects the supply will last through most of the football season.

Supplies will last most of the seeason?! Yeah, right. In other words, get out to Publix fast, Gator fans, because those $2.99 cereal boxes won't last long.


Hat Tip: Nicole @ Slashfood

Posted by Kevin Donahue

 

Comments:

  1. Fanblogs Author Mike Boone said:

    posted on October 1, 2006 10:04 PM — 68.35.226.201 — link — abuse?



    How can they not put Spurrier somewhere on the box?
    He put the program on the map in a way that Graves never did.
    I guess it might have a little something with his current position...

  2. T-Mac said:

    posted on October 1, 2006 10:28 PM — 66.78.161.35 — link — abuse?



    I agree with Mike.Spurrier and the Fun N Gun.How soon we forget!T-Mac

  3. easternfan said:

    posted on October 2, 2006 8:19 AM — 67.72.98.86 — link — abuse?



    Oregon is getting their own cereal too, its called Cheat-O's.

  4. OU Fan said:

    posted on October 2, 2006 8:58 AM — 69.29.102.143 — link — abuse?



    Easterfan, now thats funny! Go Sooenrs!

  5. OU Fan said:

    posted on October 2, 2006 8:59 AM — 69.29.102.143 — link — abuse?



    Easterfan, now thats funny! Go Sooners!

  6. The Mayor said:

    posted on October 2, 2006 11:16 AM — 24.23.202.200 — link — abuse?



    Cheat-O's or Cheatios, both are hysterical.

    Have you seen the picture of the new referee uniforms in the Pac Ten? Instead of black and white, the stripes are green and yellow. I have only had about 20 people send me that e-mail so far.

  7. rob said:

    posted on October 2, 2006 8:45 PM — 72.40.43.88 — link — abuse?



    Eat your Gator flakes with Gatoraid!

    I thought maybe it'd be more like Alphabits and just be a bunch of "F"s in there.

  8. T-Mac said:

    posted on October 2, 2006 9:27 PM — 66.78.161.35 — link — abuse?



    I remember when I was a kid they had the MR T cereal.Does anybody remember that?The slogan was (I pitty the fool who don't eat my cereal).I don't remember it tasting very good.Anyway,what the hell happened to Mr T???

  9. BIG MIKE said:

    posted on October 4, 2006 5:45 PM — 64.241.168.8 — link — abuse?



    Flordia betta' eat their Wheaties Saturday, LSU will put a beat down on their sorry ass

  10. Mister Fairness said:

    posted on October 8, 2006 1:38 AM — 68.1.105.154 — link — abuse?



    big mike, might want to rethink that beat down.

  11. moanmagrone said:

    posted on October 8, 2006 4:41 PM — 206.166.230.73 — link — abuse?



    Big Mike, I guess your eatin those words, you damn moron

  12. mmmGatorsmmmm said:

    posted on October 9, 2006 12:45 AM — 66.253.134.231 — link — abuse?



    BIG MIKE Good call, whats your call for Auburn/UF??

  13. otowngator said:

    posted on October 12, 2006 4:45 PM — 24.219.53.9 — link — abuse?



    Guess FL did eat their Wheaties on Saturday big Mike. Hopefully they'll have two bowls this Saturday. Dumb ass.

  14. foxtrot-seirra-uniform said:

    posted on October 15, 2006 1:36 PM — 70.174.115.83 — link — abuse?



    I guess they didn't get enough Wheaties

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