03-01-2013, 08:24 PM
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Heisman Winner
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Vols hire former Gator Robert Gillespie as RB coach
Butch Jones @UTCoachJones
I want to welcome Robert Gillespie & his family to the Tennessee Football Family! Coach Gillespie will be joining our staff as the RB coach!
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03-01-2013, 08:32 PM
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All American
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 1,897
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Smh
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03-01-2013, 08:38 PM
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Gator Country Gold
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Neptune Beach, Florida
Posts: 21,373
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Good he can audition there.
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03-01-2013, 08:53 PM
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VIP Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 5,122
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Solid hire by UT
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03-01-2013, 08:59 PM
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All SEC
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 1,426
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnC1908
Good he can audition there.
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That may even be how Gillespie considers the move but I still like the hire. He is young and has prior experience in the SEC as both a coach and a player and comes to us from a spread offense. I say always hire the most qualified people who want your opening regardless of how long they can be retained.
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03-01-2013, 09:08 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Utah
Posts: 8,903
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Hope does well except when he coaches against the Gators. Maybe he can return to the Orange and Blue someday.
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03-01-2013, 09:19 PM
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Gator Country Gold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Lakeland
Posts: 15,267
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stepping stone job.
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03-01-2013, 09:24 PM
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Heisman Candidate
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 2,275
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Good for him and good luck. Man I hated his endzone celebration
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03-01-2013, 09:43 PM
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Gator Country Silver
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 10,125
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Last I heard, he was on spurriers staff.
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03-01-2013, 09:53 PM
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Gator Country Gold
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 19,243
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I've never heard of him---when did he play at uf?? (too lazy to look it up)
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03-01-2013, 10:00 PM
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All SEC
Join Date: Sep 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Swampmaster
I've never heard of him---when did he play at uf?? (too lazy to look it up)
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98-01. The true definition of a "serviceable" player. I remember him more for some of the ridiculous blocks that he threw, than for being a dominant force running the ball. He didn't have the power Graham had, and the offense was definitely different when EG was hurt. Gillespie was more of a shifty, third-down type of back. He was a great compliment to Graham; he just wasn't the type of 'back to build an offense around.
I'm glad he took this job. Good for him.
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03-01-2013, 10:05 PM
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All SEC
Join Date: May 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Swampmaster
I've never heard of him---when did he play at uf?? (too lazy to look it up)
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1998-2001 He split time with Earnest Graham. I remember him as a good receiving back. He rushed for 1,800 yards in his career as well as having over 1,000 yards receiving. He played two years under Spurrier with the Redskins and has coached at South Carolina, Ok State and West Virginia.
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03-01-2013, 10:13 PM
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Premium Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Keystone Heights
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He is a spy for us.
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03-01-2013, 11:01 PM
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Heisman Winner
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 6,975
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Swampmaster
I've never heard of him---when did he play at uf?? (too lazy to look it up)
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03-01-2013, 11:15 PM
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Heisman Finalist
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 4,761
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DuPontGator
He is a spy for us.
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Is he going to fax us their playbook?
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03-01-2013, 11:17 PM
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Gator Country Gold
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Wilmington, NC
Posts: 15,756
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He is now temporary Gatorbait. :sigh:
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03-01-2013, 11:44 PM
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Heisman Candidate
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 2,246
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It said in a article that Muschamp offered him a job in 2011 and he turned him down. Anyone know what that was about?
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03-01-2013, 11:49 PM
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Premium Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Keystone Heights
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gator85jd
Is he going to fax us their playbook?
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My sources say yes... And by sources I mean my magic 8 ball.
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03-01-2013, 11:53 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Utah
Posts: 8,903
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Originally Posted by ces1948
It said in a article that Muschamp offered him a job in 2011 and he turned him down. Anyone know what that was about?
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Where did it say that?
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03-01-2013, 11:58 PM
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All SEC
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 1,426
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DuPontGator
He is a spy for us.
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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.
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