This means, among other things, that the fanbases for each school are hellbent on talking as much trash as humanly possible.It doesn't matter if it's at the stadium, in the parking lot, or online, all of these schools hate each other and if they don't have a natural animus towards one another, they'll manufacture one.FLORIDA GATORS COACH JON SUMRALL SAYS HE WOULDN'T HAVE LEFT TULANE IF HE WASN'T ALLOWED TO COACH PLAYOFF TEAMHead Coach Lane Kiffin of the LSU Tigers prepares to face the Ole Miss Rebels at Vaught Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss., on Sept.19, 2026.
(University Images via Getty Images)That doesn't seem to be the case for one of the more marquee matchups coming down the pike this weekend, though.The top-five Ole Miss Rebels will travel to Gainesville, Florida, to take on the 21st-ranked Gators, and with so much at stake at such an early point in the season, you would expect both teams and fanbases to be at each other's throats, but it's been anything but toxic.That's right, folks, we have ourselves a good old-fashioned "respect off" brewing between the Gators and Rebels.It all started on Monday, when Florida head coach Jon Sumrall was informed at his press conference that the Gators were favored by 3.5 points on Saturday.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Jon Sumrall speaks during a press conference introducing him as the new head football coach at the James W.
"Bill" Heavener Football Training Center at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., on Dec.1, 2025.
(Getty Images)His response: "There's a lot of good drugs out there."A coach being respectful toward his opponent is nothing out of the ordinary, but Sumrall's goodwill must have trickled down to the fans of both school, because social media turned into a Kumbaya session this whole week.Look at all that love being spread! They even have a hashtag for it all, #RespectOff!This is in stark contrast to the vibes from the previous wee...