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Im Done !!!!!!!

2010-09-05T23:55:24Z

Im never going to post previews on SBNation again, Im going talk about the game thats it. The reason why is because nobody read or comment on my articles look forget about the first and second article I mess up on those , my other ones I thought I did good, but it wasnt good enough for you guys to comment . Well anyways , I wish good luck for the Florida Gators this year , win us a title. go gators!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Initial thoughts on Game 1 - Miami (Ohio)

2010-09-04T19:47:56Z

Offensive Thoughts:
Why so many screen/outlet passes? I think that with about 6 minutes to go in the 1st quarter that play was overdone.
Moody still is horrible. No hands and can't run. Why did we allow this guy to transfer here?
John Brantley looks okay at best,some of the fumbles are his fault. Omarius Hines looks good.
Mike Pouncey doesn't look good. But then again the whole OL looks horrible.
12 total yards of offense at the half. Pathetic. Actually, that is beyond pathetic.
Play-calling questionable again but that is nothing really new.
Pouncey at center, isn't working out. Time to move him.
17 total yards with 6 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter. I don't even know what to say.
4 minutes to go in the 3rd and the Gators fumble for the 395th time. Absolutely ridiculous.
Start of 4th, 25 yards of offense. Unreal.
Jeff Demps takes things into his own hands. 72 yard TD run. Very nice.
Who is really calling the plays? Addazio or Loeffler?
Deonte Thompson makes a nice catch on 3rd and 4.
Omarius Hines is looking like our #1 pass catcher on offense.
Mike Gillislee is our second best RB, and it is not even close.

Defensive Thoughts:
A couple of INT's. This defense is trying to be a ball-hawking defense.
Jaye Howard does really good one play (tackle for loss) then the next one, can't line up properly.
I can see that just like last year, long drives are going to be a problem again.
Pretty solid tackling overall. Some missed tackles but really nothing to be alarmed at so far (start of 3rd Quarter).
Man coverage is not this defenses strong suit.
Late hits/Roughing the passer. This is not FSU. Lawrence Marsh and Janoris Jenkins I'm looking at y'all.
Changed my mind again. Jaye Howard is having the best DL day.
Above average pass rush throughout the game. Very nice to see.
Ahmad Black is still a big hitter. Love it.
Nice to see Jeremy Brown making some plays (especially that INT), kid deserves it.

Special Teams:
Just for future reference, Matt Elam, you are allowed to advance a PR. Just grab it and run. The ball will not bite you.
Aside from the fake punt, they looked like your average Urban Meyer special teams. Solid as usual.
For the first time in his career, Chas Henry will be depended upon. His first punt was just plain bad.
The best special teams play of the game was Gillislee's return halfway through the 3rd Quarter.
Really Caleb. A missed FG and a miss on an extra point. Geeeeez.
Kickoff return coverage could use some work.

Player Grades on Offense:
QB: John Brantley C-
RB: Jeff Demps A-, Chris Rainey C-, Mike Gillislee B-, Emmanuel Moody F, Trey Burton B-
WR: Deonte Thompson C+, Chris Rainey C-, Jeff Demps D+,
TE: Omarius Hines A-

Player Grades on Defense:
DL: Jaye Howard A-, Justin Trattou B+, Duke Lemmens C-, Lawrence Marsh D-, Ronald Powell B
LB: Jonathan Bostic A-, Brandon Hicks B, A.J. Jones A-
DB: Ahmad Black A-, Janoris Jenkis B+, Matt Elam B+, Josh Evans B+, Jeremy Brown B+

Player Grades on Special Teams:
K: Caleb Sturgis D-
P: Chas Henry F
KR: Jeff Demps B-, Mike Gillislee A-, William Green C
PR: Matt Elam INC, Chris Rainey B

Random Thoughts:
A lot of empty seats. Very sad to see.
That was a safety, score should have been 21-8 Gators at one point.
The Gators deserve to be dropped 15 spots or more in the Polls.
And the amount of empty seats grow as the fans leave at the start of the 4th.

