The second half began with a literal thunderclap. Rain began to pour, turning the field into a slick, treacherous marsh. Velez, back from his suspension with a vengeance, delivered a hit on the opening drive that forced a fumble. The stadium erupted. The "Swamp" was alive again.

Miller didn’t use the play—he used the message: “The Swamp doesn’t eat its own; it feeds on the fear of the visitor.”

Part 1 had ended in a disaster. A fumbled snap on the five-yard line and a controversial targeting call against star linebacker Marcus "The Mountain" Velez had left the Gators down by 14. The crowd, usually a "Swamp" of noise, had gone eerily quiet as the teams headed to the tunnel.