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Stanfill put him on his tail four or five times, ... Steve was a great athlete, confident and cocky, but we put tremendous pressure on him. That was the best way I knew to stop the quarterback.

Vince Dooley

 Athlete

I'm open to more than before when I was athletic director. I'm selective now, but I was even more so when I was athletic director. Being employed by the university, I didn't feel like I needed to be as visible promoting things as I am now.

Vince Dooley

 

[Gators coach Ray Graves later called that 1965 victory] the sweetest I've ever experienced. ... the toughest of my coaching career.

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That was huge for us,

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I see a coach who worked at it, studied other coaches, who was driven to be a good coach overall, ... We all need a little humility, and he's probably an even better coach than he was from that [Redskins] experience.

Vince Dooley

 Coach

I don't remember doing it. So I did, eh?

Vince Dooley

 

I've said many times that I knew Herschel was going to be good, but I never thought he would be that good that fast. But I was certainly going to give him the opportunity.

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The passing game is more sophisticated now, but we are also more sophisticated in trying to defend it.

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 Trying

He's got a way of irritating fans.

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[Any dislike of Spurrier starts] first with the winning, ... Not only that, on other occasions he might make comments. He might score more points here in Athens. Instead of trying to slow the scoring down, it seems like he never tried to slow the scoring down. That really rubs (people the wrong way). So it's a combination ? the winning and the other things.

Vince Dooley