Everything goes in cycles. Before spurrier Florida wasn't great but is on a run now just like lsu with Saban. I don't like the permanent opponent anyway but if we have to have one Florida would be my choice.

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Posted by Nuts4LSU

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Posted on 7/22/13 at 9:41 am to Weaver

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Before spurrier Florida wasn't great but is on a run now just like lsu with Saban

The supposed weakness of Florida pre-Spurrier is a myth. Florida has outperformed everyone in the East over the last 50 years or more. They haven't had a losing season since 1979, WAY before Spurrier. The one knock against them was that they didn't win the SEC title until Spurrier, but even that is just a technicality, as they did finish first in the SEC in 1984 and 1985, but were ineligible for the title (in fact, the 1984 title was originally awarded to them and then stripped and vacated). Florida has always been a solid team, even if not a superpower like they have been now for the last 20+ years. Long-term demographic trends suggest they will continue their dominance of the East for the foreseeable future.

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Posted by Nuts4LSU

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Posted on 7/22/13 at 11:25 am to Weaver

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Everything goes in cycles.

Well, the Florida > Tennessee (and everyone else in the East) "cycle" has been going for at least 20+, and arguably 50+, years now. When is Kentucky (or for that matter, Tennessee) going to "cycle" up to dominate the East like Florida has the entire time that the division has existed?

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