2008 Senior Bowl - Bubba scores for the win!

[FloridaGatorforLife]

Football’s premier pre-draft event, Under Armour Senior Bowl 2008, kicks off today at 3:00 p.m. in front of a sold out crowd in Mobile’s Ladd-Peebles Stadium.

The contest caps a week-long series of player practices and special events that attracted over 800 NFL coaches, scouts and top decision makers and featured 100 of the nation’s top senior NFL Draft prospects who are making up the rosters for the North and South teams participating in today’s contest.

Coaching the South squad in today’s game is San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Nolan and his staff, while Oakland Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin and his staff is coaching the Senior Bowl’s North team.

Saturday’s official activities include the Baumhower’s Wings Restaurant Tailagate Challenge in the stadium parking lot, and the Food World Tailgate Party which will take place from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. also in the parking lot featuring free food and entertainment for 3,500 fans who purchased their tickets at area Food World stores.

The Senior Bowl pre-game show, presented by State Farm Insurance, will feature the University of University of Alabama Million Dollar Band and the New Orleans Saints Saintsations.

Complete game day coverage will be available throughout the game through this website and NFL.com.

http://www.seniorbowl.com/2008/news/2008game.htm

Bubba is the only Florida player on the roster.

 

[FloridaGatorforLife]

Go Gators!

MOBILE, Ala. -- For once, Andre Caldwell and Erik Ainge had a dramatic finish that both could cheer.

Florida's Caldwell scored on a 2-yard end around off a handoff from Tennessee's Ainge on the final play of the Senior Bowl to cap a 14-play, 86-yard final drive and lift the South to a 17-16 win over the North on Saturday.

After careers spent battling for the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division in a bitter rivalry, they made for an odd pairing on the winning play.

"It's fun to end your college career like that," said Ainge, whose 13-of-21 passing and 159 yards all came in the second half. "I'll remember handing the ball to a Gator to win for the rest of my life."

Caldwell plunged into the end zone, getting hit by Terrence Wheatley at the goal line, and promptly celebrated the fourth-down score with a Gator chomp. Georgia's Brandon Coutu then made the extra point.

"I knew I was going to get hit," Caldwell said. "I just lowered my head. To get in the end zone was a great feeling."

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3216294

 

[gatorsare#1]

He's one of the best receivers in Gator history.

 

[dbgator1]

Nice job he wasn't getting much love through the game so that was a great ending for him. Go Gators!!!!!!!

 

[lilChomp]

What an awesome picture of Bubba.

 

[GatorGuy8]

What great play from Bubba Caldwell.:bananajump:

 

[Leakfan12]

Good luck in the NFL Bubba.

 

[shandsgator8]

What an awesome picture of Bubba.

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[djg8tr22]

What a great way to finish a gator career. Too bad it was a damn Vol leading the drive at QB.