The weekend of Halloween doesn't just mean slutty costumes and downtown debauchery to the 30,000 students in Athens, Ga. — the home of UGA and the football-playing Bulldogs. Students, faculty, and other Athenians flock from their hometown to the football holy ground, Jacksonville, Fla., in order to participate in the hoopla that is The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party and the ultimate sports rival between the two SEC schools, The University of Georgia Bulldogs and The University of Florida Gators. 
Though UGA has been suffering a tough football season this year, the record (since 1915) stands that UGA is the all-time winner in the match-up with UF. Gator-hater Athenians are crossing their fingers all weekend long hoping for a victory that will back up the numbers ... Though, with top-ranked UF as the competition, doubts are high in the minds of Bulldog fans.
This legendary meeting between UGA and UF isn't considered The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party for nothing. If you're watching this game, you best have a drink in hand, and it better have more liquor than mixer. Whether it be on frat beach or surrounding the Jacksonville stadium, fans of both teams will get themselves in a drunken stupor to celebrate a win or cure the pangs of going home a loser.
I have to admit, when it comes to UGA football, I have become a fair-weather fan. The Bulldogs have had a disappointing past few seasons, and something must be done in the coaching and recruiting to ensure this doesn't become a permanent slump. I'm not going into the Richt and Martinez debate ... but I think fans share the overall belief that UGA doesn't stand a chance against the football program at UF and the Almighty himself, Tim Tebow.
The Bulldog Nation twiddles their thumbs as they anticipate the loss to Florida. However, there's nothing a cold one and a good "Woof, woof" can't cure. And a good listen to Corey Smith's "Every Dawg" on the way home.
A positive attitude is about all UGA fans can muster at this point. Maybe UGA will take an unexpected win over UF and bring back the Okefenokee Oar.