Florida Gators Gameday Notes
by mlmintampa on Oct 16, 2010 10:03 AM EDT
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Print- You know it is a trap game when none of the reporters covering the team call it a trap game.
- Jeff Demps might play or might not play. The Orlando Sentinel does a good job of documenting the almost daily changes to Demps' status. It almost makes you wish UF did what NHL teams do and only list players with "lower-body injury" and not assign a status to them. But we really shouldn't give them any more ideas on how to be more secretive with fans and the media.
- Florida's best freshman, Matt Elam, is also expected to be out with a concussion.
- Thank goodness Steve Addazio still gets a vote of confidence from Urban Meyer and John Brantley. I wouldn't want him calling weak side sweeps to Emmanuel Moody without everyone's support.
- Dan Mullen would like to remind you that Mississippi State had chances to win last season. Like I said, good thing Addazio has a vote of confidence because his head might roll after tonight.
- The Gainesville Sun reports that Gators QB recruit Jeff Driskel is not Tim Tebow. The bigger problem is that he isn't a tight end, either.
- The big story this week was Chris Rainey's non-triumphant return to the Gators. The Florida Times-Union sticks with that story, as well as being critical of Meyer as a leader of men. This is like when your parents aren't mad at you, just disappointed. Better to get yelled at and grounded, instead of them thinking that you are a dumbass.
- The Gator Basketball team had Media Day on Friday. The biggest question left unanswered is; How will the Gators replace Dan Werner's 4.6 ppg and crippling choke-jobs in the second half?
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Haha, Dan Werner is the basketball version of Steve Addazio. All the fans think they suck but the coach insist how great they are.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
by Hook85 on Oct 16, 2010 10:41 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Haha, Dan Werner is the basketball version of Steve Addazio. All the fans think they suck but the coach insist how great they are.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
by Hook85 on Oct 16, 2010 10:42 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I know
I’m moving back to Florida, currently in SC and I canceled my Internet about a month ago. So I’m stuck on my iPhone most of the time. I think the iPhones touch keyboard pisses me off more than Steve Addazio.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
Did will hill accidentally lay him out in practice like he did Jenkins a few games ago.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
PBP……He [Elam] sustained the injury last week against LSU, when he hit QB Jordan Jefferson. Elam’s pressure led to an interception by OLB Jelani Jenkins.
The Once and Future King
ESPN is pissing me off today.
they are a bunch of whores. Now they are in love with the Noles, and shitting themselves because BC is driving the ball on FSU.
I know, stragically it’s better if we face the Noles as a real big match up like the old days, but screw that… I hope they lose.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
Interesting article on Urban Meyer….
Urban Meyer has never been in charge of developing a game plan for a specific opponent and, more shockingly, on game day he has never called plays.
http://chuckoliver.net/?p=8447
I don’t know how accurate it all is, but it is interesting none-the-less.
The Once and Future King
I never assumed that Meyer called plays or came up with big game strategies. It’s seems obvious though that the spread option is his forte though. He has ran it since bowling green, so it’s not just a coincidence that every new OC for him continues on with the same style of offense. Just this time Addazio doesn’t seem to grasp it very well. Whoever that chuck guy is forgot to mention that Meyer coaches ST, and does a he’ll of a job too.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
Aha!
Sure explains a lot, if true. So much for hoping-against-hope Meyer takes over running “his” team, “reasserts himself”, and so on. Like most fans, I underestimated how badly all the coaching defections would affect us—now the other shoe drops and we get to say “No WONDER!”.
Foley fired Zook when losing to Miss. St. was just the proverbial “Straw…”; do you think there’s any way he does the same with Meyer if/when his bumbling, stumbling group of ill-matched, ill-led and ill-prepared group of talented underachievers (I won’t dignify this with the term ‘team") does the same against his old OC? Me neither—but I almost want to see it put to the test!
I can’t bring myself to root against my Gators even now, when we so desperately need that trigger pulled, for that change to be MADE…but I understand those that have reached that once unimaginable point. The majority of the “casual” Gator fans think only in terms of wins and losses; only with losses will they lose their “bragging rights” out there in the world and therefore bring the rising groundswell of pressure to bear that conventional wisdom says might eventually force Foley to move against a so recently “infallible and untouchable” coach.
On the other hand, there is another school of thought that places much more behind-the-scenes power in the hands of powerful, wealthy and connected boosters who can end any regime’s tenure and play a large role in choosing who comes in to replace it. It STILL comes down to Foley, however. With his support, Meyer continues to run things his way (ie. more Addazio); without it, well, things will happen rather quickly, I predict. I suspect those “powerful boosters” are already working “back channel”.
do you think there’s any way he does the same with Meyer if/when his bumbling, stumbling group of ill-matched, ill-led and ill-prepared group of talented underachievers (I won’t dignify this with the term ‘team") does the same against his old OC?
Like you, my answer is no.
I suspect those "powerful boosters" are already working "back channel".
Yep.
It STILL comes down to Foley, however.
Every single AD in the country has a list in their top drawer of their office, that lists a few replacement head coaches, for that worst case scenario.
The Once and Future King
The answer is simple
How will the Gators replace Dan Werner’s 4.6 ppg and crippling choke-jobs in the second half?
Lebron will take his talents up to Gainsville(beach)
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Anyone watching the Aub/Ark game?
Wow, that was a fumble to me, but of course they ruled it a fumble first and some how chsnged it to a TD without sny kind of review so they couldn’t reverse it back to a fumble cuz of the undisbutable evidence crap.
Any way, Cam Newton clearly learned a lot at that JUCO school because I don’t recall him being that fast, or tough. He looks a lot leaner too.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
Yeah, that was a bogus TD. But oh well.
Ryan Mallett is out of the game. As for Cam Newton, I always thought he was that tough, just not quite that fast.
The Once and Future King
Auburn will be very luck if Mallet can't return.
too bad, it’s such a close game.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
Yep. Though the backup QB did throw that TD pass…I don’t think they can stay in it w/o Mallett.
The Once and Future King
Well I guess the back up I'd pretty good too
but not good enough it seems. Down 2 TDs with 8min to go, well see…
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
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