I love ya Nate and hate every gator there every was, but ya know your boys didn't put on such an impressive show as a TOP 10 team AT home against UAB.
That said I'm very excited about the game. In fact, I'm kickin' myself for getting rid of our second TV. I've got to flip back and forth between FSU/BC and Florida/Tenn. DAMNIT!
UAB is a lot more talented than people realize. They just aren't very deep. Plus, UT is notorious for playing to the level of their competition.
The opener was a bad combination of over-looking a decent team, and assuming a victory is earned by the name on the jersey.
Fear not.
Crows lost down here. Dammit. Oh well, at least that saves me a trip to Melbourne next week. Al Qaeda wants to blow something up there anyhow.
I hope ya like Rocky Top. If you tune into CBS around 8:00pm... you'll be hearing it alot.
Maybe not. They only took the pep bands.
"Bear Bryant used to say that you couldn't build a strong D if all you did was practice against a finess offense."
That's usually the case. Teams with great passing offenses can usually be controlled with a simple running game. That's not 100%, but true enough. And then when they get behind in scoring (and time), the fun starts. The thing that too many people don't get is that the passing game takes great timing. If a D can disrupt is then the QBs are meat.
I speak from vast experience on this front. I've had too many great passing teams that would get their asses kicked by a good D and a solid running game. You end up going three and out, while the other team's O runs twelve minute scoring drives.
I've also been on the other side where I've had a great D and ruined the other teams season. Run out of the I with a slot and you run six plays the whole game and look brilliant. The other teams D is made up of gazelles because they look good running against their O, which are also made up of gazelles, and you spend a half pounding the shit out of them inside. In the second half those gazelles are so beat up that you're able to do the unthinkable (because the are so fast), run outside on them. I love college football.
As for Spurrier, he always had 80 players in practice. His D rarely played against his own O. It's very rare that a program can do that these days.
"Maybe not. They only took the pep bands."
You have got to be shitting me.
Nate,
You've almost motivated me to watch football on television, something I haven't done in years.
About the only thing that will do that is being familiar with the playbooks of the respective teams. Be able to get inside the heads of the coaches so to speak.
Nope. Only three buses left and I'm sure the first was full of cheerleaders.
Not that I'd complain. The Swamp is an A+ shithole.
I think I know what Tenn. left back in Knoxville, and it was not the band.
TAKE THAT!! Fat ass Fulmer and UT!
Maybe a third quarterback to rotate would help?
Should've lost to UAB and now, well, Season Over!
That's silly. A handful of stupid mistakes does not ruin a whole season.
If this continues for the next couple of weeks I'll concede, but this was just a shitty game.
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