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A Tale of Two Paths: Spurrier and Donovan’s Departures
Back in 2002, Steve Spurrier finally made the leap. After enduring years of countless rumors about the NFL, Spurrier left the University of Florida to coach the Washington Redskins. He was made the highest-paid coach in the league and charged … Continue reading
This One Hurts: So Long Billy Donovan
I remember sitting inside BW3 on the corner of University and Main, enjoying a $3 22-ounce Killian’s when I first heard of Billy the Kid. At the time, Florida basketball was an afterthought. The ’94 “Find A Way” squad that … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Roberson, Billy Donovan, Bobby Bowden, Brett Nelson, Casey Prather, Chandler Parsons, David Lee, Don Shula, Donnell Harvey, Florida Gators, Jeremy Foley, Joakim Noah, Kwame Brown, Ladarius Halton, Lon Kruger, Matt Walsh, Mike Miller, Oklahoma City Thunder, Patric Young, Roy Williams, Scottie Wilbekin, Steve Spurrier, Teddy Dupay, Udonis Haslem
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Is This Billy Donovan’s Worst Team Since 1998?
1998 was a long time ago. Steve Spurrier was still coaching football in Gainesville. AOL was how a lot of people were accessing the internet. I was still a student, working in the SID’s office with the women’s soccer team … Continue reading
Muschamp is Gators Real Super Sophomore
Earlier this year, I made the case that Jeff Driskel needed to join the amazing second-year quarterback legacy at Florida for the Gators to have a great season. I’ll have more on this in a moment, but the real second-year … Continue reading
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Tagged BCS, Florida Gators, Jeff Driskel, Steve Spurrier, Top 25, Urban Meyer, Will Muschamp
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Is this Hell? Is this 1979? Gators Worst Season Ever… for now
I became a Florida fan in 1991. I lived in South Florida my first 17 years and was inundated with Miami and Florida State coverage throughout the 1980s. I wasn’t a fan of either program but the Gators weren’t on … Continue reading
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Tagged Florida Gators, Steve Spurrier, Top 25, Urban Meyer, Will Muschamp
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Revisionist History: Has Urban Meyer become Anakin Skywalker?
I have no expectations that upon completion of reading this post that I will sway your opinion one way or the other. At this point, you have likely decided how you feel about the Coach and you’ve made your stand … Continue reading
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Tagged Gators, Ohio State, Penn State, Steve Spurrier, Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer, Will Muschamp
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The First and The Best
Ah, Championship Saturday. Born of southern persuasion in 1992 on a cold, rainy afternoon at historic (dilapidated) Legion Field near SEC headquarters in Birmingham. College football had experienced nothing like it: A Saturday solely devoted to determining a conference champion, … Continue reading
Lost’s Sideways World – Spurrier stayed at Florida
What if… One of the greatest TV shows ever completed its run earlier this year. In Lost’s final season, an alternate universe was played out simultaneously with the current one. You were given a glimpse of the lives of the … Continue reading
