Florida Gators: All Quiet On The Practice Front
by FlaGators on Aug 16, 2011 9:05 AM EDT
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PrintDue to all the positive e-mails (all 19 of them!) I got for the last title, I shall continue to do so until I either get bored, or end up taking it too far. With the latter option most likely.
Now that I think about it, I take it back. It is a horrible idea to close fall practice to the public. Spring practice or bowl game practice, sure; it's not like those really matter. Okay, well, spring practice matters, but usually all that comes out of it are injuries. And when it comes to bowl game practice, it depends on the bowl game.
But these past couple weeks have been pretty boring. Aside from the fact that I've actually been busy (those who know me know that it is extremely rare for me to be busy), there just hasn't been that much news when it comes to Gators football. If practices were open to the public, we'd have much more video and varying opinions as to how the team looks. It would have made for a much better August.
I'd like to make a motion that all future football practices that take place in the fall shall be open to the public. All we have to go by now are everyone's leftover quotes that they happened to get from Muschamp as he was running from the practice field to his office.
We get no video, no instant information or anything like that. All we get are the post-practice politically correct answers that every coach and player always say. Which is to say they are sort of like halftime interviews of players and coaches. You know what I mean: The coach of the team who is ahead at the half always says a variant of "Well, we've got to do a better job controlling the field position battle and get a little more in-sync overall, but so far we're doing what we wanted to do." And the coach of the team that is losing at the half always responds with the tired and true "We've got to get better defensively, we can't allow them to get open so often or let them run over us at the line of scrimmage."
I guess it could be worse. At least Moses Jenkins is healthy again and I'm hoping that is a good thing.
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I'm fine with closed practices
Because if we don’t know what the Gators are doing at practice then neither does our opponents! I’m fine with being surprised at the first game.
What if said surprise is the Miami of Ohio game all over again?
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Do you honestly think that will happen Fla? I mean I know it sucks not being able to watch the practices and all but I don’t think you need to be quite that negative about it.
It's great to be a Florida Gator!
We didn’t think it was going to happen last year either. But, I’ll admit, I don’t expect it this year. I was just merely stating…
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Yes and that would extremely suck
Brantley Watch. The mood is tense; I have been on some serious, serious reports but nothing quite like this. I uh... Jon... John is inside right now. I tried to get an interview with him, but they said no, you can't do that he's a live Gator, he will literally rip your face off.
[to the Brantley] Hey, you're making me look stupid. Get out here, Brantley!
I'm not following....
So if practices were open, the media and general public would better be able to gauge the team’s progress than the coaching staff and tell the coaches “hey coach, this isn’t going to work.” At which time the coaches would then change their schemes and gameplan to avoid a Miami of Ohio?
It is just nice to get video and pictures of the team in practice. We would be able to tell for ourselves who is doing good, who is doing bad…etc. not having to rely on politically correct answers from the coaching staff all the time.
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Haha, touche.
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I think it's more of a
Our expectations don’t get out of control because we know, that the center can’t complete a shotgun snap, or that Stoney Hands is still Stoney Hands and always will be stoney hands (true story)
Brantley Watch. The mood is tense; I have been on some serious, serious reports but nothing quite like this. I uh... Jon... John is inside right now. I tried to get an interview with him, but they said no, you can't do that he's a live Gator, he will literally rip your face off.
[to the Brantley] Hey, you're making me look stupid. Get out here, Brantley!
I know what you’re saying man. But just remember. Sargent dumb-ass (a.k.a. Steve Addazio) is no longer the Gators OC. :)
It's great to be a Florida Gator!
Right. But…John Brantley remains.
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So does Deonte Thompson. See how that works…
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Yeah
But chasing a shotgun snap for 15 yards should be a thing of the past.
Brantley Watch. The mood is tense; I have been on some serious, serious reports but nothing quite like this. I uh... Jon... John is inside right now. I tried to get an interview with him, but they said no, you can't do that he's a live Gator, he will literally rip your face off.
[to the Brantley] Hey, you're making me look stupid. Get out here, Brantley!
I hope so.
