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Why don’t more people talk about how weird the Tom Petty/UF thing is?
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:24 pm
He never attended UF, didn’t seem to care for sports that much, left Gainesville as soon as possible to pursue a music career in Los Angeles, and UF fans are spinning a nutty, delusional narrative that he was some Florida football superfan and have turned him into the face of their program. If you Google “Tom Petty UF”, basically every result is their fanbase trying to justify the fact that they have a bizarre obsession and forced association with him by twisting reality and writing about how he REALLY did love Florida even though everyone has said the opposite for 20+ years.
It comes across as a weird and pathetic attempt at bringing some culture to the least cultured town in the SEC East.
It comes across as a weird and pathetic attempt at bringing some culture to the least cultured town in the SEC East.
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Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:26 pm to Forever
Because much like most of tom petty's music, nobody cares
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:26 pm to Forever
It is weird but it’s not yell practice weird so I guess whatever.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:26 pm to Forever
I’m zero percent surprised that they’re obsessed with a junkie who OD’d. It’s the Florida way.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:27 pm to Forever
I don't have a problem with it. Dixieland Delight has to do with being in Tennessee, yet we claim it for some reason.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:27 pm to Forever
Because no one cares about second tier programs like Florida, lsu, and auburn
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:28 pm to Forever
It's definitely strange and seems really forced. I Won't Back Down is just a bad song for a football game in all honesty
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:28 pm to billjamin
Some bleeding heart who wanted to stir up some emotional high decided to do something everyone could have a feel-good fart of the week.
This post was edited on 10/16/22 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:29 pm to Forever
He's a Gainesville native. I don't have a problem with it. The weird thing is how triggered they are by our band.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:29 pm to Forever
No, it makes all sense to me.
Bama's band performing Tusk makes less sense IMO...and they stole it from USC... at least UF is trying to be original.
Bama's band performing Tusk makes less sense IMO...and they stole it from USC... at least UF is trying to be original.
This post was edited on 10/16/22 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:29 pm to swinetime
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Because much like most of tom petty's music, nobody cares
You don't know how it feels.
This post was edited on 10/16/22 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:31 pm to Forever
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left Gainesville as soon as possible to pursue a music career
Runnin Down a Dream.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:31 pm to Forever
I, sir, have made it my personal mission to rub Florida's face in shite over the Tom Petty obsession over the last 4 years. I'm glad to see everyone else is just now coming around to see what a charade this is.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:34 pm to Forever
Gainesville has nothing to be proud of don't take this away from them w/ honesty
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:38 pm to deeprig9
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I, sir, have made it my personal mission to rub Florida's face in shite over the Tom Petty obsession over the last 4 years. I'm glad to see everyone else is just now coming around to see what a charade this is.
Stop dragging my heart around.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:40 pm to Forever
I don’t know, but Brian Kelly drug his nuts all over the University of Florida yesterday.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:40 pm to GatorBait24
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GatorBait24: It is weird but it’s not yell practice weird so I guess whatever.
GB24, you know what's weird? Your "yell leader" resembled the other school's "yell leaders", but he gets a pass since he was mostly surrounded by female cheerleaders on the field. But that obnoxious yelling bs is for the birds. Anyways, win/lose last night was a beautiful night for SEC Footbal!
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:42 pm to AUreo
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Bama's band performing Tusk makes less sense IMO
Bama
Elephants
Tusks ... Elephant Tusk ... Tusk
Bad arse song btw. I love it when they play it
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:46 pm to swinetime
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Because much like most of tom petty's music, nobody cares
All this Tom Petty talk reminded me of this, so I'm sharing it.
Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and others -- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Posted on 10/16/22 at 4:46 pm to NickSwisher
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Dixieland Delight has to do with being in Tennessee, yet we claim it for some reason.
Cuz Alabama sings it duh
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