Taming the Swamp
John Adams’ column on GoVolsXtra.com (subscription required) notes the Florida Gators and new head coach Urban Meyer are on a campaign to reclaim the Swamp:
The Vols gave up 48 unanswered points in The Swamp in 1995. Peyton Manning lost the Heisman Trophy there in 1997.
In 1996, Florida averaged 56.8 points in six home games. In 11 years, from 1990 through 2000, the Gators lost only four home games.
The 12th year didn’t start out much differently. The Gators averaged 52.8 points in winning their first five home games. No wonder, they were a 17-point favorite to beat UT on the way to the SEC championship game and maybe even a national title.
But since UT pulled off that historic 34-32 upset, The Swamp hasn’t been the same.
It looks like they’ve lost seven home games since then.
By the way, Dave Hooker yesterday on his radio show described the Swamp as becoming more like a little cess pool.
All in fun.
August 13th, 2006 at 10:25 pm
[...] On the other hand, the Gators were highly motivated to “reclaim the Swamp. They had “haunting memories” of Casey Clausen leading the Pride of the Southland Band in a victory rendition of Rocky Top after victory in Gainesville. [...]