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The Chosen One

Tuesday November 4, 2008

There is a reason that Tebow’s nickname at Florida is The Chosen One. Here’s a terrific example of the man’s character taken from the recent New York Times article, “X’s and O’s: Tebow Studies How They Work”: He said he was annoyed by NCAA limits on his charity work. He said that he could not [...]

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College Football in Los Angeles

Tuesday September 16, 2008

In his first season the UCLA Bruins head coach Rick Neuheisel has lost one game by a total of 59 points. In his first seven seasons the USC Trojans head coach Pete Carroll lost 14 games by a (combined) total of 59 points.

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Zook Takes Over

Friday May 3, 2002

Florida fans feared that Spurrier’s high-scoring Fun ‘n’ Gun offense would be replaced by something more pedestrian. But Zook calmed their nerves by hiring Marshall offensive coordinator Ed Zaunbrecher. Thundering Herd quarterback Byron Leftwich averaged 352 total yards in Zaunbrecher’s offense, just 2.9 yards behind Grossman, who led the nation. Last December Tennessee manhandled the [...]

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Confusion

Saturday January 19, 2002

A nice summary of the situation: Ok, so Spurrier leaves and is replaced by Zook who was once demoted by Spurrier in favor of Bobby Pruett who left to coach Marshall (in exchange for Billy Donovan) only to lose off coord Ed Zaunbrecher to Zook, in order to fill the offensive hole left by Spurrier [...]

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Gator Links

Wednesday October 25, 2000

For a team coming off an open date, the Gators are a little bit banged up. More football head coaches in the SEC call their plays than in any other conference. Steve Spurrier has a long memory when it comes to the storied history of the annual Georgia-Florida game. Spurrier said, “This Georgia game shapes [...]

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