This upcoming Saturday will be the 19th year in a row that NTF and I have gone to the Florida LSU game - a streak going back to 1992. That is longer then my marriage. (married in 93, divorced in 2008) NTF was married when it started, not so much anymore.
-In that time Three Men have coached the Gators; Steve Spurrier, Ron Zook and Urban Meyer. Five men have coached LSU since 1992; Curley Hallman, Gerry Dinardo, Hal Hunter, Nick Saban and Les Miles. (Hal Hunter never coached against Florida, as he was brought in on an interim basis after they fired DiNardo, but before they brought in Coach Evil)
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George Bush the elder was still in the White House in October of 1992 when this all started, then Bill Clinton had his 8 year run, followed by the other George Bush's 8 years, and now this will be the second Florida LSU game with Barack Obama as the leader of the free World.
-In 1992 the Internet existed, as did e-mail, but it wasn't something that was widely used at all.
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Facebook hadn't been invented yet either. Florida had not yet won any of their 3 National Championships and LSU had just the one themselves from that 1958 season which was before either me, or NTF were born.
-NTF went on to graduate from College, and then went on to get his Masters degree. I had no kids when it started, I have two now. My Mom was alive when it began, she has since died (November of 2007) I have moved from Gainesville to Miami, to Tampa. NTF from Miami/Ft Lauderdale, to Mobile to Nashville. I have eaten Brisket at his Sister's home just outside of Baton Rouge, Seen her and her Twin sister's kids grow up, on an every other year basis, drank many a hurricane at Pat O'briens in New Orleans as well. One year we took a Limousine from NO to Red Stick and back. (I left my Binoculars on that trip, but I think a Friend of NTF's picked them up) We keep showing up on this weekend through all that stuff, all that life. We have gone to that game with others, (my X-wife, some mutual friends of ours, his girlfriends, his mom, my daughter.) The one thing that was constant was that the two of us have gone in each and every year since 1992.
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We were nearly shut out last year, but managed to score some tickets. These two teams have never met in Atlanta but if they do, I plan on being their as well.
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Just thinking about all the living of life that has gone on in these 19 years, its quite the backdrop. Its a thing I do, Its a thing NTF does. its what we do.
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This Years LSU press release:
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This Years Florida press release:
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2 comments:
Well done brother.
True story right there...
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