Telling stats from last night...
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FAU was the CSU to OU yesterday. You are giving them waaay to much credit.
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You hang 60 on someone like those other games and you look good, I promise you. The one thing that I really liked about this game was Mullen sounding at the half and at the end of the game like he understood that his team still has much to work on.
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Thanks for moving the goalposts.
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When comparing cupcake blowouts, only fair to gauge how many minutes the full first stringers played. DM pretty much turn down the gas after one half. That gave our O less possession time, less gainful prowess, and gave their O better odds at
accomplishing stuff. But DM got more "look-see" to inspect more D players.
This easy game just opened our investment account with a penny stock. Should be able to build the better major investments going forward with an HC/CEO who recognizes how to develop CFB players. I'm going into game #2 feeling upbeat not thinking "wonder how the wheels are gonna fall off". Here's a toast to us watching our Gators develop fast (& enjoyfully), having a "real" CFB HC/CEO.
accomplishing stuff. But DM got more "look-see" to inspect more D players.
This easy game just opened our investment account with a penny stock. Should be able to build the better major investments going forward with an HC/CEO who recognizes how to develop CFB players. I'm going into game #2 feeling upbeat not thinking "wonder how the wheels are gonna fall off". Here's a toast to us watching our Gators develop fast (& enjoyfully), having a "real" CFB HC/CEO.
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Your original post wast attempting to compare yesterday's performance to 2017. Yes, we looked better yesterday than we did at any point in 2017, but I do not think we played a team as bad as Charleston southern in 2017. You went on to selectively pick worse performances against cupcakes recently and deliberately missed maybe the most pertinent one, Butters' first game.
I get it, we took care of business and things looked good overall yesterday, but a lot of us got burnt twice by our last two dumpster fire hires. Let's blow out UK next week in the Swamp, and beat Tennessee at Neyland (two teams we defeated in 2017, that look probably even worse in 2018).
The real first test IMO is MSU.
I tell you one thing for sure, I did not cringe when our coach was on TV.
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I clearly mentioned that there were two games that we blew teams out...but that was not the point. The point was that 80% of the time we struggled in these games. Add to that the fact that we had terrible offensive output in all those games and thatvmakes yesterday a great sign. Why did we not block kicks in most of those games? Why did we play undisciplined in most of those games? Why did we not throw to pur wideouts and use tightends in mpst of those games?
We did all of those things yesterday.
Surely you can see my point. Opponent always matters. It is still a gauge. The gauge was reading very nicely last night in ways that it seldom has in the past 8 years.
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I was the one rolling my eyes at eighth grade “graduation “.
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The one thing I was glad to see was getting set with 20–15 sec. left on play clock. Lineman were hustling to the line, WRs were getting set with the red, without being told. I think the players know that if we not waist time Dyckin around we can have more played which gives them a chance to score, and show out. That and three only penalties was awesome to see! That’s showing kids are getting coached on fundamentals along with scheme! We actually looked like an actual football team out there, with pads and everything....
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Each down-the-line game will put new requirements on these Gators' development. Now we have the HC to ensure that they advance correctly & with big strides. Can you imagine how great it must be for these kids who grew up believing in this sport, to now have a coach-staff that validates what they wanted to enjoy but McElfake made it all meaningless. Our boys regain some meaning last night.
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I remember that game very well. My buds and I took our kids to it expecting to blow them out. We started slow, but then seemed to get it together right before half with a scoring drive. My kids were begging to eat a halftime, when the lines were the longest. I told them as soon as the Gators scored another TD we would grab lunch and cotton candy. Gators come out on first drive of second half and drive right down the field, only to stall in the red zone and kick a FG. My kids say let's eat! I, of course say, not a TD, but don't worry, we will be eating soon! Midway through the the 4th quarter and no second half TD's later I realize my kids are not going to get to eat ever again if I make them wait for this team to score another TD. I take them down to eat, and of course, they are out of cotton candy. I am guessing the way the Gators are playing that day they ate it all at halftime. I tell the kids we will stop on the way home and they get to buy what ever candy they want to keep them from losing it. Anyway, under a minute to go and tied, LM has the ball and driving for the win. We stop them and still have timeouts, but don't use them to save any of the clock for our O, just to force them to punt. If it wasn't the last play of regulation, it was damn close when they punt. We block it and Jelani catches it midair before running it back for the win. Awesome finish, except to a team we really favored by 30 over 60 minutes earlier. Oh and I'm sure the kids still have candy left from what I let them buy on the way home that day..Thanks Chump!
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