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Gators fire Ron Zook

4 points of no return

By Times Staff
Published October 26, 2004


[Times photo: James Borchuck]
Ron Zook will finish out the season as Gators head football coach.
Speculation begins for UF
Gary Shelton: Time to make the call
Firing finds little favor with players
Opinions on Spurrier
4 points of no return
Dismissal leaves Gator recruits in limbo
If not Spurrier, then...
Views on Zook
What's next? hirespurrier.com?
Way to go?
What do you think of Ron Zook staying on for the rest of the Gators' season?
It is the right thing to do
They should have him leave right way
From Tampa Bay's 10 News: Video of Ron Zook press conference

Key moments when things slipped away from Ron Zook:

1. FRAT FIASCO

Zook went to the Pi Kappa Phi house Sept.16 hoping to defuse a situation in which some of his players were in a dispute with fraternity members over a scuffle earlier that day. Instead, according to witnesses, Zook threatened to "do anything in my power to take this house down" and told one student, "Oh, you're going to get yours."

2. SLAP IN THE FACE

Florida led Tennessee 28-27 with 55 seconds left Sept.18 when Dallas Baker was penalized 15 yards for retaliation. The Vols player, who started the exchange by hitting Baker, was not penalized. What's more, officials incorrectly stopped the clock until Eric Wilbur punted from the 23, leaving Tennessee time to drive for the winning field goal.

3. TIGER TUMBLE

The Gators blew a 14-point lead Oct.9, and LSU's Joseph Addai scored on a 10-yard reception with 27 seconds left in a 24-21 loss, ending any realistic hopes for winning the SEC East.

4. DOG DAYS

Jerious Norwood scored on a 37-yard run with 32 seconds left to give Mississippi State a 38-31 victory. The Bulldogs entered 1-5, including losses to Vanderbilt and I-AA Maine.

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