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Watch: Fans have been a big factor for Bulldogs all season

Georgia fans have been behind the Bulldogs all season. Georgia fans filled Notre Dame’s stadium for an early-season game. Georgia fans have used their phones to light up grandstands all season. Georgia fans have agonized over every play. They support their favorite players. Their closets are full of red. And red paint, too. Georgia fans even decorate their vehicles. They are very loyal to the Bulldogs. Fans ring the Chapel Bell in Athens after wins. It rang a lot in 2017. Georgia coac
By Mike Luck
Dec 27, 2017

Thousands of Georgia fans have made the long -- and expensive -- trip to Pasadena, Calif., for Monday’s Rose Bowl game between the Bulldogs and Oklahoma.

It’s a semifinal in the College Football Playoffs and Georgia is shooting for a national championship.

We won’t know which team is better until Monday night but we probably already know which has the most rabid fans.

Watch the video above to see how fans have passionately backed the Bulldogs all season.

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Mike Luck is an Audience Specialist on the sports team at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has worked at the AJC since 1980.

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