And it was the DeShawn Wynn show.  Remember, this is the guy from Ohio that was 2nd only to Maurice Clarett (guess where he is?).  Wynn tied a school record with four touchdowns Saturday night to help the 19th-ranked Gators to a 63-3 victory in their last tuneup before the Southeastern Conference opener next week against Tennessee.

Ingle Martin threw for 139 yards and one touchdown. Chris Leak threw for 79 yards and another score. Wynn, a redshirt freshman, ran for 95 yards and joined Jesse Palmer, Fred Taylor and four others with the single-game TD record.  The Gators (2-1) built a 35-3 lead at halftime and, unlike last week against No. 2 Miami, there was no way they were going to blow it against the Division I-AA Rattlers (1-2).  Of course, that's not to say FAMU walked away empty-handed. For making the trip from Tallahassee, the Rattlers earned $415,000 from Florida -- money that will certainly help when they move to Division I-A next season.

 One thing the school won't need to do is upgrade its band, "The Marching 100," known far and wide as one of the best in the country.   Dressed in bright orange and green, the band serenaded the Gators at the opening kick with a version of The O'Jay's "Backstabbers" -- "They're smilin' in your face, all the time they want to take your place" -- and kept the music coming during timeouts. At halftime, they took the act to the field, spelling out the words "Get Low!" and marching back to the stands to the theme from "Good Times," the classic 1970s sitcom starring Jimmie Walker. 

Besides Wynn's fine outing, the band was the highlight of an otherwise predictable day. Most in the crowd of 90,087 stayed to watch, and gave a standing ovation when it was over. Back to the game, it was hard to tell exactly what the lopsided win meant for the Gators, who play the first of eight straight SEC games beginning next week. A better gauge was last week's 38-33 loss to Miami where, despite a blown 23-point lead, Florida showed it could compete with the best in the country.  Ron Zook's team did little to debunk that notion. In fact, the Gators got better on special teams, the one place they had struggled this year. Florida blocked a field goal and a punt and forced A&M punter Damon Miller to scramble for a 2-yard loss. 

The Rattlers' brief hopes came on the first play from scrimmage, when Levy Brown made his 12th career interception and returned it to the Florida 28. It was one of three early A&M trips inside the Gators 30; they produced three field goal attempts and only three points. Led by Rashard Pompey's 78 yards rushing, A&M's overmatched "Gulf Coast Offense" was held to 268 yards.

I wish we saw more of Leak throwing the ball.  The few times he threw he looked awesome.  He will be a superstar.  In the end, people think by looking at the score that the Gators run it up on the cream puffs.  The Gators didn't run up the score. They just did a lot of running to get ready for UT and the SEC.