Other than that? Nothing will be recognizable in today's annual SEC rivalry game.And I mean nothing.For starters, the game won't be in Jacksonville for the first time in three decades.
It won't return to Duval until 2028 due to stadium renovations.Today, it'll be at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in Atlanta.
Next year, it'll be in Tampa.The name of the game itself has also undergone major changes.For years, it was known as "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party." Fans still affectionately call it that even though the NCAA changed it ...
for obvious reasons.Florida fans leave early during a lopsided loss to Georgia in the annual Florida-Georgia rivalry game at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday, Oct.30, 2021.
The Florida Gators fell to the Georgia Bulldogs 34-7.(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)This year, arguably the SEC's biggest rivalry game outside of LSU-'Bama will be known as — and I hope you're sitting down for this — the "Invesco QQQ Atlanta Gridiron Classic."YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHICH COMPANY DECIDED TO BECOME GEORGIA FOOTBALL'S ON-FIELD SPONSORRolls right off the tongue!So, yeah — a lot has changed.
None of it is particularly good.Perhaps the most contentious change at the moment? The roof at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which will be closed this afternoon despite glorious weather conditions in Atlanta.FALCONS STAR BIJAN ROBINSON WANTS EVERY NFL TEAM TO PLAY INDOORS ONE DAY: 'THAT WOULD BE SICK'Fans from both teams — divided on just about everything else — were firmly united in this one.They hate it:I could go on and on.
Nobody is happy right now.Again, both these fanbases hate each other, but they've found some real common ground when it comes to this year's game.I'm with them, by the way.
Frankly, I think this game should be in Athens, and I think next year's game should be in Gainesville before it returns to Jacksonville in 2028.That seemed like a no-brainer to me.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEBut the schools de...