Game vs Social Media
by Grizz on 10/10/23Ben Hill Griffin Stadium - GainesvilleI will admit that it’s been a while since I had been at the Swamp. The football game experience was great but there is work to be done there obviously. The environment will probably keep me from ever returning. Someone obviously thinks we need to be constantly entertained. Maybe it’s a product of a newer generation….I find it annoying and distracting. The constant loud music between snaps, the DJ, the T-Shirts into the stands, the 50/50 event, the stadium wide advertising campaigns made it difficult to watch the game. Even the field announcer provides no relevant information…the siren and his long drawn out third down “announcement” is awful, even more annoying and unnecessary….. like we don’t know it’s third down, please. I really do understand the need for change but what I experienced was quite aways away from traditional Gator Game Days. I suppose that it as always comes down to money….I’m concerned the constant pursuit for money and the idea that we need to be constantly entertained will lead the game to a place that will leave the game as I once knew it. Where the pure enjoyment of just being there was more than enough.