As we settle into Game Week and get excited for the start of another season – this one with full capacities possible – it’s easy to think back to some of our favorites.
Many of the openers are just a way to find out what kind of team Florida might have. Coaches don’t show much against the directional schools (is the Atlantic in Florida Atlantic University a direction?) and when the Gators have played quality opponents – like Miami from 1981-85 – it’s either exhilarating or deflating.
And sometimes, the opening game is just strange.
So, for the final Book of Lists leading into the season (I’ll be writing three stories a week starting tomorrow), I thought I would explore the weird.
Some openers left you plenty to write about that you never thought you would be writing. Others left you wondering what in the heck to lead with.
Mind you, these are not all weird. They are just 10 opening games that were different.