Gator Country

Georgia fans cheer as Florida fans look on during the Gators' 34-31 overtime win over the Bulldogs in 2010. / Gator Country photo by Tim Casey

To the outside world, it’s known as the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.

To Florida and Georgia fans, it’s a weekend of drinking, partying and watching two historic football teams square off in one of college football’s most unique atmospheres.

Fans from both schools travel en masse to Jacksonville, creating one of the most famous tailgating scenes and most electric neutral-site games in the nation.

“When you cross over that bridge and all you see is red and black and blue RVs everywhere, Georgia flags, Florida flags everywhere,” Gators guard Jon Halapio said, “that’s when it really hits you that it’s the Florida-Georgia game.”

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