ATLANTA (AP) — The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party was hardly recognizable this year, but the passionate fan bases in one of college football’s longest-standing rivalries delivered as usual while third-ranked Georgia beat No. 17 Florida 27-8 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
EverBank Stadium renovations forced the rivalry game to leave Jacksonville for the first time since 1995 and embrace a fresh look in Atlanta with a new name that left longtime cocktail party-goers scratching their heads.
“The name is crazy stupid. Very corporate,” lifelong Gators fan Julie McQuitty said about the Invesco QQQ Atlanta Gridiron Classic. “The World’s Largest Indoor Cocktail Party was right there.”…