My Season Predictions and Expectations.
by FlaGators on Aug 22, 2010 6:53 PM EDT
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PrintThe Schedule:
Miami (Ohio) - Win
USF - Win
Tennessee - Win
Kentucky - Win
Alabama - Loss
LSU - Loss
Mississippi State - Win
Georgia - Win
Vanderbilt - Win
South Carolina - Win
Appalachian State - Win
Florida State - Win
SEC Championship Game - Alabama - Loss
Top Offensive Players:
QB - John Brantley: 2,900 Yards 27 TD's 11 INT's
RB - Jeff Demps: 1,100 Yards 11 TD's
WR - Andre Debose: 850 Yards 6 TD's
TE - Jordan Reed: 400 Yards 2 TD's
Other Offensive stars: Chris Rainey, Omarius Hines, Carl Moore, Solomon Patton.
Top Defensive Players:
DL - Justin Trattou: 6 Sacks
LB - Brandon Hicks: 87 Tackles
DB - Ahmad Black: 5 INT's
Other Defensive stars: Will Hill, Sharrif Floyd, Ronald Powell, Terron Sanders, Jon Bostic.
Top Offensive Freshman: Chris Dunkley WR .
Top Defensive Freshman: Dominique Easley DT barely over Joshua Shaw CB.
Surprise Offensive Player: Deonte Thompson WR
Surprise Defensive Player: William Green DE
Offensive Player to Watch: Mike Gillislee RB
Defensive Player to Watch: Omar Hunter DT
And in all honesty, I hope that I am wrong in almost I typed. I hope that they don't lose those three games
and I hope that every single player that I typed about (and everyone else on the team) has a much better
statistical year that what I have them down for, especially guys like Quinton Dunbar.
Go Gators!
Please be kind and use good grammar.
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Well….To be honest…I don’t know. I’m thinking they will lose two regular season games. And I wasn’t going to say Tenn, UGA or F$U unless I really thought they could lose to them. So I went with LSU instead of South Carolina, MSU…etc.
The Once and Future King
Just don't see the gates losin to the asshat.
TIFWIW. To me he’s like Jeff Bowden(came in the coattails of success, uses said success to recruit like crazy. Then takes a dump when its time to develop the blue chippers)
......and let the paramedics sort 'em out!
or coach .......
Or manage the clock
or conduct an interview w/out saying “uh”
37 times.
Wait, how much are they paying him?;)
......and let the paramedics sort 'em out!
Sort of like Larry Coker.........
He coasted on talent, upper-classmen leadership(from the previous regime). I think his record since speaks volumes.
......and let the paramedics sort 'em out!
That is how Meyer, Jim Tressel, Bobby Stoops got their first title(s) as well.
And Larry Coker was given 5 years after his national championship before he got fired. Les Miles is about to begin year 4.
We shall see. I think though that Miles is twice the coach that Coker is.
The Once and Future King
That still only makes him half a coach; )
Miles will be replaced w/in 2 yrs.
......and let the paramedics sort 'em out!
wrong
we may lose to ’Bama but we kill LSU, and we beat Auburn in the SEC title
"It's here, it's here, it's finally here" :Strongbad on football season
See my above post.
As for Auburn…I don’t think they are quite ready yet to outclass ’Bama.
The Once and Future King
that's why the Tigers are the dark horse in the SEC west
not Arkansas. plus we have LSU at home this year
"It's here, it's here, it's finally here" :Strongbad on football season
This looks fun.
The Schedule:
Miami (Ohio) – Win(EZ)
USF – Win(EZ)
Tennessee – Win
Kentucky – Win
Alabama – Loss
LSU – Win(?)
Mississippi State – Win
Georgia – Win(?)
Vanderbilt – Win
South Carolina – Loss(?)
Appalachian State – Win
Florida State – Win
SEC Championship Game – Alabama – Loss
Top Offensive Players:
QB – John Brantley: 3300 Yards 40 TD’s 9 INT’s
RB – Moody: 750 Yards 14 TD’s
WR – Andre Debose: 800 Yards 5 TD’s, 450 Yards rushing, 4 TD’s
WR – Chris Rainey: 500 Yards 4 TD’s, 350 Yards Rushing, 4 TD’s
Other Offensive stars: Jeff Demps, Carl Moore, Deonte Thompson, Back Up QB
Top Defensive Players:
DL – Justin Trattou: 4 Sacks, 15 Tackles for loss
LB – A.J. Jones: 95 Tackles, 4 INT’s, 3 Sacks
DB – Janoris Jenkins :7 INT’s, 2 TD’s
Other Defensive stars: Will Hill, Ahmad Black, Brandon Hicks
Top Offensive Freshman: Andre Debose WR .
