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Post by oujour76 on Mar 25, 2015 8:27:41 GMT -5
That wasn't a simple question Mark. It was a jab and you got the response you were trolling for. Bull. It shows that Missouri still gets no respect in sec country. The jab was, and remains, directed at Columbia. Despite their performance in comparison with uf recently.
Damn. Got some touchy people around here lately.
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Post by mscott59 on Mar 25, 2015 8:36:35 GMT -5
Bull. It shows that Missouri still gets no respect in sec country. The jab was, and remains, directed at Columbia. Despite their performance in comparison with uf recently.
Damn. Got some touchy people around here lately. i guess not every program is in the sweet 16. lol
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2015 14:08:02 GMT -5
It'll be impossible for Collins to rotate 8 LBers on game day. UF will only have 7 ship LBers with 1 being a true freshman, a likely redshirt. He'll have to get by with rotating 6 LBers.
I agree that the defensive backfield will be the strength of the defense, but the defensive line won't be chopped liver either. The DL will be talented and deep enough to meet Collins desire to rotate 10. I'm looking forward to Collins assessment of the DL. I think he's going to be very pleased.
Insofar as the offense goes, I'm not holding my breath hoping the offense is going to catch up with the defense this coming season. It's my belief that the Gator O is a year away from becoming what McElwain wants. UF will be in games due to defense and special teams. My hope is the offense improves enough to win 8 games:
Wednesday March 25, 2015
Collins Urges Gators Defense to Get 'Above the Line'
Scott Carter By SCOTT CARTER GatorZone.com Senior Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida fans can relate to what head coach Jim McElwain and his offensive staff have witnessed the first 10 days of spring camp.
The defense, at least for now, has the upper hand. It's been that way for five years now around these parts.
McElwain saw it at Tuesday's practice when the Gators turned up the intensity during third-down drills.
The defense won more than it lost.
"They got off the field, which is what they're supposed to do,'' McElwain said. "On the flip side of that coin, we've got to stay on the field offensively. Those are some of the Catch 22s that happen when you go through spring ball."
Of course, this revelation was accompanied by a 'wow factor' similar to news of the sun rising or Kim Kardashian tweeting about herself to those who have watched the Gators in recent years.
If the Gators have done nothing else, they have played defense at a very high level.
New defensive coordinator Geoff Collins wants it to stay that way.
"The expectations are fine with me,'' Collins said. "We have high expectations in our room. We want to be one of the best defenses in the country."
As the first assistant hired by McElwain after he was named Florida's head coach in early December, Collins left his post as Mississippi State's defensive coordinator to start studying his new team.
That allowed him an opportunity to watch Florida practice during its Birmingham Bowl prep under interim head coach D.J. Durkin, also the team's defensive coordinator the past two seasons.
Collins immediately realized why the Gators had been so successful defensively under former head coach Will Muschamp.
The Gators had recruited well and developed well on the defensive side.
In his short time in charge of the unit, Collins has focused on implementing his defensive scheme -- one with many similarities to what Florida used under Muschamp -- and bridge the gap between differences in terminology from the old and new.
"I had a good feel of how they all worked collectively, how they worked together, how much talent they had,'' Collins said. "We try to make the learning curve as easy as possible for those kids so they can play fast.
"We’ll make a stretch call or whatever it may be, those kids understand and aren’t having to have brand new learning. They already have the basics of it, and then we could just put tweaks in it. I think the kids appreciate that."
The strength of the defense is the secondary, where the only loss is safety Jabari Gorman.
With All-SEC cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III back, as well as experienced veterans such as safeties Marcus Maye and Keanu Neal, and nickel back Brian Poole, Collins and McElwain have been impressed at just how talented the group is.
"It gives us a lot of flexibility in what we do,'' Collins said. "One of the best things about them is that group is highly competitive, they love playing football and they're unselfish. They pull for each other. It’s a fun group to be around.”
Besides teaching the players a new scheme, Collins is trying to get across his approach. In a perfect world, Collins said he would like to rotate 10 defensive linemen, eight linebackers, and 10 defensive backs on game day.
