You know all of the cliches. You’ve heard them a thousand times.
In such a heated rivalry you can throw out the record book; ignore the statistics. This is a game where stars are born.
Of course I’m talking about Saturday’s Georgia-Florida game. The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party is not longer acceptable by the schools. Georgia fans are calling it the largest Appetizer Party, their anticipation of the Bulldogs eating Gator meat all afternoon.
Any Gator fan will tell you in real life gators eat bulldogs as snacks.
Well, to quote ESPN’s Lee Corso, not so fast my friends. Far more often than not the favorite wins. Well over half the games dating back to 1960 have chased the losing team’s fans out of what is now known as TIAA Bank Field, by halftime.
There’s been a handful of butt-kickings, twice as many by Florida than Georgia. There’s only been one tie (13-13) in ’69. Only three 1-point victories.
The Bulldogs began the week as a 21.5-point favorite. Georgia has won 4 of the last 5. I like the No. 1-ranks Dawgs, but I’ll take the unranked Gators and the points.
