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15 Times You Know It's Game Day At UF

It's the best time of the year.

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15 Times You Know It's Game Day At UF
Julia Baldwin, 10/15

There's nothing quite like game day at the University of Florida. Everywhere you turn you see orange and blue, the campus is packed with alumni tailgaters, and students are making the best of these few Saturday's we wait all year for. Whether your sole activity is tailgating or you actually make it to the stadium, you're likely to make some of your greatest memories on game day. I mean, if you're going to wake up before 10 am, it better be for something great. Here's a list of 15 times you know the Gators are playing:

1. You wake up at an ungodly hour to start tailgating.

The tailgate starts before you would normally even get out of bed.

2. Parking is an absolute nightmare (even more than usual).

On game day, a Red 3 parking decal is your biggest enemy.

3. The line at Bay Island is down all of Archer Road.

I just want a deepherchino.

4. The second you get to the tailgate, you instantly lose your friends.

*Calls each friend 5000 times and leaves distressed voicemail messages*

5. You shatter your phone screen.

For the third time this year.

6. You finally find your friends and let your presence be known.

None of you are actually good dancers, but who cares? At least there's strength in numbers.

7. You somehow end up in a bounce house.

Nothing like a bunch of college students jumping on something made for 5 year olds.

8. You stuff your face with mac and cheese and any other food you can get your hands on.

Food at every house you go to? Check. Pita Pit? Of course. Pizza by the Slice? Most definitely.

9. You take a million pictures that seem cute at the time, when in reality you're a sweaty mess.

"Oh my God, I have literally nothing to Instagram. Look at me."

10. You run around either trying to buy or sell a ticket.

"Do you have Venmo?"

11. You take every chance you get to make fun of the opposing school, even if the Gators lose.

9/10 times it has to do with Harambe.

12. You come home with mysterious stains EVERYWHERE.

Yes, you did walk around all day with a big brown stain on your shirt. No, you have absolutely no clue what it could be.

13. You pass out in your bed and shortly after receive the "Are you going out?" text.

Because after a whole day of tailgating, the only logical thing to do is go out.

14. You try your best to make yourself look human again and head downtown.

This is probably the hardest thing you do all day.

15. You have unforgettable experiences at the best school in the country, and you wouldn't want it any other way.


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