Get Ready GatorNation!!!!!!!!! pt.6 The Defense

2010-09-04T04:58:35Z

Hey , I'm back , anyways I'm here to talk about the whole entire defense ( because the season starts tomorrow , so forgive me if you wanted an article of different defense position). See I'm a very confident and calm guy but I'm going to admit , I'm a little worried about our defensive line. I think we have a lot of talent at DE, but still some some questions. I don't blame the media for questioning our defense line especially we lost Carlos Dunlap, Jermaine Cunningham, Major Wright , Joe Haden, Brandon Spikes , Ryan Stamper on defense. This year , I think our defense will be a whole lot better and faster and I'll tell you why.

Even after all we have lost, we still have one of the top 5 secondary in the country. Janoris Jenkins, one of the top 5 cornerbacks this year is back. Ahmad Black was Ranked as the 10th best safety in the country on Yahoo Sports , and hard hitting safety who backed up Major Wright , he is so good that Yahoo ranked him as the number 11th safety in the country , his name is Will '' The Thrill '' Hill. Many people compare him to Reggie Nelson , because he brings that swag of a Reggie Nelson that Spikes brought us two years ago , he hits like Reggie Nelson and he just as athleticas him too. He actually had more tackles then Reggie Nelson did on they sophomore year and Will came off the bench, so look for a very good season for Will Hill.

Our linebacking core has a chance to be better than last year. I know it sounds crazy, but the linebacker core wasn't that fast last year , it was based on instincts and the defensive line creating easy holes to stop the run or the pass. Thats great defensive line last year is gone, we have a good one this year but not a great one, but thats all our linebackers need. Even Urban Meyer , last year said ,'' Our linebackers are not really fast, but they flow really well with the defense'', he wasn't lying , Brandon Spikes ran a 5 flat 40 yard dash. Thats why Carlos Dunlap was a very important part of our defense last year , especially when he was suspended in the Alabama game. Our linebackers need holes to stop Mark Ingram and we didn't many holes so we lost.

This year s linebacking speed is tremendous. Brandon Hicks came off the bench and still contributed 32 Tackles,5 TFL,4 sacks , Jelani Jenkins runs a 4.46 in a 40 yard dash coming out of high school. AJ Jones is not that fast but he 's just like Ryan Stamper , he flows with the defense really well especially when got 3 INT. I love Jon Bostic ( no homo) he is a beast he has instincts like a Brandon Spikes, and hits like Ray Lewis and he has the body of a Clay Matthews III body-look, and he runs a 4.65 in the 40 yard dash , I hope he starts over Jelani Jenkins , cus he has proven he can play college level football.

The defensive line to me is our weakness, but still strong with Justin Trattou and Duke Lemons as starters. I think Ronald Powell will get his time during the the season, along with Dominique Easley ( he's been moved to DE ) . I like our freshman as well, my top 5 freshmans on defense are 1.Matt Elam ( I hope he start at nickel this season) , 2. Cody Riggs ( He will lock your NO.1 guy down , he' ll jump the depht chart this year, you watch), 3. Dominique Easley ( he's big and fast and very physical he reminnds me of Dwight Freeney ) 4. Shariff Floyd ( He is already too big , but he got stronger and lost body fat , he will be insane this season ) 5. Ronald Powell ( he disappointed me based on Urban Meyer's evaluation on him earlier , but I heard he getting up on the depht chart, so he cracked in my top 5).

Let me know your top 5 rookies to watch , we agree to disagree right ?

Poll

I think our secondary is our strongest position on defense , am I wrong , well you give me your opinion , who's our stongest and most in-depht position on defense?

Get Ready GatorNation!!!!!! pt.5 Offensive Lines

2010-09-04T03:32:32Z

Hey I'm back, I'm here to talk about our strongest and most important position on the team, the offensive line. Personally, I think we have the best offensive line in the SEC and the 2nd best in the country, behind Boise St. . We return 4 of 5 starters on the offensive line, which help the Florida Gators finish 10th in the country in rushing yards , 4th in points per a game, 9th in the fewest sacks allowed. I think we will have a better and more experience line this year, I know you guys are gonna ask ,''but what about the loss of Maurkice Pouncey ? '' look we will do just fine. Maurkice Pouncey, a 1st round pick to the Steelers , was the heart and soul or our offensive line, but we have other guys that can step in and play really good.

