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"One thing Collins would change about recent Gators' defense is the penchant for individual celebrations. The "Minister of Mayhem" expects his players to have plenty to celebrate, too. He just wants them to do it his way."
I like that, and maybe he can get them to quit talking so much. I thought it was sad that UF players would continue to talk trash even when they were losing games. I think it's crass to talk a lot, but if you're going to do it, at least be a good team. Players like Dante Fowler are, individually, good enough to talk, but if the team is getting whipped, it just looks ridiculous.
I think we'll get a clue on whether the team has a new attitude when SEC Media days rolls around. If you care to recall, at last year's event, the Gator players and Muschamp acted very cocky and didn't seem to realize that they had just had a 4-8 season. The most laughable moment was when Hargreaves proclaimed that Jeff Driskel was the best quarterback in the country. It was a stark contrast to Alabama, who, coming off an eleven win season, were humble. I said at the time that I thought the Gators were setting themselves up for failure. It's one thing to be confident, but it's another thing altogether to have false confidence. If that confidence is built upon a foundation of sand, it's very hard for an individual , or team, to recover when they find out that the confidence was just a pipe dream.
Contrary to popular belief, I don't think it's the system or some new plays that are the key to making UF a good team again. It's the mindset and culture that needs to be changed. We won't know if that's changed from the Spring. The coaches and players will say the same things that every team says; everything is great, blah, blah, blah. It's at an event like SEC Media days or playing a team with a different helmet on, that is outside the bubble of Gainesville, where we'll learn if things have really changed or things have reamined the same with only the names changed.
I like that, and maybe he can get them to quit talking so much. I thought it was sad that UF players would continue to talk trash even when they were losing games. I think it's crass to talk a lot, but if you're going to do it, at least be a good team. Players like Dante Fowler are, individually, good enough to talk, but if the team is getting whipped, it just looks ridiculous.
I think we'll get a clue on whether the team has a new attitude when SEC Media days rolls around. If you care to recall, at last year's event, the Gator players and Muschamp acted very cocky and didn't seem to realize that they had just had a 4-8 season. The most laughable moment was when Hargreaves proclaimed that Jeff Driskel was the best quarterback in the country. It was a stark contrast to Alabama, who, coming off an eleven win season, were humble. I said at the time that I thought the Gators were setting themselves up for failure. It's one thing to be confident, but it's another thing altogether to have false confidence. If that confidence is built upon a foundation of sand, it's very hard for an individual , or team, to recover when they find out that the confidence was just a pipe dream.
Contrary to popular belief, I don't think it's the system or some new plays that are the key to making UF a good team again. It's the mindset and culture that needs to be changed. We won't know if that's changed from the Spring. The coaches and players will say the same things that every team says; everything is great, blah, blah, blah. It's at an event like SEC Media days or playing a team with a different helmet on, that is outside the bubble of Gainesville, where we'll learn if things have really changed or things have reamined the same with only the names changed.
