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Speaking of WLOCP. Why is UF v. UGA not home and away like other games?
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:10 pm
Growing up as a lifetime Dawg fan I was basically told it is because UF is somehow "scared" to do home and away.
What is the truth?
Eta. And how is Jax "neutral?"
What is the truth?
Eta. And how is Jax "neutral?"
This post was edited on 8/22/16 at 12:11 pm
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Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:10 pm to RhodeDawg
Because it's a fun tradition
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:12 pm to Crowknowsbest
I agree with that. Is that the only reason though? I lived in Jax for 2 years and I know it brings big revenue into Jax too.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:17 pm to RhodeDawg
UGA and UF also make more money doing it this way.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:17 pm to Crowknowsbest
Basically I'm wondering if what I was told by my 2 uncles who are UGA alumni is true- that UF is scared to come to Athens.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:18 pm to RhodeDawg
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that UF is scared to come to Athens.
Don't think so. At least not anymore scared than we would be to go to Gainesville.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:18 pm to Crowknowsbest
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UGA and UF also make more money doing it this way.
How so?
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:19 pm to RhodeDawg
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Basically I'm wondering if what I was told by my 2 uncles who are UGA alumni is true- that UF is scared to come to Athens.
no
not true
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:20 pm to RhodeDawg
pquote]In 1933, the game was permanently moved to Jacksonville, Florida, putting to bed several failed attempts to stage the game in Savannah, Tampa, and Athens. 18 years earlier, Jacksonville mayor J.E.T. Bowden declared the Friday before the 1915 Florida-Georgia game to be a semi-holiday in order to really get the city to focus on the game, and to make the teams want to come back and play again in his city. It eventually worked, and Jacksonville became the game's permanent home.[/quote]
you have some dumb friends
Each side has the same number of fans. Nobody cried about it being unfair when we were wearing them slap out and dominating the series for the first 100 years.
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I was basically told it is because UF is somehow "scared" to do home and away.
you have some dumb friends
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And how is Jax "neutral?"
Each side has the same number of fans. Nobody cried about it being unfair when we were wearing them slap out and dominating the series for the first 100 years.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:21 pm to RhodeDawg
from wiki:
"As of the 2009 contest, the universities made $1.7 million every year, or $3.4 million every two years, as opposed to an expected $2.2 million every two years if the game were played at their respective home stadiums.[8] The game weekend is also extremely lucrative for Jacksonville businesses, particularly in the downtown area, with many reporting that it is their busiest weekend of the year.[8"
"As of the 2009 contest, the universities made $1.7 million every year, or $3.4 million every two years, as opposed to an expected $2.2 million every two years if the game were played at their respective home stadiums.[8] The game weekend is also extremely lucrative for Jacksonville businesses, particularly in the downtown area, with many reporting that it is their busiest weekend of the year.[8"
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:21 pm to dcbl
Thanks.
Yeah, as I've gotten older I've wondered more and more about things I think are "facts" because my family told me so.
Yeah, as I've gotten older I've wondered more and more about things I think are "facts" because my family told me so.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:21 pm to RhodeDawg
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How so?
The game in Jacksonville creates more revenue than it would in Athens or Gainesville in a given year. By splitting the bigger payout equally every year, UGA and UF make more money than they would if they got the whole, smaller payout every other year.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:22 pm to RhodeDawg
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By playing the game at a neutral site, rather than on their respective campuses, both universities' athletic programs derive more revenue from the game than if the site rotated on a "home-and-away" basis. As of the 2009 contest, the universities made $1.7 million every year, or $3.4 million every two years, as opposed to an expected $2.2 million every two years if the game were played at their respective home stadiums
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:23 pm to Rounder1
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The game weekend is also extremely lucrative for Jacksonville businesses, particularly in the downtown area, with many reporting that it is their busiest weekend of the year.
I definitely saw this as a Jax resident.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:24 pm to WG_Dawg
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you have some dumb friends
meh, I wouldn't say that, didn't he say uncles told him when he was little?
sounds more like adults having some fun at UF's expense...
also - this game gives S GA peeps a chance to have a game that is an easier drive
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:25 pm to WG_Dawg
Now I know the truth.
As much as I hate the Gators the "scared" thing never really made sense to me. Just my uncle's alumni bias.
Thanks everyone.
As much as I hate the Gators the "scared" thing never really made sense to me. Just my uncle's alumni bias.
Thanks everyone.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:29 pm to RhodeDawg
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UF is somehow "scared" to do home and away
If case you dont remember 1995
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Gators starting quarterback Danny Wuerffel threw for 242 yards and five touchdowns before leaving the game in the third quarter. With the Gators leading 38–17 in the fourth quarter, Gators backup quarterback Eric Kresser threw for two more touchdowns, one with 1:21 remaining, to make the final score 52–17. After the game, Gators coach Steve Spurrier stated that he had wanted to be the first opponent to hang "half a hundred" on the Bulldogs in their own stadium because "we heard no one had ever done that before." The Gators' fifty-two points remains the record for most scored against Georgia "between the hedges
I dont think they are scared
This post was edited on 8/22/16 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:29 pm to dcbl
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didn't he say uncles told him when he was little?
Yeah. They'd take me when I was very young. Saw Herschel come out of tunnel. At that time (not sure if it's still the same) they put up a chain link fence across the track as they would come onto the field. I was hanging on that fence maybe I was 6 years old. HW walked 3 feet away from me. Will never forget.
This post was edited on 8/22/16 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:31 pm to RhodeDawg
no IPF in Athens...got to go to Jax just to practice 
Posted on 8/22/16 at 12:33 pm to Croot
Yeah saw that thread. Probably why no National Championship since 1980.
If we only had that IPF.
Eta. Appreciate the responses. Always wondered about this and truthfully I'm trying to learn where and how to start threads. Originally thought about putting this on the sec rant. Glad I didn't, would have sounded like an idiot. So many different boards connected to this one and trying to find my way around.
If we only had that IPF.
Eta. Appreciate the responses. Always wondered about this and truthfully I'm trying to learn where and how to start threads. Originally thought about putting this on the sec rant. Glad I didn't, would have sounded like an idiot. So many different boards connected to this one and trying to find my way around.
This post was edited on 8/22/16 at 12:48 pm
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