re: Do Florida fans identify with LSU fan's resentment of Saban now?

Who compared the two? It wasn't me.

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He's a bearcat in my mind

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I bet he's not in his mind.

WG - I think we keep it closer than that. Our D has stepped it up some.

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I disagree simply because Florida doesn't have to play Urban every year. Everything you said is true but at least they don't have to see him on the other sideline once a year.

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I feel like ESPN's love-crush on OSU and Meyer shores that difference up pretty closely.

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Not to mention Saban's whole "I will not be the head coach at Alabama" bit. I definitely think LSU fans have more of a right to be bitter towards saban than uf fans do meyer.

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That's true, but he said that while he was in the pros. I just don't think you can take it personally when a coach leaves you for the NFL, because that's his career ambition. It just so happens that Saban came back to college and ended up in their division.

But when you put a coach in charge of taking care of your program, and then he lets it crash and burn while getting off scott-free, then takes another job at the same level of football without any buffer between, I think it's much more personal.

Saban didn't leave LSU in the same shape that Meyer left Florida, and at least had justifiable NFL ambition to credit for leaving in the first place.

Did urban have a legitimate medical issue? I honestly don't know the answer. Seems to me he just hit the eject button.

I don't see it as the same either. It has to be a bob stoops to Texas kind of switch to be comparable. Spurrier taking an in divison rival after crying at the podium that he's always be a gator (or tiger as saban said) would be comparable.

Made no comparison and didn't intend one. His book mentions his love for Woody and OSU.

He is indeed an OSU grad (grad school). He is a buckeye at heart. His love for ND comes from being Catholic. He has way too many favorite teams. He claimed to be a Gator for life during the presser.

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Made no comparison and didn't intend one. His book mentions his love for Woody and OSU.

He is indeed an OSU grad (grad school). He is a buckeye at heart. His love for ND comes from being Catholic. He has way too many favorite teams. He claimed to be a Gator for life during the presser.

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I know he went to grad school there, I stated it already in the first page.

Claiming this many favorite teams waters it down a bit if you ask me.

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How many LSU fans have watched "Gamechanger?" I really don't see how any reasonable person could really fault Saban for what he did or said. He'd still be at LSU if he hadn't wanted to try the NFL.

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What about arguing the validity of our feelings towards Saban not being the issue in the first post did you misunderstand?

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went to grad school for like a year at OSU

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More than just went. Graduated. He is a buckeye.

Your question has been answered but you got answers from sane Gators. Check out Swampgas if you want to find folks who resent him.

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Sorry I'm just not buying that he's an OSU guy because you can't have this many "favorite" teams.

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OK. Fight the good fight brother. Just beat down UG for me.

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Honest question: When did Alabama become y'alls rival?

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January 9th 2012. They are going to hate us like never before

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Yes, esophogeal spasms which have can feel like a MCI. Stress related in his case case apparently. A guy I used to work with had them and he thought he was having an MCI.

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Then, i think I'd have made the same decision. Inter-division coaching job with tears and love for the school you're leaving is the only thing I see as comparable. Extra special if said coach makes disparaging comments off mike after landing.