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re: Interesting history on UF-UT rivalry
Posted on 9/13/12 at 4:12 pm to bengalbait
Posted on 9/13/12 at 4:12 pm to bengalbait
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The Gators were placed on NCAA probation three weeks into the 1984 season and declared ineligible for bowl play, with Coach Charley Pell resigning under fire. Under interim coach Galen Hall, however, Florida rolled off eight straight victories to finish 9-1-1 (including 6-0-1 in league play) and captured the first SEC title in school history. Seven months later, in a controversial move that still steams long-time Gator loyalists, conference presidents voted to at the league meetings in Destin, Fla., to retroactively strip UF of its championship. And it was Tennessee president Joe Johnson who led the behind-the-scene charge to take the title away.
This one really chaps my arse. Teams win championships while they are on probation all the time now.
The Gators were placed on NCAA probation three weeks into the 1984 season and declared ineligible for bowl play, with Coach Charley Pell resigning under fire. Under interim coach Galen Hall, however, Florida rolled off eight straight victories to finish 9-1-1 (including 6-0-1 in league play) and captured the first SEC title in school history. Seven months later, in a controversial move that still steams long-time Gator loyalists, conference presidents voted to at the league meetings in Destin, Fla., to retroactively strip UF of its championship. And it was Tennessee president Joe Johnson who led the behind-the-scene charge to take the title away.
This one really chaps my arse. Teams win championships while they are on probation all the time now.
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