The ballcoach tortured Tennessee in the mid-90s, which made beating him an unbelievable joy and an opportunity Vol fans will miss.
My birthday is Tuesday. I'll be 34. On my ninth birthday, Dale Carter ran the second half kickoff back and the Vols unleashed 38 straight points on Florida in a 45-3 triumph. It didn't seem to mean much for the long-term in the moment, just a huge win against a first-year coach of a team we didn't play every year. Gators got us back the next year.
And then league expansion put us together in 1992, and Tennessee has spent every year since being defined in large part by what it does against Florida.