Throw the Records Out This Week.

[SchmidtyNole]

Doesn't matter what has happened in other games whether it be one of us losing to an inferior opponent or another team almost losing to an inferior opponent.

Other than 2012 this is the highest profile FSU/UF game since 2000 in terms of where both teams are ranked.
Here's to a good game next Saturday and hope the good guys win.

 

[Dannygator1989]

Agreed. Though 2001 is comparable (or has it been so long I just really don't remember that game. Pulling a blank honestly.

 

[SchmidtyNole]

Agreed. Though 2001 is comparable (or has it been so long I just really don't remember that game. Pulling a blank honestly.

You guys were #1 or #2 in 2001 from what I remember and we were somewhere between 18 and 20. We had 3 losses going into the 2001 game.

 

[JaxBo]

Agreed. Though 2001 is comparable (or has it been so long I just really don't remember that game. Pulling a blank honestly.

The Gators barely broke a sweat against FSU in 2001.

However, due to games being postponed after 9/11, Tennessee was the last game of the regular season, and they are the ones who officially derailed the Gators national championship hopes -- aided by a limited Gator rushing attack, which was caused by Darnell Dockett's intentional twisting of Earnest Graham's knee.

 

[SKSnole]

Doesn't matter what has happened in other games whether it be one of us losing to an inferior opponent or another team almost losing to an inferior opponent.

Other than 2012 this is the highest profile FSU/UF game since 2000 in terms of where both teams are ranked.
Here's to a good game next Saturday and hope the good guys win.

2003 was #9 vs. #11.

 

[SchmidtyNole]

2003 was #9 vs. #11.

Gosh I totally forgot about 2003. I remember we lucked out with a lot of calls in that game and then with the Rix to Sam play. Been such a long time. I know that once Urban Meyer got there it was rare that FSU and UF were good together. It started to become a situation where either we sucked and they were elite or we were elite and they sucked. It's a good thing for both programs to be good at the same time. Makes the rivalry that much better.

 

[grommit]

The Gators barely broke a sweat against FSU in 2001.

However, due to games being postponed after 9/11, Tennessee was the last game of the regular season, and they are the ones who officially derailed the Gators national championship hopes -- aided by a limited Gator rushing attack, which was caused by Darnell Dockett's intentional twisting of Earnest Graham's knee.

Never forget.
Never forgive.

 

[Lil65]

The Gators barely broke a sweat against FSU in 2001.

However, due to games being postponed after 9/11, Tennessee was the last game of the regular season, and they are the ones who officially derailed the Gators national championship hopes -- aided by a limited Gator rushing attack, which was caused by Darnell Dockett's intentional twisting of Earnest Graham's knee.

JaxBo...how did you get to be a Moderator?

 

[NavigatorII]

The Gators barely broke a sweat against FSU in 2001.

However, due to games being postponed after 9/11, Tennessee was the last game of the regular season, and they are the ones who officially derailed the Gators national championship hopes -- aided by a limited Gator rushing attack, which was caused by Darnell Dockett's intentional twisting of Earnest Graham's knee.

Yes, that was the Battle of Twisted knee AND Chief Dockett's sideline stomp of Sexy Rexy's hand. Frangie of 1010XL still talks about that week. Went to interview Spurrier the week of the UT game and all Spurrier wanted to do is talk about Dockett and had a bunch of press guys in his office while he rewound tapes on the infractions. He was pissed, he knew he needed EG on the field to keep Junior and Lulu's running game on the sidelines. It's a little amusing looking back.

 

[NavigatorII]

JaxBo...how did you get to be a Moderator?

The pay isn't good but the Ban Hammer is intoxicating, especially knocking out nole trolls. Gecko, Swami, and Shime retired, consider yourself lucky if you are a null. Pass occasionally comes by to throw holy water on burning null dumpster fires and give them three Hail Marys.