With an Olympic medal in the cabinet and a new season just around the corner, what better way to relax than a week with the production team of Sky’s No 1 football show Soccer AM. Swimmer and Sky Academy Sports Scholar Siobhan-Marie OConnor, pipped to gold in the 200m individual medley in Rio this summer, had the opportunity to build on her skills out of the water and in Skys TV studios.Heres how the 20-year-old pool queen from Bath got on ….HOW DID YOU GET TO BE WITH SOCCER AM?I got to work there through my Sky Academy Sports Scholarship that Ive been part of since London 2012.The scheme is set out to help us in all walks of life and to help us further ourselves as people as well as athletes, so they offered me a work experience week with them during my break from swimming. Click on this video to see Siobhan going behind the scenes at the Rio Games WHAT DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH?I got to watch and learn how they prepare for the show and to see all the different things they have to do to get ready during the week.I also got to go with the team on their video shoots and then got to watch the show and see how it all worked from behind the scenes.WAS IT WORK OR FUN OR BOTH?It was definitely both! The team work really hard, but they were so much fun and I just had a great time.DID YOU HAVE ANY NERVES WHEN YOU FIRST MET THE TEAM?I was nervous because I didnt know what to expect, but everyone on the team was so nice and friendly and made me feel so welcome. And so my nerves quickly disappeared. Siobhan won silver in the 200m Individual Medley at the Rio Olympics FIRST IMPRESSIONS?That they are a lovely team and they are really great and professional at what they do.ARE YOU A REGULAR VIEWER OF THE SHOW?Yes, my family have watched it for years so it was a pretty cool experience to see how its all put together and for me to meet the team.WHAT WERE YOUR HIGHLIGHTS?Being on set for the show and for the funny shoots that they did.ANY FUNNY OR EMBARRASSING MOMENTS?The out-takes from the shoots were so funny.ARE YOU INTO FOOTBALL AND WHO DO YOU SUPPORT?I am a massive Arsenal fan and quite a lot of the team were too so that was good! Siobhan reflects on the hard work needed to win an Olympic medal on SSNHQ DID YOU SHOW THE TEAM YOUR MEDAL?I cant remember, haha! 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It also was something the Gators did with regularity during Spurriers tenure.And after the way Florida ended last season -- scoring just two offensive touchdowns in the final three games -- players and coaches probably could use a little confidence-booster to start 2016.Pretty miserable, wasnt it? Florida coach Jim McElwain recalled. You had to sit through it, too. Im sorry. ... Im still hurting. Thats all I can say. That was miserable. Ill leave it at that. And Im sorry you had to go through it, too.The Gators ranked 112th in total offense in 2015, ahead of only Vanderbilt and Missouri in the SEC. They struggled to run the ball consistently and were close to inept in the passing game. The line was a problem -- Florida gave up a nation-leading 45 sacks -- and quarterback play was an even bigger issue.McElwain has vowed to be dramatically better on offense in his second season.His first chance to prove it comes in the opener against the Minutemen, who are entering their first season as an independent after going 8-40 in four years since moving to the Football Bowl Subdivision.The Gators will give journeyman Luke Del Rio his first collegiate start after he transferred from Alabama and then Oregon State in search of playing time. Del Rio beat out graduate transfer Austin Appleby and two freshmen.Del Rio, who sat out last season because of NCAA transfer rules, helplessly watched Florida stumble down the stretch.Anytime you finish 0-3, its the worst taste in your mouth, said Del Rio, the son of Oakland Raiders coach Jack Del Rio. Some teams might get hot and they lose a bowl game. `OK, we finished 5-1. But 0-3, thats tough to swallow.Spurrier only had one three-game losing streak (1999) during his Florida coaching career.Leading the Gators to six SEC titles andd the 1996 national championship, Spurrier helped put the program on the college football map for good.dddddddddddd He already has a Heisman Trophy statue from his playing days at Florida and has his name in the schools exclusive ring of honor.On Saturday, the Gators will officially unveil Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Its better known as The Swamp, the nickname Spurrier gave it and a place the current team would like to see scoring half a hundred become more normal than notable again.I hope they put some winning turf in there or something, McElwain joked. Ive got to ask our grounds guy. But no, I think thats something special, and obviously for (Spurrier), I think what a fitting tribute. To have him back and be a part of that is something thats pretty neat.---Here are some other things to know as Florida and UMass begin the season:STREAKING GATORS: Florida has won 26 consecutive season openers, the longest streak in the country. The Gators are likely to extend it against UMass, but making it 28 in a row should be more challenging considering they open the 2017 season against Michigan in Arlington, Texas.FLORIDA SUSPENSIONS: McElwain suspended five players for the opener, including one senior he declined to name. The others are cornerback Jalen Tabor, tight end Cyontai Lewis and receivers Tyrie Cleveland and Rick Wells. Tabor and Lewis were suspended one game for fighting in practice. Cleveland and Wells were suspended for firing BB guns in a residence hall in July.GAME-CHANGER? Florida could potentially go from having one of the worst kicking situations in the country to one of the best. Eddy Pineiro will make his collegiate debut and should get considerable attention. A high school soccer player who has never kicked in a game, Pineiro drew interest from Alabama and Florida while making 70-yard-plus kicks and posting them on YouTube.RARE TRIP: The Minutemen last visited the Sunshine State on Dec. 12, 1964, when they lost to East Carolina 14-13 in the Tangerine Bowl. UMass is 1-1 all-time against teams from Florida. ' ' '