Very impressive performance yesterday for nearly the entire 40 minutes. It is obvious to me that UK did help us prepare with their "spank Florida" comment since I believe it helped our guys to stay focused on the task in the days leading up to the game.
It does appear that Coach White has turned a corner with this team and seems to have their attention which we know he has lamented most of the year. As you all know, my beef with Coach White can be described in one word ...passion. I wanted to see more passion on the sidelines with his players during the game and with refs that get out of control. Coach White seems to have stepped up in both areas, so much so that even Mic Hubert is commenting that White is getting aggressive with the refs.
I started complaining about his demeanor last year and stepped it up this year once we saw this team get jobbed a couple of times in SEC games and he stood silently throughout. To further prove the fact that Dooley reads Gatorchatter, within a few days of my rants, Mr. Dooley started mocking people like me stating that riding the refs doesn't work and in fact it hurts you with them. He based his position on a discussion with some random official in a bar somewhere in Texas about ten years ago. Sounds like scientific proof to me.
Now Mr. Dooley is acknowledging the fact that riding the refs does make a difference.
Thanks Pat, let me know if there is anything else I can help you to better understand.
