The old Gators fan van that I saw painted over white...

as been transformed into the Defenders fan van. As reported on the Defenders website, it will be used by their "street team"--a group of volunteers to spread the word. Each team member gets a free half season pass. It's a new concept the team is trying out. The Gators kinda of, sorta tried using the fan van last year but it frizzled out. I did however get a free fan bracelet off my only encounter with the Gator van. The whole fan bracelet thing frizzled out too. There is a picture of the new van on the Defenders web site.