Mike Pouncey will take over the center position, and looks really goods at it, even Urban Meyer said ,''Mike is a better center than Maurkice now, but last year he wasnt ready for Center because he's not a good shotgun snapper''. So I'm guessing he can do a shotgun snap now, so with that don't worry about center at all. Now the other positions, I like Marcus Gilbert at tackle, he has tremendous strength and better footwork especially in the running game and he might be a 2nd round this year. I love Carl Johnson and Xaxier Nixon at guard they only gave up 12 sacks combined, it would be less if Tebow didn't run the ball 217 times last year.

I like our probable starter Matt Patchman, he looks good every time he on the field, but he's hurt. I'm not worried we have some depht at this position, I like either David Young and Maurice Hurt to take his position while he injured. They both have very good footwork especially in the passing game and very strong men, David Young weighs 304 lbs and Hurt weighs 320 lbs, but they have some issues in the running game but I doubt Urban Meyer will have the running backs running to the side a lot anyways.

WE WILL BE GREAT ON OFFENSE THIS SEASON TRUST ME!!!!!!!

Poll

Im done with the offense previews so out of all my articles on the offense what did you like best ( and be honest) ?

David Nelson looks like a lock for the Bills roster

2010-08-30T21:23:44Z

I thought I would share this with the group. He has really impressed during the camps/OTA's and preseason. Right now I believe he is penciled in as the number 4 WR on the Bills. This just makes me think that it wasn't necessarily the WR's that were the problem in the passing game last season, but perhaps Tebow (and the coaching staff directing him) not getting beyond that 1st or 2nd read before running for it. Buffalo Rumblings had a good article on it at their website too if anyone is interested. Nelson has caught two TD passes so far in the preseason....not bad for a undrafted rookie free agent.

Buffalo Rumblings Article

Get Ready GatorNation!!!!!!!!!! pt.4 Wide Receivers / Tight Ends

2010-08-29T17:38:18Z

Im happy today the season is almost coming. Im here to talk to you about the wide receivers and tight ends. I seriously don't understand why Urban Meyer is so worried about the wide receiver core, this is the most talented and in-depht position in my opinion. I know last year it didn't look like we had a lot of talented wide receivers, because of an inaccurate quarterback, Tim Tebow. Think about it , how is a bunch wide receivers or tight ends suppose to look good ( like the weapons on Arkansas) when your quarterback runs the ball 217 times? I'll answer that only like 1 and if lucky 2 wide receivers can look really good like last year Riley Cooper and Aaron Hernandez . Deonte Thompson is a deadily receiver and he only drop two passes last year, the lowest on the team, but some questioned his talent because Tim Tebow only threw him the ball 29 times; 24 was caught , 2 was dropped and 3 were horrible passes.

Now we have a quarterback with an extraordinary NFL arm that reminds me of a Drew Brees or a Aaron Rodgers that can throw it to anybody and everybody , matter who they are they'll catch it , that takes a lot of trust. Many of you probably never heard of Omarius Hines or #82 , this guy is big for his size he's 6'0 and 219 lbs that's bigger than all of our running backs that's insane and he has very good hands. Don't be surprise if Omarius Hines and Deonte Thompson get the same amount of catches , because if you look at last year, Brantley love using this guy in the slot like Tebow does with Hernandez but not as much. Like I said John Brantley look like a Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees, because he doesn't throw it to one guy 60% to 75% of the time he likes to keep the defense guessing and make them vulnerable unlike Tim Tebow does. If you disagree lets review in 2007: Andre Caldwell ,2008: Percy Harvin , 2009: Aaron Hernandez,, that's not Brantley just look at the 2010 orange & blue spring game.

