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Memories that last forever
Bsampson0317
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As a kid, what things do you remember most from going to your first Georgia game?
As a parent, what did you find most significant from taking your kid to their first game?
What is the best way to provide a larger-than-life experience for taking a kid to see the Dawgs?
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My first Georgia game in person Greg Talley was the QB. Was supposed to be the next Buck Belue. Which I guess he could've been but there was no #34 behind him to hand it to.
Day game Sanford Stadium. I remember walking across the bridge the first time. Could see the field. Not sure if you still can. Field was so green. Something about those Red tops and a green field that just seems perfect.
Preston Jones came in for Talley after we got a big lead. Threw a long TD pass he had an arm. Temple fell to 0-9 that day.
Sadly most of my memories from those days were in Jordan Hare. All my friends were Auburn fans and it was the mid 80's. So I would get asked to go when they played Georgia.
Auburn always won. I hate Auburn more than any other team to this day because of it. Riding home with all those drunk Auburn fans jovial because they had beat my dogs again created a sense of hate I dont feel for any other team. Even Florida.
Cant comment on taking a kid to the game. Other than just let them be a kid and take it all in.
I am trying to plan a game for my son, it would be his first game. He is a Halloween baby, so every year we have a birthday party & GA/FL get together. Typically, we paint our back yard into a football field, complete with endzones painted for each team, divide up the kids and have a GA/FL football game, with yours truly as all-time QB - that way the Dawgs always win!!! I thought it would be an epic trip to take him to the GA/FL game as we are closer to JKSV than Athens but am unsure if would be better to have his first game be a regular home game. I know the GA/FL game gets pretty wild, so that is where I am stuck on what would be best, anyone have any suggestions or thoughts?
Alabama is a "regular" home game. Try that? Or try one of the early season patsies for a thorough @ss whoopin'.
Fifty-five years ago. I remember that as just a seven year old boy, way back in September of 1970. At the time, I didn’t really understand the game of football yet..I was just so very excited to drive with my late father from Atlanta, over to Athens.. I was absolutely overwhelmed once we got inside of Sanford Stadium. The place was packed, everyone was dressed in red and black, and I was having the time of my life. The opponent: The Clemson Tigers. Then GEORGIA ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED CLEMSON THAT DAY.
FINAL SCORE:
Georgia - 38
Clemson - 0
My first game was so very wonderful, and awesome, incredible, impactful, and glorious, and it really changed my life for the better in so many ways, and my lasting heartfelt memories of my entire childhood with my wonderful “Daddy” who has now been passed away nearly ten years ago.
GO DAWGS!!!
My suggestion? Go to the “classic city” in Athens for his first game, then work on going down to the “cocktail party” in JAX afterwards. GO DAWGS!!!
PS - What a lucky kid your son is!!!! Awesome parents!!!!
Raising them right…. (This is my own daughter Cecelia) she was 2 then, and she’s already 12 now!?
Our kids childhood happens only once, and the memories are forever.
GO DAWGS!!!
Thanks for sharing and expressing what that experience meant to you. I imagine as you were typing you were able to relive that experience in great detail in your memory and reflect on so many things in life. Memories have a way of growing and becoming more significant and meaningful as the years go by, often we associate all types of different things to that memory. Just like a favorite song you haven't heard in forever, how it can instantly take you somewhere that you associate with the song. Thanks also for sharing the photo, I see you are carrying on the tradition on strong. GO DAWGS!!!
Here are my 2 little Dawgs from a few years back. I am planning to take the whole family when we go. My daughter has become a little less interested in football over the years but still loves all the snacks on Gamedays!
Great idea but I would have to withdraw from their college fund to get 4 tickets for that game. I'm eyeing the Ole Miss game; we are going to be in the mountains that weekend and it seems like the best time to make it happen.
Another photo of all four of our house full of them: