All Michigan Fans in Gainesville (UF)

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September 7th, 2011 at 9:04 PM
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UMGooch
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All Michigan Fans in Gainesville (UF)

Calling all University of Florida graduate students, or any other Michigan fans trapped in the heart of Gator Nation (I know you're out there):

Where are you watching the UM-ND game this Saturday? Any good non-Gator'd-out bars? I was going to try to find one it on TV at one of the midtown bars, but I almost guarantee I won't be able to hear it over the Gators game going on simultaneously which will be blaring at all UF bars... Oh, and I don't have cable TV, so that's out.

Side note: Despite having many recent successes in sporting events, the UF student body seems to have meek showings to sporting events when compared to Michigan. They have a bigger student body and smaller stadium, but the demand for student tickets is much smaller compared to Michigan. You make me proud, Blue.

Hail.

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September 7th, 2011 at 9:28 PM | Check the sticky (Score:4 Normal)
Geaux_Blue
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September 7th, 2011 at 10:25 PM | Thanks for the heads up. I (Score:1)
UMGooch
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Thanks for the heads up. I did realize there was a sticky topic after posting this, but Gainesville hadn't been discussed. Lots of discussion on the Florida alumni groups, but the closest one for UF is 2 hours away :(

Hail.

September 7th, 2011 at 9:32 PM | You will be able to get them (Score:2 Insightful)
jdopp
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You will be able to get them to turn it on at Ale House and maybe Gator's Dockside but both places will have the speaker system playing the UF game.  If I go to the UF game at all it will be for maybe the 1st quarter.  I don't miss any UM game just because I have tickets to the UF game.

I am going to watch the game at home because I hate going to bars to watch games.  If you can get local channels I believe the game will be on ABC.

What are you studying?

September 7th, 2011 at 10:20 PM | Chemical Engineering, first (Score:1)
UMGooch
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Chemical Engineering, first year PhD student. What about you?

Hail.

September 8th, 2011 at 7:51 AM | I am just starting the 2nd (Score:1)
jdopp
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I am just starting the 2nd year of the MBA program.

September 7th, 2011 at 9:33 PM | Ann Arbor (Score:2 Normal)
Hemlock Philosopher
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Hopping a flight out of Tampa on Friday!

Brewer. Wolverine.

September 7th, 2011 at 9:34 PM | Nevermind about it being on (Score:1)
jdopp
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Nevermind about it being on ABC.  It is just on ESPN.

September 7th, 2011 at 9:34 PM | nope (Score:1)
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http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&msa=0&msid=110754610550992265396.000475954f1d9445ac122&ll=45.58329,-74.882812&spn=117.013597,268.59375&z=2

"This might sound arrogant and if it is, it is. We're Michigan."- Brady Fucking Hoke

September 7th, 2011 at 10:08 PM | bullshit walter (Score:3 Funny)
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The only places in AA are skeeps, the arena and Michigan stadium?  I know for a fact that is false.

"A flute with no holes is not a flute. A donut with no hole is a danish"

September 7th, 2011 at 10:38 PM | Yeah it needs to be (Score:1)
JR's Flow
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Yeah it needs to be updated...

"This might sound arrogant and if it is, it is. We're Michigan."- Brady Fucking Hoke

September 7th, 2011 at 10:13 PM | just go to the swamp (Score:1)
white_pony_rocks
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just go to the swamp restaurant and tell them to shut the fuck up......and then order the spinach dip

 

also my gf is talking about how stupid you are right now (she graduated from UF)

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September 7th, 2011 at 10:29 PM | I don't expect to be an (Score:2 Normal)
UMGooch
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I don't expect to be an expert on a city I've only lived in for a month.

Also, unless your gf went here for grad school, graduating from UF isn't exactly screaming out prestige nor brilliance... But nice catch. UF girls are bangin'.

Hail.

September 7th, 2011 at 10:53 PM | I wasn't aware that there was (Score:-1 Flamebait)
September 7th, 2011 at 11:00 PM | she's asian with huge boobs (Score:-1 Flamebait)
September 7th, 2011 at 11:07 PM | Probably reflects poorly on my character... (Score:2)
PurpleStuff
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But I read that and just softly said, "Nice."

Tip of the hat to you, sir.

It is spelled HOKEAMANIA.  Our coach is an ass-kicking American citizen, not one of the Beatles, for Christ's sake!

September 7th, 2011 at 11:15 PM | Agreed on the UF girl comment (Score:1)
SouthernWolv
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Agreed on the UF girl comment - don't miss the UF underwear dash . . . totally worth it!

