It was gonna happen anyway. The Bear feared that FL would find their way and although Charlie Pell was a cheater, FL was gonna come online Spurrier or not.
Yeah, we thought Spurrier and Fulmer were pretty damn good coaches, but little did we know. *Spurrier, 11-10 in bowls. and 29 SEC conf games and guess who owns worst loss 56-17. *Fulmer, 8-7 in bowls. An overall losing record to Spurrier, Richt, Saban, Meyer, Miles, Tuberville, Paterno, Osborne, Solich, Weiss, and Tyrone Willingham. .....Signed Auntie Em
Spurrier can't stop moving for 2 seconds. I don't know how many times he brushed his hair back and then picked up the pen only to put it right back down and put his hands together.
lickin their wounds from a defeat to John Makovic and unranked TX in the 1st Big 12 conference game. TX got beat by PSU 38-15 the next game. Another huge blunder on Osborne's checkered resume.
I sure wish Tommie Frazier and Lawrence Phillips and other great players that went to the NFL were still on the team in 1996, Nebraska sure would've loved to rack up a few dozen TD's on Florida again that following year in a championship rematch!
@@bsouth7042 I can one up ya. 31 years and just 1 conference championship for Solich/Pelina at NEB, Ohio, YSU. Since hiring Osborne, NEB still has a losing bowl record. NEB admin sucks when hiring coaches.
Dylan Hills Outmost respect for Michigan. Prestigious program. You guys are ALWAYS in the mix and at the TOP. I hope my Huskers can get back to that level again and compete.
The Ole Ball Coach. One of the most overrated coaches ever. * 11-10 in bowls (6-5 at FL). How can a coach be consider great when he is 1 over 500 against what was probably the strongest or 2nd strongest OOC game of the year? * unbelievable loss in the NEB game. NEB beat 3 other ranked teams CO, KSU, KS. The rest of the teams were a complete joke. OU was unranked with a 1st year coach. * unbelievable loss in the SEC Championship game. Lost 56-17. Still the worst loss in the games history. * choke at the Doak, 14 mins left in the game, FSU scores 28 pts to tie the game. * had winning record against Fulmer, Richt while at FL. Both ultimately lost their jobs bec of their body of work, not just bec of their records against Spurrier. * losing record to Bowden, who had a losing rec to every Cane coach with a NC, count em 4.
Here are my thoughts. I liked and disliked him at the same time. He remade the Gators from that lil engine that could, into relevant perennial contenders for the first time in their history, so you can't argue with that at all. They weren't beating anyone of significance without him. And no one was beating that Nebraska team in 95, they were too tough for any team, most gator fans at times were hopeful the offense could give them a chance, but knew it was daunting. I'm sure the players felt the same as it was their first time ever at the big dance, they're all young uns after all. Sure the results overall could've been a lot better but hindsight is always 20-20. It had always seemed that untimely things derailed them at inopportune times whether it be injuries to critical players, corrupt ACC refs(who were eventually replaced by PAC 10 refs for FSU games), and bad timing(9/11 that rescheduled the UT game) - a couple of those going his way, he could've very likely won one more crystal trophy. But perhaps that was a result of karma catching up with him for being an arrogant SOB in the way he conducted himself, with all the smacktalk he did over the years("half a hundred on UGA" "Ray Goof" "Can't spell Citrus without UT"). Although it was fun for the fanbase and gave his team his swagger, it also gifted locker room material to opposing teams making things tougher later down the road. He was a perfectionist, maybe too much of one. One mistake and you're in the doghouse...and he went the extra mile to throw his special brand of verbal digs into his own players. Whereas other top coaches at that time would say focus on winning the conference and get to your big Bowl game, Spurrier would say only the national championship matters, so win the conference and get there...but reach an win big 4 bowl game without a crystal ball at stake? Sorry, no bowl rings for you like everyone else gets because only that crystal ball matters. The players would never say it but it was both a motivating and demotivating factor I would say. Only Spurrier could make a big 4 bowl game seem like a really insignificant downer. Could a better coach have been had? Possibly. But who else was willing going to go to UF when Spurrier got hired? And better the devil you know and all that, and that devil put UF on the map and kept them there for a long while which is something UF is rightfully eternally grateful for.
@@mattjudy6780 You are digging up a bunch of bs scenarios lol. wait for it..... Lol, name 1. Richt and his predecessor, Donnan both got fired just bec they lost to Spurrier? Is that what you would try to argue?
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It was gonna happen anyway. The Bear feared that FL would find their way and although Charlie Pell was a cheater, FL was gonna come online Spurrier or not.
I feel like I'm back in 1996 God I miss these days
Yeah, we thought Spurrier and Fulmer were pretty damn good coaches, but little did we know.
*Spurrier, 11-10 in bowls. and 29 SEC conf games and guess who owns worst loss 56-17.
*Fulmer, 8-7 in bowls. An overall losing record to Spurrier, Richt, Saban, Meyer, Miles, Tuberville, Paterno, Osborne, Solich, Weiss, and Tyrone Willingham.
.....Signed Auntie Em
@@robjohnson8861 I never Fulmer was a good coach... he just ungodly talent... I LOVE ME SOME SPURRIER
I'm an lsu fan but his Florida fun and gun made college football a must watch for me💯💪
The best to ever do it, my guy!
Spurrier can't stop moving for 2 seconds. I don't know how many times he brushed his hair back and then picked up the pen only to put it right back down and put his hands together.
Spurrier changed Florida football to the best ever. Later, the SEC changed and became the super-power of college football.
