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Florida 21, TENNESSEE 20 (final)

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THEWOOD;609502; said:
I really wanted them to cover....FUCK
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Well it was in their power to do so, two missed field goals, those points are the diff between line and reality.

Also, the early cursing tirade Meyer had against the officials did not help their cause in Knoxville. The Gator alums have to be happy with the win, yet unhappy with the way that Urban turned the officiating crew into an enemy of their state.
 
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BB73;609512; said:
I had to look Collegio up. I had honestly never heard of it.
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Dispatch

FLORIDA 21 TENNESSEE 20
Gators continue to hound Volunteers

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Elizabeth A . Davis
ASSOCIATED PRESS




KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ? Might as well give Urban Meyer a visor.
Dallas Baker caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Chris Leak that gave Florida the lead in the fourth quarter and the Gators held on to beat No. 13 Tennessee 21-20 last night to make Meyer 2 for 2 against the Vols.
Meyer?s first trip to Neyland Stadium as Florida coach was a success. Not even Steve Spurrier, who made Vols fans cringe at the sight of his visor while going 8-4 against Tennessee, started 2-0 against the Vols as Gators coach.
No. 7 Florida (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) preserved the victory when Reggie Nelson got his second interception of the game after Tennessee (2-1, 0-1) went for it on fourth down at the Florida 45-yard line.
Then all the Gators needed was another first down, and they got it by inches on third down with 1:22 remaining.
"That was one of the finest team efforts I?ve ever seen ? to get down 17-7 in that type of environment against that type of talent and no one panicked," Meyer said.
Meyer became the first Florida coach to beat Tennessee in his first two tries since Galen Hall. And Meyer joins Spurrier, Georgia?s Mark Richt and Tommy Tuberville as the only coaches to beat Tennessee?s Phillip Fulmer in back-to-back seasons. The Gators won last year in The Swamp 16-7.
After Spurrier left in 2001, Tennessee went 2-1 against the Gators and coach Ron Zook.
Meyer has lectured his team about being tougher on the road, and the Gators responded with a gutty win.
"We challenged them, we criticized them and put them in situations where only tough people could survive, and I?m awfully proud of them," Meyer said.
Florida stuffed the Vols? running game and pressured quarterback Erik Ainge all night. Tennessee was held to minus-11 yards rushing, and Ainge struggled in going 17 of 32 for 183 yards.
Not even an emotional final game by defensive tackle Justin Harrell could provide the lift Tennessee needed to beat its bitter rivals.
Harrell started and played most of the game with a ruptured tendon in his left biceps, an injury suffered last week. Team officials had said he would miss the rest of the season. But after he was cleared by doctors, Harrell said he would play one more game.
"Obviously a very disappointing loss for our football team, but I told our team afterward I?m proud of the effort they gave and the way they came out and fought," Fulmer said.
Trailing 17-7, Leak connected with Baker for a 4-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to cut it to 17-14. The Gators started the possession when Tennessee could not convert a first down after Ainge made a dangerous toss from his own end zone to avoid a sack and safety. The Vols went up 20-14 with 10:49 to go in the fourth quarter when James Wilhoit made a 51-yard field goal, tying his career long.
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