Coach Pat Dye’s Auburn Tigers were 6-1, ranked 4th nationally as the prepared to host 5th ranked, 6-0-1 Florida Gators of coach Charley Pell for The Belt. Auburn's All-American RB Bo Jackson rushed for 2 touchdowns on runs of 55 & 80 yards as the Tigers withstood a furious comeback by the Gators to claim The Belt for the first time with a 28-21 victory. Auburn … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 29
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College Hoops Countdown | #23t Florida
Leading up to the 2009 NIT Season Tip Off on November 16th, Pickin' Splinters will be counting down the top 25 of the college hardwood nation. By Paul Gotham '08 - '09 Results: 25 - 11 (9 - 7 SEC). Lost to Penn State, 71 - 62, in the third round of the NIT. Coach: Billy Donovan 310 - 126 in 13 seasons at Florida / 345 - 146 in 15 overall seasons. Key … [Read more...] about College Hoops Countdown | #23t Florida
Tebow Injury Yet Another Reason For CFB Playoff
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell To play or not to play? Not quite the same philosophical pondering of Hamlet, but a question many players, coaches, and now-a-days, doctors, face on a weekly basis. When a BYU defender planted Heisman winner Sam Bradford's shoulder into the turf against Oklahoma on the opening weekend of 2009, many thought the Sooner's hopes of a national … [Read more...] about Tebow Injury Yet Another Reason For CFB Playoff
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 1
The 12th ranked, 3-0-1 Florida Gators of Charley Pell went to Baton Rouge for their first Belt game in school history to meet the 16th ranked, 2-1 Louisiana State Tigers & coach Jerry Stovall. Florida's RB Neal Anderson rushed for 2 touchdowns including a 76-yard run late in the 4th quarter to secure a 31-17 win as the Gators claimed The Belt for the first time. … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 1
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 29
The 2-2 Auburn Tigers with coach Tommy Tuberville traveled to Gainesville to meet the 4th ranked, 4-0 Florida Gators of coach Urban Meyer. The Tigers entered the game with little confidence having lost home games to South Florida & Mississippi State after entering the season ranked 18th nationally. Now out of the national rankings, Auburn was a 21-point … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 29