September 7th, 2011 at 10:54 PM | Don't go to UF sports bars (Score:1)
UMICH 15
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I don't visit the bars.  I deal with UF grads daily and I can't tolerate dealing with them in full sports mode.  Will be watching the game from home.

I don't hate often but when I do, I prefer to hate that school in Ohio.  Stay Victorious My Friends.

September 7th, 2011 at 11:26 PM | Lest we forget that school in Ohio (Score:1 Normal)
UMGooch
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Surely they're not as bad as Bucknuts!

Hail.

September 8th, 2011 at 9:50 PM | posted from iPhone (Score:1)
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Sec fans are the most annoying people on the planet.

Touchdown Michigan!

September 7th, 2011 at 11:12 PM | I graduated last year from (Score:2 Insightful)
SouthernWolv
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I graduated last year from grad school at UF and even though the place is an absolute hole - you may want to think about Beef O Brady's - at least they have multiple tvs and should be showing more than just the UF game - though UF will dominate most of the TVs.

September 7th, 2011 at 11:25 PM | TVs in the Booths (Score:1)
UMGooch
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Haha, I think I'm still in the "oh my God, college round 2, there's so many girls" phase. I don't hate Gainesville quite yet.

I was thinking of checking that place out. The Beef's in my last city had a small flatscreen in every booth that you could change the channel. I'm hoping Gainesville's location is that way too. Thanks for the tip!

Hail.

September 8th, 2011 at 5:17 AM | Ale House (Score:2)
Huss
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is the place I would go to.  The good things is the Wolverines always played at different times than UF so I'd just be posted up there with a friend and loaded nachos enjoying the game without any distractions.  I'd also watch us get our heart ripped out by MSU and Wisky shitkicking us with tears running down my face in the middle of a half-empty restaurant, but that's another story.

I would also recommend checking out the The Woodlands apartment complex and see if their big screen is available at game time.  As long as the UF game isn't on, you should be clear of the residents.  It's pretty fucking sweet and it's got all the cable channels.

I said - not good enough.

September 8th, 2011 at 7:09 AM | drive a couple hours south (Score:1)
MichiganITtoWINit
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drive a couple hours south and watch it with me in my living room in sarasota. Michigan fans are welcome

"This is Michigan for God sakes" -Brady Hoke

September 8th, 2011 at 7:17 AM | (Score:1)
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Completely useless information
, but jacksonville aint much better in terms of obsessive gators. But thats why I shelled out some serious dough on my "m den"

Directions to Columbus: South till you smell it, east till you step in it!

September 8th, 2011 at 7:42 AM | Gator fans (Score:0)
September 8th, 2011 at 8:38 AM | (Score:1)
JaxBlue
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So true from what I seen. I am just gonna be honest, Ann Arbor's football atmosphere trumps anything I have seen in Florida so far. Some of these people don't even know who their starting qb is let alone who their coach is. Its somewhat laughable but maybe it is just the people I met since moving here..... But I doubt it!

Directions to Columbus: South till you smell it, east till you step in it!

September 8th, 2011 at 8:40 AM | (Score:1)
JaxBlue
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Derp, android double tap

Directions to Columbus: South till you smell it, east till you step in it!

September 8th, 2011 at 8:38 AM | (Score:1)
JaxBlue
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So true from what I seen. I am just gonna be honest, Ann Arbor's football atmosphere trumps anything I have seen in Florida so far. Some of these people don't even know who their starting qb is let alone who their coach is. Its somewhat laughable but maybe it is just the people I met since moving here..... But I doubt it!

Directions to Columbus: South till you smell it, east till you step in it!

September 8th, 2011 at 10:04 AM | dude every school has their (Score:1)
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dude every school has their fairweather fans, michigan included. remember a couple years ago when the majority of michigan stadium was red because we sucked and everyone sold their tickets? but i lived in gainesville for a while and what i saw every saturday during football season was pretty fuckin insane. and the gf had season tickets for 5 years and didn't miss a single home game, even when zook was coaching, and still decks her car out in gator shit and wears gator shirts and these stupid ass buttons every saturday. if you haven't been there for a while just wait until uf plays another major sec team, none of this bullshit fau, uab shit and go walk around campus and university ave.... insane

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September 8th, 2011 at 8:33 AM | Nice to see another (Score:2)
Keyboard Cat
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Nice to see another Gainesville Wolverine on the board. I'm out of town this weekend, but usually I end up watching the game online or giving up and wearing my Michigan gear to the UF game. We tried to catch a game at The Swamp (restaurant) once, but they only played SEC games. 

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