Mr2Bits
Gator Fan
Living in Jacksonville, I know first-hand the impact and excitement the annual <a href="http://www.gatorenvy.com" title="florida gators">Florida Gators</a> vs. Georgia Bulldogs game brings to the city. College football fans are like rabid animals that week. The RVs coming rolling in on Monday and the college kids all arrive Thursday and Friday night... ready to party and attend one of the biggest games in college football. CBS has added the Florida Gators' Oct. 31 game against Georgia to its national schedule of SEC games, with kickoff at 3:30 p.m. Fans around the country will get to watch this rivalry at least one more year.
The Gators' annual showdown with their Eastern Division rival will again be at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. But that might not be the case moving forward. Georgia has brought up once again moving the game to a home-home. They complain that Jacksonville is not a neutral site. They've lost something like 13 of the last 16 games played here, so you can understand why they are not happy. One of their biggest complaints is travel. Georgia has to fly to Jacksonville, while Florida only has an hour and a half bus ride.
Still when the players suit up and run into the stadium, it is always split down the middle 50-50. Half the stadium is orange/blue and the other half is red/black. There is no home field advantage when in the stadium. If the two teams move to a home-home, the rivalry will lose some of its luster. Fans won't travel to the opposing stadium because there won't be many seats available.
What's your take on the annual Florida va. Georgia game? Are you happy its in Jacksonville, or would you like to see a home-home?
The Gators' annual showdown with their Eastern Division rival will again be at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. But that might not be the case moving forward. Georgia has brought up once again moving the game to a home-home. They complain that Jacksonville is not a neutral site. They've lost something like 13 of the last 16 games played here, so you can understand why they are not happy. One of their biggest complaints is travel. Georgia has to fly to Jacksonville, while Florida only has an hour and a half bus ride.
Still when the players suit up and run into the stadium, it is always split down the middle 50-50. Half the stadium is orange/blue and the other half is red/black. There is no home field advantage when in the stadium. If the two teams move to a home-home, the rivalry will lose some of its luster. Fans won't travel to the opposing stadium because there won't be many seats available.
What's your take on the annual Florida va. Georgia game? Are you happy its in Jacksonville, or would you like to see a home-home?
