***OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: UF vs FSU***

[lizardbreath]

Florida is statistically better in just about everything. And by wide margins. From this alone we should dominate. They haven’t been competitive with any team who is competently coached.

Great stuff - thanks for the very informative posts.

 

[Gator Fever]

Franks YTD Stats:
2,030 passing yards, 230 yards rushing, 26 TDs(6 rushing), 6 INTs so far with 2 games left into the season.

Mullen has found a way to make Franks a useable QB in his system. We can only hope Franks protects the ball Saturday. His numbers could be tremendous compared to last season and comparable to QBs back in the Meyer era.

I think he has just starved the RBs near the goal line some to boost Franks's numbers (as far as some of the passing TDs anyway against the easier competition) and hopefully his confidence. He has done a good job of getting Franks to limit the turnovers though I think Franks will never be a decent passer when the ball goes pass the line of scrimmage. It was pretty striking how bad Franks passing is when you take out the swing passes etc.

 

[G8RNGA]

I think he has just starved the RBs near the goal line some to boost Franks's numbers (as far as some of the passing TDs anyway against the easier competition) and hopefully his confidence. He has done a good job of getting Franks to limit the turnovers though I think Franks will never be a decent passer when the ball goes pass the line of scrimmage. It was pretty striking how bad Franks passing is when you take out the swing passes etc.

Good points. I agree that his passing accuracy seems to be limited to within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. His stats look better because of YAC.

 

[G8RNGA]

This FSU team is mentally fragile. Control the LOS on both sides and frustrate them, and especially jump ahead with a decent lead, and we will see a victory.

 

[Theologator]

Florida is statistically better in just about everything. And by wide margins. From this alone we should dominate. They haven’t been competitive with any team who is competently coached.

That’s all true.

My concern for Saturday is that the Noles do have excellent recruits. They have been tentative and unfocused most of the year, but managed to beat a decent BC team Saturday. They won on a big play, but exactly the kind of play our defense has surrendered all year. And in a rivalry game???

Our front 7 should be able to dominate their OL. We need to.

And our guys cannot take the bait on cheap shots, trash talk, etc. Take care of bidness, end a streak and cap a good first year with a satisfying win.

 

[Gator Fever]

They asked Willie how much he thinks winning this rivalry game affects the recruiting in the state and he basically said it can't be that easy or FSU would have all the top recruits now.

 

[g8tr72]

For me, this Gator team has already exceeded my expectations for this year. All I have truly cared about all season and for the last 5 years was beating the Noles.

Biggest game of the season by far. Get Pumped.

 

[Gator Fever]

For me, this Gator team has already exceeded my expectations for this year. All I have truly cared about all season and for the last 5 years was beating the Noles.

Biggest game of the season by far. Get Pumped.

Yep it will really take all the good feelings about this season and Mullen away if we were to blow this game with how bad FSU has looked.

 

[Slevin]

That’s all true.

My concern for Saturday is that the Noles do have excellent recruits. They have been tentative and unfocused most of the year, but managed to beat a decent BC team Saturday. They won on a big play, but exactly the kind of play our defense has surrendered all year. And in a rivalry game???

Our front 7 should be able to dominate their OL. We need to.

And our guys cannot take the bait on cheap shots, trash talk, etc. Take care of bidness, end a streak and cap a good first year with a satisfying win.

We shouldn’t be in position to lose on a last play. We should move the ball consistently and score. They aren’t conditioned well, they aren’t developed well, they go out and wing it. Any competent coach has shut them down. I expect the same Saturday

 

[GR8 2B]

Yep losing this game will make the whole season look crappy. A loss to our 2 biggest rivals, 2 losses in the Swamp and a 3rd place SEC East finish.

Says it all.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

“We can’t afford anything but a win … That’s all we’re talking about,” FSU’s Stanford Samuels III said Saturday. “We’re going to win next week. We’re going to beat the Gators.”

From gatorsports.com

 

[Gator Fever]

 

[itsgr82bag8r]

My wife is a bigger football fan than me and never would have even considered having it during the season. We did it in June.

Congrats!

Now, try to see if you can get her to "do it" the other 11 months!

 

[itsgr82bag8r]

As far as the F$U game..........

 

[T REX]

They asked Willie how much he thinks winning this rivalry game affects the recruiting in the state and he basically said it can't be that easy or FSU would have all the top recruits now.

 

[Egor's Assistant]

FSU is a terrible team. Taggart and his backpack are a joke. No way can you lose to this version of FSU. It just can't happen.

Make fun of their phanny pack or whatever. It’s truly worthy of ridicule. But If FFS syndrome rears its ugly head, Franks might be wearing that backpack on his way to Transfer Town.

No pressure or anything, son. Just Protect the ball. Keep that backpack stuffed underneath the bench. Beat them Noles silly.

 

[Durfish]

Addressing the obviously deluded "Noes"...
With no common opponents based solely on this tool's observations. Ugh.

Here are some facts about the team who took you to the wire last weekend, clowns:
Average composite team ranking over last 5 years...65.4 (yours, 5.4)
Average player score over the last 5 years...82.85 (yours, 91.28)
TOTAL blue chip players signed over the last 5 years...ONE (you a$$hats, 73)

With THAT kind of talent advantage y'all still think WT>DM?

BTW, we booked 46 BC players, and though we're a little behind you in the talent rankings I'll take our DL, RBs, WRs, and secondary over BC's any day of the week.

Sheesh.

 

[Gator-Don]

Bingo. Five pass attempts MAX.

Unless they put i

My pointed hope is that Mullen tricks Tagglewain into thumb wrestling him.

Hell Mullen could only use his big toe and kick Taggert's butt.

 

[Gator-Don]

My wife is a bigger football fan than me and never would have even considered having it during the season. We did it in June.

That's a hell of a rythm method! Bless you our wayward son:)

 

[Windy City Gator]

That's a hell of a rythm method! Bless you our way word son:)

Now we know why he is so cranky all the time.