I believe this is an easy one because Ray Graves could have been the winningest coach in UF history even more so than Spurrier and that guy from OSU. He would have been airing it more than the whole SEC combined (hey Spurrier throwing for 16 TDs in 1966 was probably more than whole teams were throwing and of course John Reaves in 1969 with 24 TDs). Though Bama would have been a challenge in the 1970's in the SEC because it seem they were in contention every year in the 70's. Plus I think he would have won national titles in the 1980's especially since no one accuse him of cheating unlike Pell and Hall and NO DOUG DICKEY and the NCAA dropping the hammer unfairly. I think he would have retire in 1989 with more titles than the U (or least 2 or 3 national titles) and Spurrier would have been his successor.
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Another what if: Ray Graves coaching past 1969
- Thread starter Leakfan12
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Honestly, Ray Graves had problems competing against Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia. Even Kentucky got lucky and snagged a conference championship in the 1970s. The Gators did not have the facilities, recruiting, or miscellaneous support to be a powerhouse athletic program until some guy named Ray Graves stepped down as football coach and became athletic director.
It's not that Florida needed Graves to remain as coach--we needed him to be the AD that built up the program while bringing in a successful coach. Dickey was supposed to bring his success from UT to Florida. Obviously it did not work out. My guess is that he was trying to copy everyone else's success with the Wishbone using the wrong players. History will go to show that Florida athletes have always been small and fast, which is why the Wishbone should have been the last offense considered in the 1970s, why the Fun N' Gun struggled against FSU's larger and faster defenses of the 1990s, and why the Urban Attack succeeded with a powerful runner at QB in the 2000s.
In summary: Ray Graves had to move up to AD in order to build up the program for overall success in years to come. Dickey messed up with the offense in the 1970s (wrong fit for Florida athletes).
It's not that Florida needed Graves to remain as coach--we needed him to be the AD that built up the program while bringing in a successful coach. Dickey was supposed to bring his success from UT to Florida. Obviously it did not work out. My guess is that he was trying to copy everyone else's success with the Wishbone using the wrong players. History will go to show that Florida athletes have always been small and fast, which is why the Wishbone should have been the last offense considered in the 1970s, why the Fun N' Gun struggled against FSU's larger and faster defenses of the 1990s, and why the Urban Attack succeeded with a powerful runner at QB in the 2000s.
In summary: Ray Graves had to move up to AD in order to build up the program for overall success in years to come. Dickey messed up with the offense in the 1970s (wrong fit for Florida athletes).
