I argue that Harvin was more important to 2 national championships than
Tebow.  Fight me.

On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 8:13 AM, Woody <gatorrr...@gmail.com> wrote:

> " There are no statues honoring him outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium yet,
> but an argument can be made for Percy Harvin as the greatest football
> player in Florida history."
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> EEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ there Kevin.  He's up there.. but THE
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> On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 11:44 PM, Shane Ford <goufgator...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> Daily Football Fix: Would Harvin make a good coach?
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>>  Kevin Brockway <http://www.gatorsports.com/author/kevin-brockway/>
>>  (Gainesville Sun) -
>> July 23, 2018
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>> Gators standout Percy Harvin visited a spring practice at the Sanders
>> Practice Fields on the UF campus. [Brad McClenny/The Gainesville Sun]
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>> There are no statues honoring him outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium yet,
>> but an argument can be made for Percy Harvin as the greatest football
>> player in Florida history.
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>> Harvin was the offensive catalyst for two of UF’s three national title
>> teams. In 2006, Florida does not get to the national title game without
>> Harvin’s combined 167 yards of rushing and receiving and two TDs in UF’s
>> 38-28 SEC championship win over Arkansas. In 2008, the Gators don’t win the
>> BCS title over Oklahoma without Harvin’s 171 yards of offfense and one TD.
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>> Harvin’s greatness at Florida was at times overshadowed by off-field
>> issues and bouts with migraine headaches that occasionally sidelined him.
>> Back living in Gainesville, Harvin discussed his issues with migraines and
>> social anxiety disorder at length with Sports Illustrated reporter
>> Michael McKnight
>> <https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/06/28/percy-harvin-anxiety-disorder-mental-health-vikings-florida?utm_source=twitter.com&xid=socialflow_twitter_si&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=si-ncaafb>.
>> Florida head coach Dan Mullen, who recruited Harvin to UF as offensive
>> coordinator under Urban Meyer, has invited the 30-year-old Harvin to UF’s
>> football facilities to mentor current players. According to the SI article,
>> Harvin also is back enrolled in classes in Florida to finish his degree in
>> psychology.
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>> “He’s young enough that our players have seen him play; they’ve seen his
>> success in the NFL,” Mullen told SI. “Hey, here’s the standard, I’ve done
>> it and it helped me be successful.”
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>> Could Harvin’s second act at Florida wind up being coaching? Harvin told
>> SI that he’s found new mechanisms to deal with his impulsive behavior. He
>> disputed a Sporting News report in 2012 that he choked UF receivers Billy
>> Gonzales coach to the ground in a practice during his playing days.
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>> “First of all, he’s a grown man,” Harvin told SI. “Like he’s gonna let a
>> kid choke him with no consequences. It wasn’t anything close to choking.
>> Did we have disagreements? Of course. We had a lot of egos on that team, a
>> lot of guys who wanted touches.”
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>> Gonzales has referred to the report as “overblown” as well.
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>> There is more to coaching than being a mentor, and Harvin would need to
>> prove his worth as a teacher and as a recruiter. But it certainly wouldn’t
>> hurt to have a former icon like Harvin on staff, provided he remains on his
>> current positive path.
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>> Go Gators!   &   Skål Vikes!
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