I like the move of Chris Rainey he's quick and has good but not great speed and endurance, and he can catch. Let's face it he was never gonna make it as running back with Jeffrey Demps and Emmanuel Moody that better than him on the depht chart. I predict at least 30 catches maybe more but remember he has injury problems. I like our freshmans we recruited , I liked Adrain Coxson the most until he transfer to Maryland because he wasn't cracking the depht chart. Now our recruiting class of wide receivers went from a B+ to a B- with Coxson gone, yes he was that good . I still like Solomon Patton and Robert Clark ,I'm not sold on Chris Dunkley yet . I like Solomon because he has very good speed and he can run after the catch, I like Robert because he's a hard worker and he reminds me of Wes Welker look because he short and he good at getting open. I'm not sure about Dunkley because when I looked at his tapes and highlights ,I didn't really see him run any long routes plays and he's not that good at getting yards after catch so he needs to know how to go long to be able to play at Florida.

As for tight ends, I'm very impress of Jordan Reed athleticism and and speed and yards after catch. John Brantley will be looking for him alot especially in the slot with Hines. I'm still not convince that Gerald Christian is ready for college football , he might need a redshirt to get stronger and faster. Our offense will be raw this year no doubt , we have too much talent at this position , if John Brantley have a bad year this year he is a fail and he can't make any excuses unless like the whole offensive line gets hurt or something. I'm serious, when you guys like Omarius Hines, Andre Debose , Chris Rainey , Frankie Hammond Jr. , Deonte Thompson, Jordon Reed and maybe Carl Moore as your wide receivers and tight ends with that running back core then you should have no excuses to not put up at least 21 or more points every game.

Thats it for now the season is coming so get ready gator fans if you have any questions you can ask it in your comment or email me at quamano5@yahoo.com

Go Gators !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Poll

Who would you throw the ball to more?

Welcome to Alligator Army

2010-08-27T08:14:52Z

Each year, Alligator Army gets bigger and we are very grateful for that. But entering our fourth season of Gator football, it is a good time to reintroduce ourselves and provide some background about the site. We'll use a Bill Simmons-like Q&A to do it.

Who is Alligator Army? Alligator Army is me, mlmintampa. I have been writing here since August 2007. The site was founded as "Swamp Ball" in February 2006.

Why do you call yourself we? Because we think we're Will Leitch? Actually, it's based on our original blog, The Sporting Orange. That blog got us this gig, but that blog was myself and two friends. I like pretending I still have a team working with me.

What makes you qualified to write about the Gators? Because a lot of your stuff sucks ass. Yeah, but what makes you qualified? In all seriousness, I never played high level football or basketball, but I did cover the Gators while I attended UF. Between 2004-06, I covered or was a beat reporter for women's volleyball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball and football. During that time, I worked for AM850, WUFT, The Independent Florida Alligator, Gatorzone and WCJB. I graduated from UF in 2006. I also worked in minor league baseball, which is why I write baseball stories like I'm Peter Gammons. I was a fairly good hockey player, so if UF gets a hockey team, the coverage here will be awesome.

Why don't you write more? I have a regular job that keeps me fairly busy. Some days I can post early in the morning or late at night, other days I can put something up during lunch. Some days I can't post anything. That's the way the game goes sometimes.

Why don't you write about recruiting? Recruiting, like other news, is not written about unless I think I have something to add. What do I know about a recruit from Alabama that isn't already out there? If there is a Tampa recruit, I'll mention it, since I've probably seen them or at least be familiar with their team. As for other news, I usually won't repeat what the Herald, Times, Sun and Sentinel have already written. I don't have the access of a reporter, so I can't act like one.

Besides, the fanposts and fanshots are for you to add something to Alligator Army that you think we're missing. If you want to write about an 8th grader that dominated the Carrollwood Cardinals-Bay Area Raiders game, do it. (Also, we have way too many Tampa and Gainesville references in our posts.)

If we think you suck, but we're too scared to leave a comment, how can we send you an email? alligatorarmy@gmail.com. In three years, we're only had one guy who aggressively hated us, but he wasn't man enough to do it in the comments or to our face.

So if I say you suck ass in the comments, will I get banned? Usually, the only people who get banned are those who use slurs. But yeah, being aggressive and personal attacks against Alligator Army or a commenter are a good way to get banned. Judging by allowing this comment, I'm pretty conservative in applying the ban hammer. Commenters can also police the comment sections by flagging comments.