He urges the players to be one of those guys "above the line" -- a regular in the rotation.
The most pressing issue is a lack of depth at linebacker this spring with two projected starters -- Antonio Morrison and Jarrad Davis -- out rehabbing knee injuries.
Collins said Tuesday that the young group of Alex Anzalone, Matt Rolin, Daniel McMillian and Jeremi Powell have shown flashes and are playing faster each day.
To help the transition, Collins is adapting to some of the terminologies the players are used to instead of forcing his terminology into every aspect of the transition.
"It's kind of like teaching them a new language," he said. "It's easier for me to learn, you know, than 22 other guys."
While McElwain certainly expects the offense to close the gap by the end of spring and in the fall, there's no mystery as to why the defense has dominated some of the early practices. The experience factor weighs heavily.
The Gators hold their first scrimmage of the spring on Saturday.
"There’s some really good players on that side of the ball,'' McElwain said. "And part of what they’re doing is similar. There is a lot of the things come from the kind of the same tree, so to say, and obviously some of the nomenclature is a little different here and there, but overall it’s a very similar style of defense.”
Collins said the Gators installed around eight new blitz packages on Tuesday. So every day is something new. The one area he wants the defense to improve upon is situational awareness.
That's what spring practice is for and the Gators are getting full doses of new information each day. Collins is also experimenting with several personnel groupings to help communication. He used the same approach at Mississippi State.
Collins knows he has talent to work with, which automatically raises expectations.
"The big thing, though, is to work with that every single day to make sure that those expectations are something that if we don't work at it, then it's not going to happen,'' he said. "That's the big key for us."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2015 12:44:43 GMT -5
Gators pick up 8th commitment of the 16 class - As an athlete, Tyrek Tisdale can play on both sides of the ball; QB (in high school), RB, WR (slot), CB, and S. UF last had a kid like this when Louchez Purifoy out of Pensacola Pine Forest played 3 seasons for UF. Purifoy played CB/S and WR. I've seen Tisdale listed as big as 6'1"/200, described as having a thick build with the good hips needed for a CB, and is both quick and fast. With those measurables, he might grow into a LBer over the next year, but he's being projected at RB on offense or CB/S on defense:
Written by Andrew Spivey, March 27, 2015
The last weekends have been huge for the Florida Gators on the recruiting front and that continued on Friday when the Gators picked up commitment number eight from athlete Tyrek Tisdale (6-1, 205, Orlando, FL Oak Ridge) who was on campus Friday.
“I just committed to Florida,” Tisdale told GatorCountry.com
Tisdale has now been on the Gainesville campus three straight weekends and has watched Florida go through two practices and the first practice he saw he was impressed by the chemistry of the staff.
“They had good chemistry out at practice between everyone, “Tisdale said. “There was good chemistry between the new coaches and the players so it was good to see that. Everyone was just getting along out there nicely.”
After watching the Gators practice last weekend Tisdale really felt like he was a good fit for what Jim McElwain is trying to run on offense.
“I loved the NFL based offense because it gets you ready for the next level,” Tisdale said. “They run a lot of NFL material and it is not college spread because you’re not going to run that in the NFL. That kind of offense really helps in the NFL and the scouts like that. I can see myself playing in that offense.”
Another big reason for Tisdale’s commitment was because his high school coach Elijah Williams is a former Gator himself and Tisdale felt blessed to be able to follow in Williams’ footsteps.
Tisdale is the eighth commitment to Florida joining receivers Isaiah Johnson and Rick Wells on the offensive side of the ball.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2015 14:19:42 GMT -5
This on Tyrek Tisdale from Zach A. at the Gainesville Sun:
By Zach Abolverdi Correspondent
Published: Friday, March 27, 2015
Third time was a charm for Tyrek Tisdale.
The three-star athlete from Orlando Oak Ridge visited Florida on Friday for the third consecutive week, but this time committed to UF coach Jim McElwain, giving the Gators eight pledges for the 2016 class.
“It feels good,” Tisdale said. “I've been waiting for three weeks to make this decision. I loved my first visit to Florida but I had been leaning toward South Carolina. So I came back again and decided that I wanted to be a Gator. This week I brought my whole family up and made it official.”
