February 16th, 2014: To the Members of the UFRFC, Past and Present, The New ear on!

e a"a#n hera$ds an #m%ortant %er#od of the !o$$e"#ate ru"by season: the &CRC Com%et#t#on' ( br#ef w#nter off)season afforded your F$or#da *ators more than enou"h t#me to !ons#der the ad+ers#t#es fa!ed $ast Fa$$, and they ha+e !ome ba!, $oo,#n" for b$ood' The Fa$$ -1. season !ame to an u%sett#n" end on the wee,end of F$or#da Cu%' (fter a hard /0 m#nutes, the *ator 10-s s1uad was for!ed to wa$, away from a /)1. defeat a"a#nst F(U' 2#th the fee$#n" that they were $eft un%ro+en, they had to turn to the $ar"er sta"e of the &3C to show what *ator Ru"by #s a$$ about' The *ators had 4ust a few short wee,s to %re%are themse$+es for the season o%ener a"a#nst a +ery on form Un#+ers#ty of &outh Caro$#na' Unfortunate$y, the tra+e$$#n" UF s#de found themse$+es down 0)21 at ha$f t#me 5 not the start they had wanted' 2h#$e a %ass#onate se!ond ha$f !ome) ba!, brou"ht the "ame to w#th#n one %ossess#on, the !$o!, was a"a#nst them, and the *ators were $eft on the wron" s#de of a 16)24 resu$t' Th#s wou$d be the same resu$t for the 7#$$er 8-s' 7now#n" that a se!ond $oss wou$d !rush the#r !han!es for an &CRC Cham%#onsh#%, UF returned to *a#nes+#$$e w#th renewed +#"or' (nd wh#$e the !#ty of (thens %re%ared #tse$f for the b#enn#e$ return of the UF Ru"by C$ub, the *ators h#t the %ra!t#!e f#e$ds hard to #m%ro+e on the#r short!om#n"s' Fortunate$y the se!ond road tr#% of the semester %ro+ed to be a "reat su!!ess, w#th both ( 9.2)24: and 8 92/)1.: s#de w#ns a"a#nst an #m%ro+ed U*( and the UFRFC mana"#n" to ma,e #t out of the !#ty most$y uns!athed' Th#s wee,end %resented the !$ub w#th the#r f#rst home "ame and a +#ta$ o%%ortun#ty: a mat!h a"a#nst the Un#+ers#ty of Tennessee' (nd as you ,now, the UFRFC en4oys a $on" h#story w#th the ;o$unteers' Fue$ed by #m%ro+#n" %erfoman!es, a +#s#on for the &CRC Cham%#onsh#%, and a "reat show#n" of su%%ort, the *ators !ame out stron" r#"ht from the f#rst m#nute to se!ure a we$$ des#red .6)11 +#!tory' The 2)1 *ators w#$$ be s%end#n" the#r !om#n" bye)wee,s %$ay#n" some tou"h ru"by' Ne<t wee,end 9February 22nd: sends the !$ub down to Fort =auderda$e to %$ay #n the Men-s >#+#s#on at Ru""erfest, featur#n" the $#,es of our +ery own Master*ators? (nd the fo$$ow#n" wee,end 9February 2/th: %#ts the *ators a"a#nst F$or#da &tate Un#+ers#ty for *ordo-s Cu%, wh#!h w#$$ be %$ayed #n Ta$$ahassee' Rema#n#n" UFRFC &%r#n" -14 &!hedu$e: Date 02@16@14 02@22@14 02@2/@14 0.@0/@14 0.@10@1. 0.@22@14 0.@2A@14 15's Event Un#+ers#ty of Tennessee 9UT: Ru""erfest F$or#da &tate Un#+ers#ty 9F&U: 8ye wee, ;anderb#$t Un#+ers#ty 9;andy: (uburn Un#+ers#ty 9(U: Un#+ers#ty of 7entu!,y Location *a#nes+#$$e, F= Ft' =auderda$e, F= Ta$$ahassee, F= *a#nes+#$$e, F= *a#nes+#$$e, F= Ft' =auderda$e, F=

Th#s semester, we a$so $oo, forward to the Spring '13 UFRFC Alumni Weeken , to be he$d the wee,end of Mar!h 10th 9the wee,end of the ;anderb#$t "ame:' B#"h$#"hted #n b$ue abo+e, the wee,end w#$$ !ons#st of a 10-s &3C mat!h a"a#nst ;anderb#$t Un#+ers#ty, the %ost "ame so!#a$, the a$umn# "ame, and &aturday n#"ht fest#+#t#es' 2hat w#$$ be an #n!red#b$e wee,end w#$$ he$% mar, the 44th year of b$ood, sweat, and trad#t#on that #s the UFRFC' Note: The &aturday n#"ht fest#+#t#es are #ntended to be our annua$ Spring Cele!ration' Come out 9#n %ro%er att#re?: for an #n!red#b$e t#me? ($$ #n a$$, we are +ery mu!h $oo,#n" forward to ma,#n" th#s another "reat wee,end of !e$ebrat#n" the %ast, %resent, and future w#th the ($umn# of the UFRFC' For those who made #t out $ast semester #t was a "reat t#me, e+en as we m#ssed our *ator 6-s s1uad 9who was #n *reensboro for the Nat#ona$ Co$$e"#ate 6-s Cham%#onsh#%:' Th#s semester we w#$$ be show#n" #n fu$$ for!e, and we ho%e that you a$$ !an ma,e #t out too' The Master*ators are a$ways an #nte"ra$ %art of the UFRFC, and the best t#mes are when we !an !ome to"ether, !urrent %$ayers and %ast, and !e$ebrate e+eryth#n" that our !$ub stands for' 8rou"ht to"ether by a $o+e for a$$ that #s Ru"by, bound to"ether by the brotherhood that #s the UFRFC' Cn!e a *ator ru""er, a$ways a *ator ru""er' Re"ards, Da!, Chr#stmas ($umn# Un#+ers#ty of F$or#da Men-s Ru"by a$umn#'ru"byufE"ma#$'!om ru"byufE"ma#$'!om www'ufru"by'!om www'fa!eboo,'!om@%a"es@*ator)Ru"by@260A/./2A106//4