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As a hurricane fan, I've went back and watched canes teams before my time.

Watched some of the '83 team. '86, '88, '89, '91 teams. I've watched live since '97.

'86 Canes were the best team we had in the 80's. It was kind of unfair, lol. Comparing the '86 and '01 quarterbacks, Dorsey wasn't as gifted as Testaverde was, but if we switched their places, Dorsey wins the National Championship and the heisman going away with the '86 team.

For me, the real debate was who was the better defense; '91 Bermuda Triangle or '00-'01 Canes?

Ugh, lol.
 
TerragonSix said:
As a hurricane fan, I've went back and watched canes teams before my time.

Watched some of the '83 team. '86, '88, '89, '91 teams. I've watched live since '97.

'86 Canes were the best team we had in the 80's. It was kind of unfair, lol. Comparing the '86 and '01 quarterbacks, Dorsey wasn't as gifted as Testaverde was, but if we switched their places, Dorsey wins the National Championship and the heisman going away with the '86 team.

For me, the real debate was who was the better defense; '91 Bermuda Triangle or '00-'01 Canes?

Ugh, lol.
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The 91 Defense was our best ever...definitely statistically. I'm not sold on Dorsey being better than Testaverde on the 86 team. Testaverde made throws that Dorsey wouldn't have been able to. His scramble against OU literally locked up the Heisman. Dorsey would've been sacked. People forget (albeit the Penn St game) how great of a CFB QB Vinnie was. Switzer always maintained VT was the best he ever played against. We lose atleast one game in the regular season without Testaverde's arm and/or legs. Walsh would've done better on the 86 team than Dorsey....Hence, 1987.
 
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SWFLHurricane said:
The 91 Defense was our best ever...definitely statistically. I'm not sold on Dorsey being better than Testaverde on the 86 team. Testaverde made throws that Dorsey wouldn't have been able to. His scramble against OU literally locked up the Heisman. Dorsey would've been sacked. People forget (albeit the Penn St game) how great of a CFB QB Vinnie was. Switzer always maintained VT was the best he ever played against. We lose atleast one game in the regular season without Testaverde's arm and/or legs. Walsh would've done better on the 86 team than Dorsey....Hence, 1987.
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I could buy that. I've said on record that Walsh was better than Dorsey.
 
SWFLHurricane said:
The 91 Defense was our best ever...definitely statistically. I'm not sold on Dorsey being better than Testaverde on the 86 team. Testaverde made throws that Dorsey wouldn't have been able to. His scramble against OU literally locked up the Heisman. Dorsey would've been sacked. People forget (albeit the Penn St game) how great of a CFB QB Vinnie was. Switzer always maintained VT was the best he ever played against. We lose atleast one game in the regular season without Testaverde's arm and/or legs. Walsh would've done better on the 86 team than Dorsey....Hence, 1987.
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I don’t know if Miami beats Oklahoma in ‘86 with a Walsh or a Dorsey…maybe.

But I do firmly believe that with a Walsh or a Dorsey Miami beats Penn State in the Fiesta by at least 17.
 
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SWFLHurricane said:
The 91 Defense was our best ever...definitely statistically. I'm not sold on Dorsey being better than Testaverde on the 86 team. Testaverde made throws that Dorsey wouldn't have been able to. His scramble against OU literally locked up the Heisman. Dorsey would've been sacked. People forget (albeit the Penn St game) how great of a CFB QB Vinnie was. Switzer always maintained VT was the best he ever played against. We lose atleast one game in the regular season without Testaverde's arm and/or legs. Walsh would've done better on the 86 team than Dorsey....Hence, 1987.
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Love Testeverde but he was the QB on 2 teams that should have won a Natty losing to volunteer in 86 sugar and pedo in 87 Fiesta unforgivable period
 
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The 1981 Jim Kelly team is still my favorite Canes team ever - even after all these years and natty titles.
That was the first Canes football team in my memory that had strangers in the Orange Bowl hugging each other, pinching themselves and saying out loud that this couldn't be happening. The OB reached voltage levels that we had not experienced before that time. Golden era, man.
 
Stan The Bat said:
The 1981 Jim Kelly team is still my favorite Canes team ever - even after all these years and natty titles.
That was the first Canes football team in my memory that had strangers in the Orange Bowl hugging each other, pinching themselves and saying out loud that this couldn't be happening. The OB reached voltage levels that we had not experienced before that time. Golden era, man.
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One of my favorite teams as well. Kelly's 65yd TD to Rocky Belk against Notre Dame is the Nicest pass in UM History....I went to 5 games that yr.
 
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ddann said:
But during that final 20 minutes vs the Crocs in ‘03 he turned in one of the finest quarterbacking performances anyone had ever seen.
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And one of the most rewarding games I ever attended. The despondent gators fan s after the game was priceless.
 
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coffeecane said:
And one of the most rewarding games I ever attended. The despondent gators fan s after the game was priceless.
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I had a Gator friend leaving me phone message everytime the Gators scored to build up their 33-10 lead. The calls stopped.

We met up to watch the Bucs game the next day. He was awfully quiet.
 
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