We continued to go after graduation, but don’t recall Chapelle. Was a big fan of way before he had his show.
After my undergrad. I think I went to one or two during those years, but was well-medicated. Probably didn't know of DC until about 2000.
Believe it was after he did robinhood men in tights but well before Chappelle show. We played south carolina for homecoming that year and his opening line was an enthusiastic "beat them cocks" with a corresponding full arm gesture lol. It was an obvious joke but his delivery had the stadium laughing. @gatordavisl that should narrow it down.
I keep saying this over and over again... We have a ton of good football talent on this 2024 team. Every time we made a play, it seemed like there was another new player of defense making a tackle. I think the DC finally got the right players on the field to effect the game and a group that gives us a good chance of winning tough games. Feel free to elaborate on the players. But several young Gator defenders made big-time plays. One player I noticed making plays was Gates. He was all over the place. Pyburn was doing his usual thing. Moore was great. There was a Cormoni McClain sighting.... good to see that. But the D-line was our true strength that effected the outcome of the game... Bridges. Watson was an immovable object. He hasn't played this good since the USCe game two years ago in Gainesville. He won the "thighsman" that game... Lol... just a play on words for his immense effort in that game.
That could be the problem, particularly if they have to set up a stage for an entertainer. This year it was in the O-Dome; not sure if this was the first time there or not. Prior, they had been holding it in Flavet field where the old flavet housing was. There is an amphitheater of sorts there. O-Dome would be ok, if done right, just not as big of a crowd.
When did who perform when - Thanks Wiki 1977 Gabe Kaplan 1978 Helen Reddy 1979 Bob Hope 1980 George Burns 1981 Rodney Dangerfield 1982 Robin Williams 1983 Bob Hope, Irene Cara 1984 Bill Cosby, Herbie Hancock 1985 The Smothers Brothers 1986 Billy Crystal 1987 Jay Leno 1988 Steven Wright, Jerry Seinfeld 1989 Richard Jeni, Paula Poundstone 1990 Paul Provenza, Jeff Foxworthy 1991 Brian Regan, Tom Parks 1992 David Alan Grier, Larry Miller 1993 Garry Shandling, Dennis Miller 1994 Sinbad, Bobby Slayton 1995 Kevin Pollak, Anthony Clark 1996 Paul Rodriguez, Craig Shoemaker 1997 Howie Mandel, Jeremy Hotz, Michael Buffer, Sister Hazel 1998 Ray Romano, Dave Chappelle, Carlos Mencia, Larry the Cable Guy 1999 Pablo Francisco, Carrot Top, Craig Shoemaker 2000 Mitch Hedberg, John Pinette, D. L. Hughley 2001 Daniel Tosh, Dave Attell, Jim Breuer 2002 Bill Cosby, Harland Williams 2003 Sugar Ray, Christopher Titus, Arnez J 2004 Bill Engvall, Dane Cook 2005 Greg Giraldo, Wayne Brady 2006 Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Iglesias 2007 Frank Caliendo, Lynyrd Skynyrd 2008 Jon Reep, Steve Miller Band 2009 Dana Carvey, O.A.R., JabbaWockeeZ 2010 Aziz Ansari, Kevin Hart, Dan Levy 2011 Joel McHale, Goo Goo Dolls 2012 Tracy Morgan, Josh Turner, Dara Torres 2013 The Fray, Sister Hazel, New Directions Veterans Choir 2013 was the final Stadium show 2014 - 2019 was Flavet field (bonus points if you know why this field was named Flavet) 2021 -current - the show is at the O Dome 2014 Brooks Wheelan, Foster the People, Ludacris[4] 2015 Jana Kramer,[5] Echosmith, T.I. 2016 Passion Pit, Timeflies, Maddie and Tae, Waka Flocka Flame[6] 2017 Snoop Dogg, Daya[7] 2018 Walk the Moon, Ty Dolla $ign 2019 Chase Rice, Lanco, Blanco Brown 2021 Titus O'Neil, Gunna, Neon Trees 2022 Flo Rida, Fletcher, Danny Wuerffel 2023 Jason Derulo, Sammy Adams, Tommy Townsend Gator Growl - Wikipedia
Here’s an interesting article about the Growl through the years. Bob Hope’s first appearance was 1976. One of his later appearances was nationally televised and I watched it in California. Frequently Asked Questions: Gator Growl’s Stand-Up Comedian History – The HardyVision Institute of Pop Culture Proctor and Bergman of Firesign Theatre emceed 1975, which I think was my first. Also, President Ford recorded a message for the 1975 Growl. Here is the text from the Ford library. He talks about what it was like to play Center in college football. https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/s...f_documents/library/document/0122/1252554.pdf
As in aside, when my daughter was in high school she worked at Toys “R” Us. She sold Chappelle a child’s car seat and went out to his car and showed him how to install it.
Wish I could have seen that 2001 show--2001 Daniel Tosh, Dave Attell, Jim Breuer and also Mitch Hedberg in 2000. I bet they were great shows.
"Flavet"? It's an acronym for Florida Veterans. After WWII, a lot of vets used their GI bill to go to college, and the University needed to provide housing for them, so built the "Flavets". I think it was mostly married housing.
