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To: ghostrider
Interesting story - never heard that one.

Remember this one? Crocodile, not alligator, featured on cover of guide

66 posted on 11/26/2008 12:19:53 PM PST by stainlessbanner
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To: stainlessbanner
In order to grasp the intense anger generated by referee Doug Moseley, you must understand the nature of southern football back then.

1. FSU was originally FSCW (Florida State College For Women).

2. FSU had only played football for about 15 years.

3. Florida was in the SEC, which meant they were like Gods, while FSU was an independent and looked upon by Florida with contempt.

4. FSU had never beaten Florida, and no SEC Official worth his bourbon would ever allow an FSU win.

5. Steve Spurrier was a Heisman winning QB and acted like only Steve Spurrier can.

6. The game was a tumultuous affair and Florida was leading by a gnats arse as the clock wound down. With the game on the line, FSU threw a “bomb” to Lane Fenner, an unheralded bench warmer, who grabbed the ball with a diving catch, hit the end zone and skidded out of bounds. The nearest referee signaled touchdown! Campbell Stadium went wild with screaming, cheering students.

7. Suddenly a referee far from the action came up and over ruled the completion.

8. The stadium exploded with angry fans who knew what the SEC Referee had done. They screamed for him to “GO TO HELL!” The taunt just seemed to fit, and the next years before the FSU/Florida game, “GO TO HELL FLORIDA” was the cry. Even now, it sends shivers down the old Noles spines and enrages Gators.

68 posted on 11/26/2008 12:54:17 PM PST by ghostrider
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