'C'mon Gators!' Florida Teammates Block Each Other Onto ESPN's Hit Segment 'C'mon Man!' (VIDEO)
ByYou never want to be the "man" in ESPN's hugely popularly segment, "C'mon Man!" much less the "men." During an already historically disappointing season and fresh off a loss to 1AA Georgia Southern (7-4) on Saturday, Florida (4-7) had two players draw the caricatured ire of ESPN's football crew, ESPN reported
Sweeping around end on the first play of the second half, Florida wide-out Solomon Patton took the pitch and ran the sideline about 8 yards for first and goal on the Georgia Southern 2 yard line. All good, right?
Not so fast. Just as Patton crossed the line of scrimmage, two of his teammates -- senior center Jonatthan Harrison and junior wide receiver Quinton Dunbar -- lost their blocks... and found each other. Without looking up, they held strong until Patton was forced out of bounds. When they finally broke free, the moment played out as if they had just complimented the physical appearance of their sister... without first realizing it was their sister. Patton may have even had a chance at scoring if he'd gotten one more lead block. See video at the bottom of the article for the full visual.
After some build up, ESPN analyst Chris Carter finally made the call his audience was waiting to hear. In fact, he produced a variation of C'mon Man! before delivering the signature line.
"You wonder why the Gators have lost six in a row and to a 1AA team? C'mon Gators!" Carter then waited a beat before going for a quieter, more subtle, "C'mon man!"
Florida, for its part, has taken the all-reptile block less seriously than ESPN.
"I thought it was comical," senior offensive guard Jon Halapio said. "We were all in the locker room joking around about it. I've never seen anything like it."
"Perfect technique and everything," Halapio added. "[Harrison] should have [pancaked him]. He got in his way."
"Sometimes you have to laugh," Florida offensive coordinator Brent Pease said between chuckles. "I mean, I'm just like, that is ... c'mon."
Beyond the good natured ribbing, Harrison and Dunbar's teammates ultimate seemed supportive.
"You know, sometimes guys get mixed up," senior offensive lineman Kyle Koehne said. "Sometimes you don't really see, you lock onto somebody and you don't really notice who you're blocking. Just two guys trying to play hard and do their job and they happened to get messed up. Hopefully that won't happen again anymore."