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Anybody that spent any time at the old Rat or maybe fell down those steps a time or two is obviously going to prefer the original.

That said, I just hit up the new version before the Dook hoops game on Monday. Great atmosphere, plenty of talent and a fairly unique feature to have any college campus. Glad the next generation has it and that us vets can occasionally visit and have a pitcher or 10 while being perverts.
 
Tad Footeball said:
Anybody that spent any time at the old Rat or maybe fell down those steps a time or two is obviously going to prefer the original.

That said, I just hit up the new version before the Dook hoops game on Monday. Great atmosphere, plenty of talent and a fairly unique feature to have any college campus. Glad the next generation has it and that us vets can occasionally visit and have a pitcher or 10 while being perverts.
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As some here know, I have a business partner who is a bull gator. Apparently he gave some tickets to another friend who wanted to take some clients to a big game. Unfortunately, the BG was going to be traveling and so he left the tickets to his daughter who was at the time a student at UF. My friend just had to go by her sorority house before the game and pick them up. So, these 3 50-something guys show up and there is a pregame party under way. They find the daughter and she tells them they should stay and party until just before kickoff. They would all walk to the stadium together. Long story short, lots of drinking and when they get to the stadium they join the coeds in the student section rather than go to dad’s seats. The game sucks so just before the third quarter the girl tells the men they are going to leave. At which point my friend stands up and yells, “Let’s party! I have money and I’ll buy!!!”. The entire group laughed. At which point the girl tells the drunk, “That’s nice but everyone in this sorority has money- lots of it. We all have boyfriends too.” They went home feeling very old.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
I mean...I prefer the old octagon (or was it a hexagon?). It smelled bad, the bathrooms were sketchy, but it had character.

And a great second floor balcony for checking people out and catching "free ****" on Thursday Promo Nights...
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I used to dj fairly often on promo night - it was Tinder before Tinder
 
TpaBayFlyFisher said:
As some here know, I have a business partner who is a bull gator. Apparently he gave some tickets to another friend who wanted to take some clients to a big game. Unfortunately, the BG was going to be traveling and so he left the tickets to his daughter who was at the time a student at UF. My friend just had to go by her sorority house before the game and pick them up. So, these 3 50-something guys show up and there is a pregame party under way. They find the daughter and she tells them they should stay and party until just before kickoff. They would all walk to the stadium together. Long story short, lots of drinking and when they get to the stadium they join the coeds in the student section rather than go to dad’s seats. The game sucks so just before the third quarter the girl tells the men they are going to leave. At which point my friend stands up and yells, “Let’s party! I have money and I’ll buy!!!”. The entire group laughed. At which point the girl tells the drunk, “That’s nice but everyone in this sorority has money- lots of it. We all have boyfriends too.” They went home feeling very old.
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Great story. Found myself rootin' for the old guy.
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
Just to be clear, for everyone, I AM NOT REFERRING TO MYSELF.

I am referring to The Rathskeller turning 50. February 10, 1973, the "supposed only legal bar in Coral Gables" opened its doors for the first time...
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I’m glad you cleared that up. I was questioning my math skills thinking you were just 50.
 
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Loved the old Rat. Going there for some NFL
Sundays and sitting upstairs. Stale beer smells. Place was amazing.
 
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