Tisdale said the UF coaches will give him a look at running back, slot receiver and defensive back. The 6-foot-1, 205-pounder runs a sub-4.5 40-yard dash and had 21 touchdowns and more than 3,000 passing and rushing yards as a junior.
He chose the Gators over South Carolina and offers from Louisville, Miami and Ohio State, among others.
“The main reason I committed to Florida was the education,” said Tisdale, who wants to major in sports management and minor in business. “The new coaching staff cares about life after football. They want their players to be successful in school.
“And coach Mac really has a goal in his mind and he's going to put Florida back on the map. That's what made me want to be there.”
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2015 14:40:00 GMT -5
This follow up article on Gator Country has Elijah Williams, Spurrier era RB and Tisdale's high school head coach, mentioning OLB as a possibility too:
Written by Andrew Spivey, March 27, 2015
The Florida Gators picked up a big commitment on Friday morning from athlete Tyrek Tisdale (6-1, 205, Orlando, FL Oak Ridge) and for Tisdale and his high school coach, Elijah Williams, this a special day.
Williams, who many remember is a former Gators running back under Steve Spurrier, is now the head coach at Oak Ridge and Tisdale is Williams first player to ever sign with his alma mater.
“I think he’s more excited because he could be the first player of mine to sign with Florida,” Williams said. “It will be exciting for me too when he signs because, like I tell everybody, Florida is the greatest school in the nation. My kids that I coach know that Florida is the greatest school in the country. I like to stay involved in Gator Nation and I like tell people there is nothing better than Gator Nation.”
If Florida fans needed any more reason to like Tisdale, then having Williams blessing should be enough but he also describes his athlete as a great player that can play everywhere.
“He’s a phenomenal athlete,” Williams said. “It’s not often that you see a kid that is 6-1, 205-pounds that can run, jump and do things he can do. He’s one of the tweener type of kids that can play like four different positions. He can play safety, corner, outside linebacker, receiver and running back. He’s probably a dream for a team that needs athletes.”
Some people may say, well, he’s an athlete so he isn’t great at one position but Williams remembers his playing days when Steve Spurrier would recruit a lot of players similar to Tisdale.
“I remember my first year when I came into Florida, they did a good job of just bringing in athletes,” Williams said. “I think out of all the guys they brought in none of us played the position in high school that we played at Florida. We were just players and they plugged us in. Ike [Hillard], Jevon Kearse, Mike Peterson and myself none of us played the position in high school that we played at Florida. I think it worked because we were all athletes.”
Tisdale fits that description to a T, as Williams says his athlete can flat out run and make plays.
“One of the biggest things for him is that he’s fast,” Williams said. “You watch his running style you don’t think he’s moving but when you watch him on the field and kids are trying to catch him, he’s just pulling away from them. He’s very fast but he’s not a long strider but he moves. He’s very quick and hard to tackle and he’s a big kid.”
Williams describes Tisdale as a great athlete but the Gators are getting a good person off the field as well according to his coach.
“He always has a big smile on him and he’s a real good kid,” Williams said. “He lights up the room with his smile. He doesn’t do drugs or drink from my understanding. He has a strong foundation at home with his mom and uncle but his mom drives him everywhere. He doesn’t get in trouble and is just a kid.”
Gators fan don’t have to worry about whether or not Tisdale will arrive in Gainesville ready to work or not because Williams is ready to put Tisdale to the test for the next year and some months.
“Tyrek doesn’t know this yet but he is about to worker harder than he has ever worked in his life,” Williams said. “He is now going to my school and I’m not sending someone there that isn’t ready to play so me and him are about to be working one-on-one in the weight room together.”
For Williams, having Tisdale sign with Florida is a blessing and he credits Jim McElwain and his staff with doing a great job of reaching out to former players for help in the recruiting game.
“Florida is doing a great job of reaching out to us and saying hey you got any players,” Williams said. “Not only do I have some players but who I have played against that can play. They’ re doing a great job of reaching out to former players that are high school coaches because we not only have our kids but the other kids in the area. We aren’t watching HUDL film, we see them in games. The whole staff is doing a great job.”
