I kind of enjoyed reading it for the catharsis. As another who lived through the nightmare of the Dickey years, I remember that we used to comment how we had more talented athletes than any of our rivals, but the man just couldn't coach to win a game if his life depended on it. In a way, I am glad to know that it wasn't just sour grapes. We really did, objectively, have a record number of NFL caliber players, and we still couldn't beat those ƒ⊃©⋌|#& dogs. Clearly, we were right that Dickey was the problem.
> On May 12, 2018, at 3:37 PM, Oliver Barry <bar...@realtracs.com> wrote: > > I would not have read this if I had known it was about Doug Dickey. > He set the program back during his term. (Understatement, I know!) > > Oliver Barry CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > PARKS Real Estate Services > 305 B Indian Lake Blvd > Suite 220 > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Office: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > bar...@realtracs.com > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Shane Ford <goufgator...@gmail.com> >> Date: May 11, 2018 at 8:08:01 AM CDT >> To: GatorNews <gatorn...@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Daily Football Fix: UF team with most NFL draft >> picks? >> Reply-To: gatornews+own...@googlegroups.com >> >> Daily Football Fix: UF team with most NFL draft picks? >> By Pat Dooley (Gainesville Sun) - May 10, 20186313 >> There have been a lot of great teams in the history of Florida football. We >> know about the champions. We know about the statues. Check out the >> credentials for this team, one I talked about briefly on the Dooley Noted >> podcast last week: >> >> Beat Miami, Tennessee and Georgia. >> Had the most players drafted into the NFL of any Gator team ever. >> Had two of the greatest receivers in the history of the school, players who >> probably would be in the Ring of Honor if not for the restrictive >> requirements, >> Recorded the longest play in the history of the school. >> Had a backfield with its own nickname. >> The year was 1977 and it was not one of the great teams in UF history. Not >> even close. >> >> Oh, the talent was there. The Gators had the “woosh-bone” backfield that got >> its name because it was the fastest in the country. >> >> But it was the beginning of the end of the Doug Dickey Era. Beset by >> internal strife on the team and conflicts between the Gator coaches and >> players, UF underachieved to the tune of a 6-4-1 record, 3-3 in the SEC. >> >> But there was a 99-yard touchdown pass from Cris Collinsworth to Derrick >> Gaffney. Yes, Collinsworth wasted most of the year at quarterback and >> finished it off, believe it or not, at safety (it wasn’t pretty). >> >> And there was the amazing Wes Chandler, who won the Georgia game almost >> single-handedly with three touchdowns when Dickey put him at tailback to >> make sure he got the ball. >> >> And there were 10 draft choices (there were 14 rounds then), the most for UF. >> >> A year later, Dickey scrapped the wishbone offense, hired Steve Spurrier as >> an offensive coach … and got fired. Dickey’s legacy at Florida is one of a >> guy who could bring in great players, but struggled to get everyone on the >> same page. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent From Shane's iPhone >> Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! >> -- >> -- >> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 >> National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 >> National Football Champions | >> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), >> Tim Tebow (2007) >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "GatorNews" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
