FAX-GATE: 1991!!!!!

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KNOXVILLE – The pages came popping out of the fax machine in the Florida football office. There it was in Black and White: page after page of Tennessee plays, many of which included handwritten notes along the border.

The coach who received those pages in 1991 was then-Florida defensive coordinator Ron Zook.

The coach who sent them were his good friend, Jack Sells, a Tennessee assistant coach who had just gotten fired for recruiting violations.

Florida won the game, 35-18. Zook received a game ball.

It wasn’t until a few days later that an employee at the Knoxville Kinkos, from where Sells had faxed the plays, saw what was on the pages and notified the Tennessee athletic department.

Zook initially denied receiving the documents, but several days later then-Florida coach Steve Spurrier confirmed it. Sells, who played for the Vols in the ’80s, became the most despised man in Tennessee, not including politicians and actual criminals….

There you have it, Faxgate, a scandal that has been revisited by reporters in Gainesville and Knoxville for decades…….

Wonder how Zook got his job as Head Coach at Florida, Huh?

— There you go!……

BTW: Prior to 1991 (Fax-Gate) Tennessee had a winning record over Florida: 16-6.

Since the (Fax-Gate) incident Tennessee is 5-26 vs Florida….. 🤬!!!!!!
 
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Both are fatherless dogs. Only way we get beat is for our opponents to cheat and set the program back. In a twisted way we should feel good. You just cannot make this stuff up!
 
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EverythingOrange said:
KNOXVILLE – The pages came popping out of the fax machine in the Florida football office. There it was in Black and White: page after page of Tennessee plays, many of which included handwritten notes along the border.

The coach who received those pages in 1991 was then-Florida defensive coordinator Ron Zook.

The coach who sent them were his good friend, Jack Sells, a Tennessee assistant coach who had just gotten fired for recruiting violations.

Florida won the game, 35-18. Zook received a game ball.

It wasn’t until a few days later that an employee at the Knoxville Kinkos, from where Sells had faxed the plays, saw what was on the pages and notified the Tennessee athletic department.

Zook initially denied receiving the documents, but several days later then-Florida coach Steve Spurrier confirmed it. Sells, who played for the Vols in the ’80s, became the most despised man in Tennessee, not including politicians and actual criminals….

There you have it, Faxgate, a scandal that has been revisited by reporters in Gainesville and Knoxville for decades…….

Wonder how Zook got his job as Head Coach at Florida, Huh?

— There you go!……

BTW: Prior to 1991 (Fax-Gate) Tennessee had a winning record over Florida: 16-6.

Since the (Fax-Gate) incident Tennessee is 5-26 vs Florida….. 🤬!!!!!!
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"It certainly proved costly for Sells in the short term. He received numerous death threats and was even punched at a bar where he was a patron. And, presumably due to the stress of this incident, Sells left football behind."
 
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"It certainly proved costly for Sells in the short term. He received numerous death threats and was even punched at a bar where he was a patron. And, presumably due to the stress of this incident, Sells left football behind."
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pretty sure dat's when threats of Applebee's a$$ whoopins started
 
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