Homecoming ‘24

I like when FAMU would perform

 

Which year was Chapelle?

 

Mid to late 90s. Between 96 and 98. Can't remember

 

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.

 

Did Howie Mandel ever perform at growl?

 

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 was there for Bill Crosby!!! Yuck!!!

Don’t forget we had Jay Leno also!!!

 

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.

 

He did, but the year escapes me. I think the Growl I went to in my last year at UF was Billy Crystal

 

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.

 

I missed them. And it didn’t matter how bad the team was.