How can you hate FSU, but not Tennessee or Georgia? FSU is a horrible place and it sucks. I lived in Tallahassee for a year and each day felt like a thousand paper cuts. Plus, if you know anything about Florida education policy, you know FSU is the weakling of the State University System. Since FSU can't govern themselves (they wanted a Chiropractic College for crying out loud), the State Legislature does it. That means the State Legislature has to govern UF. That means UF can't do what it needs to become a top-10 national public university and Charlie Crist can cut Shands funding as political revenge. And where did Crist go to college? FLORIDA STATE. (We are tremendous Gator snobs.)

As for Tennessee and Georgia, I hate their sports teams but not their schools. Sure they have annoying fans, but they both like dogs and are our SEC cousins. Even if the Tennessee cousins have no teeth and all of the female Georgia fans have breast implants. Also, we have our share of annoying fans too.

As always, thanks for reading.

My Season Predictions and Expectations.

2010-08-22T22:53:29Z

The 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!

Get Ready GatorNation!!!!pt.3 Running Backs

2010-08-21T13:06:47Z

Im back, in my last piece I had a lot of bad comments that really disrespectful and unnecessary, look if you don't like it don't read it , its not hard. Well today I'm here to talk to you about the Florida Gators running backs. Last year, wasn't our year for the running game , because of distractions, for example : Jeffrey Demps,Emmanuel Moody was hurt during the season while Mike Gillislee was still learning how to be a Florida Gator running back. In fact, Moody only played 12 of the 14 games last year because of injury and did not play against Alabama.

The offensive line was new, it was also Steve Addazio first year as offensive coordinator. I think it was a good move to put Chris Rainey with the WRs , he is an explosive player ,but he is too small weight wise to play running back he is only 175 lbs ,the sophomore Mike Gillislee weigh more than Rainey(190 lbs) and he didn't get a redshirt. Rainey also lacks alot of endurance, he makes a couple of bad decisions and he only average 6.5 ypc last year, he average 7.8 in 2008. I think a guy with that kind of speed, and lots of explosiveness that's not strong enough to play running back should play wide receiver, so very good move by Florida.

Now that Tim Tebow is gone,the RBs will get more carries and show their abilities as a running back. Usually you would see a bunch of RBs have over 100 carries,nope that's not the case with the Florida Gators last year, because Timmy Tebow hogged all the carries last year. Really, how many times would you see a quarterback have 217 carries , Jeremy Masoli only had 130 carries last year and he was a better explosive runner than Tebow. Now that John Brantley is our quarterback , expect a running back maybe two to have over 100 carries for the first time since 2007 with Keston Moore when he had 104 carries, and start to develop a running game.

If our running backs stay healthy we will have the best running back core in the nation.I say that because all these running backs can run 4.40-4.50 speed on a 40 yard dash, except for probably Moody, we also have one of the strongest offensive line when your talking about Pouncey,Gilbert,Johnson,Nixon,and Patchman ( if he is healthy ). See we didn't have a good year running the ball the ball last year and we still had more total rushing yards than Alabama ,3105 to 3011 yds and in yards per a carry 5.6 to 5.0, imagine this year if we stay healthy,we didn't beat them because passing game was horrible. Florida was in the red zone twice inside the 10 yard line on one possession Tebow easily miss his target on a #rd down play when another man was open and the other time a accurate quarterback would have threw it high enough for his man to catch it unfortunately Tim Tebow didn't he threw it way to low and Javier Arenas easily picked that off it was right in his hand.

Jeffrey Demps, will be the starter and will have 100 carries, if stay healthy. The Florida Gators will use Emmanuel Moody a lot this season, especially in the redzone and short yardage plays. I like both running backs, but I like Mike Gillislee better, he average about 8.6 ypc last year better than anybody in the nation , with the minimum of 30 carries. If Florida gives him at least 60+ carries he will have over 650+yds, Mike Gillislee has that 4.45 speed and the strength, I mean he weighed about 180 lbs coming in as a freshman now he's 190 lbs that's really for a guy with lots of speed , he will start next year when Jeffrey Demps leaves hopefully.

