He must be young. They used to proclaim this as "Gator Country" prior to SOS dubbing it The Swamp.
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Woody <[email protected]> wrote: > “It’s Great to Be a Florida Gator” Becomes Part of The Swamp > August 5, 2013 12:45 am EDT by Camille > Woodhouse<http://www.rantsports.com/ncaa-football/author/camillewoodhouse/> > **+1*1*** Share*0*** Tweet*2*** Share*0*** Share*3* > > <http://www.rantsports.com/ncaa-football/files/2013/08/the-swamp.jpg> > > Photo by Camille Woodhouse – Rant Sports > > Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, more widely-known among *Florida > Gators*<http://www.rantsports.com/ncaa-football/teams/university-of-florida/> > fans > as The Swamp, is one of the most beautiful places in Gainesville, Florida. > Being a die-hard Gator fan, I am a bit on the biased side, but I’m positive > that other Florida fans will agree with me on this one. > > If you’ve ever found yourself amongst a sea of blue and orange Gator fans, > you will almost always hear them chanting “It’s Great to Be a Florida > Gator”. The chant is one that people of the Swamp have come to know and > love. Well, those words will now be an even more significant part of > attending games in Gainesville, because that famous chant has now been > added to a wall at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. > > I think it’s quite interesting that the slogan wasn’t part of the Swamp > before now. I have been a Florida fan for over 10 years now, and I can’t > recall a time when I wasn’t chanting “It’s Great to Be a Florida Gator” > during every game. The stadium currently includes the slogans “This is … > The Swamp” and “This is … Gator Country”, and the latter is something that > I’ve never really heard until recently. > > I think it’s pretty cool that Florida is updating their stadium with a fan > favorite slogan. I will be paying the Swamp several visits this fall and > chanting “It’s Great to Be a Florida Gator” from the stands as my favorite > college football team takes the field. > > Read more at > http://www.rantsports.com/ncaa-football/2013/08/05/its-great-to-be-a-florida-gator-becomes-part-of-the-swamp/?rRZtF8J07Mg9QEqc.99 > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
