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Beginning this piece at 24-16 with the end of the third approaching. What I feared would happen is happening...a poor F$U bunch is beating us with a lot of help from us! I got up to get another beer when we were down after the scoop and score (yeah, it was a Bud Light and I'm drinking mean today), and I thought that if we lose the turnover battle, we lose the game. As I returned to the TV, we get a tip drill pick and go on to score. We've got a chance, I'm thinking. Of course, we turn it over two more times that lead to scores and I'm drinking some more. At least I'm at Mexico Beach watching. Lot of more fun things I can do down here...go see if the Wunder Bar is still open (actually met Rick Flair there many years ago) and drink myself blind(er), get in a fight at Mango Marley's with the pro-Nole bunch, drive to Calloway and score some meth. The possibilities are limitless :). End of the third and it's still 24-16. We're in it still, but it's shakey. With that, let's talk some specifics...
*Tavin Bryan is becoming what Issac Hayes once sang about Shaft..."he's a bad mutha (shut yo mouth)!" Kid has come on from the middle of the season. He's gonna be a game changer. Already is.
*Front seven has not been bad. VoJo has made some nice plays and got a nice lick in on the QB. CeCe has had some really good moments. Glad he's playing more at DE than inside. Already mentioned Bryan. Secondary? Some good (Duke with a pick, some good coverage, and a couple of stops in run support; 23 with a couple of good plays, one PBU), some bad, as we give up a scoring toss on a post and let a guy get behind us to set up the score that puts us down 31-16 in the fourth.
*Pardon my profanity, but a second f**king pick six?! Alright, the Noles f**ked this one up, but still looks like they'll score. I've been in the camp that Franks needed to be coached up better than it appeared, as he was already behind out of high school in terms of QB fundamentals, but his performance today...
. Despite a few good throws, he looks like a cross between a guy that might not have what it takes mentally (the physical part is there) and a sixteen year old trying to get his first piece of @ss. Still,making the same mistakes from beginning to end. Runs out of bounds for a three yard loss, has Powell open on a post with his eyes on him and can't pull the trigger (we settle for a FG), the picks...GD. The OL didn't help him much, but neither did he.
*The OL...
. Worst I've seen at UF in a long time. Just the stuff I see them doing (or not doing) game in and game out. Some particulars from today include our LT whiffing on a speed rush that results in the Franks' turnover for a score, Ivey with two notable whiffs on a failed G-Scheme and a pass pro, Fred Johnson gets defeated by a shoulder pad slap and the Wildcat handoff to Powell is destroyed in the backfield. The whole bunch has given up five sacks today with 6:00 minutes to go. Going back to the LT getting schooled on the speed rush, his footwork was just awful. Clearly the DE was his guy and his first move should have been a kick-slide to gain depth. His first steps were about six inches each and the DE was by him before he hardly got his arms outstretched. Technique was just awful. I know we're scraping the barrel bottom at this point in the season, but this is stuff that should have been in place coming out of high school and refined during spring ball, camp, and during the course of the season. It hasn't been happening. This should be priority one with the new guy. We'll never be good again until this piece is fixed.
*I like Perine and I think he works hard, but unless he improves quite a bit, he's probably looking at third or fourth back status next season. He's better when he can get a head of steam, but he's too slow starting off and not physical enough to compensate. Would have liked to see Thompson and Lemons get more carries today.
*Couldn't get away without a couple of Spec Team gaffs. Blocked FG. KO out of bounds (though it really didn't matter). At least Townsend was helping cover his punts.
*Brandon Powell was our MVP. Hate to see the little guy go. A bit undersized and not uber talented, he was a hard worker and a good Gator. Wish we had a lot more with his heart.
*A couple of good things happen despite the loss...no more Nussmeier offense (and damned if I didn't see us run two posts from opposite sides of the formation that almost resulted in a collision), no more Nord Spec Teams, and a chance to get a guy (and staff) that can start turning this eight year slop jar around.
5 straight losses to F$U. Again, they were bad, we were worse. Pretty much sums it up. Even though we lost out in the Chip Kelly sweepstakes (more on this to come), I'm looking forward to a change in leadership. I still can't believe that last jackass was as good as we could have gotten, even in a year where prime candidates weren't in abundance. We've got to get a better guy, by comparison if nothing else (but I'm not settling for just that). Time to hope yet again. Next year, baby. Go Gators!
*Addendum*
This might fit better in the Chip Kelly thread and the mods can cut and paste or delete this for that matter, but I'd rather put it here than add on to that 300+ page Epic of Gilgamesh.
My thoughts on the Kelly fandango are that he likely wasn't coming despite our best efforts or miscues (depending on which you believe was in abundance). Kelly, from what I've read, seen, and heard is quite the eccentric genius/mad scientist. He's good at what he does, but like many of his descriptor, he is either uninterested or scared sh!tless where the PR requirements (and maybe recruiting needs) of the HBC are concerned. Almost a social recluse. We can sit back and say as long as he wins, I don't care if he ever speaks to Stricklin, Fuchs, or a Bull Gator, but that will never work here. Selling season tickets and merchandise is great, but you've got to have a guy that understands the need to schmooze the boosters. He's also got to have a good rapport with administration (how'd that piece work out Jim?).
