r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Jan 20 '26

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Indiana Defeats Miami 27-21

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Miami 0 0 7 14 21
Indiana 3 7 7 10 27
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u/k614 Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 20 '26

Hard to believe that Florida was mediocre prior to the 90's.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

Spurrier at Florida is the greatest program build in college football history.

It will only be surpassed if Cignetti has sustained success at Indiana. He's off to a great start, obviously.

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u/pppeater Omaha Mavericks • WashU Bears Jan 20 '26

I'd say Bowden or Snyder.

Florida had Sugar and Gator Bowl wins before. And had a handful of top 10 finishes in the early 80s.

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u/GerdinBB Iowa State Cyclones • Missouri Valley Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

Dabo deserves a mention too. Before him, Clemson's all-time win pct was .590. He has been there 18 years and his personal win pct at Clemson is .779.

Obviously the focus is on teams who sucked before their coach got there, so Clemson is borderline. One that absolutely doesn't qualify is Georgia as they had a very respectable history prior to Smart, but it's still amazing that he took a team that was all-time .649 before him and has coached .848 ball for 10 years.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

It took Bowden a long time to build FSU to their peak. K-State had a lot of bad years under Snyder and never finished better than 6th in the final AP poll.

Both remarkable accomplishments at their respective schools, obviously, but neither can compete with Spurrier’s immediate and sustained success. Plus, Spurrier did it at two other schools.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

It took Bobby Bowden 10 years to turn FSU into a powerhouse. Spurrier did it immediately.

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u/Not_So_Bad_Andy Syracuse Orange Jan 20 '26

They were the third wheel to Miami and FSU. Spurrier single handedly changed that.

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u/Honest-Enthusiasm Jan 20 '26

Especially since they were the first to have Gatorade! I mean how did that not power them to more wins before the mid-90s?! /s

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u/TeaOk9685 Florida Gators Jan 20 '26

Spurrier did win the Heisman the year after it was invented!

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u/LastWordsWereHuzzah Northwestern Wildcats Jan 20 '26

And not just in football, they were also the second-to-last power conference basketball team to make the tournament 

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u/Belfastscum Michigan Wolverines Jan 20 '26

They've come full circle

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u/G8rTTV Florida Gators • Penn State Nittany Lions Jan 20 '26

What a ride it was.

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u/buckshot-307 Georgia Bulldogs • Sickos Jan 20 '26

Ha

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u/FootballAndPornAcct Georgia Bulldogs • College Football Playoff Jan 20 '26

It's quite believable to me

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u/loopybubbler Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 20 '26

They had some good seasons in the 80s. One of which they wouldve been in the natty contention if not for sanctions.

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u/rbaile28 Georgia Bulldogs • Team Chaos Jan 20 '26

We've been trying to tell everyone who will listen for decades at this point...