Tebow, Harvin reflect on first trip to Neyland Stadium

For a great many Florida players, today will mark their first appearance at Neyland Stadium.

But for quarterback Tim Tebow and receiver Percy Harvin, it's a return to a place they actually love to perform in. Tebow said this week that despite the fact Tennessee fans are relentless in their abuse of him, he enjoys playing at Neyland and at LSU most.

"It was awesome,'' Tebow said of his first trip to Knoxville two years ago. "It was exciting just to walk around pregame. Their fans get there pretty early and I like that because we’re in warm-ups. South Carolina’s fans get real rowdy before the game and I love that because I don’t want to wait around to get excited.  Those fans get you excited by talking trash in pre-game and it gets you ready to go and gets you in the game. I remember that about Neyland Stadium. All the fans kind of chirping early really gets you going.''

For Harvin, it's the intensity at Neyland that was most memorable from his first trip.

"All I can remember is the stadium shaking,'' he said. "That was my first road game and pretty much my biggest game (up to that point). I can remember the crowd, it shaking and not being able to hear Tebow call the plays. I was a freshman and I didn’t really know what to expect. Now I’ve been there and I’ve played in a few more big games, so I know what to expect.''