Mack Brown Jr. is a incoming freshman with tons of talent, he had 1000yds rushing in just only 7 games in high school due to injury. The only problem I'm worried aboutis his durability , he got hurt all through high school, sometimes i wonder how he'll survive in college, but I think Urban Meyer will figure it out. If he can get stronger he will get more than 8.0 ypc this year.

If I was Florida I would manage the carries my way. I would give Jeffrey Demps no more than 210 carries ,then I'll give Moody and Gillislee no more than 105 carries and I'll give Mack Brown no more than 45 carries that should be enough carries to share out. I'm telling you now if we stay healthly this will be the best running attack Florida ever had since 1996.

*you can follow me on Twitter @sportsfreak4life , LETS GO GATORS!!!!!!!!!

Poll

Who would you want to get more carries?

Jeffrey Demps

10 votes

Mike Gillislee

8 votes

Emmanuel Moody

5 votes

Mack Brown

0 votes

23 votes | Poll has closed

Have a good season guys.

2010-08-16T15:16:15Z

Well guys this is my last post on alligator army for awhile since Im leaving for basic training for the Army tomoro afternoon. Im going to be in Missouri and am very doubtful that ill be able to see any the the Florida games this year but i made my parents promise to tape them for me for when i get home haha. Its been fun talking Gator football with all of you this summer hope you guys had just as much fun reading all my rambling arguments that probly didnt make alot of sense. Enjoy the season guys i look forward to talking to you all when i come home for Christmas leave and after i watch all the games and trust me its the first thing ill be doing haha. So have a good fall enjoy the season and as always GO GATORS!

Two bits question

2010-08-15T02:36:23Z

Which is correct?

(1) Two bits, four bits, six bits a dollar, all for the Gators, stand up and holler; or

(2) Two bits, four bits, six bits a dollar, all Florida Gators, stand up and holler.

As a Gator, Class of '92, I never knew there was a debate, and the three fellow gators I have asked, along with me as the fourth are split down the middle. And none of us knew there was a debate. So, I ask, in your world, which is correct, and two, are you surprised that there is even a debate? Or am i just dumb?

THE 3-4 DEFENSE

2010-08-14T02:07:00Z

Wouldn't it be nice if all of those defensive tackles we have could be used more often.

We have so many of them like Marsh, Sanders, Antwine, Omar Hunter, Jaye Howard, and the freshmen, Leon Orr, Sharrif Floyd, and Dominique Easley. From what has been said by many of the players, Floyd, Easley, and Orr are doing really well and that means they could become part of the rotation. Basically, on pass rushing downs, Florida used to have a three man front which allowed an easier path for linebackers to rush the passer. This year, the defensive tackles could become pass rushers which is a really interesting prospect considering the success that Alabama has had with Marcell Dareus, who is a DT in the 4-3 setup but he is a Defensive end in the 3-4. Considering how well guys like Jaye Howard, Dominique Easley, and Sharrif Floyd can rush the passer with their athleticism, it seems like an interesting proposition to have the more athletic DTs to become defensive ends in the 3-4 scheme. The Florida pass rush could really improve if that were to happen. This also opens up the possibilities for guys like Ronald Powell and William Green to rush from linebacker positions in addition to Brandon Hicks, who has also shown his ability to rush the passer with 3 sacks in his 3 starts at the end of last year.

Get Ready GatorNation!!!!!! pt2,Quarterbacks

2010-08-12T01:53:39Z

I know it took long to published this, I was busy, but now in part 2 im going to talk to you about each position.Today we are going to talk about the QBs,yes Tebow is gone but that help us in a bunch of ways if you look at it. Last year Tim Tebow and the Gators wanted to help his draft stock and that hurt the Gators a little bit because Tim Tebow wasnt a accurate thrower and he had problem throwing the ball 50 yards down the field, he was not a NFL quarterback ,Josh McDaniel will probably change that. So with us changing our offense ,Tim Tebow was making a bunch a mistakes like the 2 INT against Mississippi State or the bunch of times he missed the open WRs at throw in coverage to his roommate Riley Cooper.

