Well, I've done some thinking, some soul-searching, and I've decided on the exact score I want to see around 7:30 pm today.
42-30? No, although that's the score of one of the greatest beatdowns of Florida ever, even if it was only a 12-point victory.
31-24? No, although perhaps the greatest four-year class in Georgia history finally got its victory over the Gators with that score.
44-0? No, but you're getting warmer.
I want to look up at the scoreboard today and see the following:
UGA 26, UF 21
For Herschel and Buck, who put up that number twice in consecutive thrillers, give me 26-21.
For Boss and Zeier and Musa, who never beat Florida, give me 26-21.
For Richard Trapp and Ricky Nattiel and Kerwin Bell, who broke Georgia's heart, give me 26-21.
For Lewis Grizzard, who once famously bragged that, as punishment for leaving that 1980 game early, he'd have the final score tattooed on his cheeks (though he never said which set), give me 26-21.
For Lindsey Scott and Richard Appleby and Eugene Washington, who had to become superhuman just to beat the Gators, give me 26-21.
For duck and Buc and UGAChemDawg, whose negative posts bother me even more because I know how much they LOVE the Dawgs, give me 26-21.
For Vince Dooley, who loved nothing better than to spank Gator tail, give me 26-21.
For Steve Spurrier, who never got over losing to Georgia in his Heisman season, give me 26-21.
For Larry Munson, who gave us the picture of Gators slithering towards the exits, give me 26-21.
For my grandfather, who may never watch another Cocktail Party, give me 26-21 today.
\"I didn't mean to beg Lindsey to run, but...I had to!\"
Red and Black, Win or Lose