Does it always rain in Tally when we play there? There were torrential rains during the 1984 game there, too. I was there, had been sick for a week but refused to stay home and miss that game. We got SOAKED, and the old Doak Campbell stadium was a freakin' mud puddle when it rained. That was gross. I remember watching as the rain rushed down the stairs of the bleachers like there was a creek there. The cheerleaders were muddy and finally just gave up and started running and sliding in the med. They were right in front of us. We came from behind to win that game and, despite still being sick and ultimately getting sicker, it remains one of the best games I've ever attended. We were sitting amongst Gators but there were some obnoxious Semis near us who were VERY loud as long as they were ahead. When we came from behind to beat them, they were extremely quiet. My sister had just married a Semi the Saturday before that, and I think he was wishing he had found another family to join. LOL.
Cee ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve McKibben To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 8:51 AM Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Gatornews from the Palm Beach Post and Miami Herald courtesy of Junogator I remember Gator fans rushing the field twice, both away from home. The first time was in the Gator Bowl after the 1984 win over the dawgs - the goalposts came down that time. The next was in the win over the semis in Tally in 1986. They turned on the sprinklers to try and get the fans off of the field, but since much of the game was played in a downpour, that had little effect. I think Spurrier made the remark about "maybe they should have let the fans on the field to celebrate" after the 1997 32-29 win over then ranked #1 FSU. Helen Huntley wrote: When have Gator fans rushed the field? That's an interesting question. I remember Spurrier lamenting once that fans couldn't rush the field. If I remember correctly, he even made a symbolic push against a goal post. Wasn't there once an incident--not involving a home football game--when fans went into the empty stadium and took down the goal posts? Or am I just dreaming? -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
