Cue....the "excuse train"

[GatorTAG]

Extreme lack of depth.




And talent.



And coaching.

And heart.


If you listen to Butters he's constantly gripes about players who seemingly don't want to play even if they're cleared medically. How many weeks did he ride Cox saying "it's his choice" and he doesn't know why hes out.

If you listen to his comments in the statement above he sarcastically says "kind of as we talked about, the high-ankle sprains, those are career-ending". Sounds like he thinks those guys could go but are making more out of it than normal.

But this all just goes back to coaching. Why don't the guys want to play? Why can't he motivate them to play? IMO he's lost the locker room.

 

[Marianna-FL_Gator]

Please explain to me how we are still so banged up! This team seems to be made out of tissue paper and it seems like it has gone on for a couple of years. Is our strength coach that bad?

Has nothing to do with the strength staff but all to do with piss poor recruiting and a sh*tty offensive coaching staff (Butters included) who can't figure out how to put a competent offense on the field that puts drives together that allows the defense to rest once in awhile instead of being on the field 75% of the time.

 

[deuce]

SOS.......

 

[Tunaboat]

Iowa beat Meatchicken and curb-stomped Nebraska so they qualify as a team with a pulse. Butters will trot his usual unprepared gaggle and stand on the sidelines squinting and grinning while getting the shyte beat out of him, again.
Now prove me wrong and act like you give a sh@t Old Yeller

 

[ncargat1]

So you believe we're going to beat Iowa without our best 3 LB's and both starting safeties?

Yes.

 

[TN G8tr]

They may possibly have a worse offense than we do. And these injuries have been expected except for Reese.

 

[EuroGator]

I've read enough...

 

[Gator Fever]

After watching Iowa in their last 3 games I just think our defense will fold in the 2nd half against their running game and I don't see our offense doing much against their defense if they play like they did against Nebraska and Michigan late in the season.

 

[oxrageous]

Again, all those injuries are on defense. Defense hasn't been our problem this year, or for the last seven. Do we have any major injuries on offense?

As usual, our defense will play good enough for us to win, like it's done all year, regardless of injuries.

 

[Omar's Coming Yo!]

Greg Nord will get the team pumped for the game.

*Runs Away*

 

[GMDGator]

Pussies holding out for the draft

 

[Omar's Coming Yo!]

And heart.


If you listen to Butters he's constantly gripes about players who seemingly don't want to play even if they're cleared medically. How many weeks did he ride Cox saying "it's his choice" and he doesn't know why hes out.

If you listen to his comments in the statement above he sarcastically says "kind of as we talked about, the high-ankle sprains, those are career-ending". Sounds like he thinks those guys could go but are making more out of it than normal.

But this all just goes back to coaching. Why don't the guys want to play? Why can't he motivate them to play? IMO he's lost the locker room.

I think it's The exact opposite. I think The players don't want to risk injury because this staff doesn't know how to deal with the player injury assessment. Just look at LDRs injury or Jarrad Davis. Mac didn't even know LDR was hurt until AFTER the Arky game. Davis rushed back and got hurt again. Also imo this many injuries tells me imo that the players are being either conditioned too much or having too many physical practices and are worn down before the games. Add in Mac berating them and tearing down their self esteem in public which makes it an easier decision for a player to not return if healthy. Mac needs to change his mindset and approach imo. It won't happen though.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

They may possibly have a worse offense than we do. And these injuries have been expected except for Reese.

No they dont.

 

[oxrageous]

Mac didn't even know LDR was hurt until AFTER the Arky game.

Mac didn't know he was hurt because he wasn't hurt. All a severely overblown "injury" so that he could quietly be benched. Gutless situation.

 

[TN G8tr]

No they dont.

116 Florida 12 805 4141 5.14 27 27 345.1
117 North Texas 13 875 4444 5.08 39 55 341.8
118 Tulane 12 849 4097 4.83 35 42 341.4
119 Georgia St. 12 755 4007 5.31 27 37 333.9
120 Iowa

 

[Gator Fever]

Again, all those injuries are on defense. Defense hasn't been our problem this year, or for the last seven. Do we have any major injuries on offense?

As usual, our defense will play good enough for us to win, like it's done all year, regardless of injuries.

They looked like a problem against Tenn, FSU and Bama. We were still in those games when the defense folded. We know the offense sucks.

 

[oxrageous]

116 Florida 12 805 4141 5.14 27 27 345.1
117 North Texas 13 875 4444 5.08 39 55 341.8
118 Tulane 12 849 4097 4.83 35 42 341.4
119 Georgia St. 12 755 4007 5.31 27 37 333.9
120 Iowa

I have a feeling their offense will look better than ours on Monday. Just a hunch.

Frankly, I would be shocked if we win this game. Just being honest.

 

[TN G8tr]

I have a feeling their offense will look better than ours on Monday. Just a hunch.

Frankly, I would be shocked if we win this game. Just being honest.

It will be a tale of which teams show up. I feel the same.

 

[TN G8tr]

The teams similar. Bad offense, good defense with the edge in D going to UF. The edge and not much statistically on O to us. But I have to give the edge on coaching to Ferentz.

 

[oxrageous]

The teams similar. Bad offense, good defense with the edge in D going to UF. The edge and not much statistically on O to us. But I have to give the edge on coaching to Ferentz.

Coaching and motivation, to be certain. Our guys always come out flat and look like they don't even want to be there. It's even worse after halftime.

For a team that supposedly loves their coach, they sure don't act like it when the ball is kicked off. I expect to see a bunch of zombies on Monday.

Perhaps if we'd started a freshman it would have added a spark. But no chance of that.