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re: We dont want UF to come to Athens because it may mean going to the Swamp in 2021
Posted on 8/1/20 at 12:16 am to atlgator
Posted on 8/1/20 at 12:16 am to atlgator
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No. I talked to (Florida AD) Scott (Stricklin) earlier. The one thing I wouldn’t want to do is play Florida here (in 2020) with a limited crowd and then go to Gainesville in 2021 with 93,000 fans there. I don’t think we want to be in that position.
No. I talked to (Florida AD) Scott (Stricklin) earlier. The one thing I wouldn’t want to do is play Florida here (in 2020) with a limited crowd and then go to Gainesville in 2021 with 93,000 fans there. I don’t think we want to be in that position.
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Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:02 am to djsdawg
Seems logical to me
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:17 am to atlgator
I mean Athens with very limited capacity, then Gainesville with a loud and full crowd is not exactly a fair swap.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:22 am to atlgator
Dump Jax. & do Home/Home!!!
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:24 am to GaryGator
When they said 10 games, obviously 5H/5A.
Just who those teams are is the debate.
Just who those teams are is the debate.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:25 am to meansonny
Ga. is the "H" team in even years.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:35 am to southernboisb
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Dump Jax. & do Home/Home!!!
Why?
It's one of the great traditions in the SEC and CFB.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:36 am to atlgator
Would it even be possible to play the game in Gainesville next year?
I'm totally talking out of my arse but wouldn't they be obligated to play it in Jax but for a pandemic-type situation?
I'm totally talking out of my arse but wouldn't they be obligated to play it in Jax but for a pandemic-type situation?
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:37 am to southernboisb
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Ga. is the "H" team in even years.
That means that Florida gets 5 home games, 4 away games, and 1 neutral game this season.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:40 am to RD Dawg
For who?
UGA - 350 miles
UF - 70 miles
5X the distance is fine for you?
UGA - 350 miles
UF - 70 miles
5X the distance is fine for you?
This post was edited on 8/1/20 at 9:42 am
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:42 am to southernboisb
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who?
UGA - 350 miles
UF - 70 miles
5X the distance is fine for you?
You know that the team flies down there, right?
And the majority of our fans are commuting from South Georgia?
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:43 am to meansonny
Yup.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:45 am to meansonny
& I think it needs to rotate to be fair. If you're not going to do H/H @ the schools, then flip with Atlanta & Jax. (1 hour drive for whomever is the Home team & a flight for the visitors).
WLOCP is the name of the rivalry...NOT the location.
WLOCP is the name of the rivalry...NOT the location.
This post was edited on 8/1/20 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:52 am to atlgator
He must remember the last time UF went to Athens and then Gainesville. 52-17 and 50-17 if I remember correctly.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 10:25 am to southernboisb
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5X the distance is fine for you?
We don't use rail travel and the team charters out of Athens.So no,I don't have an issue with the distance.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 10:27 am to southernboisb
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& I think it needs to rotate to be fair
Fair for whom?
Florida is 11 games under .500 in the series.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 10:28 am to southernboisb
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WLOCP is the name of the rivalry...NOT the location.
Its kind of one and the same.
The great Dan McGill came up with the name after witnessing all the partying that surrounded the game/location in the '70's
This post was edited on 8/1/20 at 10:54 am
Posted on 8/1/20 at 10:43 am to southernboisb
I'm not trying to pile on here, but Georgia does it right. Fall break for the students and everyone has a great time all week in St. Simons. UF has no fall break and they head to Jax for the game on Friday.
Also if you pull the game away from the border to heavily populated North Georgia in the rotation, what is to stop us from having it in Miami so all the South Florida gators can have it in their neck of the woods or at least Orlando or Tampa? Most people in Florida don't live in the northern part of the state, so we have a ways to travel to the game just like you do.
Also if you pull the game away from the border to heavily populated North Georgia in the rotation, what is to stop us from having it in Miami so all the South Florida gators can have it in their neck of the woods or at least Orlando or Tampa? Most people in Florida don't live in the northern part of the state, so we have a ways to travel to the game just like you do.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 10:53 am to atlgator
i've always wanted to see some sort of consideration for on campus games in the series, whether it's a 3 year rotation or on campus twice in a decade. that would make each location even more special. cfb is very much about being on campus.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 10:55 am to bigDgator
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Most people in Florida don't live in the northern part of the state, so we have a ways to travel to the game just like you do.
Y'all should rent/own space on the Georgia coastline. Short commute and great parties.
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