To sum it up, he would have been a splash, but I think that as the ripples vanished, we'd see he probably hit his head on the bottom of the pool. I think he knew this. One last thing, he had a great collegiate W/L record. A lot of football coaches in their prime or heading to the other side wouldn't want to risk diminishing this stat in the SEC. Kind of a pride/vanity thing among egocentrics and narcissists. I think he was one of those. So who do we hire next?
With Nebraska firing Riley today, you have to think that further clouds things where Frost is concerned. Norvell? Strong? Should make the next few weeks as interesting and nerve-racking as the previous three. Wonder if it'll generate 300 more pages? :)
*Tavin Bryan is becoming what Issac Hayes once sang about Shaft..."he's a bad mutha (shut yo mouth)!" Kid has come on from the middle of the season. He's gonna be a game changer. Already is.
*Front seven has not been bad. VoJo has made some nice plays and got a nice lick in on the QB. CeCe has had some really good moments. Glad he's playing more at DE than inside. Already mentioned Bryan. Secondary? Some good (Duke with a pick, some good coverage, and a couple of stops in run support; 23 with a couple of good plays, one PBU), some bad, as we give up a scoring toss on a post and let a guy get behind us to set up the score that puts us down 31-16 in the fourth.
*Pardon my profanity, but a second f**king pick six?! Alright, the Noles f**ked this one up, but still looks like they'll score. I've been in the camp that Franks needed to be coached up better than it appeared, as he was already behind out of high school in terms of QB fundamentals, but his performance today...
. Despite a few good throws, he looks like a cross between a guy that might not have what it takes mentally (the physical part is there) and a sixteen year old trying to get his first piece of @ss. Still,making the same mistakes from beginning to end. Runs out of bounds for a three yard loss, has Powell open on a post with his eyes on him and can't pull the trigger (we settle for a FG), the picks...GD. The OL didn't help him much, but neither did he.*The OL...
. Worst I've seen at UF in a long time. Just the stuff I see them doing (or not doing) game in and game out. Some particulars from today include our LT whiffing on a speed rush that results in the Franks' turnover for a score, Ivey with two notable whiffs on a failed G-Scheme and a pass pro, Fred Johnson gets defeated by a shoulder pad slap and the Wildcat handoff to Powell is destroyed in the backfield. The whole bunch has given up five sacks today with 6:00 minutes to go. Going back to the LT getting schooled on the speed rush, his footwork was just awful. Clearly the DE was his guy and his first move should have been a kick-slide to gain depth. His first steps were about six inches each and the DE was by him before he hardly got his arms outstretched. Technique was just awful. I know we're scraping the barrel bottom at this point in the season, but this is stuff that should have been in place coming out of high school and refined during spring ball, camp, and during the course of the season. It hasn't been happening. This should be priority one with the new guy. We'll never be good again until this piece is fixed.*I like Perine and I think he works hard, but unless he improves quite a bit, he's probably looking at third or fourth back status next season. He's better when he can get a head of steam, but he's too slow starting off and not physical enough to compensate. Would have liked to see Thompson and Lemons get more carries today.
*Couldn't get away without a couple of Spec Team gaffs. Blocked FG. KO out of bounds (though it really didn't matter). At least Townsend was helping cover his punts.
*Brandon Powell was our MVP. Hate to see the little guy go. A bit undersized and not uber talented, he was a hard worker and a good Gator. Wish we had a lot more with his heart.
*A couple of good things happen despite the loss...no more Nussmeier offense (and damned if I didn't see us run two posts from opposite sides of the formation that almost resulted in a collision), no more Nord Spec Teams, and a chance to get a guy (and staff) that can start turning this eight year slop jar around.
5 straight losses to F$U. Again, they were bad, we were worse. Pretty much sums it up. Even though we lost out in the Chip Kelly sweepstakes (more on this to come), I'm looking forward to a change in leadership. I still can't believe that last jackass was as good as we could have gotten, even in a year where prime candidates weren't in abundance. We've got to get a better guy, by comparison if nothing else (but I'm not settling for just that). Time to hope yet again. Next year, baby. Go Gators!
*Addendum*
This might fit better in the Chip Kelly thread and the mods can cut and paste or delete this for that matter, but I'd rather put it here than add on to that 300+ page Epic of Gilgamesh.
My thoughts on the Kelly fandango are that he likely wasn't coming despite our best efforts or miscues (depending on which you believe was in abundance). Kelly, from what I've read, seen, and heard is quite the eccentric genius/mad scientist. He's good at what he does, but like many of his descriptor, he is either uninterested or scared sh!tless where the PR requirements (and maybe recruiting needs) of the HBC are concerned. Almost a social recluse. We can sit back and say as long as he wins, I don't care if he ever speaks to Stricklin, Fuchs, or a Bull Gator, but that will never work here. Selling season tickets and merchandise is great, but you've got to have a guy that understands the need to schmooze the boosters. He's also got to have a good rapport with administration (how'd that piece work out Jim?).
To sum it up, he would have been a splash, but I think that as the ripples vanished, we'd see he probably hit his head on the bottom of the pool. I think he knew this. One last thing, he had a great collegiate W/L record. A lot of football coaches in their prime or heading to the other side wouldn't want to risk diminishing this stat in the SEC. Kind of a pride/vanity thing among egocentrics and narcissists. I think he was one of those. So who do we hire next?
With Nebraska firing Riley today, you have to think that further clouds things where Frost is concerned. Norvell? Strong? Should make the next few weeks as interesting and nerve-racking as the previous three. Wonder if it'll generate 300 more pages? :)
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