Want proof that fans dwell more on games than players do? Surely Vanderbilt's last visit to the Swamp, a 49-42 double overtime loss, would have left some bitterness in the minds of the Commodores, right?

"We don't really talk about it," said senior Curtis Gatewood. "It's kind of far from my mind."

And maybe that's the way it should be. Any team that expects to win these types of games won't relive the bitter moments like fans do. And should the Commodores pull out a win on Saturday, it'll find itself in the thick of the Southeastern Conference East race.

"We've thought about that," Gatewood said. "We're just taking it one game at a time but we really do have a shot. Take this game at Florida and keep working from there."

Yes, if the Commodores were to beat Florida, Kentucky, then Tennessee, it could be playing in Atlanta for the SEC Championship. But never has the "one game at a time" mantra been more true. It's hard enough to beat just one of these teams, and they certainly can't beat all three at once.

So how do the Dores complete step one? That starts with stopping Tim Tebow. The sophomore Heisman trophy candidate has a 176.5 passer rating, highest in the NCAA. He's also rushed for 563 yards on the ground with 12 touchdowns, and both skills feed off each other.

Vanderbilt plans on stopping the run first, with hopes that sophomore D.J. Moore, junior Reshard Langford and the rest of the defensive backfield can make some plays on the ball in the passing game.

"We've been good on defense as a unit," said Langford. "We know to have a chance to win, we're going to have to stop the run. We know Tebow is the leading rusher on their team, so we'll try to take away his aspect of the run game and move on from there."

But, as Bobby Johnson notes, bringing the 235-pound Tebow down is easier said than done.

"Probably the easier part is defending him, the hardest part is tackling him," said Johnson. "Even if you defend him correctly you've still got to get him on the ground. That's pretty hard to do."

With Tebow slowed a bit by a sore shoulder, other Gators, like Percy Harvin, who has 933 all-purpose yards, may get more touches on offense. Vanderbilt knows it needs to be ready for anything Saturday, as Florida is known for mixing things up.

"Everybody is stepping up and doing what they're supposed to do and doing their jobs," Johnson said. "They're having fun right now, and just having some success also helps."

And for a team looking to keep having fun, Saturday provides a great opportunity. In the past three seasons, it seems the Commodores relish the road-underdog role.

"It's something about away games; we rise to the challenge on away games," Gatewood said.

Rise to the challenge Saturday, and these Commodores just might give fans another good moment to relive for years to come.