How it used to be

[Swamp Queen]

[QUOTE='78;n271030]25 years ago.

[/QUOTE]

Did it move a little when you posted that picture?

 

[Swamp Donkey]

What does $3 buy you at the stadium now?

 

[78]

Did it move a little when you posted that picture?

What is "it"?

 

[itsgr82bag8r]

 

[itsgr82bag8r]

What does $3 buy you at the stadium now?

The left-over pizzas late in the 4th quarter.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

The answer is yes, of course.

 

[78]

Depends on what the definition of is, is.

 

[Swamp Queen]

[QUOTE='78;n271041]


What is "it"? [/QUOTE]

Has it been that long?

 

[78]

Has it been that long?

I don't know. How long is it?

 

[divits]

Heyyyyy, .....wait a minute. You guys are talking about sex stuff, aren't you?

 

[itsgr82bag8r]

 

[Swamp Donkey]

that's hilarious. I need to buy a van just so I can do that. I don't think it would be the same without the van.

 

[LongTooth]

does anyone remember "bananaman"?

 

[MJMGator]

does anyone remember "bananaman"?

Was always worried the drunks at the top were gonna throw him over one day.

 

[The Original DC]

Before cell phones, before 4.8 GPA requirements, before big screen TVs, before instant gratification demands and before years of agonizing offense, missing game day at the Swamp was unheard of. Even when teams like New Mexico State came to town the Swamp was packed and rockin'.

While I think we have a long way to go before teams fear playing in the Swamp again, here's hoping this Saturday sets the tone for the future in a positive way.

"But to truly understand and appreciate what “The Swamp” was like in Spurrier’s hey day, consider the words of New Mexico State coach Bill Hess, who was in absolute awe of what his team experienced.

“I don’t think you’re No. 1 just because you run up 70 points on somebody, but I’ll say this about Florida -- they’ve got a No. 1 atmosphere. I’ve never seen such a rabidness, such mania with a crowd,” Hess said. “When Florida ran on the field, the fans nearly blew the roof off the place. We’re not used to that in Las Cruces (N.M.). It was deafening. The crowd was just toying with us.”

He wasn’t done.

“I hate to see it when Alabama or Auburn comes in here,” Hess continued. “It’s probably just as awesome for them, too. This place is a different world. Those people know how to make noise.”
To the next generation of Gators fans, consider this a history lesson of what a day at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium can be. "

https://www.gatorzone.com/harry/blo...co State (and that season opener 21 years ago)

Reminds me of when the commentator referred to the Swamp as "the loudest, most obnoxious piece of real estate on the face of the earth." Can't remember which announcer said that, but it was the truth.

 

[PatDooleySucks]

The SEC is currently as bad as it's ever been in my lifetime. Most teams are running a Stone Age offense, whether it's power I or veer out of spread formations with run first QBs. The few teams that actually attack either have a no defense (aTm) or are infected with dummazz (Ugly). The current beast of the SEC played a converted WR at QB last year and may do it again this year. All the top defenses cheat toward stopping the run and have been decimated by any QB who can actually penalize them for playing too tight. We suck as bad as the Big 10 of the 90s. It is painfully boring football. Same mentality on most coaching staffs.

The right coach could easily dominate this league again.

This is the dumbest post I've ever seen on this board.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Stick with slip and falls and leave the football to the big boys.

 

[The Original DC]

This was the height of the pandemonium in the Swamp, I still get chills watching it. I remember yelling so loud after that Johnson-to-Quezzie play that I nearly passed out. I also miss Sean McDonough calling our games. He fed off the Swamp's energy and loved calling games there. You could hear in his voice, he was caught up in the emotion and energy of the crowd:

 

[Swamp Donkey]

does anyone remember "bananaman"?

Is the bananaman his costume or the thing in his crotch?

 

[PatDooleySucks]

Stick with slip and falls and leave the football to the big boys.