Spurrier versus the Vols, the real story

[RDU VOL#14]

To beat Florida in the Spurrier years we had to have almost double the turnovers in our favor.

I’d say that’s part of playing a more physical style with them. We forced a lot of fumbles and with Deon Grant roaming around we were able to take away some deep balls that were normally there for them.

 

[Power_Sweep_Vol]

To beat Florida in the Spurrier years we had to have almost double the turnovers in our favor.

Couldn’t the reverse also be said?

 

[#1fulmerite]

Couldn’t the reverse also be said?

That would seem logical but without us obtaining so many turnovers, those drives would have resulted in points. That Fun and Gun was just too problematic for Chavis.

Speaking of points, how many drives did we have that ended in field goals? Seems we might jump ahead nine or twelve to zero. Play better. Then all of a sudden, they would score two TD’s and all of our offensive production was for naught.

 

[Mccage]

Yup he knew how to check mat Chavis at every turn. He also knew how to handle Peyton. Peyton always played his worst games against Florida. He threw some bad INTs against them. We had ST meltdowns too. He lived in our collective heads for decades.

I will say one of my most cherished memories was watching him walk out of the Swamp dejected in 2001. He has said that was his most talented team.

That receiver Moore KO’ed walked out dejected too!

 

[Carl Pickens]

In the majority of those games in the 90s, it seemed like UT played “tight” and not to lose . . . And Spurrier coached and his players played with confidence.

They were talented for sure. But so was UT. The difference was coaching. He simply outcoached Fulmer / UT more often than not.

I swear I used to tell my friends that Spurrier injected swagger into the Florida program and his players were very confident….I’d also tell them that it always appeared like Fulmer was so twisted up by Spurrier that he sat on the toilet drinking Milk-o-magnesia the week before the Florida game