re: Ivan Maisel on various NCAAF stadiums

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Ben Hill Griffin, Florida

First Game I Saw: (1986) Florida 18, Auburn 17

The day Kerwin Bell pressed himself into the Gator Family Bible by hobbling off the bench with a knee brace to lead the Gators from a 17-0, fourth-quarter deficit.

Best Game I Saw: (1993) Florida State 33, Florida 21

The No. 7 Gators had the momentum, trailing the No. 1 Seminoles 27-21, and Florida State had a third-and-10 at their own 21. It remains, 20 years later, the loudest stadium I've ever heard. And then Charlie Ward threw a swing pass to freshman Warrick Dunn, who raced down the left sideline untouched. Game over. Heisman won.

The Thing About BHG: The noise and the sweat and the Two-Bits cheer and the singing of "We Are The Boys From Old Florida" and the low-ceilinged press box. I've still never seen the peak of a punt.

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