We had alot of talented WRs last year but Tebow running and acurracy couldnt give them the ball, except Riley Cooper. John Brantley don't throw the ball to one person 75% of the time, like Tim Tebow, for example Percy Harvin in 2008 and Riley Cooper in 2009. John spreads the ball like Drew Brees , thats why the Saints are hard to defend and thats why Brantley is perfect for the spread offense.Plus Trey Burton,who many compare to Tim Tebow but faster, will be taking Tebow place as in the 2006 two- quarterback system.He had a 73 yard run against a fast defense now imaging what he'll do to other defenses, if he can be a better passer with a fast throwing motion(unlike Tim Tebow) he can damage Tebows records if he wanted to. Jordan Reed in my opinion wont get alot of snap because he the starting TE so he has enough work to do. With the strong offensive line ,if the WR like Debose,Thompson,Hines,Moore,Rainey and the freshmans like Andre Coxson and Chris Dunkley contribute this will be another special offense that we didnt have in years since 1996.

Poll

If John Brantley plays like he did in the 2009 season who would you rather have run your offense Tim Tebow or John Brantley?

Tim Tebow

13 votes

John Brantley

10 votes

None

2 votes

25 votes | Poll has closed

How many Gators?

2010-08-08T03:04:35Z

hey

Hey guys, as we know formers Gator running back Emmit Smith has been inducted into the National Football League Hall of Fame finally. Watching his speech made me think, how many Gators are in the hall of fame including him so far? Please give names and positions and leave the cussing behind. need 75 words for this post to exist blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

http://www.smdh.ws/blog/?p=94

Get Ready Gator Nation!!!pt.1

2010-07-27T20:13:56Z

Last year was a disappointing year for Florida and the Gatornation for not winning the BCS Championship. The Florida legend Tim Tebow is gone , dont think we will miss a beat at all,we might be better off without him.In 2008 , we had an excellent offense and defense,but we didnt have the pressure on us and our staff was a little new to the system like Dan McCarney (the defensive line coach). Also Vince Bedford(the cornerback coach) and Kenny Carter (the halfback coach) all of them were new to Florida that year so throw that new assistants crap in the garbage ,because that is not gonna prevent us from winning a championship.We good assistants coming in like Teryl Austin(defensive coodinator/cornerbacks),Zach Azzanni(wide receiver),Stan Drayton(running backs),D.J. Durkin(Linebacker) and Urban Meyer will put them under his wing and teach them his ways this year.If you think these are not good addition for Gatornation ,lets evalute each new staff member we start of with Teryl Austin.Teryl came from Arizona Cardinals ,he was coaching the defensive backs, when the team lead the NFL in interception return yardage and touchdowns in 2007 with 551 and 6.Also a team who made it to a the 2008 SuperBowl ,and he also coach the Seattle Seahawks defensive backs from 2003 to 2006.Austin had alot of accomplishments at Seattle,during his tenure in Seattle, Austin was instrumental in the development of the Seahawks’ secondary heavily pieced together through the NFL Draft, mentoring draft picks Marcus Trufant (first round, 2003), Ken Hamlin (second round, 2003), Michael Boulware (second round, 2004) and Kelly Jennings (first round, 2006).In winning the NFC in 2005 in Seattle, Austin's secondary, despite missing a combined of 19 games due to injury, helped carry the Seahawks to the Super Bowl. The defensive backfield was led by Boulware, who in only his second NFL season led the team in interceptions (four) and was second on the team in tackles (73).In 2004, Austin coached a group of Seahawks defensive backs that, for just the second time in team history (1984), had three different players intercept at least five passes and for the first time since 1984, all four starters intercepted at least four. Collectively, the Seahawks ranked third in the NFL with 23 interceptions and collected at least one pick in all but two games.He also coach the league best talent in college like Cato June,Keith Bulluck,Marlin Jackson,Will Allen.Zach Azzanni he coached a group that produced four receivers with 1,000 yards receiving in 2004. Stan Drayton was with us in 2006 so he will fit easily ,he coached Brain Westbrook,Deshawn Wynn,Jerious Norwood.D.J. Durkin coached Justin Tuck and helped the Cardinal rank 11th nationally in sacks per game in 2007 and 2009. Thats it for part 1 stay tune for part 2 ,remember you can follow me on youtube or twitter.

