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re: What was up with Arkansas storming the field yesterday??
Posted on 9/12/21 at 10:14 pm to viceman
Posted on 9/12/21 at 10:14 pm to viceman
Re: gators storming the field.
Don’t know recent history…but in about 1960, 1-2 years after introduction of the 2 pt conversion, Florida beat Georgia Tech 18-17 or something with last minute 2pt try (no overtime back then). The field was definitely stormed…I was there Boy Scout uniform ushering.
Again in about 1961, FSU tied Florida at Florida Field… having lost all previous games after the schools began playing. 3-4,000 FSU fans stormed Florida field to try to take goal posts, 4-5,000 gator fans met them half way. Most unbelievable organized fight, actually a pitched battle, I’ve ever seen. It went in for 15-20 minutes, people just beating the crap out of each other… goal posts stayed up.
I know that isn’t technically a “Florida storm the field” moment, but there was a brigade of Florida students on the grass doing God’s work (frick FSU and their pony).
I think students, teens, American youth were tougher and meaner, more testosterone, back then.,
Don’t know recent history…but in about 1960, 1-2 years after introduction of the 2 pt conversion, Florida beat Georgia Tech 18-17 or something with last minute 2pt try (no overtime back then). The field was definitely stormed…I was there Boy Scout uniform ushering.
Again in about 1961, FSU tied Florida at Florida Field… having lost all previous games after the schools began playing. 3-4,000 FSU fans stormed Florida field to try to take goal posts, 4-5,000 gator fans met them half way. Most unbelievable organized fight, actually a pitched battle, I’ve ever seen. It went in for 15-20 minutes, people just beating the crap out of each other… goal posts stayed up.
I know that isn’t technically a “Florida storm the field” moment, but there was a brigade of Florida students on the grass doing God’s work (frick FSU and their pony).
I think students, teens, American youth were tougher and meaner, more testosterone, back then.,
This post was edited on 9/12/21 at 10:26 pm
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Posted on 9/12/21 at 10:44 pm to Jacknola
Re: Alabama storming field.
I’ve never seen Alabama fans storm the field in the 60 years I’ve followed them. However I have seen Alabama fans storm the streets, quad etc. In 1971 Alabama went to California to play USC. Coach Bryant unvailed the wishbone with Terry Davis (from LA) pitching to Johnny Musso. This was after four bad years of football by Alabama standards.
There was not a person or car to be seen on the darkened streets that night as the game was being played. You could hear sounds in every block as the entire population listened to the game in the radio but it was spooky how deserted the town seemed.
When the game ended, Alabama victorious, spontaneously the entire population of Tuscaloosa poured into the night streets. Mobs were storming down Unuversity Blvd… the President mansion and the Admin bldg was overrun by thousands. The fountain in front of Rose building was filled with laundry detergent and was blowing bubbles. Unapproved displays of intense physical affection were going on everywhere down sorority row.
I’ve never seen anything like it before or since.
I’ve never seen Alabama fans storm the field in the 60 years I’ve followed them. However I have seen Alabama fans storm the streets, quad etc. In 1971 Alabama went to California to play USC. Coach Bryant unvailed the wishbone with Terry Davis (from LA) pitching to Johnny Musso. This was after four bad years of football by Alabama standards.
There was not a person or car to be seen on the darkened streets that night as the game was being played. You could hear sounds in every block as the entire population listened to the game in the radio but it was spooky how deserted the town seemed.
When the game ended, Alabama victorious, spontaneously the entire population of Tuscaloosa poured into the night streets. Mobs were storming down Unuversity Blvd… the President mansion and the Admin bldg was overrun by thousands. The fountain in front of Rose building was filled with laundry detergent and was blowing bubbles. Unapproved displays of intense physical affection were going on everywhere down sorority row.
I’ve never seen anything like it before or since.
This post was edited on 9/12/21 at 10:49 pm
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