The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus ( talk, contributions) 19:41, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
This regular season game is not notable per WP:SPORTSEVENT. There at least a couple dozen games of similar stature every season in college football, often more than one over a given weekend. Although important in the 2016 SEC standings (and quite fun for Florida fans), it is unlikely to be nationally notable enough in the long-term for a stand-alone article.
I also don't like how earlier attempts to remove this article were quietly brushed aside. It was nominated for speedy deletion last week by User:RileyBugz, and since I agreed that it should be deleted, I copied (and tweaked) most of the text over to the appropriate section of Florida–LSU football rivalry. The speedy deletion was contested, so User:GorillaWarfare converted the nomination to a PROD, but the AfD banner was quickly and inappropriately removed by this anonymous IP. That's not how things are supposed to be handled.
As a life-long Gator fan, I will freely admit that I greatly enjoyed watching this football game. However, as a long-time Wikipedia editor, I know that one must put rooting interest aside in matters like this. As written, the text is often borderline WP:NPOV, with a questionable title and several opinionated statements that would require citation or removal if left in the article. I'm not going to bother fixing these problems, though, because according to clear notability guidelines, the article should be deleted altogether. ~ Zeng8r ( talk) 20:38, 18 July 2017 (UTC) note I'd call for a merge with Florida–LSU football rivalry, but as I said above, I've already taken care of that. -- Zeng8r ( talk) 20:41, 18 July 2017 (UTC)
The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus ( talk, contributions) 19:41, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
This regular season game is not notable per WP:SPORTSEVENT. There at least a couple dozen games of similar stature every season in college football, often more than one over a given weekend. Although important in the 2016 SEC standings (and quite fun for Florida fans), it is unlikely to be nationally notable enough in the long-term for a stand-alone article.
I also don't like how earlier attempts to remove this article were quietly brushed aside. It was nominated for speedy deletion last week by User:RileyBugz, and since I agreed that it should be deleted, I copied (and tweaked) most of the text over to the appropriate section of Florida–LSU football rivalry. The speedy deletion was contested, so User:GorillaWarfare converted the nomination to a PROD, but the AfD banner was quickly and inappropriately removed by this anonymous IP. That's not how things are supposed to be handled.
As a life-long Gator fan, I will freely admit that I greatly enjoyed watching this football game. However, as a long-time Wikipedia editor, I know that one must put rooting interest aside in matters like this. As written, the text is often borderline WP:NPOV, with a questionable title and several opinionated statements that would require citation or removal if left in the article. I'm not going to bother fixing these problems, though, because according to clear notability guidelines, the article should be deleted altogether. ~ Zeng8r ( talk) 20:38, 18 July 2017 (UTC) note I'd call for a merge with Florida–LSU football rivalry, but as I said above, I've already taken care of that. -- Zeng8r ( talk) 20:41, 18 July 2017 (UTC)