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>>I think it's hilarious that people who would prefer the Gators lose graciously (but most importantly, lose) feel it is somehow their obligation to warn us about having Spurrier come back.<<

I have no such preference. I generally root for UF in most games. I like Georgia better and I go back and forth on FSU as far as who to root for. I always root for Florida against teams like Tennessee, LSU, and the like.

But past success is no guarantee of future success. Ask Bill Parcells. The AD is setting a very dangerous precedent in caving to fans' whims.

It wasn't like you had a losing record, year after year. You won 8, at least, with Zook I believe. Sometimes you have to face the music and realize that college football is VERY competitive and there's no ordainment or entitlement to the national championship (or even being in the hunt) every year.

Florida is far too good a school to not be in the national championship hunt every year. The people against Spurrier returning think 8 wins a year is "good enough" because they generally don't want Florida to do better than that. Well, tough. I don't care what other people think should be acceptable. Florida should be vying for number one every year.

So Spurrier's offensive scheme was "tired"? And what do you think is fresh? Running an option? The I-formation? When Florida had the talent at receiver under Spurrier, they were awesome. The problem is, his receivers were jumping early to the NFL and were hard to replace quickly enough. He still never won less than 9 games.

Sorry if alums like me aren't willing to settle for mediocrity. Spurrier got screwed out of one SEC title his first year (for some lame non-recruiting violation from the prior year), won six others, and Florida was a virtual lock to make the SEC championship game year in and year out. Have you ever been to UF's campus? Have you ever seen the female talent strolling among the palm trees? A school that good, with a campus that beautiful and with that many unbelievable women should have no problem recruiting the kind of athletes necessary to keep them in the top five most of the time. They just need the right coach. Sympathy for Zook around the SEC comes from the fact people liked Florida having a head coach they could beat. I'd rather we have a coach they resent the hell out of.