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Is this the most based thing an SEC team ever did?
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:08 am
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:08 am
In 1962, the Florida Gators were 5-4 at the end of the regular season and were picked to play #9 Penn State in the Gator Bowl. The Nittany Lions from Pennsylvania were quite offended that they were forced to play such a lowly opponent and made their feelings about the bowl and the opponent known. So what do the Gators do? They put Confederate flags on the side of their helmets and promptly kicked Penn State's arse to the tune of 17-7.
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Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:15 am to RollTide1987
The SEC was not a two chinstrap league in 1962.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:15 am to RollTide1987
Solid helmet. Alabama should put their state flag on the side of their helmet for one game.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:17 am to RollTide1987
Sorry, I didnt see this when I made my post. We must follow the same Twitter account. I thought it was cool history, too.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:18 am to RollTide1987
'Murica! Pew! Pew!
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:30 am to RollTide1987
Different times back then. 
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:36 am to RollTide1987
Just in case somebody told them Florida was nothing but yankees, we wanted to make sure they knew Jax was more than capable of birthing Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:37 am to RollTide1987
Those are ugly.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:44 am to 1BIGTigerFan
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:52 am to RollTide1987
A confederate flag wasn't "based" in 1962.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:20 am to RollTide1987
Bring them back 
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:24 am to RollTide1987
Epic and based good sir
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:27 am to RollTide1987
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The SEC was not a two chinstrap league in 1962.
Schutt also didn't produce helmets until 1987. You actually think that's a real helmet from back then?
This post was edited on 2/27/24 at 9:31 am
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:31 am to Old Money
The meltdown today would be glorious to watch.
It'd get about 1000x the airtime on TV that a girl being murdered by an illegal in broad daylight on a college campus is getting.
It'd get about 1000x the airtime on TV that a girl being murdered by an illegal in broad daylight on a college campus is getting.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:36 am to RollTide1987
It was in protest of integrating the Gator Bowl - which Penn State did that year.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 11:20 am to RollTide1987
Posted on 2/27/24 at 11:26 am to WildTchoupitoulas
The display of the "Stars and Bars" was basically the "SEC chant"...before the SEC chant. Which became necessary because the "Stars and Bars" got banned from display.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 11:47 am to RollTide1987
Not near as bad as the Gator Flop
Posted on 2/27/24 at 11:48 am to WildTchoupitoulas
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It was in protest of integrating the Gator Bowl - which Penn State did that year.
Was it really? I don't doubt it but never heard it before.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 11:49 am to RollTide1987
I don't have a problem with it.
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