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2015 11:09:53 GMT -5
Good article about TE Jake McGee getting his 6th year of eligibility from the NCAA and how he is progressing with spring practice: www.gatorsports.com/article/20150402/COLUMNISTS/150409911?p=1&tc=pgMcGee could be a game changer for the offense this season. My concern when he went down in the middle of the 2nd quarter of the first game last season was well justified. LZ was all good because of the beat down on Eastern Michigan, but all I could see was a significant part of the offense laying on the field with a broken leg.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2015 14:31:05 GMT -5
This would be a shocker if it happens. The last walkon QB to win the job and compete at a high level was Kerwin Bell about 30 years ago. Kerwin is still a fan favorite with the UF fans and his name comes up for OC every time the position opens. Kerwin is currently HC at Jacksonville University:
Robbies Playbook He could be the Guy at QB Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 12:52 by Robbie Andreu
Spring surprises often times have a way of disappearing in the fall. So what will be the fate of Florida’s 2015 spring surprise? Will walk-on quarterback Jacob Guy retreat to the obscurity of the scout team in September? Or will he emerge as, gulp, the Gators’ starting quarterback in what would one of those feel-good, didn’t-see-that-one-coming stories?
Either could happen. What’s more likely, though, is Guy will fall somewhere in between the two extremes. Based on what he’s done this spring, he’s not going to disappear, he’s going to keep competing and continuing to be a factor at the position through the the summer and into the fall. Could he beat out the two scholarship players in front of him — Treon Harris and Will Grier — to become the starter? Well, let’s just say that’s a very long shot, but don’t rule it out just yet. There’s certainly a chance he could move all the way up to No. 2 to become the next guy in line in the fall. And once he’s in that position, anything can happen.
The only hard facts we have on Guy at the moment are that he threw for a bunch of touchdowns and yards at Dade City Pasco in his senior season. He has a big arm. He has prototype drop-back quarterback size (6-foot-5, 224 pounds) and seems to fit the mold of a Jim McElwain pro-style quarterback.
Here’s something else I’ve found out about him in the past week. He nearly got the call to duty last season. From what I’ve been hearing, the former offensive coaching staff has expressed regret that it didn’t turn the ball over to Guy at some point last season to see what he could do. He tore it up on the scout team, completing a bunch of passes against a very good defense and secondary. There was talk of playing him in the second half of the season, but it turned out to be only that — just talk.
Now, with the arrival of a new coaching staff, all the quarterbacks are starting over in a new offense. When Harris left to deal with a family tragedy last week, Guy got more reps and did enough good things to catch the attention of McElwain and offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier. Now, he is one of four quarterbacks competing for the starting job, joining Harris, Grier and Skyler Mornhinweg.
It’s tough for a walk-on just to get himself into the position Guy is in now, so he’s beaten the odds already. Now, it will be intriguing (and maybe the story of the spring) to see what he can do with this rare opportunity.
Maybe he’ll disappear. Maybe he won’t.
One thing we do know is the competition at QB is not what we thought it was going to be this spring. It’s not just Harris vs. Grier. There’s another Guy involved — and he’s legitimately in the hunt for the starting role.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2015 15:54:27 GMT -5
Orange & Blue Game - It was originally going to be an Orange & Blue Scrimmage - This from Gatorzone:
By SCOTT CARTER GatorZone.com Senior Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Orange & Blue Debut on Saturday will look more like a game than a practice.
The Gators announced Thursday that the annual spring game will match the Orange Team versus the Blue Team. The Florida quarterbacks will wear white jerseys.
While the Gators are thin at offensive line in their first spring camp under head coach Jim McElwain, the game will feature four 12-minute quarters on Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
A running clock will be used except for the final two minutes of the second and fourth quarters when the clock will be operated like during a regular game.
The teams will take a 12-minute halftime break and once the fourth quarter concludes, there will be an untimed overtime period regardless of the score.
The Orange & Blue Debut, Presented by Sunniland, is part of a jam-packed three days of activities on UF’s campus as part of the Orange & Blue Weekend.
