Colleges

Tale of the tape

By ANTONYA ENGLISH, GARY SHELTON, Times Staff Writers
Published September 29, 2007

By the numbers

6 Heisman Trophy winners from Florida schools, two each from Florida, Florida State and Miami

2 Heisman Trophy winners from Alabama schools, both from Auburn

1 Heisman, who coached a team in either state. John, for whom the award is named, led Auburn from 1895-99.

$3.2-millionSalary of Florida coach Urban Meyer

$4-million Salary of Alabama coach Nick Saban

323 Victories for Paul "Bear" Bryant

368 Victories for Bobby Bowden

We have, they have

FLORIDA:An FSU football player become a University president (T.K. Weatherell)

ALABAMA: An Auburn football player become Governor of the state (Fob James).

FLORIDA: Gator chomps, FSU tomahawk chops

ALABAMA: Toilet paper rolls to wave during Bama games and to decorate Toomer's Corner after Auburn games.

FLORIDA: Steve Spurrier throwing his visor.

ALABAMA: Bear Bryant wearing his houndstooth cap.

FLORIDA: Albert the aligator and Chief Osceola.

Alabama: Aubie and an elephant.

FLORIDA: FSU's Bobby Bowden once suspended a kicker - in June.

ALABAMA:Bear Bryant once suspended Joe Namath - for a bowl game.

FLORIDA: UF athletic director Jeremy Foley once flew all over the country to find a coach - and ended up with Ron Zook.

ALABAMA: Auburn's president once flew to Louisville to interview another coach - while he still had one.

FLORIDA: Soft fight songs that include "Go Gators, Get Up and Go" and "Florida State, Florida State, Florida State, wooo."

ALABAMA:A kick-butt fight song for the Tide that includes "We're going to beat the hell out of you."

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