First one was '86. My parents finally felt that I was old enough(6) to go. When we came back to the van, there was a drunk uga fan using a broken bottle to shred a UF logo thing we had, and his buddy was kicking in the door of a UF car next to us. My mom was furious that my Dad had insisted I go, and I wasn't allowed to go again until '89.
Since '89, I've been to all minus '92, '95, '97, '12, '15 and last year. Worst was probably '07, but I really hated '89 for Smith.
My top 3 would be:
'93--awesome in the rain, though I did get crazy sick. I love that years and years later, Spurrier still references that ridiculous PI call on what should have been the final play.
'02--last true night game, and absolutely ripped their hearts out. Multiple uga fans were ready to kill someone that night. We laughed.
'08--we needed that to erase the 2007 debacle. From the opening "dry hump", to Sanders' Heisman move, and Rainey's delayed KO return, it was men toying with children. It was also quintessential Meyer.
Honorable mention--the '94 game in the Swamp was great, and featured probably a top 10 all-time UF play on Hambrick's pick-6. It still defies all logic that he scored. Plus we abused WM all night.
As for funny tailgating stories, the only real one I have is 2010. Traffic was bad on the way up, so we arrived late, which of course meant that we had to "catch up" quickly. Shots, beer, repeat. Yada, yada. yada, I'm still not convinced there was a first half of that game.
For anyone who's never gone, there is something very unique and special about leaving that stadium a victor, with the sun nearly completely set and the cool/cold wind coming off the St Johns. Honestly, it--along with 812's uga sentiment--can't be fully understood until you've experienced it.
