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re: Which recent athletic accomplishment is greater? 09-15Alabama or 06-08Florida?
Posted on 2/5/16 at 8:09 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Posted on 2/5/16 at 8:09 am to UFownstSECsince1950
It's actually not a bad question. There is a part of me that would give up a few football titles in exchange for a dominant basketball run. But only if football was still really good. I would not take the football collapse that Florida had for a basketball run. You guys are still digging yourself out of that. FSU has overtaken you as the dominant program in your state and if you are not careful Richt and Miami might make you 3rd.
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Posted on 2/5/16 at 8:25 am to Monticello
I don't mean to downplay it, but this Bama run is more impressive.
The basketball side of things isn't terribly impressive in my opinion. It's 1-2 recruiting classes. U only need a few great players to win a natty in basketball. College basketball is a shell of what it used to be. The most impressive thing about the basketball side of things was getting those players to come back to school and win the second title. That was a hell of a recruiting haul to get those guys to come back and do it again. They were a great team in an era of bad teams.
It just so happened that UF was great at football as well at the same time. 2 great coaching hires. Foley walked on water (is that the AD's name?). Even though it's arguably statistically more rare to accomplish what Florida did, I argue that continued dominance in football is more impressive. Very few coaches can survive and thrive throughout different eras of football (which is why Bear's career was so awesome). Saban won titles in the pro style era of offense. And now he has won a title in what I consider a different era. The HUNH spread era. He had to recruit tirelessly for almost a decade to make this happen.
The basketball side of things isn't terribly impressive in my opinion. It's 1-2 recruiting classes. U only need a few great players to win a natty in basketball. College basketball is a shell of what it used to be. The most impressive thing about the basketball side of things was getting those players to come back to school and win the second title. That was a hell of a recruiting haul to get those guys to come back and do it again. They were a great team in an era of bad teams.
It just so happened that UF was great at football as well at the same time. 2 great coaching hires. Foley walked on water (is that the AD's name?). Even though it's arguably statistically more rare to accomplish what Florida did, I argue that continued dominance in football is more impressive. Very few coaches can survive and thrive throughout different eras of football (which is why Bear's career was so awesome). Saban won titles in the pro style era of offense. And now he has won a title in what I consider a different era. The HUNH spread era. He had to recruit tirelessly for almost a decade to make this happen.
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