The fact that we had so many draft picks the year he was fired just made his tenure that much more galling. I remember having some of those meat heads in a couple of classes, too. Their graduation rates couldn’t have been good.
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 > On May 12, 2018, at 2:53 PM, Rob Alexander <ga...@autumnwood.us> wrote: > > 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. -- -- 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. 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