DOWN AND THE ROUTES YOU WANT TO AVOID TODAY WILL ALSO GET A CHECK WITH DAVE AND ON RAIN IN
THE FORECAST. BUT FIRST, LET’S
GET TO AARON FARRAR LIVE AT
THE FAIRGROUNDS AIR. AND THIS
HAS BEEN A POPULAR PLACE TO
TAILGATE.
>> PEOPLE HAVE LOVED THE COMES
HERE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS TO
TELL YOU, SEE JUST HOW MANY
PEOPLE SET UP SHOP DOESN’T
MATTER IF THEY’RE FLORIDA
GATORS, FANS ARE GEORGIA
BULLDOGS FANS AND EVEN SEE THE
CLOSE PROXIMITY AS THE SEASON
OF DOG BEDS BADLY AS WELL. TO
SEE THE CLOSE PROXIMITY. THIS
ALSO HAS BECOME ONE OF THIS
EVEN FRIENDSHIPS BUILDING AS
WELL. PEOPLE WHO NEVER THOUGHT
THAT THEY WOULD SEE EACH OTHER
AND BECOME GOOD FRIENDS FROM
JUST TAILGATING. THAT’S
HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS. SOME
PEOPLE HAVE SET UP SHOP IN
BEEN IN THE SAME LOCATION FOR
10 OR 15 YEARS. OTHERS. THIS
IS THEIR FIRST TIME BEING
HERE. BUT OF COURSE, OF THE A
LOT OF THE EXCITEMENT, JUST A
GOOD TIME PEOPLE ARE HAVING
HERE. LET’S TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE ATMOSPHERE HERE. IT
IS DAY WATERS WITH THE GATORS,
A BREAKDOWN PODCAST. SO, DAVE,
YOU’VE BEEN AROUND THIS FOR A
LONG TIME. WHAT IS YOUR
EXPERIENCE LIKE WHEN YOU SEE
ALL OF THIS HAPPENING EVEN
BEFORE KICKOFF? SO THIS IS
CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
JUST THIS, I WOULD COME INTO
THE GAME AS A TEENAGER IN WALK
AT THE STADIUM. YOU COULD USE
YOUR GAME TO GET THE COME GET
TO THE FAIR FOR FREE. SAID
RIGHT HERE. WE’RE IN THE FAIR
GROUNDS.
>> IT WOULD TIME IT WAS
FLORIDA, GEORGIA OR GEORGIA,
BUT YOU KNOW, THAT THE FAIR
WOULD BE GOING WITH THE SAME
TIME AND THEN THEY GOT RID OF
THAT. AND THEN NOW YOU’VE BEEN
ABLE TO PART ENJOY THIS YEAR,
THE FAIR GROUNDS JUST FOR
PARKING LOT OR PARTY AND THREW
IT TO THE FAIRGROUNDS PARKING
LOT. SO YOU CAN DEFINITELY IT
PILES UP. WE’RE FINALLY
STARTING TO SMELL THE GRILL.
SMELLS EVERYBODY’S COOKING
RIGHT NOW. COOKING THEIR
BREAKFAST. BUT YEAH, THIS AREA
IT IS IT WOULD BE SO SO MUCH
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. WE JUST
DON’T KNOW IF FUTURE HOLDS NOW
WAS SHOT. COMBINE THIS AREA.
>> YEAH, WE HAVE WE TALK ABOUT
SOME PEOPLE BEING HERE FOR 10
OR 15 YEARS IN THE SAME SPOT.
OTHERS THIS THEIR FIRST TIME.
BUT KNOWING THAT THERE ARE A
LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENS BEYOND THIS YEAR, SOME
PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD
EVEN EXIST THIS YEAR. SO OR
LAST YEAR. SO WHAT IS THE UP
MINES THAT ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BEEN USED TO COMING AS THEIR
PRIMARY SPOT?
>> BUT WHAT START WALKING
AROUND A LITTLE BIT. SEE WHAT
YOUR WHAT YOU WANT TO GO NEXT.
AND LOOK OF PARTY, DARBY CITY
THAT ARE BE SITTING HERE AT
THE FAIRGROUNDS, OTHER VARIOUS
SPOTS AROUND THE ON THE WATER.
