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Since the 1950s, the Georgia-Florida rivalry has been unofficially tabbed (but widely known) as “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.” But this season, the game is being promoted as the “River City Showdown,” referring to the city of Jacksonville’s nickname.
You can find t-shirts and sweatshirts with the game’s new name on both the Florida and Georgia team shop websites … but we’re not too sure if there will be many sales.
All you have to do is log in to Twitter to find plenty of backlash from fans, who seem to be rather adamant in refusing to call the cocktail-induced series by its unfamiliar title:
The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party is not called the River City Showdown.
It's called The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.
— Barrett Sallee ?? (@BarrettSallee) October 24, 2016
They can try to call this event the River City Showdown..but we all know what it has always been and will continue to be! #WLOCP #GAvsFL pic.twitter.com/FOURWSq06x
— Purr (@purrdawg) October 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/UGAfootballLive/status/790906325681209344
River City Showdown sounds like a mens softball tournament.
— Chañce (@ChanceDawg19) October 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/W_B_H_/status/790746183190798336
What the hell is the "River City Showdown" ???
— Keith Niebuhr (@On3Keith) October 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/pctreadway/status/790635941945806849
Stop trying to make this a thing, schools. The game already has an excellent name. It's OK to acknowledge that people enjoy a cocktail. https://t.co/Q0ZUdAIfo9
— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) October 24, 2016
Tyler Waddell is a member of the Saturday Down South news team. He brings over five years of professional journalism experience and is closing in on a Bachelor's in sports management. Follow him on Twitter (@Tyler_Waddell).
