 Many people have good luck charms, game day rituals, or other items that they feel may help bring their team good luck. For one Crystal River resident, John Jenson, his luck comes from his Florida Gator hat and it's also his claim to fame. One fellow Gator fan approached him today and said, "I saw you and your hat at the Arkansas game." He created the hat himself. At each UF game, he replaces the stuffed Georgia Bulldog with a new mascot to coincide with the opposing team.
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 LEFT: The Jacksonville Bulldog Club hosted a BBQ lunch under the Metro Park tent for their devoted Georgia Bulldog fans. In a sea of red, black, and white, it was fairly easy to spot Gator fan Mary Ellen Barby in her orange and blue apparel.
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 You would think something as silly as tying a rope to the neck of a toy Gator would be rather harmless, right? Wrong. One Georgia fan, Don Moore from Marietta, GA, has been coming to the Florida versus Georgia game for 28 years. He chooses the same location every year, ties the noose around the neck of the toy gator, tosses it out in the road, and then sits aside the curb encouraging Bulldog fans to ground their tires into their rival's mascot. Georgia fans love the idea; however, Gator fans become quite ruthless and extremely defensive. Moore recalls that one year he was arrested for tackling a man who was a UF fan. The UF fan was offended by the toy gator being run over by vehicles passing by, so he stole the gator. What was meant to be just a harmless joke, was taken very personal by both sides.
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 Four buses made their way down the back side of the stadium. The doors slammed open and out came the coaches and players. Every one was anxiously waiting to see one person. One female nearby hollered out, "Will you marry me?" The game can officially begin. Tim Tebow has arrived.
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 With the Florida versus Georgia game falling the day after Halloween this year, people could not resist the opportunity to be able to deck out their RVs in spooky décor.
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The World's largest Outdoor Cocktail Party is the name given to the Florida-Georgia college football game that is annually hosted in Jacksonville.
During the festivities, which has accumulated over the years, thousands of tailgaters gather in the surrounding areas around Jacksonville Municipal Stadium showing off their team pride with painted faces, decorated RVs, and an unholy amount of team colors.
Fans flood the area days in advance, altering traffic patterns throughout Jacksonville all in culmination to the big game, which was held on Nov. 1.
The Campus Voice ventured to the land known as RV City to get a glimpse of the action.