Following the spring game, the Gators will sign autographs for approximately 10 minutes, offensive players on the home sideline and defensive players on the visitor sideline. In addition, a concert featuring Savants of Soul and TJ Brown will be held on the North Lawn of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at 2:30 p.m.
The Orange & Blue Debut will be streamed live on SEC Network + starting at 12:30 p.m. Play-by-play announcer Adam Amin will be joined by former Gators receiver Chris Doering and sideline reporter Shannon Spake on the broadcast.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2015 19:10:08 GMT -5
In the long run, I doubt much comes of this:
By Robbie Andreu Staff writer
Published: Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 3:25 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 3:46 p.m.
Gainesville Police have filed a sworn complaint against Florida wide receiver Chris Thompson, charging the former Gainesville High standout with misdemeanor simple battery/dating violence on April 1.
The complaint has been forwarded to the State Attorney's Office, which is investigating the case and will determine whether to formally charge Thompson.
According to the GPD complaint, Thompson and his ex-girlfriend got into an argument over a text message Thompson received from another female. While attempting to physically retrieve his phone from the alleged victim, Thompson scratched and bruised her arms and scratched her neck, leaving lacerations, according to the complaint.
Thompson has been “excused” from the team until the legal issue is resolved, UF coach Jim McElwain said after Thursday's practice.
“Chris, obviously, had an incident here sometime last week,” McElwain said. “He's dealing with that. He's been excused from what we're doing right now until it's resolved. That's kind of how we deal with it. We'll find out as it goes forward, find out what goes on.
“He's excused from the team, and been dealing with the matter.”
Thompson was not taken into custody. According to the GPD complaint, Thompson and the alleged victim had been in an “intimate dating relationship” that ended about four months ago.
Thompson, a true junior, had been battling for a starting role at wide receiver this spring. He's played sparingly in the past, catching just four passes for 30 yards over the past two seasons.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2015 19:25:12 GMT -5
Whatever happens with transfers, I don't think UF will have as many as was experienced when Will Muschamp came onboard. From the following article, one would think DT Jay-nard Bostwick is a possibility. The ship roster is at 79 and will go lower with each transfer. Given the coaching change, I'd expect a few transfers:
By Robbie Andreu Staff writer
Published: Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 7:36 p.m.
Back in January, offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier said he and Florida coach Jim McElwain would have discussions throughout the spring about who will be calling the plays in the fall. That decision has been made, McElwain said Thursday.
“Yeah, Nuss is the playcaller,” McElwain said. “Like I said, the only ones I call are the ones that don’t work. OK. The ones he calls are the ones that work.”
Transfers ahead?
When there is a coaching change, it’s not uncommon for some players to transfer at the conclusion of spring drills. McElwain said that will be a possibility at Florida in the coming weeks.
“I’m sure there might be (a possibility),” he said. “You don’t wait and see. I certainly want all these guys to be here and yet that’s a personal choice and decision that they’re going to have to make. I mean, we’d sure like to have them all here.”
JUCO plan fizzled
McElwain said the staff tried to bolster the paper-thin offensive line by signing some junior college linemen in December, but the Gators could not find any that were a good academic fit at Florida.
“It’s hard,” he said. “We actually recruited a couple of junior college guys when we got here and we weren’t able to find a program that fit for them, based on (academics).
“That’s not an excuse, it’s just the way it is at the University of Florida. So it’s hard to get those guys that can come in right now.”
Bostwick not practicing
Sophomore defensive tackle Jay-nard Bostwick, who was expected to contend for significant playing time this season, has not practiced with the team since early in the spring. There is no timetable for his return, McElwain said.
“He’s handling some things personally right now,” McElwain said. “Once he gets those handled then we’ll kind of measure it from there. He’s dealing with some personal issues right now and I respect that, and we’ll see how that time works out.”
