COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier says he doesn't feel the same old hate from Georgia fans like he faced during his Florida days.

"You've got to realize, it's hard for Georgia to really get mad at South Carolina," Spurrier said. "They've got so many teams they're mad at or are mad at them."

Still, Spurrier is doing his best to make Bulldogs supporters just as angry about the Gamecocks.

The sixth-ranked Gamecocks (1-0) have won three straight in the series and four of the past six. South Carolina faces No. 11 Georgia (0-1) on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

Spurrier was one of the top targets for angry Georgia fans during his successful run at Florida from 1990 to 2001. His Gators won 11 of 12 over the Bulldogs in the "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party," including the famous game at Athens in 1995 when Florida became the first to score 50 or more points at Sanford Stadium in a 52-17 blowout.

The Gators accomplished the feat with two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, the last on a drive -- Spurrier called a flea-flicker to set up the final score -- from backup Eric Kresser with 1:10 remaining.

"We wanted to try to make it a memorable game for the Gators, and it was," Spurrier said in postgame remarks.

South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw was a Florida fan growing up in Flowery Branch, Ga., and remembers the landmark win. He said Spurrier talked about it this week.

"Oh yeah, we've mentioned that," Shaw said.

Spurrier has long downplayed wanting to set the milestone, but that hasn't stopped Georgia fans from detesting "Darth Visor."