Top Defensive Freshman: Matt Elam, DB
Surprise Offensive Player: Chris Rainey
Surprise Defensive Player: A.J. Jones
Offensive Player to Watch: Carl Moore, WR
Defensive Player to Watch: Will Hill, DB
This is clearly just for fun. I have no idea how we will be this season. I am pretty confident. I even think we have a chance at beating Bama if Brantley can utilize all of our weapons. The Cocks our under rated, its definitely a trap game. They have a awesome running game, and if Garcia can finally step up…watch out!
After the first couple cake games I think I will have a better idea of this team. Right now is just a wild guess.
Rainey and Debose should do VERY well this season. They will be our main slot guys, the ball will probably go to both of them very often whether its option runs like the old Harvin days or short slants and outs where they can pick up LOTS OF YAC.
Our LB core is very under rated, and Jenkins, Black, Hill give us awesome DB’s, I am not sure how the other CB will do though. So the only weak spots I see is the new CB replacement. The D-line looks really solid. All in all our defense is pretty under rated.
The entire season depends on Brantley. He will have Heisman like numbers if he can find a way to get Debose, Rainey, Moody, Demps the ball. They will do the rest for him…
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
Ahhhh. You’ve got the second regular season loss for the South Carolina game. Like I was saying above…I’m expecting to see two losses in the regular season. It’s just a matter of which one (other than Alabama) it could be.
I was going to include Matt Elam in my list as well…just not sure how much playing time he is actually going to get (not counting special teams).
And wow. I completely forgot about AJ Jones for some reason. Solid choice there.
The Once and Future King
I think well see a lot of Elam in passing situations. When we have 5 DB's on the field im sure he will be one of them.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
Just a fan rambling
but ….I don’t see the Gators losing to Bama this year. Urban Meyer is the most intense coach I know of and he has had a long season to analyze Saban and his team. The emotional edge and the ambush factor went to Bama last year. They were loose and we were tight, both offensively and defensively. It seemed we were doomed to play out the game with the tried and true offensive scheme and the Tide defense was ready for it. Meyer and Co. have a whole new set of tools in the box and Brantley has the kind of arm to scatter a defense. I think Mike Gillislee will get more carries and have more impact than a lot of people give him credit for. I do kind of wish we had a bruising running back for short yardage situations but then I’m just a rambling fan, thank heavens we got Urban.
I like Gillislee
He hits the hole hard and fast – no dancing around. You don’t have to be 240 lbs to be a good short yardage back.
I’m not sure we go into Bryant Denny in front of what will be a record crowd for the State of Alabama, during Prime Time, and take out the defending National Champs. That said, if we lose that game and are fortunate to meet them again in Atlanta, I’d like our chances then,,,,
True. It is very hard to beat a team twice in one season. Bobby Bowden said it best in early January of 1997 when he told one of his assistants before the game started that these weren’t the same Gators they beat two months prior.
The Once and Future King
It was not only that the Seminoles won the first game
it was the way they won it. Bowden admitted that they hit Danny not just to the whistle but to the echo of the whistle. They barely escaped defeat at Doak Campbell with a friendly officiating corp. Spurrier called them on it and said that they would not tolerate the same treatment in the Sugar Bowl. I think most poultry had enough sense to read the tide in the championship game. I could not get one of my Seminole buddies to watch the game with me. Even Bowden knew that his day of reckoning had come.
I think we have a chance to beat Bama.
It’s so hard to gauge because this years Gator team is untested, and the Tide’s offense looks like it will only get better this season. I wouldnt put money on the game thats for sure. But if we go into the game undefeated, I sadly will sadly have high hopes.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
Hard and Fast
North South runners make excellent backs, just ask Emmitt Smith. He was good at getting you at least 3 yards and he’s no where near 240. Gillislee will be good, maybe not this year, he’s still got some pretty good horses in front him, namely Jeff Demps.
Get out of my House!
Demps and Moody are the ones who are in front of him on the depth chart at RB. As of August 6th, per Meyer.
The Once and Future King
Depth chart
From what I saw out of Gillislee last season he appeared to be a better contact runner. I don’t think he’ll ever have the speed that Demps and Rainey have but but he hits harder and maintains balance in heavy traffic. Emmanuel Moody is a bigger body but remains an enigma. I had high hopes that he would be able to pound inside but he seems a tad fragile. At any rate, it’s almost here Gator fans. Buckle up Buttercup! Here come the Gators! Good luck to all and hopefully I’ll see you at The Swamp.
I take Meyer's depth Chart
with a grain of salt. Past experiences say that the Runningbacks are not the only ones who run the ball in Florida’s offense. I fully expect Chris Rainey to get a good share of the ball totting duties.
Let’s not forget about Mack Brown, from everything I’ve read on him is he’s a burner and a good shifty north south runner.
Get out of my House!
Oh no doubt that WR’s touch the ball in Meyer’s offense. But it appears that this year we actually have RB’s that can handle the job without a Tebow or a Harvin. Hopefully anyway.
Nobody is forgetting about Mack Brown. He just needs to stay healthly so we don’t begin to forget about him.
The Once and Future King
He hasn't reached Moody Status yet
and as always we can medical redshirt him in his freshman year if needed.
But Rainey is still more of a running back in my eyes. And until I see it for more than 3 games (the UT game is the one that will really tell me) I can’t really expect to see Rainey lining up to run crossing routes as much as I can see him running wide receiver screens, reverse plays, and deep outs/fly patterns.
But that’s just me. I’m sure if Urban is telling the complete truth and we are analyzing it correctly, then Rainey will be the new slot receiver. ( although I tend to believe that Omarius Hines is the best receiver on the team, followed by Deonte and Carl Moore.)
Get out of my House!
Rainey's Play
Maybe Rainey will be the new recipient of that reverse cross shovel pass out of the option that Hernandez received about 300 times last season.
I hadn’t thought about that but now that you mention it…I can see it. That would be interesting to see as that play requires some skill in the art of breaking a potential tackle or two.
The Once and Future King
and
once you get beyond the linebackers – it’s a race with the DBs….a race that Hernandez was ill suited for, but one that Rainey can win.
wow
you have no faith in ur team we will never lose to lsu idc how u look at it and i doubt we will lose to alabama twice
Mike Gillislee #23 ''THE BEAST''
How long have you been watching the Gators?
In the SEC, playing any one of these teams there is a potential to walk away with a loss.
Bama
LSU
USC
UGA
UT
Auburn
Ole Miss
Miss State
Arkansas
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
Apparently, some people believe....
that Tebow was really holding us back and that we are going to win the national title and Brantley is going to win the Heisman.
by skigator93 on Aug 30, 2010 8:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
There is no explaining what some people think.
Tebow was a once in a lifetime athlete and gentleman. He was the major part of our offense simply because he was the best we had, or ever had. It is unthinkable to believe we can replace him in this lifetime. We may have a more diversified offense and one that is fun to watch. I don’t speak of losses. If you speak it’s name, you give it life. I prefer to be cautiously optimistic and enjoy every game. As far as being realistic, I don’t think there is one team in college football that has a significant edge over UF in talent. I believe that Urban Meyer is (arguably) the best coach in college football. There are so many factors that come into play during a given season that anyone would be a fool to bet a lot of money on any team’s success. I like the Gators chances of having a good season and I will not put a cap on it. Let losses come if they must but I damn sure won’t acknowledge them before they happen. Go Gators!
by renegator on Aug 30, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Thanks Ski
It’s nice to hear from you sir.
Perhaps so
However, “experience” in the realm of college football is a relative term. Having senior players that have performed at the level of intensity both physically and emotionally that is necessary for championship play, is critical. A handful of leaders can inspire a group of young men with raw talent to play at a level far beyond their years. Momentum swings easily in college ball and a well- timed, gutsy play can set a more experienced team back on their heels. A great coach can light a big fire that consumes marginal advantages of more experienced teams. Take it from a not-so-young guy with dings in his skull, “experience” is vastly overrated.
Whatever
Way to out on a limb w/ your ‘predictions’. My prediction? Gator losses. Still good enough to win the east…SEC sucks in 2010.
Sorry, 4 Gator losses.
Swallow that Gators. And take it to the bank.
what u on
4 losses what drug are u on take ur bitchass home with that cus only stupid and ignorant haters would say that
Mike Gillislee #23 ''THE BEAST''
either you're drunk or high
that’s why I’ll stay away from drugs and alcohol
"It's here, it's here, it's finally here" :Strongbad on football season
Gator losses
Obviously, you are going to bet a lot of money on those four losses and become a wealthy man on the strength of your extensive knowledge of college football. Go shuck something.
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