A year ago this week started like any other. Florida was coming off of a bye week following losses to LSU and Texas A&M. There was a lot of negativity surrounding the two-time defending SEC East Champions after a 3-3 start with 7-0 Georgia on the schedule that Saturday.
Jim McElwain fielded a question about that negativity and then proceeded to blow up his tenure at Florida and tank the game in one fell swoop when he alleged that he, his players and their families had received death threats.
“There’s a lot of hate in this world, a lot of anger, and yet there’s a freedom to show it,” he said at the time.