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Dan Mullen’s simple formula to return home field advantage to The Swamp

The phrase ‘drain the swamp,’ has been uttered regularly over the past few years in the political discourse in America. In a college football sense, that is exactly what has happened over the past eight football seasons.

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville has been home to the Florida football program for decades, but it wasn’t until Steve Spurrier arrived in the early 1990’s that Gator fans started referring to it as simply ‘The Swamp.’

The Swamp, used to be one of the greatest home-field advantages, and one of the most intimidating venues, in all of college football.