WTH? Who starts in the fall?

[GatorJ]

Looks like the press conference was in regards to spring practice.

McElwain said the following players will be out for spring practice: quarterback Luke Del Rio (shoulder), offensive guard Antonio Riles (knee), defensive end Jordan Sherit (knee), wide receiver Freddie Swain (arm), linebacker David Reese (undisclosed) and safeties Jeawon Taylor (arm) and Quincy Lenton (arm).

 

[T REX]

I didn't see the context of the tweet. Is that what he's talking about?

Start at 6:50 mark starts about QBs but then you have to go to roughly the 11:00 to get the full context. LDR Is helping them prep for the O&B Game. He also said there's only a half inch difference between the two...but Kadarius is much shorter...zero laughs. None. Not one chuckle. Awkward.

 

[I Have No Friends :(]

Here's Kyle Trask throwing against the 4th string defense (*cough*) consisting of Teez Tabor, Duke Dawson, and Marcus Maye (playing safety) in the secondary. Yeah, it's only the Spring game.. yeah, he didn't throw picks like Franks did.. yeah, it doesn't matter because 2-stars..

 

[URGatorBait]

Start at 6:50 mark starts about QBs but then you have to go to roughly the 11:00 to get the full context. LDR Is helping them prep for the O&B Game. He also said there's only a half inch difference between the two...but Kadarius is much shorter...zero laughs. None. Not one chuckle. Awkward.

I'm not sure that it's JUST the O&B game. Sounds more like overall prepping. Which of course is what any coach should and would do.

 

[T REX]

We can hope. But you've just got to piss in everyone's cereal. :(

Not sure if serious or not.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

I dont think that statement means anything at all either way. The only way it does mean something is if this is outside the norm, the norm being that the upperclassmen helps the younger guys prepare to be a backup. We all know thats ridiculous, upperclassmen are supposed to help the younger guys to be the best they can be, that means prepare as if you're going to play.

This is literally #fakenews lol

 

[URGatorBait]

I dont think that statement means anything at all either way. The only way it does mean something is if this is outside the norm, the norm being that the upperclassmen helps the younger guys prepare to be a backup. We all know thats ridiculous, upperclassmen are supposed to help the younger guys to be the best they can be, that means prepare as if you're going to play.

This is literally #fakenews lol

I for one am sick and tired of your LDR pumping.

 

[gatormandan]

Trask was a backup quarterback at Manvel High School in Texas, but was the more polished of the two when they competed last spring.

I fully expect Franks to emerge as the starter but if he does freeze under the lights I think Trask comes in and does well. This alone would make donkey dick go on a drinking binge.

 

[NavetG8r]

In his presser yesterday he clearly said Kyle first when he named them both, so it's obvious he likes Trask better.

 

[GR8 2B]

Trask was a backup quarterback at Manvel High School in Texas, but was the more polished of the two when they competed last spring.

I fully expect Franks to emerge as the starter but if he does freeze under the lights I think Trask comes in and does well. This alone would make donkey dick go on a drinking binge.

Sounds like you think he'd be starting a drinking binge . . .

 

[EuroGator]

In the context shown in the article (I haven't watched the press conference), he's talking about their readiness to be the QB and in particular their understanding [I assume of either the offense or how to be a leader] and respect from their team mates. I see him trying to give credit to LDR for helping them learn to be leaders and prepare for games by watching film. ...not that he's no going to help them prepare, but what he has done (and will continue to do) because of who he is (mature, serious-minded, leader, student of the game, etc.).

The tweet seems at best easy to misinterpret and at worst misleading. Here's the context in his article.

... The Florida Gators will enter spring football camp with a quarterback battle on their hands. What separates the two quarterbacks that will compete for the starting job?

“They’re close. They’re real close. There’s probably about a half-inch difference between them, I think,” McElwain joked. “I don’t know. Kadarius is smaller, though.”

McElwain will give early enrollee Kadarius Toney a chance to play quarterback this spring. Toney was told during his recruitment that he would have the opportunity to play quarterback and Florida is low on numbers, but this is truly a two-horse race.

This won’t be the first spring camp for Feleipe Franks and Kyle Trask; both enrolled early prior to last season and had the opportunity to go through a spring camp. In that spring game Trask completes 4-of-7 passes for 63 yards. Franks struggled. He threw three interceptions on 5-of-11 passing, but did connect with C’yontai Lewis for a touchdown. After the spring game the duo was destined for the sideline, calling in signals for Florida’s starting quarterbacks.

“Their understanding and really the respect of the team piece as far as how they go about their business has been great,” McElwain said of the two quarterbacks. “Not to be overshadowed there is Luke’s involvement in helping them prepare to be a starter.”​

 

[Durty South Swamp]

I for one am sick and tired of your LDR pumping.

LOL. No pumping either way, just keeping it real. Mac's statement, much like most every statement he ever makes, means about as much as toilet paper. I'm not sure if theres another coach in the business that uses more words to consistently say nothing at all than Mac

 

[rogdochar]

Well where figuring Mac is concerned, we must think backwards to conclude things. He insisted on "equal" shared time between Grier & Treon? Now how many "inches" apart were those 2 QBs? So we may be looking at a two-headed QB for the first 3 games?

1) If our "new" OL performs as well as other SEC OLs, Trask or Franks should be serviceable.
2) We might have Pro-style QB offense with a "dash" of Toney creating totally "odd" other play problems?
3) We had better have better S & C program over this summer, esp for newcomers out of H.S.

Data shows that the state of Texas by far produces the best-most "Pro-Style" QBs. Trask is from a Texas H.S. :D

 

[URGatorBait]

LOL. No pumping either way, just keeping it real. Mac's statement, much like most every statement he ever makes, means about as much as toilet paper. I'm not sure if theres another coach in the business that uses more words to consistently say nothing at all than Mac

Whatever, LDR pumper

 

[MertzJay26]

LOL. No pumping either way, just keeping it real. Mac's statement, much like most every statement he ever makes, means about as much as toilet paper. I'm not sure if theres another coach in the business that uses more words to consistently say nothing at all than Mac

So it's worth about as much as your life. Got it.

 

[MertzJay26]

Guys I think we have our answer at QB!....

 

[Durty South Swamp]

So it's worth about as much as your life. Got it.

That's the best you got? On second thought, I think I will come up with a sig for you... and I'm feeling real vengeful at the moment.

 

[GatorBart]

Guys I think we have our answer at QB!....

 

[ChiefGator]

Typical coach talk, say some words that really don't mean anything. Until we see results in a real game it will be difficult to tell anything. Let's hope the best QB wins.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Brandon "Poor Man's Treon" Harris? lulz.

At least Coach will be happy. He loved him some Brandon Harris.