I would not put Duke on that list. No presence on national basis before the Sixties. No consistent national relevance before the 1980s.
Not coincidentally, Krzyewski became coach in 1980. It needs to show that it can win titles under multiple coaches. -Zeb > On Apr 10, 2025, at 11:39 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > > "I'm not sure that I'm saying anything controversial to suggest that football > is a more important sport than men's basketball at UF," DeCourcy said. "Is it > possible to truly be a blue blood if the sport is not number one at your > place? The schools that we all acknowledge that are in that category ― > Carolina, Kansas, Duke, UCLA ― it is obvious all of them are basketball > schools." -- -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/6897F4F3-DA71-4918-8AB3-91C0E72B1EB7%40gate.net.
