Which of Florida's title teams do you think is better between 1996 and 2008? Both were dominant teams led by great quarterbacks Danny Wuerffel and Tim Tebow.
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I think 1996. Danny a better passer and 96, had better running backs. While Percy was dynamic the 96 receivers were better as a group. I think D’s were close and O line might slightly favor 08. The combo of SOS and Bob Stoops is pretty darn good
06 defense was one of the best in football.
I know both of those teams put a pretty severe beatdown on us.... lol. Both teams were great but I would have to give the nod to the 96' team.
06 and 08 defenses were dominant, blood thirsty. I don’t think Spurrier ever had a defense as good.
08 I would say was our best team. That Oklahoma team was a crazy good offense.
Tough call. That 96 offense was really really good with Wuerffel and Freddie T and Terry Jackson at RB and Ike, Reidel and Quez at WR. I think the 96 offense may have been slightly better than the 08 offense. The 08 offense did have Tebow and Harvin which are 2 of the better college football players of all time. However, the 08 defense was definetly better than the 96 defense. That 08 defense had a secondary of Haden, Janoris Jenkins, Major Wright & Ahmad Black. Probably the best secondary UF has ever had.
Hard to compare the two teams (‘96 and ‘08) because the game had radically changed between those two periods.
Also, hard to know how good the ‘96 team could have been if Steve had placed Wuerff in the shotgun prior to that bowl game.
If he had, perhaps that team would have gone undefeated.
If the ‘96 (and ‘95) offenses got a team on its heals, either could put up silly numbers.
Also, hard to know how good the ‘96 team could have been if Steve had placed Wuerff in the shotgun prior to that bowl game.
If he had, perhaps that team would have gone undefeated.
If the ‘96 (and ‘95) offenses got a team on its heals, either could put up silly numbers.
But look at other offensive weapons to catch the ball. Its not just Percy Harving. You have Riley Cooper, Aaron Hernandez, David Nelson. Thompson was no slouch either.
People make the 08 team a two man show with Tebow and Percy...but it really, really wasnt.
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Agreed. Also, I know the big 12 was putting up crazy offensive numbers that year, but OU's d-unit was on a mission that game. The way they played that night was better than the vast majority of the SEC.
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