ATHENS, Ga. — On Oct. 7, 2000, the worst fears of college administrators and facilities managers came true between the hedges in Athens, Georgia.
Sure, emphatically breaking a nine-game losing streak to No. 21 Tennessee 21-10 was the good news and is something that will be discussed when the two teams meet again this weekend between the hedges. The bad news, though, came when for the first and only time in program history, Georgia fans rushed the field, tore down the goal post and damaged the famed hedges on a night to remember—and forget—in the Classic City.
"It was great to finally win the game and break the drought," said Vince Dooley, former head coach and the athletic director of the department during that time.