GCMB Poll: Best UF play you've seen

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AlexDaGator

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This is the one I would go with. Made it even sweeter that Reidel jumped in the stands and talked a little sh*t because during pre-game warmups we were in that endzone and that set of fans was screaming and hurling obscenities at us the likes of which I had never heard nor have since.

UF student section was in that end zone too.

We had all that first half action coming right at us.

We camped out for tickets in the stadium. We didn’t get actual tickets. We got some weird vouchers which we exchanged for tickets later. Problem was that the actual tickets they gave us were in no particular order. My ticket wasn’t next to my girlfriend’s ticket. We all treated it like general admission and ignored the seat assignments. It was a cool and drizzly day. I’ll never forget how eerily quiet that stadium was after our initial onslaught.


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Didn't you just love Spurrier's maniacal mindset that day? He wasn't content to just beat Tennessee. No, he had the balls to go in and call one of the all-time aggressive first halves in front of 103,000 shocked Vols fans. Fulmer was beside himself. I'd never seen anything like it and likely never will.
 

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An underrated, but all-time memory for me was Shane Matthews to Ernie Mills, on what I remember to be the first drive, in the first Spurrier game in 1990 against Oklahoma State. It was a long play and started the engine that would not stop until Coach left.

After the misery of '89, and no more Emmitt, it was a sudden signal that things were going to be different.

(UPDATE)

Looks like I remembered correctly -- and, yes, 26-yards felt like a long play after 1988-1989.

"UF`s onslaught began on the game`s opening series. On the first offensive play, Matthews faked a handoff to Willie McClendon, dropped into the pocket and hit Ernie Mills in stride for a 26-yard gain."
 
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An underrated, but all-time memory for me was Shane Matthews to Ernie Mills, on what I remember to be the first drive, in the first Spurrier game in 1990 against Oklahoma State. It was a long play and started the engine that would not stop until Coach left.

After the misery of '89, and no more Emmitt, it was a sudden signal that things were going to be different.

(UPDATE)

Looks like I remembered correctly -- and, yes, 26-yards felt like a long play after 1988-1989.

"UF`s onslaught began on the game`s opening series. On the first offensive play, Matthews faked a handoff to Willie McClendon, dropped into the pocket and hit Ernie Mills in stride for a 26-yard gain."
We never dreamed what was to come.
 

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Although I chose the "Jones" play. This is my favorite of all times. I was a Florida fan before this game, but I became a Gator after this game. It was in the top ten loudest times I heard Florida field, when Kerwin came off the bench!
 

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This is the one I would go with. Made it even sweeter that Reidel jumped in the stands and talked a little sh*t because during pre-game warmups we were in that endzone and that set of fans was screaming and hurling obscenities at us the likes of which I had never heard nor have since.

Worst I have ever been treated as a visiting fan was by those hillbilly inbred goat f*ckers. '94 31-0 curb stomping. They were oddly silent after the game. We walked out chanting IGTBAFG!! Jerri Spurrier sat right behind me.
 

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I'm sure Hambrick's first thought when hemmed in on the sideline was stick a fork in this return, but with hungry determination he plunged his way into gator history.

I played golf with Jamie Speronis recently and he clarified this story for me a bit. While I always recalled/thought it was a fork, he said Hambrick broke a glass and then stabbed his teammate with the broken piece still in his hand.
 

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Although I chose the "Jones" play. This is my favorite of all times. I was a Florida fan before this game, but I became a Gator after this game. It was in the top ten loudest times I heard Florida field, when Kerwin came off the bench!


Mine too! I was lucky to be in the South End Zone that day...cursed my seats when I got my student tickets that week, but was glad I was front and center!
 

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I blew it on this one.


This was the first one that came to mind for me, followed by Wes Chandler's run vs Auburn, then J. Jones' catch vs Miami.. I consider these the greatest feats of athleticism. I voted for Johnson to Quezzie '97 for it's importance in UF history, but it doesn't compare on the sheer athletic side.
 

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1984 UF-UGA 27-0 After years of suffering embarrassments at the hands of the dawgs we whup up on 'em.
But the goal line stand that kept them from putting any points on the board was the best AND maybe loudest of the rivalry.
 

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The James Jones catch in 1982. Partly because of the experience and memory I have of it.

That was my Freshman year at Florida and my father had driven up from Palm Beach for the game, but he didn't have a ticket. We figured we'd get one outside of the stadium. But after all kinds of hustling, begging, and running back-and-forth in the parking lots, no ticket was still to be found at kick-off time. It was literally impossible to get in. The game was super-hyped and everyone was anticipating it for a long time.

My dad told me to go ahead on in and I gave him my section number, which happened to be right directly above the end line at the Northeast corner of the field, just in case a miracle happens and he somehow gets a ticket. Seven minutes into the first quarter, I'm sitting there with my buddies, pretty dejected that my father came all that way just to not get in, when all of a sudden we see the visage of my dad trudging up the stairs toward us. We squeeze him in and witness an absolutely epic game with an amazing finish. With time running out in the fourth quarter and against a furious rush of Hurricane defenders Wayne Peace threw a desperate, high-arching pass to Jones, who caught it one-handed on a stumbling back-peddle as he slides across the old astro-turf into the end zone directly in front of our seats.

