Re: I'll put all of this in one thread.

Alan Mundy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>There is a difference, clearly. I was merely pointing out that UM-tOSU 
>isn't perfect in this regard, either.
>
>As for the coaching stuff, I don't ever recall Bobby telling the press he 
>hated Spurrier. I'm sure he admitted that Spurrier irritated the hell out 
>of him (which was Spurrier's goal all along), and that he hated the way he 
>made things personal, but I'm equally sure he never said "I hate Steve 
>Spurrier."

This Gator fan never heard him say it. And I don't think he ever did.

>
>Frankly I think the extreme bad blood between these teams was Spurrier's 
>doing and it will eventually fade as the kids who remember those years 
>graduate. He elevated it from a contest between football teams and made it 
>personal with the coaches and certain players.

Nature of the beast, Art of War and all that.

>
>Case in point, Ernie Sims and Chris Leak (both true freshmen) were talking 
>and laughing about the game while 20 yards away the upperclassmen were 
>fighting.
>
>Unfortunately what happened this year will just feed the fires for at least 
>one more year.

Not if Hart and Foley have it their way.

It's a shame there are not more people who lived through Florida's futility
pre-Spurrier and FSU's futility pre-Bowden.

Perspective can be a great thing.


bp

"It's much better to go 7-3 than 9-1. When you go 7-3, the fans talk about the
games you won. When you go 9-1, they talk about the game you lost."

Doug Dickey (Evidently Ron Zook's Spiritual Mentor)