Consider it a perk of playing for the national title.  Florida’s going to get special treatment this week with their own wall of links each morning.

Here are the top stories and issues surround UF’s showdown with Oklahoma on Thursday:

We told you earlier today that OU cornerback Dominique Franks had said that Tim Tebow would have been the fourth-best quarterback in the Big 12.  But did you know Franks was responding to a Tebow comment that he was looking forward to facing a Big 12 defense?  You’re not seeing much about that one in the national press.

Offensive tackle Phil Trautwein got a big tattoo after the Gators’ BCS title in 2006.  Now he wants another tat.

Coaches at Florida are expected to fit Urban Meyer’s system, not the other way around.  That’s why most folks in Gainesville are expecting a smooth transition from Dan Mullen to Steve Addazio.

Speaking of coaches, Tebow is a big fan of Scot Loeffler who is expected to be named UF’s next quarterbacks coach.  But he won’t say if he’ll be playing for him next year or not.

Percy Harvin might not be 100% (is he ever?), but barring a setback, you can expect to see him play against Oklahoma.

With all the talk of Tebow and Harvin, it’s easy to forget wide receiver Louis Murphy.

Ron Higgins of The Memphis Commercial-Appeal believes Oklahoma will have a hard time keeping up with Florida’s team speed.

Tommy Hicks of The Mobile Press-Register thinks the Gators hold the speed advantage, too.

Florida back-up quarterback Cam Newton, facing charges of stealing a fellow student’s laptop, will transfer to a Texas junior college.

Here are some notes from Miami including Tebow’s trouble with motion sickness and the strong recovery by the Pouncey twins’ step-father… who’d lost his leg in an accident more than a month ago.

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