I agree with the top three, but I would put the Nebraska Fiasco Bowl fourth. 1996 FSU was painful at the time, but in hindsight it didn't matter.
On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > > > December 9th, 2009 11:03am > How bad was it?<http://dooley.blogs.gatorsports.com/10417/how-bad-was-it/> > > by Pat Dooley <http://dooley.blogs.gatorsports.com/author/dooley/> > (Gainesville > SUN) > > > > Because Florida lost to Alabama I’m actually getting a few days off. No > special section to worry about. But I felt a need to share because so many > of you are down in the dumps. Some are sad for Timmy, some for Urban, some > for the whole Gator team. > > It was a devastating loss, one that put Urban Meyer in the hospital and > reduced Tim Tebow to tears. How bad was it? It makes my top 10 of the > toughest losses for Gator fans since I have been following Gator football. > Here’s the list: > > 1. Georgia, 1980. Trip, Lindsay, trip! > > 2. Tennessee, 2001. Another Rose Bowl trip shot down. > > 3. Alabama, 2009. Just a miserable showing. > > 4. FSU, 1996. We thought it was over. > > 5. Georgia, 1976. Fourth and Dumb. > > 6. Georgia, 1966. Nobody could believe it. > > 7. Auburn, 1994. One of the best games I ever saw. > > 8. Auburn, 1969. John Reaves threw nine picks. > > 9. South Carolina, 2005. Knocked UF out of the SEC East race. > > 10. Tennessee, 1998. How did Gators lose that game? > > Honorable mention: Alabama, 1999 (regular season); Auburn, 1989; FSU, 1993; > Miami, 1984; Nebraska, 1996; Ole Miss, 2008; Georgia, 2007. > Comments<http://dooley.blogs.gatorsports.com/10417/how-bad-was-it/feed/> > > 4 Comments > > 1. December 9th, 2009 11:36 > am<http://dooley.blogs.gatorsports.com/10417/how-bad-was-it/#comment-1152%23comment-1152> > > Where is Nebraska 1995? > > by Jim G > > 1. December 9th, 2009 11:43 > am<http://dooley.blogs.gatorsports.com/10417/how-bad-was-it/#comment-1153%23comment-1153> > > What about the ‘1994 choke at doak’ and ‘Nebraska 1995 NC’? > > by HeartbrokenGator > > 1. December 9th, 2009 12:05 > pm<http://dooley.blogs.gatorsports.com/10417/how-bad-was-it/#comment-1154%23comment-1154> > > I think the 1985 Georgia game belongs on that list. Remember Dawg Scum > chanting “4 whole days” (the length of time the Gators got to enjoy being #1 > for the first time)? > > by Mark Hoffman > > 1. December 9th, 2009 3:40 > pm<http://dooley.blogs.gatorsports.com/10417/how-bad-was-it/#comment-1161%23comment-1161> > > The signs were there all season long. Losing Mullen and Harvin showed early > and often. It was easy to ignore or, hope it wouldn’t make a real > difference. Alabama didn’t show that much all season. If you thought about > it you might think that they were pointing to one game but, they may just > have not been THAT good. It was such uncharted territory on the face of it; > repeating as national champs, the three-peat, it was all too much. Sure, it > had never been done. You might have understood that in August but, with the > great defense, and, the greatest player in the history of college football, > it seemed possible, likely even. Looking back, you can see the train coming > but, it doesn’t make it any easier. Where does the program go now, with > Tebow? > > by GolfHog > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
