ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DRIVES FOR THE FLORDIA GATORS ISN'T LEAD BY TIM TEBOW..AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TEAMS ISN'T THE ONE YOU SEE ON SATURDAY...NO, THIS TEAM IS LED BY A 30-TON TRUCK AND A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE...WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO TAKE THE GATOR SHOW ON THE ROAD...(BEEP BEEP)

THE BIG ORANGE TRUCK YOU SEE ROLLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY FOR GATOR ROAD GAMES IS MORE THAN JUST AN 18-WHEELED SYMBOL OF THE TEAM....ITS THE LIFEBLOOD OF FLORIDA'S TRIPS AWAY FROM GAINESVILLE.. GENE DEVELLIS HAS BEEN DRIVING THE SWAMP ON WHEELS FOR 5 YEARS...THIS IS A MOBILE STADIUM..WE HAVE EVERYTHING ON THIS TRUCK THE GATORS NEED TO PLAY BUT GRASS...

THE TRAILER TAKES A FULL DAY TO PACK UP.....AND IS THE CULMINATION OF A WEEKLONG PROCESS ORGANIZED BY EQUIPMENT MANAGER JASON BAISDEN...IMAGINE PACKING UP YOUR FAMILY FOR A TRIP...THAT'S WHAT IT'S LIKE..PACKING UP A FAMILY, EXCEPT WITH 125 GUYS..

125 PLAYERS COACHES AND ASSISTANTS WHO ALL HAVE SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT NEEDS....AND BAISDEN HAS COMMITED THOSE DETAILS TO MEMORY..RIGHT DOWN TO EVERY PLAYER'S SHOE SIZE..TEBOW, SPIKES ..POUNCEYS

BUT THERE'S MORE THAN SHOES TO PACK UP....BAISDEN, HIS FULL-TIME ASSISTANT AND HIS 12 STUDENT WORKERS

SPEND EVERY THURSDAY BEFORE A ROAD GAME PACKING UP EVERYTHING FROM GATORADE BOTTLES TO THE COOLING FANS USED ON THE SIDELINES..

ONCE JASON AND HIS TEAM PACK UP..IT'S UP TO GENE AND STEVE CIBULSKI TO GET THE GEAR THERE ON TIME...THERE'S NO STOPPING THIS TRUCK...JASON DEPENDS ON ME, THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ERROR....

AND ALTHOUGH HE COULD MAKE MORE MONEY BY MOVING COUCHES AND BEDS ON THESE WEEKENDS....HE SAYS THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT THIS CARGO...

IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE PART OF THE TEAM, GET OUT....THAT'S WHY THE BOSS SENDS TWO OF US...

WITH GENE AND STEVE WAITING AT THE STADIUM FRIDAY MORNING, BAISDEN AND HIS CREW ONCE AGAIN TAKE OVER...AND A TRAILER THAT TOOK MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS TO PACK UP.....IS UNLOADED IN LESS THAN 45 MINUTES....

AND THE ENTIRE LOCKER ROOM IS READY BEFORE THE PLAYERS EVEN ARRIVE....BY THE TIME YOU SEE THE PLAYERS ON SATURDAY....BAISDEN AND DEVELLIS HAVE FINISHED THEIR PART OF THE JOB.....

FOR TWO PEOPLE SO INTEGRAL TO THE GAMEDAY OPERATIONS OF THE TEAM...NEITHER DEVELLIS NOR BAISDEN EVER COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR ANONYMOUS EXISTENCE...

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T APPRECIATE WHEN YOU MOVE THEIR FURNITURE, BUT THESE GUYS DO...THE PERFECT GAMEDAY IS IF I NEVER SEE A PLAYER....AND THEN IT'S BACK ON THE ROAD...READY TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN THE NEXT TIME....

By Chris Price WCJB TV20 Sports