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Message: [QUOTE="billybud, post: 1598967, member: 3850"] By what measure? The Florida Legislature has declared in statute, and the University Board of Governor's have ratified, that FSU and U of Florida are the State's Preeminent Universities. And as such receive legislative funding above that of the non preeminent universities. By Land Grant status? Alabama isn't land grant...neither is Michigan..nor Oklahoma, nor South Carolina, North Carolina, Oregon...so what? By date of founding? FSU and Florida were co founded...as the Seminary East of the Suwanee and the Seminary West of the Suwanee. FSU was located right where the campus is today...Florida was in Lake City before moving to Gainesville. FSU was playing football in 1903 and 1904 (beat Florida)...from 1905 through 1946, FSU served as the women's college while Florida served as the men's college. Both went coed in 1947. But who really cares...these are all artificial labels when it comes to sports. [/QUOTE]