Florida is a pit of vipers. Not just because it is a literal pit, filled with vipers, but also because (in terms of football) it is a large, talent-rich state with several significant college football programs all vying for supremacy. This constant battle between Gators and Hurricanes and Seminoles was something that I found fascinating as a kid growing up in the late 90’s. In part because I didn’t really understand why anyone would live there in the first place; my first few reactions to the state as a kid were “Disney World is fine” and “why is everything here slightly wet” and “it’s impossible to avoid being itchy, no matter where you are or what you’re doing.” What I didn’t realize is that millions of people also have those exact same reactions, go “hell yeah, let’s buy a condo,” and then happily set up shop on a rapidly-eroding coastline to…
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