Great battle. Tough way to end it. That was easily the most hostile environment that the Utes have ever played in (the stadium was deafening), and they fought back and had the win right there. The Utes were easily moving the ball on them (other than the goal line, jeez). It was a painful but a good game.
Speaking of hostile environments, I was surprised at how classless the Florida fans were. I have attended various Utah road games over the years (e.g., Alabama, Texas, Notre Dame, and others). The fans from the other teams supported their teams; they may shout at you as you walk by with a “Roll Tide” or “Hook em Horns.” There also was some good natured ribbing. All fine there.
I took my family to the game, and the Florida fans were the worst fans I have encountered at any game. They were shouting all variations of “F*&# you,” “F*&# the Utes,” and “F*&# the mormons.” There were many times they were yelling this stuff right at me and my kids. I am not surprised at some of that sort of treatment (every fan base has its crazies), but what surprised me how many fans were doing it. We got that treatment before the game, during the game, and after the game while we were walking to our car. There was a small handful of classy fans who wished us well, but I could count them on a single hand.
I had one local and longtime fan (one of the few classy ones) tell me that this was the most visiting team fans that he has ever seen. That seems objectively true since the significant number of Utah fans (I estimate 15k+) helped set the stadium record for total attendance for an opener and the 10th highest all-time attendance for any Florida game. He said that even other SEC teams like Alabama don’t even fill in the visitor section to the top. Now I see why. Nobody wants to be around those fans!
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