Quote:There are many assumptions in your post; however, there are no facts to back it up.  Yes, FSU is better than UF at the moment.  That is obvious, and most would agree.  FSU has been one of the most dominant forces in college football over the last few years while UF has merely been a doormat.  FSU has had 2 losses in 3 years, a 31 game winning streak, 28 consecutive ACC wins, 3 consecutive ACC titles, 1 National Championship, 1 Playoff Appearance, 1 Heisman Trophy Winner, and 29 players drafted in the NFL.  All while UF has been getting beat left and right, whether it be by FSU, the SEC, the ACC, Power-5, or heck even an FCS team such a Georgia Southern.  Heck, the Gators haven't even come remotely close to winning the SEC East.  You know the division the S&P+ rankings have by far and away the worst division in the Power-5 (See link below).

 

Our differences stem from how we see the past.  Now, I will start off with the fact that you are definitely in the MINORITY.  I have never seen a ranking of the best college football programs or a statistical/analytical ranking that has ever had UF even remotely close to being ahead of FSU.  If you find one, I'll be more than happy to look.  

 

The fact is, no matter what era you look at, FSU has consistently been a more dominant force in college football than UF.  The playoff era is of course easy to compare.  FSU has had 1 playoff appearance, 1 conference title, 2 overall losses, 3 consensus All-Americans, and 11 NFL draft picks.  Meanwhile, UF has had 0 playoff appearances, 0 conference titles, 6 overall losses, 0 consensus All-Americans and only 8 NFL draft picks.  Oh, and FSU leads UF 1-0.

 

For the BCS era, we see once again how dominant FSU has been over UF.  Both UF and FSU have 2 BCS National Championships.  That is about the only thing that is even.  FSU had twice as many BCS National Championship appearances; FSU had more BCS Bowl wins; and FSU had more BCS Bowl appearances.  FSU had 8 conference titles, seven 10+ win seasons, 2 undefeated seasons, 90 NFL draft picks, 2 heisman winners, and 17 consensus All-Americans.  Meanwhile, UF had only 3 conference titles, seven 10+ win seasons, 0 undefeated seasons, 86 NFL draft picks, only 1 heisman winner, and only 10 consensus All-Americans. The head-to-head is tied 8-8.

 

Now to me, the next era would be from 1958, the start of modern day college football. FSU had 1 national title, 6 conference titles despite only being in a conference for 15% of this era, fourteen 10+ winning seasons, 1 heisman trophy winner, and 22 consensus All-Americans.  UF had 1 national title, only 5 conference titles in 39 years, six 10+ winning seasons, 2 heisman trophy winners, and only 15-consensus All-Americans.

 

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football...nced-stats

 

I can relatively agree that FSU has had a better run that UF recently, but honestly it's for one basic reason.  It all boils down to conference.  They are in a recruiting hot bed and they play an abysmal schedule year in and year out.  Bobby Bowden has admitted that he picked the ACC over the SEC for a reason.

 

A team that keeps winning (even over inferior competition) is going to have an edge in recruiting. 

 

In the end, the only thing that really matters is they both have 3 National Titles.  So if you want the ultimate ranking as far as winning, it's a tie.  To some it comes down to the almighty dollar, and in that case, UF wins in a landslide.

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