Georgia Rivalry History. In , they asked CBS and the city of Jacksonville to stop using it too. Since then, other monikers have been proposed but not have had any staying power. This rivalry is unique in that it has its own hall of fame. A trophy for this game was finally created in ; a foot long oar carved from a 1,year-old cypress tree in the famous swamp along the border of the two states.
Unlike other trophies, this one is not presented at the game, but instead given to the student body president of the winning school. In , Florida fielded its best team ever at the time.
Georgia shattered those plans, intercepting Spurrier three times in a win. This rivalry has had too many great moments, but the best may be, "Run, Lindsay, Run. Facing third-and-long on his seven-yard line, Bulldogs quarterback Buck Belue dropped to pass and as legendary Georgia broadcaster Larry Munson said, "Florida in a stand-up five, they may or may not blitz. Buck back, third down on the eight. In trouble, he got a block behind him. Disclosure: The author of this article is a life member of the University of Florida Alumni Association.
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Why is that done? According to Florida historian Norm Carlson, train routes between the respective college towns and Jacksonville were easily accessible for fans at the time. So, why not meet there? Gators historian Norm Carlson has the answer. While there seems to be a general trend of moving college football games to neutral sites, few rivalry games are actually played at neutral sites on an annual basis.
The two schools agreed to extending their contracts to keep the game in Jacksonville until at least and possibly until , if everyone is satisfied enough , but Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is apparently open to moving the game around. From UF, it's about an hour-and-a-half drive.
From Athens, it's five-and-a-half. But tickets are allotted evenly between the two teams, and both of their alumni bases are spread widely around the Southeast, making this a genuine neutral atmosphere.
Georgia fans quickly scooped up the extras anyway. According to The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, former sports editor Bill Kastelz first used the phrase in a s column when he wrote about a drunken fan who stumbled up to a uniformed police officer and offered him a drink. But with alcohol comes complications. In the mids, after fans rushed the field in consecutive years, the city moved to drop the name.
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