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Why does UF since 1987 refuses to play Miami?
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stonecoldrhett
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Uh, I hate the Gate as much as the next guy, but they have, in fact, played us since 1987.
whoopingcane
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I don't think Miami has ever played 1987.
SoCalPete73
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It kinda seems like someone got a head start on you, man.
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Oh, that's what he meant. The answer is 6÷2 (2+1)
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UM and FU played each other for nearly 50 years. they were great games. UM beat FU in 1985 and 1986. suddenly, accordingly to FU
they could no longer play us due to SEC scheduling(ha). as i recall the following year FU put us back on their h/h schedule. then
suddenly they cancelled again. they just could'nt stand losing to MIAMI. since then we have beaten FU 7 out of 8 games in
bowls and h/h. when we beat FU the last time at home a couple of years ago the gator fans all seemed disappointed that the
2 schools would not continue playing each year. i recall the the FU A.D. Foley was quoted as saying that FU will never play MIAMI
again. when we beat FSU 5 or 6 times in a row you never saw FSU cancel the series (prior to joining the ACC), and when FSU beat
5 or 6 years in a row you never saw MIAMI cancel the series. the only reason the FSU and FU play each year is because they
are legislated to do so.
they could no longer play us due to SEC scheduling(ha). as i recall the following year FU put us back on their h/h schedule. then
suddenly they cancelled again. they just could'nt stand losing to MIAMI. since then we have beaten FU 7 out of 8 games in
bowls and h/h. when we beat FU the last time at home a couple of years ago the gator fans all seemed disappointed that the
2 schools would not continue playing each year. i recall the the FU A.D. Foley was quoted as saying that FU will never play MIAMI
again. when we beat FSU 5 or 6 times in a row you never saw FSU cancel the series (prior to joining the ACC), and when FSU beat
5 or 6 years in a row you never saw MIAMI cancel the series. the only reason the FSU and FU play each year is because they
are legislated to do so.
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would you like to consistently be reminded that despite all of your $$$ spent on football that you are still ****.
They would rather lose to Ga Southern then lose to Miami. What do you expect from a subpar university?
They would rather lose to Ga Southern then lose to Miami. What do you expect from a subpar university?
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UF grad? or did you just take your english lit course there?
whoopingcane
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Good question. The proof is in the pudding.
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Not complicated -- Orange, Blue and Mostly Yellow
Grammar aside, the Gators were determined to weasel out of the series long before 1987. I remember it well. Foley may carry on the Yellow tradition but he inherited it from predecessor Bill Carr, who conceded to Sports Illustrated in 1982 that the Gators were determined to soften their schedule.
His name was misspelled in this quote but the theme was unmistakably Gator, dating to the refusal to schedule upstart Florida State before facing political pressure: "After that retort, Pell deferred all questions on scheduling to Athletic Director Bill Garr, who said, "We traditionally have played six conference games plus two intrastate rivals, and in 48 years we've never won an SEC title. Now, we're doing something wrong, am I right?"
Good read overall, although it discusses a discouraging game, the late season opening loss to Florida in Jim Kelly's senior year.
See Ya Later, Gators
I always delight in linking that article to Gator fans when they try to claim that results had nothing to do with Florida dropping Miami after 1987. Carr described the thought process. Then the altered SEC schedule a few years later merely applied the excuse. The Gators would have run away anyway.
Very simple remedy, if the Gators had a speck of guts: Merely change the Georgia game to a true home and home, like Alabama and Auburn did. There's nothing magical about that neutral site setting, other than it favors Florida. In seasons with the Georgia game at home, Florida could schedule Miami on the road, and host Miami when they travel to Athens. It would maintain their self imposed quota of home games. But then there's that sticky matter of an actual hurdle and not another directional school, always at home.
Grammar aside, the Gators were determined to weasel out of the series long before 1987. I remember it well. Foley may carry on the Yellow tradition but he inherited it from predecessor Bill Carr, who conceded to Sports Illustrated in 1982 that the Gators were determined to soften their schedule.
His name was misspelled in this quote but the theme was unmistakably Gator, dating to the refusal to schedule upstart Florida State before facing political pressure: "After that retort, Pell deferred all questions on scheduling to Athletic Director Bill Garr, who said, "We traditionally have played six conference games plus two intrastate rivals, and in 48 years we've never won an SEC title. Now, we're doing something wrong, am I right?"
Good read overall, although it discusses a discouraging game, the late season opening loss to Florida in Jim Kelly's senior year.
See Ya Later, Gators
I always delight in linking that article to Gator fans when they try to claim that results had nothing to do with Florida dropping Miami after 1987. Carr described the thought process. Then the altered SEC schedule a few years later merely applied the excuse. The Gators would have run away anyway.
Very simple remedy, if the Gators had a speck of guts: Merely change the Georgia game to a true home and home, like Alabama and Auburn did. There's nothing magical about that neutral site setting, other than it favors Florida. In seasons with the Georgia game at home, Florida could schedule Miami on the road, and host Miami when they travel to Athens. It would maintain their self imposed quota of home games. But then there's that sticky matter of an actual hurdle and not another directional school, always at home.
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Their excuse, they have to play 7 games in Gaynesville every year. So with the home and home with fsu and the uga game in Jacksonville, they force themselves to play 3 cupcakes every year
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For those of us who have been to each of the last 5 meetings against UF, Miami approached those games with aggression and physicality that always seems to surprise the UF players and their fans. The 2008 game was really the last straw where we nearly put Tebow in the hospital and had a chance to beat the eventual national champions. 2013 was very similar - lots of big hits and lots of upset gator fans.
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