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Georgia. SEC Legend Vince Dooley has died

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by GatorGrowl, Oct 28, 2022.

  1. GatorGrowl

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  2. The_RH_Factor

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    I would assume their team will be dedicating the game to him tomorrow.
     
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  4. tegator80

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    RIP.
     
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    He was the beneficiary of scheduling during his career coaching against UF. For decades Dooley had the luxury of playing homecoming cupcake teams the week before the cocktail party game. During that same time UF played Auburn the week before the cocktail party. Dooley had to play Auburn the next week after facing UF. Result? Dooley had a losing record against Auburn.

    fyi there wasn’t an open week back then before the UF/leghumper game
     
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  6. ThePlayer

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    RIP Vince Dooley.
    Can't believe you passed the day before yet another cocktail party.
     
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    He's the reason South Carolina is in the SEC.
     
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    Dooley was an old soldier who'd long since faded away. Shart and Lumpy didn't play for him and none of the Dwag players can even remember him, so I don't think it's going to have that much of an impact on the game tomorrow, lip service to the contrary notwithstanding.

    That man made too many Saturdays miserable for me to turn on the warm fuzzies now. It's not at all like Bobby Bowden. We could beat him. Dooley just flat out owned our asses. There was nothing fun in it at all. The one time we truly and totally got the best of him, they got to vote to take it away. Then he retired from the sideline just in time to escape tangling with the HBC.

    I get a big kick out of remembering how we carried off the goal posts in 1984 without any problem and then the cops beat the snot out of the leghumper fans who tried to do it the next year.

    Bitterly grudging respect and RIP will have to do.
     
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  9. cron78

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    I remember Coach Dooley as a whiner often worrying about how downtrodden or unlucky or unrespected his dawgs were. But he was a very successful coach and I have to respect him for that. I also appreciate him sitting Herschel in the 3rd quarter in ‘82 in the most miserable game I have ever been at… 44-0. RIP Coach.
     
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  10. eastowest

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    I always remember him poor mouthing about how Florida has so much talent and playing so well and then kill us.
     
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    Last words they say was to tell Buck to feed the ball to Hushel
     
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    RIP. As if uga needed any more juice for tomorrow.
     
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    RIP.
    Everyone’s day will come.
     
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    I respect him for his greatness as college football coach... but as a Gator... I never cared for him in football season. However... that means nothing.... compared to his real life, and we should celebrate that man's greatness in life.

    R.I.P. Mr. Dooley.
     
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  15. Bazza

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    We lost a legend today.

    Godspeed coach and condolences to Bulldog nation.
     
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    What Bazza said...

    My memories are less flattering.:confused:

    Go Gators.;)
     
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    RIP
     
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    4th and dumb, Washington to Applebee, run Lindsay run. Thanks for the memories.
     
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