Bits & Pieces: Florida vs. Miami

Tackling was mind-numbingly bad.

 

That was the ugliest game I can remember. And I'm no spring chicken.

 

I agree with a lot of what you say and here are some of my thoughts after this game:

1. That is why you schedule a cupcake the first (suspension) game and schedule a game like this the second game.

2. Miami has a tough front so I thought the OL acquitted itself quite well. The pass protection was ok and the run plays did not get blown up in the backfield. I think the staff felt as described on this site that the Miami weakness was their safeties and tried to attack that rather than run.

3. Also as described here often in the off season UF is not exactly strong at the safeties either and that showed in some of the tackling.

4. Still as Herbstreit described UF's tackling left a lot to be desired tonight though UF was good at getting their QB to the ground.

5. As I feared after 3 years, Franks is what he is. UF will need to coach around him but he does have skills.

 

Franks makes me want to take the season off. I can’t watch that freaking idiot. He’s bad enough on the field, but the mugging and talking to the crowd behind the bench is ridiculous. The stuff he said to the camera was just embarrassing. Any new posts about the Heisman or him leaving early for the NFL?

 

Yes, Thank God for the D line. 11 or 12 sacks and we barely eek out a win against a team in shambles

 

Excellent analysis as always. Hopefully, we'll see a different, disciplined gator team as the season goes on.

 

Cover, while you were posting this the Dline just sacked the QB again on his way to the parking lot - while his offensive linemen tried to tackle them.

Whew...bit of a stinker this one. I only saw it live so far, but did it look like to you they got the look they wanted that last putrid interception and Franks just blew it? Looked to me we were baiting the safety with an out to sneak a guy deep. I'm pretty sure it was there too and Too Tall threw it inexplicably into a sea of white.

 

Moving forward run blocking is my primary concern .
Ball security was careless inside the ten there early on . Definitely left some points out there . I felt the pass pro was decent for the most part. Definitely better than the run blocking . Of course there were a few times Franks bailed early scrambling to his left . Whenever this happened it resulted in an incomplete pass or on the first drive a short gain.


Stewart could form a solid pair with Davis if he gets his head out of his ass. Shawn was easily our best safety tonight . We will face Auburn , LSU and UGA shortly. All of which are better on D than the canes . There is a lot to work on with this bunch . But the OL definitely looks like our main concern .

 

Don't care, Beat Miami.

But still, that was horrendous.

 

1. Ventrel Miller took the starting spot from Burney. He looked really good at times tonight.

2. For the love of god, can we please move Burney to safety? Please? If I have to watch any more of Stiner or Taylor I'll off myself.

3. Franks is Franks. He just isn't any good. I see people blaming playcalling. I think the playcalling was a result of not trusting Franks. He was clearly shellshocked after that second turnover.

4. Greenard was a beast tonight.

5. I thought out tackles played well considering how good their DEs are.

6. I'd rip Krull a new one for his shyte blocking. That was an abomination.

 

Thanks cover 2 for the first write up of this tough season

 

Very frustrating game. Florida was a better team but had far too many boneheaded plays. Franks isn’t the answer. Mistakes are understandable but the BS with the crowd with how he was playing? Not sure he’ll ever get it. He almost lost that game by himself. The fumbles? Could be blamed either way but he certainly was a part of the problem and definitely wasn’t on the same page as his RBs. The interceptions? The first one was one of two things - he either threw behind and high to his underneath guy or threw short of his over guy and the under guy mistakes it as his. The over guy scores a TD with an accurate pass. Forgivable. The second? What in the world was that? Did he just not know the play? Did someone run the wrong route? Is he that terrible? Only he and the staff know. Either way, those TOs in addition to the boneheaded penalties almost cost the game. Maybe should’ve.

 

Next time somebody wants to argue about great play calling and make fun of Kirby's fake punt call let's talk about throwing an INT on first down after getting a turnover with 430 to go....smh

 

Stewart was suspended. Did Stiner play?

 

(But seriously, don’t tell Georgia fans)

 

We won, but lucked out!

 

I would say UF had both good and bad luck in the game. I think like I think most observers that UF had the better team, deserved to win and did.

 

Nah. Miami was the beneficiary of more luck than us. We gifted them two fumbles. We knocked the ball out multiple times and didn’t recover once. Their last drive was fueled by PI that hadn’t been called all game (not disputing the calls, just saying they let physical play happen most of the game until the 4th for some reason).

 

We are the better team but were lucky to win that sloppy game. The better team doesn't always win.