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Who threw the prettiest ball as Gator QB?
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Lots of good replies. I'll add another and hope I don't get booed too much. Terry Dean threw a great pass also. He had an arm. Not sure what put him into Spurrier's doghouse, there was definitely some mutual hatred there. But it got us Danny as a starter and our first NC.
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Back in the day, I’m sitting in a restaurant next to a young man and his father. The youth is going on and on about how unfair and harsh “coach” is. He said he was always yelling at him in front of everybody and he could never make him happy. I looked and I was pretty sure I knew who it was, but I knew for sure when his father told him “Terry, you’ve just got to keep calm and maintain composure”.
Danny never let that stuff bother him and the rest is Gator history...
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Seriously? Grier over Spurrier, Reaves, Wuerffel, Grossman, Leak, Tebow, et al? GTFO....
fischerwood
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SOS, saw him as a Soph hit Charlie Casey down the sideline for the eventual win over Miss. State in '64.
He wrote the book on how to pick a defense apart with timing passes and where receivers should be when the ball arrived. He didn't win the Heisman on his looks...but I digress.
He wrote the book on how to pick a defense apart with timing passes and where receivers should be when the ball arrived. He didn't win the Heisman on his looks...but I digress.
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Dan could sure keep his cool in the pocket, take a hell of a lickin, get the ball off, complete the passes and draw a roughing penalty. It was a beautiful thing to watch.
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lizardbreath
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Spurrier seems to be largely forgotten as a player these days. I guess the way people overlook his skills and accomplishments on the field is understandable due to the passage of so many years. But he was a 2-time AA and a Heisman winner who happened to throw a very crisp, accurate pass - especially for the times in which he played. His touch and accuracy and arm strength were on a level similar to that displayed by Leak. I would rank them 1A & 1B.
The game has changed greatly and completion percentages have gone way up over the decades - due in part to the short passing game becoming a staple of modern CFB. But some of the guys that excelled back in the day are still great, but everything looks worse in black and white, according to Paul Simon at least.
The game has changed greatly and completion percentages have gone way up over the decades - due in part to the short passing game becoming a staple of modern CFB. But some of the guys that excelled back in the day are still great, but everything looks worse in black and white, according to Paul Simon at least.
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I partially agree with this, but you need to understand the dynamic of this board. Fangs and claws come out, but in the end we're all Gators. If somebody gets personal, you have a legit complaint. However, several of these guys use "gtfo" like I use the word "the."
Just let it roll off your back. This is a "sports bar atmosphere," and you can be sure at least 75% of the GCMB is drinking while posting... from work... during a meeting.
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Some serious "old school" cred with that one. Hell, that's even before my time. Well played Ojoe.
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Only 1 answer....
....cause it always ended in a touchdown!!!!
....cause it always ended in a touchdown!!!!
