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Florida has overcome worse odds against Alabama

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There is no way Florida will beat Alabama on Saturday. Zero, zip, zilch, nada or juewang, which is Chinese for hopeless.

Basically, the whole world is echoing Florida coach Ray Graves.

"We've got no chance," he said.

Yes, that quote is a little out of date. Oct. 5, 1963, to be precise.

Florida had just squeezed by Richmond 35-28 to improve to 1-1-1. According to the book, "The Boys from Old Florida: Inside Gator Nation," Graves looked to UF's next game –against Alabama – and made his prediction.

Then he secretly bet $10,000 on the Gators and became the richest man in the state.