Are we at rock bottom?

[InstiGATOR1]

I don't like that much. If you scored 20 points back then, it was considered a "high powered offense" and even showing off.

0-10-1 record doesn't mean much either. Back then, we played #13 Houston (SWAC team then I think), Clown Town, scUM, and Tulsa (Metro same conference as Clowns). I guess you could say Tulsa was a cupcake, but IMO Metro was a much better conference than say CUSA is today. In any event, we didn't play 3 cupcakes then like we do now.

Also, two of our wins were literally freak wins on crazy plays in which the Kintucky defense forgot to play CBs and the Tinerc safety somehow forgot he was playing safety. This team FEELS like a 2 win team rather than a 4 win. That being said, it didn't lose to a 1AA team and yet feels stronger than those late Muschimp teams.

Yes and yes, as I alluded in my post this metric is not perfect. Looking at offensive TDs can not remove fluke TDs like those against UK, but in other seasons UF might have gotten other fluke TDs. Also as you say there is more scoring now so relatively maybe now is worse. Still the offensive TDs and record say 1979.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Yes and yes, as I alluded in my post this metric is not perfect. Looking at offensive TDs can not remove fluke TDs like those against UK, but in other seasons UF might have gotten other fluke TDs. Also as you say there is more scoring now so relatively maybe now is worse. Still the offensive TDs and record say 1979.

Agreed as to 1979 vs 2017.... I'm thinking more about what will be LEFT for the next coach. And that roster and numbers are ugly, especially after you consider all the slow OL and QBs who will soon be moving to other schools.

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

This was rock bottom....

 

[NCOGator]

Look on the bright side....we beat Tennessee

 

[Jbossgator8]

Yeah losing to Georgia Southern was rock bottom no doubt as we would finish 4-8...

 

[Pablos Tunnel]

The Ga Southern beat was worse than losing to Frazier in the NC. I was in the Bull Gator deck for the game and the Ole Boys were pissed. Kind of like the old guys in the balcony on the Muppits show. Miserable day. Feels like we have never recovered.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Feels like we have never recovered.

Despite the 3 NCs?

We haven't recovered from Fooley. He should have been fired the second he reported back to UAA with the recommendation to bring back Zook.

 

[Pablos Tunnel]

Despite the 3 NCs?

We haven't recovered from Fooley. He should have been fired the second he reported back to UAA with the recommendation to bring back Zook.

NC's came before the GA Southern beat. Sorry I was'nt clear.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

No, Im into some rum and read it as we haven't recovered from Tommy Frasier.

 

[Pablos Tunnel]

Macallan 18 here, on number 3. Vacation started oh about 5 hours ago!

 

[Egor's Assistant]

Relatively speaking are we worse off than 1978?
1989?
2004?

89 was fun. We had Emmit Smith, NFL's all-time leading rusher. We also had no unrealistic expectations. Just boozing through life til Spurrier turned it around in 1990. Good times.

 

[Pablos Tunnel]

I remember when Emmitt broke our hearts at the O Dome when he announces he was leaving.