How did my father get in? Well dad - being dad - recognized an opportunity when he saw it and seized it. An ice truck was driving in and he jumped on the back with a bunch of workers in uniforms. He must've looked completely out of place with his sans-a-belt slacks and golf shirt. A cop pointed at him, he pointed to the guy next to him, the guy next to him pointed to his supervisor, and the rest, as they say, is history, or a very special memory for me. By the time the supervisor realized what was happening the truck had already gotten far enough into the stadium and my dad had hopped off and sprinted toward the stands.
 

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Didn't you just love Spurrier's maniacal mindset that day? He wasn't content to just beat Tennessee. No, he had the balls to go in and call one of the all-time aggressive first halves in front of 103,000 shocked Vols fans. Fulmer was beside himself. I'd never seen anything like it and likely never will.
absolute truth there. Fourth and long and he throws into the endzone ..TD
You know if not for SOS in the 90s Fulmer is going to be a HOF SEC coach with multiple titles winning the old way........He was a good guy despite everything.
 

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The James Jones catch in 1982. Partly because of the experience and memory I have of it.

That was my Freshman year at Florida and my father had driven up from Palm Beach for the game, but he didn't have a ticket. We figured we'd get one outside of the stadium. But after all kinds of hustling, begging, and running back-and-forth in the parking lots, no ticket was still to be found at kick-off time. It was literally impossible to get in. The game was super-hyped and everyone was anticipating it for a long time.

My dad told me to go ahead on in and I gave him my section number, which happened to be right directly above the end line at the Northeast corner of the field, just in case a miracle happens and he somehow gets a ticket. Seven minutes into the first quarter, I'm sitting there with my buddies, pretty dejected that my father came all that way just to not get in, when all of a sudden we see the visage of my dad trudging up the stairs toward us. We squeeze him in and witness an absolutely epic game with an amazing finish. With time running out in the fourth quarter and against a furious rush of Hurricane defenders Wayne Peace threw a desperate, high-arching pass to Jones, who caught it one-handed on a stumbling back-peddle as he slides across the old astro-turf into the end zone directly in front of our seats.

How did my father get in? Well dad - being dad - recognized an opportunity when he saw it and seized it. An ice truck was driving in and he jumped on the back with a bunch of workers in uniforms. He must've looked completely out of place with his sans-a-belt slacks and golf shirt. A cop pointed at him, he pointed to the guy next to him, the guy next to him pointed to his supervisor, and the rest, as they say, is history, or a very special memory for me. By the time the supervisor realized what was happening the truck had already gotten far enough into the stadium and my dad had hopped off and sprinted toward the stands.
Your story wins...............hands down...........I love your dad. I was at the game sitting over small scoreboard in SE corner........Couldnt see it well but the roar told me he did it. Watching the video later loooked like he landed on his back just a little short..........What a fcnkn game it was.......then we tie them next year in Calif after crazy ending we had it won then lost it then finally tied them
 

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absolute truth there. Fourth and long and he throws into the endzone ..TD
You know if not for SOS in the 90s Fulmer is going to be a HOF SEC coach with multiple titles winning the old way........He was a good guy despite everything.

Probably better than we give him credit for, but he definitely had A booby bowden side to him regarding player recruiting and eligibility.
 

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Mehhh.... Krispy Kreme Fulmer was a snake. He backstabbed Johnny Majors and did a bunch of other snakish stuff.

He was still playing 1950s football, talking about time of possession, out rushing us and not understanding how he lost. No tears for him. He destroyed their program nearly as thoroughly as CUM did ours.
 

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The James Jones catch in 1982. Partly because of the experience and memory I have of it.

That was my Freshman year at Florida and my father had driven up from Palm Beach for the game, but he didn't have a ticket. We figured we'd get one outside of the stadium. But after all kinds of hustling, begging, and running back-and-forth in the parking lots, no ticket was still to be found at kick-off time. It was literally impossible to get in. The game was super-hyped and everyone was anticipating it for a long time.

My dad told me to go ahead on in and I gave him my section number, which happened to be right directly above the end line at the Northeast corner of the field, just in case a miracle happens and he somehow gets a ticket. Seven minutes into the first quarter, I'm sitting there with my buddies, pretty dejected that my father came all that way just to not get in, when all of a sudden we see the visage of my dad trudging up the stairs toward us. We squeeze him in and witness an absolutely epic game with an amazing finish. With time running out in the fourth quarter and against a furious rush of Hurricane defenders Wayne Peace threw a desperate, high-arching pass to Jones, who caught it one-handed on a stumbling back-peddle as he slides across the old astro-turf into the end zone directly in front of our seats.

How did my father get in? Well dad - being dad - recognized an opportunity when he saw it and seized it. An ice truck was driving in and he jumped on the back with a bunch of workers in uniforms. He must've looked completely out of place with his sans-a-belt slacks and golf shirt. A cop pointed at him, he pointed to the guy next to him, the guy next to him pointed to his supervisor, and the rest, as they say, is history, or a very special memory for me. By the time the supervisor realized what was happening the truck had already gotten far enough into the stadium and my dad had hopped off and sprinted toward the stands.

That's an awesome story. A guy I went to UF Law with actually snuck into Joke Campbell for the 2016 game when he found an unlocked gate which isn't quite as cool as hopping on the back of a truck and running like hell.
 

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