'97 UF v FSU on SEC Network now
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wish I was there. some of the players (freshmen in clothes on the sideline) were still on team when I arrived for the first time in G'ville in 2000, good memories.
One of the few big games of that era sadgator missed. It will torment sadgator until the end of eternity.
The top 3 biggest/best atmosphere games sadgator personally attended in the Swamp were:
1. 1991 Florida/FSU
2. 1993 Florida/FSU
3. 1995 Florida/Tennessee
1997 Florida/FSU was probably the best, but those three are close seconds.
The top 3 biggest/best atmosphere games sadgator personally attended in the Swamp were:
1. 1991 Florida/FSU
2. 1993 Florida/FSU
3. 1995 Florida/Tennessee
1997 Florida/FSU was probably the best, but those three are close seconds.
1999 Florida/Tennessee was the atmosphere I will never forget. The Dollies were coming off a NC title year and Tee Martin said playing in the Swamp was no different than playing at Commonwealth Stadium. That 4th down stop on Travis Henry was the loudest I ever experienced.
sadgator was at that one too...sadgator carries around his ticket stub from that game in his wallet to this day...signed by Chris, Lee, and Kirk...
It’ll never be the same as it was in the 90’s...
An amazing time to be alive and young...
It’ll never be the same as it was in the 90’s...
An amazing time to be alive and young...
No stadium will be the same as the 90’s. That was the height of college football fandom. The ‘96 FSU/UF game was the loudest/most insane game environment I ever experienced at DOAK.
Now attendences are dropping, home viewing options are better than ever, cost keeps going up, stadiums are downsizing to add club level areas, kids today are often more engaged with their phones than a live event in front of their faces and the student body is “smarter” and many care a lot more about their academic performance vs how good the football team is.
We were lucky to be there for the best of the best.
Now attendences are dropping, home viewing options are better than ever, cost keeps going up, stadiums are downsizing to add club level areas, kids today are often more engaged with their phones than a live event in front of their faces and the student body is “smarter” and many care a lot more about their academic performance vs how good the football team is.
We were lucky to be there for the best of the best.
That series of plays vs OK was indeed loudest moment , but for an entire game start to finish , 96 was louder, IMO. The OK game was nothing special for parts of it.
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sadgator has visited The Big Top only once in his lifetime...1990...
Our Nole friends will be pleased to know that it was a pretty hellish experience for sadgator...
Our Nole friends will be pleased to know that it was a pretty hellish experience for sadgator...
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