AND THERE’S PLENTY AREAS. BUT
WHEN YOU’VE BEEN ONE PLACE AND
YOU’VE MET PEOPLE IN, YOU WANT
TO COME AND HAVE THE
TRADITION, AS A GAME OF THE
HOW MUCH LONGER GAME WILL BE
HERE. SO TRADITION IS CHANGING
IN NOW. WOULD HAVE SO MUCH
CHANGE IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND
FLORIDA, GEORGIA, JUST SO MUCH
CHANGE AROUND THIS GAME AS
WELL WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON
WITH THE GAME ITSELF. AND NOW
ALL THE PARKING SITUATION WE
FIND OURSELVES IN.
>> OVER THE YEARS YOU SEE HOW
GATORS TO IS THE DOGS WHAT IS
THAT LIKE KNOWING THAT? YEAH,
OF COURSE. YOU WANT YOUR OWN
TEAM TO WIN BUT PEOPLE BECOME
FRIENDS WITH AGAINST RIVAL
WHAT IT WHAT IS THAT LIKE WHEN
YOU’RE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH
OTHER HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO
BUILD THOSE FRIENDSHIPS THAT
SEEMED A LIKELY AT ONE TIME.
>> REMEMBER, IS JUST A GAME?
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY CAN STILL
BECOME FRIENDS AND WHETHER
YOU’RE WEARING ORANGE AND BLUE
RED AND BLACK. LOOK FOR ME.
I’M A LITTLE BIASED. I WAS
RAISED IN GEORGIA AS A GATOR
FAN. SO WASN’T THAT HARD FOR
ME. I’M A BEST FRIEND, A
GEORGIA FAN. SO WE WOULD
FOLLOW UP AND COME DOWN TO THE
GAME. BUT IT’S ALL IN. GOOD
FUN. EVERYBODY’S 99% OF PEOPLE
HERE AHEAD HERE TO HAVE A GOOD
TIME. AND THIS DO IN A
FOOTBALL GAME IN THE SO IT IS
A PARTY ATMOSPHERE, THE GAMING
SO MUCH. AND JUST THE
TRADITION OF HANGING OUT,
FIFTY-FIFTY ORANGE AND BLUE
RED LIKE IT MEANS SO MUCH IS
BECAUSE OF HOW UNIQUE
EXPERIENCES.
>> WHAT’S INTERESTING IS THAT
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THAT.
THERE IS GOING TO BE A GAME
GOING ON. BUT THEN THEY’RE
JUST MEET AS MANY PEOPLE
OUTSIDE THE STADIUM. BUT WHAT
IS IT LIKE INSIDE THE STADIUM
DURING A GAME LIKE THIS WHEN
EXPECTED TO BE PACKED? A LOT
OF PEOPLE WANTING THEIR TEAM
TO COME OUT ON TOP. WHAT IS
THE ATMOSPHERE LIKE IN A STATE
WITH A RIVALRY GAME TO THIS
MAGNITUDE? IT?
>> IT WAS. SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS
SO IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT SIDE
OF THE BALL YOUR OWN, WHAT
SIDE THE BALL YOUR TEAM IS ON
ITS SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS
CHEERING. SO YOU HAVE 58
PERCENT DOING A GATOR JOB AND
YOU HAVE THE OTHER 50% MARK
ALIKE. AND ALSO IT IS UNIQUE
EXPERIENCE. THERE’S ONLY SO
MANY OF THESE IN COLLEGE
FOOTBALL. AND, YOU KNOW, WE’RE
LOSING THIS. I HOPE THE GAME
STAYS IN JACKSONVILLE FOREVER
BECAUSE OF THE ATMOSPHERE
INSIDE THE STADIUM OUTSIDE THE
STADIUM, FLORIDA, GEORGIA. IT
DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER.
>> ALL RIGHT, DAVE, THANK YOU
SO MUCH. ALRIGHT KICKOFF
INSIDE CIA BANK FIELD AT 3.30
THIS AFTERNOON. GATES OPEN TO
THE STADIUM AT ONE 30. AND OF
COURSE, THE RECOMMENDATION. I
KNOW IT’S STILL EARLY, BUT THE
RECOMMENDATION IS TO GET HERE
EARLY ABOUT 5 HOURS BEFORE
GAME TIME. SO OF COURSE, WE’RE
AT UP AROUND 9 O’CLOCK. NOW,
PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE
AROUND 10, 30 TO MAKE SURE YOU
GET HERE WITHOUT ANY ISSUE,
ESPECIALLY WITH THE EXPECTED
AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC AND THE
LARGE CROWDS EXPECTED TO BE
HERE FOR THE GAME. REPORTING