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Florida Football: 5 most hated Miami players since 2000

By Briley Hughes

GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 06: Running back Derron Thomas #21 of the Miami Hurricanes has his helmet knocked off his head as he is brought down by a gang tackle while taking on the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 6, 2008 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 06: Running back Derron Thomas #21 of the Miami Hurricanes has his helmet knocked off his head as he is brought down by a gang tackle while taking on the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 6, 2008 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images) /
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2 Jan 2001: Wide receiver Jeremy Shockey #88 of the Miami Hurricanes sets up a third quarter touchdown against the Florida Gators in the Sugar Bowl at the Superdome in New Orleans, Lousiana. The Hurricanes won 37-20 and can clinch a split national championship with an Oklahoma loss tomorrow. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/ALLSPORT
2 Jan 2001: Wide receiver Jeremy Shockey #88 of the Miami Hurricanes sets up a third quarter touchdown against the Florida Gators in the Sugar Bowl at the Superdome in New Orleans, Lousiana. The Hurricanes won 37-20 and can clinch a split national championship with an Oklahoma loss tomorrow. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/ALLSPORT /

3. Jeremy Shockey

Jeremy Shockey was a player most fanbases outside of Miami loved to hate. Shockey constantly taunted opponents and ran his mouth no matter the situation – a true Miami spirit.

The future first round draft pick only played Florida once, but went crazy in the endzone after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter of the 2001 Sugar Bowl. Overall, he piled up four reception for 47 yards as Miami cruised to victory.

Shockey has also done a good bit of revisionist history since his time at Miami. In an interview, Shockey shared that after the 2001 Sugar Bowl, Steve Spurrier congratulated him on whipping the Gators on and off the field – a veiled reference to the afore mentioned fight between the two team before the game.

Spurrier has since denied ever saying those words:

"“I did not say what is attributed to me by a Miami player. Let’s get the record straight…They quoted a player. They never called me and said, ‘Did you say that?’ But that’s not the first time in life somebody put a quote on me that I didn’t say. I did say most of them but not that one.”"

Whether he was telling the truth or just trying to get a rise out of Gator Nation, Shockey had and has a way of pushing the buttons of the Gators, even two decades later.

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