EssexTiger

I agree with others that Charley Pell should be in this discussion. For those who may not be familiar with Pell's importance in the turnaround of the floundering Gator athletic program and culture in the late 1970's, I recommend googling Franz Beard's informative historical article entitled "Legacy of Charley Pell". It is a compelling piece that puts his efforts in perspective and, as Beard argues, sets the table for the Spurrier and Meyer successful eras at UF.

That is Charlie Pell's/ Galen Hall's 1984/1985? team was loaded and a terrific team.

Thanks for sharing. My son is a Sewanee grad. I'll share this article with him.
I believe Johnny Major's dad coached at Sewanee so Johnny would have been an informed participant in the documentary.

Rendezvous in Memphis is the gold standard.

Purdue is a better analogy to Auburn than is Mich St.

Congratulations! Annapolis will also be a nice place to visit your son. Lovely town. Who provided the Congressional appointment?

I like the figure. Good effort!

It is curious that AU as the 15 overall seed (3rd rated in the 4 seed line) is placed in the bracket with UCONN, the top rated 1 seed, whereas UA as the weakest seed (16 overall seed) in the 4 seed line is placed with UNC, the 4th seeded (weakest) team in the top bracket. This peculiar bracketing did not escape an irate UCONN fan base, which clearly has the toughest path to a championship run. Very generous bracketing for UA which should have been placed with the overall number 1 seed.

Technically that was a cat and dog fight.

I was informed by a French Canadian friend that they mostly sat out WW2. That may be where some of this disdain comes from.