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RIP Ray Graves - Coach Graves was the HC when I first became a Gator in the early 60s: www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=30362By SCOTT CARTER GatorZone.com Senior Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Ray Graves arrived at Florida in 1960 to take over a fledgling football program and an athletic department that would undergo significant changes during his tenure. In 10 seasons as the Gators’ head coach from 1960-69, Graves won nearly 70 percent of his games, led Florida to its first appearances in the Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl, and signed a quarterback named Steve Spurrier, who would become the school’s first Heisman Trophy winner in 1966. Graves passed away early Friday morning in Clearwater at the age of 96 from natural causes. “A tremendous influence on my life,’’ Spurrier said Friday. “After my mother and dad, Coach Graves had the biggest influence on my life. I am so thankful for him. I had a chance yesterday to tell him I love him and I sincerely thank him for the influence he had on me.” Meanwhile, in nearly 20 years as UF’s athletic director, Graves ushered in the Title IX era of the 1970s, helped develop plans that led to the building of the O’Connell Center, and played an important role in UF’s prosperous connection to the invention of Gatorade. Born on Dec. 31, 1918, Graves played at the University of Tennessee where he was captain in 1941. After a brief stint in professional football with the Philadelphia Eagles, Graves embarked on a coaching career in 1944 at his alma mater. In a coincidental twist, he replaced future Gators head coach Bob Woodruff -- whom Graves would later replace as head coach at UF -- in 1947 to join Georgia Tech as an assistant coach. He spent 13 seasons there under legendary coach Bobby Dodd before late UF President Dr. J. Wayne Reitz hired the 41-year-old Graves as the 14th head football coach in school history in January 1960. “We have found him to be a person of fine character and a man interested in furthering the objectives of the university as a whole,’’ Reitz said. Graves instantly made an impact on the sideline, leading the Gators to a 9-2 record in his first season and a Gator Bowl victory over Baylor. In one of the most memorable wins of his career, Graves defeated Dodd and his Georgia Tech team, 18-17, in only his third game as Florida’s head coach. Graves finished his career at Florida with a 70-31-4 record, including a 9-1-1 season in 1969 when he led the Gators to a memorable 14-13 victory over Tennessee in his final game as a head coach. Not only did Graves defeat his alma mater, he beat his successor at UF, then-Tennessee head coach Doug Dickey. A milestone season for the Gators under Graves happened in 1966 when Spurrier won the Heisman Trophy and guided the Gators to a 9-2 record and a 27-12 victory over Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. Two years later Graves recruited the first African-American players to UF: Willie Jackson and Leonard George. When Spurrier returned to Florida to become head coach in 1990, he created the Ray Graves Award to honor the Gators’ Most Valuable Player each season. "We are truly saddened to hear of the passing of Ray Graves,'' Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley said. "You can't put into words what he has meant to the Gator Nation and the countless lives he has touched from his players, coaches, friends and family. Like many others, I was fortunate to have a personal relationship with him and will be forever grateful for our time together. God bless him and his family." Graves is a member of the UF Athletics Hall of Fame and in 1990 was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. “This is simply wonderful,’’ Graves said of his induction. “I never expected this.” Spurrier and late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner attended Graves’ induction ceremony in New York. After stepping down as Florida’s athletic director in January 1979 shortly after his 60th birthday, Graves served as a consultant for Steinbrenner Enterprises in Tampa and for the Jacksonville Bulls of the United States Football League. He spent the rest of his retirement years in the Tampa Bay area. Graves is survived by his wife, the former Opal Richardson of Tazewell, Tenn. The couple married on Nov. 3, 1942, and have three daughters together: Rebecca Ann, Katherine Gibbs and Elizabeth Green. GatorZone.com will share information for Graves’ memorial service when details are finalized.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2015 9:45:21 GMT -5
Ray Graves' year-by-year record at UF
Year, Record, Bowl game 1960, 9-2, Gator Bowl (defeated Baylor 13-12) 1961, 4-5-1, None 1962, 7-4, Gator Bowl (defeated Penn State 17-7) 1963, 6-3-1, None 1964, 7-3 , None 1965, 7-4, Sugar Bowl (lost to Missouri 20-18) 1966, 9-2, Orange Bowl (defeated Georgia Tech 27-12) 1967, 6-4, None 1968, 6-3-1, None 1969, 9-1-1, Gator Bowl (defeated Tennessee 14-13)
Overall record: 70-31-4
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