Shane and I went to the FL/GA game in Jacksonville this past weekend. Shane is a huge GATOR fan and I've been semi-converted. I said I would root for FL except when they play TN.
We got down to Jacksonville around 4:30 Friday afternoon and just rested and then went to the "Biggest Cocktail Party in the World" down at Jacksonville Landing. It was a huge party with FL and GA fans everywhere. We had a lot of fun and was really excited about the game Saturday.
Saturday we got up, ate Breakfast and went to the Convention Center to catch the shuttle for the game. We got to Alltel Stadium around 12:30 and walked around to the various booths until the gates opened at 1:30. We found our seats, which ended up right in the middle of the Georgia Student Section. I had told Shane beforehand that we would not be getting into any fights and we were there to have a good time and enjoy watching the Gators play.
Well, first thing this row of GA students started coming in and they immediately say us and started the trash talk. Now, I don't mind trash talking when it's all in fun; but they took it way too far. Saying how we were trailer trash and just being punk a** little kids.
This one kid kept shoving his pom-pom in my face and then the girl behind us kept putting her hand in our souvenir bag like she was trying to steal my FL sign I had made. I was really mad about how they were acting.
Then to top it all off; one guy in front of us, pumped his fist up in my face and I thought Shane was going to toss him from the stands. We had fun being able to be there and support the Gators; however, the Georgia students really made parts of it bad for us.
Even though FL lost, after the game, the GA fans were shaking our hands saying, "Good Game".
For free tickets; we had a BLAST....but next year, I think we'll try to get tickets in our own team's seats!!!
Posted by tennbrat at October 31, 2007 09:11 PM | TrackBack