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I still think Deonte gets a bum wrap. Yes, he has dropped some crucial passes…but JB also over threw the ball as well. I’ve been watching replays of all of last seasons games and taking notes. That offense consisted of dink & dunk passes and only a handful of times did the offense bomb it deep. JB also launched 2 potential TDs on a 4th and short on the redzone…the only person who couldve caught those passes woulda been Dwight Howard. I’m fine with closed practices. Let em get the job done.
by GoGators82 on Aug 16, 2011 6:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh I totally agree that it isn’t all Deonte. Though great WR’s make things happen. Tebow wasn’t nearly on the money all the time with his throws either. But guys caught them.
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Deonte
has been doing that since he got to Florida even when Tebow would unleash a pretty deep pass, only to see bounce, fall through, or careen off ole Stoney’s Hands.
Brantley Watch. The mood is tense; I have been on some serious, serious reports but nothing quite like this. I uh... Jon... John is inside right now. I tried to get an interview with him, but they said no, you can't do that he's a live Gator, he will literally rip your face off.
[to the Brantley] Hey, you're making me look stupid. Get out here, Brantley!
The Gators are not far removed from a N.C.
They are still close enough to feel the glory. They had a bitter experience last year and the sting of shame is still burning in their hearts. They know they have a chance of redemption in the hands of an excellent defensive coach and an O.C that made K.C. the top rushing team in the NFL a year ago. There is magic in chemistry and the blend of players and coaches that we have now just may be magic. Don’t snuff the flame until we see how bright it can burn. I am grateful for all the great memories that UF football has given me and I am patient. Go Gators!
Right. Which is exactly why I don’t understand all the comments from opposing fans who seem we are in the midst of more than a down year.
We had one bad year. Not 3. I agree.
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Opposing fans hope we are in a slump.
Pre-season predictions carry all the street value of tits on a boar hog. Anyone who counts the Gators out is a fool. One spark in one game can make all the difference. I am not deluding myself into believing that this will be a championship year but I refuse to let anyone discount the possibility. Let the season unfold as it will. I am a big boy, I can take it. Let’s just enjoy it game by game.
Well said.
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I'm on the fence...
…but I definitely don’t mind the false hype or lack there of public practices used to generate. Too many stories of guys tearing it up followed by them barely seeing the field. And even the reverse of “All-SEC so-and-so looks awful this year!” only to have him come out and be great during the season. For that reason, I’m fine with them being closed.
But for the boredom of the last few weeks, I’m on the other side. Reports, whether false or not, are good for discussion. Instead the crickets have me reading way too many useless preseason polls (I take that back if I ever do my own of course).
by The Bull Gator on Aug 16, 2011 11:14 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
EXACTLY.
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that's what baseball is for!
watch a little of “America’s game” for the next few weeks until America’s real game takes over!
Go Tribe!
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Getting me to watch MLB is no easy task.
Haven’t been much of a fan at all for a very long time and don’t plan on changing that.
by The Bull Gator on Aug 16, 2011 12:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The only reason I want open practice
is to take my son to see the Gators every year get prepared so he’ll know life takes work ethic even if he doesn’t pick it up from me or his mom.
Brantley Watch. The mood is tense; I have been on some serious, serious reports but nothing quite like this. I uh... Jon... John is inside right now. I tried to get an interview with him, but they said no, you can't do that he's a live Gator, he will literally rip your face off.
[to the Brantley] Hey, you're making me look stupid. Get out here, Brantley!
There you go.
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I would rather see no news
Than news about arrests happening on the UF campus. Not saying the two are related, but at this point, no news is good news
by kujo24 on Aug 17, 2011 5:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
For the most part…
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Now y'all know how Longhorns fans feel.
Except, we have guys on the inside to leak information to us (usually walk-ons, who are more like fans in uniforms than anything else). They’ll give you tidbits if you pay’em. Or maybe they’ll just do it for free. I suspect Muschamp got this closed-practice mentality from us. Or, rather, he saw how bad it can be on the football team to have open practices and total media saturation.
In the long run, closed practices (at least as they’re establishing their regime) may be better for the football team. It may not be better for media types, but a little privacy goes a long way for players.
Mack Brown (and his website), though, seem to be a lot better at giving us just enough to hold us over. Why doesn’t Florida? Seriously, your website is pretty spare. There’s nothing of substance on there!
"Hey, don't y'all think that's beautiful right there? That crystal is SO beautiful. And it's coming home to Texas." - Vince Young
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