Here at the Gator Safe Room we are all about giving to the less fortunate, and sometimes that just involves paying for entertainment. We are not above paying for good entertainment and this month, we salute FSU Alum who have made it big in the entertainment biz. One thing that continues to puzzle us though; Why is it a Seminole almost always ends up naked for money? Do they have a class at FSU titled: WHR 101 "Taking your clothes of for Money" or is it just something they learn from each other? It's an interesting phenomenon and one I plan continued research into. So here are the findings of the research so far.
It doesn't matter how successful an FSU alum becomes they will eventually take their clothes off for money. Some will do it to start their career, and others will do it at the end of their carreer, but they almost all, eventually get naked for money. Thankfully, some never find a commercial outlet for this endeavor, and I will not be searching the web for the likes of Richard Simmons, or Lee Corso in the buff. However I do have a couple of examples to prove my point. Burt Reynolds played half-back for the Seminole football team and by most accounts was a fairly good football player. But in the first game of his second season, some torn cartilage in his knee ended his promising football career. He turned to drama instead and went on to become a very successful actor (Hell, that's a natural progression if you ask me, drama is the secret to FSU football). But even after making several major movies, he fell back on the education he had his freshman year in WHR 101, and...
If that's not proof enough, just Google Cosmopolitan + Burt Reynolds.
Another very successful sport star from FSU was Gabby Reece. Gabby arrived at FSU on a volleyball scholarship. She was a volleyball star at FSU and went on to win the first ever Beach Volleyball World Championships in the pros. The Florida State star turned pro, and 1997 was Reece's fifth season as a team captain in the 4-person Women's Beach Volleyball League (WBVL), and her fourth captaining Team Nike, which shared League Co-Championship. For four consecutive years, Reece was the WBVL kills leader from 1993-1996. She was named the Offensive Player of the Year in 1994-95, and the League blocks leader in 1993. She also competed domestically in the 1999-2000 Olympic Challenge Series, the 1999-2000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, and other competitions. Meanwhile she had a modeling career on the side. Reece appeared on the covers of several magazines including Shape, Women's Sports & Fitness, Outside, ELLE, and Life, Travel & Leisure Golf, Women's Sports & Fitness, Vogue, People and many others. But, that damn freshman class reared it's ugly head again and ....
Much easier on the eyes than Burt, to bad the site is rated PG17, this could have been a great blog.
Now your thinking that's just a coincidence, not the effects of higher learning. Really?, what if not only did they teach this shit, but they also had an Alum Social Network. Yeap, in 2004, Burt and Gabby put their collective talents together and made a movie about their lives. Cloud Nine is a movie about a washed out former star in need of money that has a get rich plan...start a volleyball team whose players consist of group of beautiful athletic strippers....
Burt might look like shit, but Gabby is still lookin goooood!
And just in case you think getting naked is an old FSU tradition, Jenn Sterger decided to to hell with waiting, she was going to put her education to work while she was still in school. She' s already taken her clothes off for Hef and all over the internet. But, she continues to support her Alma Mater, and that's a good use of your education.
Yep, that's Miss Sterger on the right, thanks Mr. 2cents for the pic.
So Gator fans remember, while it's fun to laugh at the Seminoles on the football field, they are still getting into your wallet. While i hate the football team, I can still enjoy their entertainment value. Hell, I even watch a few minutes of the Bobby Bowden Show on Sunday for few laughs. It' s especially funny when he has ol' Burt as a guest. Maybe someday he'll have Jenn on. Go Gators!