Vols hire former Gator Robert Gillespie as RB coach

[GatorinNYC]

I still remember Gillespie's sick triple spin TD run in the 2001-02 Orange Bowl against Maryland. If I had to guess, I'd say it was the last TD of Spurrier's tenure at Florida.

[RayGator]

Originally Posted by jagervol01

It's off topic but offseason so indulge me if you will. In 1991, both Florida and Tennessee had each others playbooks. Florida had UT's courtesy of a disgruntled former Tenn DB coach named Jack Sells who faxed it to former Tenn DB coach Ron Zook, then with the Gators. Tenn obtained Florida's playbook from a Florida defensive assistant named Dale Jones (now an assistant with Appalachian St) who was a former Tenn LB from '83-'86...also, Fulmer was so paranoid about this series that he gave third string backup QB Jeremy Bates a fake playbook in '95, so in case he had any conflict of loyalties and sent it to his brother James - a UF LB, no damage would be done.

I remember that. Interesting story in Sept. 1991. Like going back to the Cold War days of the USA-USSR.

[GatorinNYC]

Originally Posted by GatorinNYC

I still remember Gillespie's sick triple spin TD run in the 2001-02 Orange Bowl against Maryland. If I had to guess, I'd say it was the last TD of Spurrier's tenure at Florida.

Ok maybe second to last TD: " Florida tacked on three scores in the third quarter. After Graham and Robert Gillespie scored on TD runs of six and 11 yards, respectively, the Gators showed no mercy. Grossman and Gaffney combined for a 33-yard TD pass that made it 49-10 with 2:52 left"

[jagervol01]

Originally Posted by RayGator

I remember that. Interesting story in Sept. 1991. Like going back to the Cold War days of the USA-USSR.

Exactly! Doug Dickey's last game as coach at UT was of course against Florida in the Gator Bowl which UF won 14-13. It was widely believed among Vol fans that Dickey threw this game after he took the Florida job. Between Dickey, Ray Graves, Bob Woodruff, Zook and Jim Bates there are an amazing number of ties between the two programs...of course, we sent you Don DeVoe in 1989 to sabotage your basketball season as revenge for the '69 Gator Bowl. Paybacks are Hell, Ray. lol

[RayGator]

Originally Posted by jagervol01

Exactly! Doug Dickey's last game as coach at UT was of course against Florida in the Gator Bowl which UF won 14-13. It was widely believed among Vol fans that Dickey threw this game after he took the Florida job. Between Dickey, Ray Graves, Bob Woodruff, Zook and Jim Bates there are an amazing number of ties between the two programs...of course, we sent you Don DeVoe in 1989 to sabotage your basketball season as revenge for the '69 Gator Bowl. Paybacks are Hell, Ray. lol

And I also remember that Gator Bowl Game 12/27/69 as well. And I remember the next morning the headline in The Miami Herald was: "Losing Team's Coach Becomes Winning Team's New Coach."

[dadx4]

Great hire for UT.

[drcoldblood]

Good for Gillespie, he's a good Gator. We recruited him from high school out of Hattiesburg, MS. As noted above, he was a good receiving back. One year, SOS installed a very effective middle screen play for him and ran it repeatedly throughout the season.

[gator85jd]

Originally Posted by jagervol01

It's off topic but offseason so indulge me if you will. In 1991, both Florida and Tennessee had each others playbooks. Florida had UT's courtesy of a disgruntled former Tenn DB coach named Jack Sells who faxed it to former Tenn DB coach Ron Zook, then with the Gators. Tenn obtained Florida's playbook from a Florida defensive assistant named Dale Jones (now an assistant with Appalachian St) who was a former Tenn LB from '83-'86...also, Fulmer was so paranoid about this series that he gave third string backup QB Jeremy Bates a fake playbook in '95, so in case he had any conflict of loyalties and sent it to his brother James - a UF LB, no damage would be done.

Spurrier got inside Phil's head. It was amazing the things Fulmer did when he was faced with playing the Gators. Funny thing is, Fulmer was very patronizing the week he was facing the Zooker in 2002. Fulmer just knew that with Spurrier gone, he would beat the Gators. The Zooker went up to Knoxville and leveled Rocky Top in the pouring rain.

[gatordee]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

Cannot stop laughing. This was great!!