The Duke-Florida rivalry continues!

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haha, so apparently I opened up a can of worms with my knock on Duke. Although after intensive Research, I would like to show Coach K's record his first 8 years of coaching compared to Coach Donovan's record his first 8 years of coaching.

COACH K'S FIRST 8 YEARS WINNING PERCENTAGE
1976 Army 11-14
1977 Army 20-8
1978 Army 19-9 NIT
1979 Army 14-11
1980 Army 9-17
1981 Duke 17-13 6-8 (t5) NIT
1982 Duke 10-17 4-10 (t6)
1983 Duke 11-17 3-11 (7) ---

Total win loss record: 111-106
winning percentage: 51.2%
Number of NCAA Tournament appearences: 0
Number of National championship game appearences: 0

COACH DONOVAN'S FIRST 8 YEARS WINNING PERCENTAGE
1994-95 Marshall 18-9
1995-96 Marshall 17-11
1996-97 Florida 13-17
1997-98 Florida 14-15 NIT; 0-1
1998-99 Florida 22-9 NCAA Sweet 16; 2-1
1999-00 Florida 29-8 NCAA Runner-Up; 5-1
2000-01 Florida 24-7 NCAA Second Round; 1-1
2001-02 Florida 22-9 NCAA First Round; 0-1

Total win loss record: 162-85
winning percentage: 65.6%
Number of NCAA Tournament appearences: 4
Number of National Championship game appaerences: 1

MORAL OF THE STORY: Donovan is 40 years old. Florida basketball is slowly evolving into an elite program with Billy D at the helm. Currently, Duke may have the upper hand, but FOR HOW LONG????