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Georgia sends early message with TD celebration, uses energy to get rare win over Florida

BY DAVID CHING - dching@ledger-enquirer.com --



Ellie, a 1-year-old bulldog, attacks a gator toy held by his owner and UGA alumnus, Jatt Jurney, before the Georgia-Florida game Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. After almost annual defeats since 1990, Georgia was able to turn the tables on Florida with a 42-30 win in one of the South's most heated rivalries.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --

Mark Richt wanted an overt celebration after his team's first touchdown Saturday against Florida.

The Bulldogs went overboard with the Richt-endorsement outburst -- but that early event became the symbol of the night when No. 20 Georgia threw the monkey off its back in a series that has recently tilted heavily in the ninth-ranked Gators' favor.
Their excessive celebration after Georgia scored on its first drive sent an immediate message to the hated Gators that they were in for a fight. It sent the Bulldogs on the way to a 42-30 win at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium that gave Georgia its third win in 18 tries against Florida.
"We needed it, just to let us know to have fun. Sometimes we go into games and we play tight and we're worried about making mistakes," Georgia receiver Mikey Henderson said.

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[EmpireWF]

I wonder if the Gators get a live one and feed a toy bulldog to it.

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

I wonder if the Gators get a live one and feed a toy bulldog to it.

Hope the things caged or just been fed

[JRL]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

I wonder if the Gators get a live one and feed a toy bulldog to it.

Possibly I have been to that game probably 30 times and the stuff you see is beyond crazy. Stuffed bulldogs being dragged behind cars as well as little rubber gators being dragged. All of the bars filled with drunk fans chanting at each other - it is all in fun and a gotta experience event.

In the old Gator Bowl the stomping fans would get the entire stadium swaying - I thought it was coming down. The crowds were so huge they couldn't control the gates - I got in the game more than a few times without a ticket - just got in the crowd and surged in.