I would much rather have Steve talk about the game against the 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers.
What about Nebraska ?
Nebraska finished 11-2 and #6 in "96. They lost to ASU and Texas that year.
@@kennethfrase6399I'm pretty sure they're talking about the 95 season.
'95 doesn't count for '96, if it did NU would have had 3 in a row, but, they choked against Texas.
My brother and I had two dogs around that time, Ike and Reidel. For me only Randy and Jerry stack up.
Pat Dooley and Steve Spurrier. Two of my favorite Gators!
I remember all those losses that had to happen. It was destiny.
Florida really mess up by not taking care and keeping Spurrier.
He had winning records against Dabo and Saban. Enough said.
What would score have been if huskers had played gators for 96 championship? Gators were there. Where was Nebraska gin?
lickin their wounds from a defeat to John Makovic and unranked TX in the 1st Big 12 conference game. TX got beat by PSU 38-15 the next game. Another huge blunder on Osborne's checkered resume.
@@robjohnson8861 can i buy some pot from you?
I sure wish Tommie Frazier and Lawrence Phillips and other great players that went to the NFL were still on the team in 1996, Nebraska sure would've loved to rack up a few dozen TD's on Florida again that following year in a championship rematch!
He doesn't want to give defense any credit
Spurrier finally admits that it was legal to hit the qb at the "echo of the whistle!" Time reveals all!
Steve, feel like commenting on the 95 national title?? Probably not
Nebraska hasn’t won a championship of any kind in 20 years.
@@bsouth7042 I can one up ya. 31 years and just 1 conference championship for Solich/Pelina at NEB, Ohio, YSU. Since hiring Osborne, NEB still has a losing bowl record. NEB admin sucks when hiring coaches.
Nebraska lost to fucking Troy
Coach frost sucks
He got OWNED by Nebraska.
Anyone else in 95 would've been owned by the Huskers, so what's your point?
It just amazes me how dominant we were that year. Gators smacked everybody else that year until they got steamrolled. Are you a Gators fan, Dylan?
Just the look on Spurrier's face when he was standing on the sidleline that game was priceless! Complete shock. No answers.
Kyle Z I'm a Michigan fan. You guys would've played Ohio State, but a huge upset on our part took care of that... those were the days. 😕
Dylan Hills Outmost respect for Michigan. Prestigious program. You guys are ALWAYS in the mix and at the TOP. I hope my Huskers can get back to that level again and compete.
The Ole Ball Coach. One of the most overrated coaches ever.
* 11-10 in bowls (6-5 at FL). How can a coach be consider great when he is 1 over 500 against what was probably the strongest or 2nd strongest OOC game of the year?
* unbelievable loss in the NEB game. NEB beat 3 other ranked teams CO, KSU, KS. The rest of the teams were a complete joke. OU was unranked with a 1st year coach.
* unbelievable loss in the SEC Championship game. Lost 56-17. Still the worst loss in the games history.
* choke at the Doak, 14 mins left in the game, FSU scores 28 pts to tie the game.
* had winning record against Fulmer, Richt while at FL. Both ultimately lost their jobs bec of their body of work, not just bec of their records against Spurrier.
* losing record to Bowden, who had a losing rec to every Cane coach with a NC, count em 4.
Here are my thoughts. I liked and disliked him at the same time. He remade the Gators from that lil engine that could, into relevant perennial contenders for the first time in their history, so you can't argue with that at all. They weren't beating anyone of significance without him. And no one was beating that Nebraska team in 95, they were too tough for any team, most gator fans at times were hopeful the offense could give them a chance, but knew it was daunting. I'm sure the players felt the same as it was their first time ever at the big dance, they're all young uns after all. Sure the results overall could've been a lot better but hindsight is always 20-20. It had always seemed that untimely things derailed them at inopportune times whether it be injuries to critical players, corrupt ACC refs(who were eventually replaced by PAC 10 refs for FSU games), and bad timing(9/11 that rescheduled the UT game) - a couple of those going his way, he could've very likely won one more crystal trophy. But perhaps that was a result of karma catching up with him for being an arrogant SOB in the way he conducted himself, with all the smacktalk he did over the years("half a hundred on UGA" "Ray Goof" "Can't spell Citrus without UT"). Although it was fun for the fanbase and gave his team his swagger, it also gifted locker room material to opposing teams making things tougher later down the road. He was a perfectionist, maybe too much of one. One mistake and you're in the doghouse...and he went the extra mile to throw his special brand of verbal digs into his own players. Whereas other top coaches at that time would say focus on winning the conference and get to your big Bowl game, Spurrier would say only the national championship matters, so win the conference and get there...but reach an win big 4 bowl game without a crystal ball at stake? Sorry, no bowl rings for you like everyone else gets because only that crystal ball matters. The players would never say it but it was both a motivating and demotivating factor I would say. Only Spurrier could make a big 4 bowl game seem like a really insignificant downer. Could a better coach have been had? Possibly. But who else was willing going to go to UF when Spurrier got hired? And better the devil you know and all that, and that devil put UF on the map and kept them there for a long while which is something UF is rightfully eternally grateful for.
Go Dawgs
You are digging up a bunch of bs scenarios lol.
@@scottlosey4978 Spurrier record vs Georgia?
@@mattjudy6780 You are digging up a bunch of bs scenarios lol.
wait for it.....
Lol, name 1.
Richt and his predecessor, Donnan both got fired just bec they lost to Spurrier? Is that what you would try to argue?