Table of Contents
Foreword Brock Berlin vii
Introduction: Sunshine State Hate xiii
Chapter 1 "Gator Hater" Draws First Blood 1
Chapter 2 Gators Rule "The Swamp" 8
Chapter 3 Orange Bowl Welcomes UF 15
Chapter 4 Upsets, War, and the 1940s 22
Chapter 5 Harding Leaves Lasting Impact 31
Chapter 6 The 1950s: Woodruff vs. Gustafson for a Canoe 36
Chapter 7 Woodruff Pushes Quiet Progress 45
Chapter 8 The 1960s: Miami Reels in a Gator 51
Chapter 9 Gustafson Shifts Miami into "Drive" 60
Chapter 10 Graves Breathes Life into Gators 66
Chapter 11 "Cuban Comet" Lights Up Miami 73
Chapter 12 Flop Goes the Rivalry 79
Chapter 13 One for the Birds … and Gators 85
Chapter 14 1970s: Gators Win Seven in a Row 90
Chapter 15 Dickey Had Miami's Number, if Not Florida's 99
Chapter 16 Orange Crushed to the Point of Kicking 105
Chapter 17 Florida Hands Miami Its Only 1983 Blemish 110
Chapter 18 Kosar, Miami Turn on ESPN's Lights 116
Chapter 19 Schnellenberger: Truly One of a Kind 121
Chapter 20 For Better or Worse, Pell Left Mark at UF 128
Chapter 21 A Landmark Day at the Orange Bowl 133
Chapter 22 Miami Topples Florida En Route to 1987 Championship 138
Chapter 23 Johnson Dominates the Odds 145
Chapter 24 No Hall Pass for Galen 151
Chapter 25 Bad News on the Doorstep: Florida Cancels Series 157
Chapter 26 Spurrier Faces Canes as Player, Coach 162
Chapter 27 Not an Ounce of Sweetness in This Sugar 169
Chapter 28 The Rise and Fall of Larry Coker 175
Chapter 29 Berlin Sparks Comeback to Beat Former Team 182
Chapter 30 Sixth Straight Win over Florida Is a Peach for Canes 188
Chapter 31 "Urban Renewal" Takes Florida Back to Elite 193
Chapter 32 Why the Late Field Goal? (Part II) 202
Chapter 33 Miami Wins Latest Chapter in 2013 208
Chapter 34 What's Next? 213
Appendix 219
Index 237
About the Author 239
