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"Run it up, they've been talking a lot of (expletive)."

Who said that gem? Don't know, but the Orlando Sentinel's Jeremy Fowler heard it;

Florida players might not have blown up Oklahoma's comments publicly during Monday's media day, but privately it's certainly an issue.

An exchange between one prominent Gators player and offensive coordinator Dan Mullen said it all as Florida walked toward a Dolphin Stadium stairwell on the way to a team picture. The Gator lightly topped Mullen on the arm and said "Run it up, they've been talking a lot of (expletive)." Mullen was talking to somebody else and might not have heard the comments, but it seems everybody else heard what Oklahoma CB Dominique Franks said...

A prominent Gators player could be anyone. It could be Caleb Sturgis for all we know. Fowler is right to avoid quoting the player because the player said it without knowing there was a media member nearby (the player would be off-the-record). But who would say that to Mullen? Probably a defensive player. And if the defense is taking this personal, Franks' statement could have swung the momentum to UF.

By the way, ESPN has reported today that an offensive assistant told Tim Tebow about Franks' comments. That's in addition to Chris Fowler explaining how Urban Meyer told his team fake comments about how bad they were in 2006 and attributed them to Kirk Herbstreit. Herbie looked like he had just crapped himself. If the Gators win again, Meyer might be the best motivator not named Barack Obama or Sarah Palin.

In other Media Day action, Brandon Spikes dropped this gem.

"When I watch SportsCenter,  I look at the scores and it’s 56-49, just basketball scores. I feel like it’s a joke. Like I said, Ole Miss ran up and down the field on a Big 12 defense. It’s just crazy. That’s just my perception of the Big 12 defenses.''

It's been well documented that Spikes has taken the lead on defense, which makes a statement like that almost normal. You'd much rather see a defensive player, who uses emotion, talking smack. Even better, he's going after Oklahoma's defense, which isn't exactly the Steel Curtain. In all, a relatively safe but effective volley.

Also, Percy Harvin is 90%, which is probably 100% for a lot of other players.

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Hasn't it been said that Percy's only been at 90% most of his Gator career?

Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/

by bdalebs on Jan 5, 2009 7:18 PM EST reply actions  

Are UF fans seriously worried about losing this game?

I have UF winning by 24. JMO of course.

Our goal is simple: Best in the land

by FSUSOM on Jan 5, 2009 9:23 PM EST reply actions  

Watching Texas look less than brilliant tonight made me feel a little better. And the Big12 (especially the vaunted South) has been pretty ordinary in bowl season. (Of course, Bama didn’t help the SEC’s stock very much, did they?)

by peachy rex on Jan 5, 2009 11:55 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm Gonna Get To Work...

Before the BCS Championship Game, I’ll have a post up entitled something like “Are You Afraid of the Big, Bad XII?” because the play of their QBs specifically has been impressively sub-par.

Here we go again: http://thefulldeck.blogspot.com/

by ejruiz on Jan 6, 2009 12:06 AM EST up reply actions  

I don't know about that

McCoy was 41-58 for 414 with 2 TD/ 1 INT. Harrell was 36 of 58 for 364 with 4 TD/ 2 INT. Harrell killed Tech in some areas, but McCoy just rolled UT for a game winning score.
What is a big deal is the rushing. Ohio State ran for 203 and Ole Miss ran for 223. Could we all be wrong and think that it’ll be Harvin, Demps and Rainey that are the difference makers and not Tebow?

mlmintampa
UF C/O 06

by mlmintampa on Jan 6, 2009 1:06 AM EST up reply actions  

I'd Put My Money On That.

Notice how Franks said that Tebow is easier to prepare for than the Big XII guys because he doesn’t throw as much. What that tells me is that their DBs aren’t used to run support and that could cost them big against the Gators. I believe we’ll run to build the lead and establish the pass, which we will use to open the game up further.

Here we go again: http://thefulldeck.blogspot.com/

by ejruiz on Jan 6, 2009 11:29 AM EST up reply actions  

If you noticed last night

Almost every single time OSU blitzed, good things happened. Whenever they dropped 7 in zone coverage – guys were wide open. I hope we learn from that.

Some of the OSU calls were puzzling. I would have thought going for it on 4th and 2 in the first half would have been a no brainer the way they were moving the ball instead of trying a 50+ yard field goal (which missed, but regardless, they weren’t going to beat Texas kicking FGs).

Also, Pryor needs to be converted to a WR. He throws a terrible ball.

by skigator93 on Jan 6, 2009 10:56 AM EST reply actions  

tOSU.

The Buckeyes offense was pathetic (outside of Beanie Wells, who got hurt) and they still pushed Texas to the brink. Their defense at their best is no better than ours on an average day, so we should be able to do what they did but to a higher degree. To beat these Big XII teams all you have to do on defense is control YAC and hit the WR as hard and as often as possible. Remember when the Pats did that to the Greatest Show on Turf (the Rams) in the Super Bowl?

Here we go again: http://thefulldeck.blogspot.com/

by ejruiz on Jan 6, 2009 11:32 AM EST up reply actions  

I remember a game when Tennessee did that to us - ’98? Maybe ’97. Their backs would wait for the receivers to catch the ball and then just drill them – fumbles everywhere.

by peachy rex on Jan 6, 2009 3:07 PM EST up reply actions  

I think OSU has a very good defense

Their offense is pathetic though – I agree with you there.

It was pretty sad though when Texas had the ball the entire third quarter and was running the no huddle and the OSU D was so exhausted, they kept getting encroachment calls trying to run down the line to their positions before the snaps…

by skigator93 on Jan 6, 2009 3:20 PM EST reply actions  

The SHOULD Have Won.

If Tressel was a better coach, he would have called a timeout and told his players on that last drive that they were not to score a TD under any circumstances. If their RB takes a knee at the 1-yard line instead of prancing into the endzone practically untouched with just over two minutes left, they could have forced Texas to use their timeouts and/or run down the clock some. Then you kick the FG if you can’t punch it in for the TD and take the lead anyway, while giving the Longhorns less to work with.

tOSU’s offense (again, outside of Beanie Wells) is the worst I think I’ve ever seen in a BCS Bowl. Pryor was pathetic; he looked like a much lesser Mike Vick. If he’s their future, then they won’t have to worry about getting blownout in important games anymore because they won’t be playing in them to begin with. Their OL might as well have been statues out there, once again. The WR have a flare for the dramatic, but drop too many catchable balls. The D is good, but not as good as advertized. They looked like Auburn or LSU, to tell you the truth.

by ejruiz on Jan 7, 2009 7:23 AM EST up reply actions  

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