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Was Florida obsessed with Petty before he passed away?
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:03 am
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:03 am
I don’t recall really hearing the Gainesville connection until he overdosed. Just wondering if he did anything with the university after he became famous
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Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:03 am to geauxnavybeatbama
frick no, just trying to fake a tradition
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:06 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Hell no
They’re just trying to build some kind of tradition.
They’re just trying to build some kind of tradition.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:07 am to NorthTxLSU
I like how they mentioned that the claims that Petty was a groundskeeper were 'rumors'. He died four years ago, someone could have asked Petty. 
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:08 am to Ssubba
Petty always spoke of his ties to his hometown.
This post was edited on 9/18/21 at 9:08 am
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:08 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:09 am to geauxnavybeatbama
He had a park here and was always considered Gainesville big star. Just because you douches didn’t hear about it doesn’t mean it isn’t real.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:09 am to geauxnavybeatbama
I'm confused as to why this was a story today
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:10 am to NorthTxLSU
Yeah, I totally got that feeling while Gameday people were trying to sell that. ESPN has gotten amateurish as hell lately.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:10 am to NorthTxLSU
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frick no, just trying to fake a tradition
Traditions have to start somewhere, but I agree this one feels overly manufactured.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:11 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:12 am to geauxnavybeatbama
When you'd go to a house party in Gainesville people would often say it was Tom Petty's old house. Sure seemed like he had a lot of houses.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:12 am to Gatorbait2008
Fair enough. I've been to games in the Swamp quite in the time frame from 10-15 years ago and honestly, I don't recall them playing any Tom Petty songs. It's no big deal, doesn't mean he wasn't great but I think the OP is just positing that ESPN went out of their way to create a story that's really not a story.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:12 am to geauxnavybeatbama
He’s from Gainesville and has had a connection with the town throughout his career. 88K people joined together and sang “won’t back down” after this death in a cool tribute 4 years ago. It’s not our fault ESPN won’t stop talking about it
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:12 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Why does it bother people that much on this board. Tom Petty has connections to the University, and his hometown is Gainesville. Who cares if they started a great tradition after he died. I don’t understand the hate. Then again, it seems like LSU fans doing the hating, and y’all do get worked up over the weirdest shite. Like a school calling themselves the University of Louisiana. Find something else to get upset about losers.
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Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:13 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Petty himself couldn’t wait to get away from that area.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:13 am to geauxnavybeatbama
I’m enjoying the Gator tears good job RAPEU fan 
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:20 am to ChiGator
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He’s from Gainesville and has had a connection with the town throughout his career. 88K people joined together and sang “won’t back down” after this death in a cool tribute 4 years ago. It’s not our fault ESPN won’t stop talking about it
I guess it was more how ESPN presented it, as if it was a 20 year old tradition. The cooler story is as you said above, that they did a tribute to him after his death and the tradition stuck around.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:25 am to Mulkey Man
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Petty himself couldn’t wait to get away from that area.
I don't have a dog in this fight. I did see a UF fan post a video once of a Petty interview and he said he was from Gainesville and was a Gator fan. Since the man said he was a Gator, then he was one of them. It doesn't mean LSU has to stop paying his music.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:20 am to geauxnavybeatbama
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