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Dooley: UGA has good chance to win championship this year

Georgia coaching legend Vince Dooley is very familiar with the history of rivalry with Florida.
Georgia coaching legend Vince Dooley is very familiar with the history of rivalry with Florida.
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Oct 24, 2017

Vince Dooley coached Georgia for more than two decades. He is very familiar with the history between the Bulldogs and Gators.

A history buff (he has a master's degree on the subject), the coaching legend talks about his personal collection of artifacts and the gridiron clashes that still matter with the AJC columnist Jeff Schultz and Channel 2 Action News sports director Zach Klein on their "We Never Played the Game" podcast.

Georgia simply can't lose to Florida ... this time

Dooley reveals some personal history about the rivalries with Florida, Auburn and Georgia Tech, plus his thoughts on second-year coach Kirby Smart and Georgia's chances of winning a national championship. Listen in (and subscribe, rate and review):

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