A UF TN Controversy in 85

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I was a kid then and 1985 was maybe the first season I remember paying attention to, and while I never knew this I do remember members of my family saying Florida's record should be 0-6 in the SEC because they were ineligible.

I think it's a bit weird to go so far as to care what the standings in the paper say, but in a strange way I can see putting Florida at the bottom with an asterick or something that denotes they aren't eligible for the titles. But overall I think it was silly to care so much.

I like that guy's channel, and his other one that's dedicated to NFL/pro football. He makes some about stories I've never heard, like one about a rising NBC analyst who was a former player who ruined his announcing career in an instant when during a Bengals game he told a story about a conversation with Sam Wyche that he completely made up and Wyche found out and called him out.
 
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tennesseepride84 said:
I agree. TR was at least top 5, maybe even top 3
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Tony Robinson was really good I think Majors said at the time that he was the most dynamic player he had ever coached. It’s a shame that Cornileus Bennett took his knee out in the 1985 season. I hope Tony has cleaned up he got bad into drugs after his college career was over.
 
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The only bitterness I carry is knowing damn well we weren't the only ones doing inappropriate things. We just weren't in a protected class back then.

The fact we were serving probation while Oklahoma was winning the national title under Barry Switzer that season is laughable. They had to have players selling cocaine to FBI agents before the NCAA decided they might want to do something.
 
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The Gator butt-hurt is strong in this video. You cheat and get caught, there are consequences. I remember this, but I did not live in Knoxville in 85. So I knew nothing of this so-called paper controversy. More like a tempest in a teapot. The only people upset are some Florida fans.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
I was a kid then and 1985 was maybe the first season I remember paying attention to, and while I never knew this I do remember members of my family saying Florida's record should be 0-6 in the SEC because they were ineligible.

I think it's a bit weird to go so far as to care what the standings in the paper say, but in a strange way I can see putting Florida at the bottom with an asterick or something that denotes they aren't eligible for the titles. But overall I think it was silly to care so much.

I like that guy's channel, and his other one that's dedicated to NFL/pro football. He makes some about stories I've never heard, like one about a rising NBC analyst who was a former player who ruined his announcing career in an instant when during a Bengals game he told a story about a conversation with Sam Wyche that he completely made up and Wyche found out and called him out.
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I know the video youre talking about. It was one of the weirdest lies I've ever heard and it should have been obvious it was gonna get exposed. That's compulsive liars for you I suppose.
 
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It was cool to learn something new about the TN UF history. I have no idea why I never heard of this. I didn't start following TN till around 88 but I have always considered myself a nerd when it comes to our history. I was presently surprised to stumble across this on my YT feed.
 
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99gator said:
The only bitterness I carry is knowing damn well we weren't the only ones doing inappropriate things. We just weren't in a protected class back then.

The fact we were serving probation while Oklahoma was winning the national title under Barry Switzer that season is laughable. They had to have players selling cocaine to FBI agents before the NCAA decided they might want to do something.
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Two of Switzer’s best teams were given postseason bans in 1973. For violations incurred by Fairbanks.
 
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butchna said:
Two of Switzer’s best teams were given postseason bans in 1973. For violations incurred by Fairbanks.
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Oh, yeah. Well again, it was everybody.

I mean one of the things everyone does when someone is successful is to (A) copy what they are doing and/or (B) hire someone with the knowledge of the blueprint of success so that they can do it where you are.

Well, how many Bear Bryant coaching disciples were there? How many got nailed by the NCAA? Where does everyone think they learned it from? And was Bear ever spanked by the NCAA?
 
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