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Sure if you were a former bottom feeder like Iowa State, Oregon State, Tulane etc. But at a place like Florida such behavior would be the norm. It is said that the perfect season for Gator fans is to win the SEC East, beat Alabama for the SEC Championship and then beat Notre Dame in the Orange...

Doug had lots of "bad moments" The infamous "Fourth and Dumb" most notably. It is right up there with more recent horror stories for Gator fans such as the "Swindle in the Swamp" against FSU and the utter collapse during the "Choke at Doak" Anyway, that guy was just plain sorry and I am glad...

That's pretty good but is it better than the "OUST FAUST" banner at the Notre Dame games when Gerry Faust was coaching the Irish?

Yep you are right it was 1978 I was thinking about. The mere mention of his name is enough to send a friend who is a Florida alumnus into a rage. According to him, Doug managed to squander more talent than any Gator coach in history except maybe Ron Zook. He came back to Florida Field one...

Well, somebody was impressed with Coach Nix. Randy Shannon thought so much of him that he hired him away from Tech because he though that Coach Nix's offense was creative and difficult to defend against. Make of that what you will. I see now that you did mention that. My bad.

It's funny how getting a really good quarterback makes geniuses out of college football coaches. Who knew?

You think that's bad? In the late 1970s, Florida was coached by Doug Dickey who had a team one year that won one game and had 7 or more players drafted to the NFL. Talk about underachieving!

Think about this: from sometime after the turn of the century to 1967, Georgia Tech had only 3 coaches the aforementioned Heisman, Alexander, and Dodd. That is truly amazing and probably not matched by any other college football team in history. Coach Johnson is primed to be spoken of in the...

That game against Navy in 1981? I was one of those 17k. Sad times indeed. Tech is in another world today for sure.

I stand corrected but we were probably lucky the attendance was that good considering the really poor football during most of those years and the unbridled animosity between Pepper and the Old Guard alumni. My dad could not stand him. People do not realize the rebuilding job facing Homer Rice...

I think it will be closer than most people on this board seem to think. Pitt has their backs against the wall. If they lose this game, their season will unravel in a hurry. I believe their defense is better than what they showed against OSU and will come south with an attitude. Nonetheless...

Unsportsmanlike conduct enforcement is long overdue in my opinion. These men are college students but they need to tone down the taunting and carrying on after they make routine plays. They know better and should be better than what has been going on for the past few years. This is not to...

I appreciate the sentiments and thinking but that would require me to root for FSU and Miami. Nope, can't do it even if their success would ultimately benefit Tech and I would be hesitant about UNC and Virginia Tech as well. Just too much visceral hate involved. Must be a personality...

Not even close. Defensive backs have the toughest jobs in college football (well except maybe for offensive linemen but I digress) They are generally under 6' going up against 6'2 or more wide receivers who are usually bigger, faster, stronger, and can track the ball better. On top of that...

I went to LaGrange back in the day. I would come home on the bus every weekend just to go to the Tech games in both football and basketball (well, to eat my mother's home cooking too). My parents sat in the west stands with the Old Guard and I sat in the north stands. Attendance in that era...

I don't want to agree with this but it is true. We have a suspect defense, again, and living on the edge depending upon lopsided time of possession, turnovers, and other gimmickry to hide mediocre talent on defense and probably a lack of imagination in disguising blitzes, cover schemes and so...

Maybe not every year but the Gators seem to turn on the lights when they play the mutts. No doubt about it, they are in UGA's head now and have been for some time.

I run about 2 miles on Monday, and Wednesday. Two of the other week days I play tennis. This past week, we evacuated (unnecessarily in my view but was overruled by a higher court, my wife) anyway we went to her in laws and I ran every day. It was rough on my 63 year old body but I was not...

Win more games and we will get more respect (except from the ACC but that's another story) Besides you young people are spoiled. For many years all during the 50s and 60s and to a lesser extent the 70s you got only one or two college games on national TV. Then there was "regional action"...

Calculus before a football game? In the South? Christ, it is a wonder you could stand it..