GO GATORS!!!!!!!!!

Caption This!!

2010-07-27T02:28:18Z

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Football is almost upon us Gator Nation. Now if you are like me, that makes you want to stand up and celebrate like this.

However, Football is not here yet.....In this slow time I thought that it would be fun for all of Gator Nation to poke fun at everyone's favorite drama queens......the Alabama Crimson ~~shit~~ Tide.

Now it is time for all you Gator fanatics to stand up and give your best Gator chomp at the 'Bama poster (which has darts plastered all over) that is hanging on your wall.

Finally, on to my point!

Lets play a game, shall we? The game is called "caption this."

More after the jump.

Take a long, hard look at the picture above of the picture of the notorious leader of the sorry excuse for a collegiate football program called Alabama.

Give me your best caption of the Nick Saban picture. And please, don't be afraid to use the best insults in your arsenal.

I hope that you all enjoy this......Go get 'em Gators!!!

Poll

Are you excited for the eventual rematch between 'Bama and Florida?

Hells yes I am!! It should be an epic game in which Florida dominates!!

14 votes

No, not really.

1 votes

15 votes | Poll has closed

One of your favorite Orlando Sentinel writers shows his true colors

2010-07-23T15:33:07Z

Remember the discussion about Florida grads and Orlando Sentinel writers Mike Bianchi and Jeremy Fowler in this thread? Well, Bianchi showed this morning he is an old school Gator; an unprovoked attack on the Georgia Bulldogs.

Georgia fans have way too high of an opinion of their program. In fact, I believe an argument could be made that Georgia is the the most overrated program in college football history.

Think about this: Georgia has won one national title in the modern era and that came 30 years ago in 1980. And the only reason it happened then is because of two lightning-in-a-bottle happenstances: The Bulldogs were fortunate enough to sign arguably the greatest player in college football history (see Herschel Walker) and they were lucky enough to take advantage of one of the biggest fluke plays in college football history (see above video of Lindsay Scott’s catch-and-run against Florida during the national championship season).

I would not call Georgia the most overrated team in history, especially when Florida did not become an national power until the mid-1980s. (And I like UGA as an academic institution.) However, I once spent 10 minutes on WRUF railing about how the only traditions Georgia has are silver pants, Herschel Walker and a dog. HOORAY HATRED!

Florida vs Boise St

2010-07-06T19:37:48Z

Florida fans: I am an avid Boise St. fan, but I also enjoy Florida football. Especially that juggernaut offense you guys have had the last few seasons.

I wanted an opinion from Florida fans on a Florida vs. Boise St game - seeing how the schools are opposite in geographic location, yet share similar qualities such as kicking a$$ while wearing orange and blue.

Here is the question: How well do you think Florida would do playing outside the southeastern part of the U.S., say in Bronco Stadium in November, when its 20 degrees and snowy?

Last time Florida played in the northern part of the U.S., they got smashed 38-17 by Syracuse. That was clear back in 1991. Same year they won their first SEC title and went 10-2. (So they weren't a bad team)

(Of course we know last time BSU ventured south, they got destroyed by Georgia)

But the question remains, could Florida play dominant football outside of their comfort zone? The administrative scheduling over the last 20 years looks as if they have no confidence in their own players and coaches playing in the northern part of the U.S. - even if the price was right. Please correct me or give me some feedback, I just want to know the answer to this riddle.

BEST SPORTS SCHOOL

2010-06-16T16:34:59Z

The Florida Gators are the only school to play in a BCS bowl game, make it to the NCAA tournament, and advance to the CWS this year. Not sure if this has ever been done in NCAA history before.

I repeat:

The Florida Gators are the only school to play in a BCS bowl game, make it to the NCAA tournament, and advance to the CWS this year. Not sure if this has ever been done in NCAA history before.

Florida Rugby LIVE on NBC Sports June 5-6 at Crew Stadium in Columbus OH

2010-05-13T15:41:40Z

Florida will be one of 16 teams competing in the inaugural Rugby Sevens Collegiate Championships LIVE on NBC Sports June 5-6 at Crew Stadium in Columbus OH. With rugby sevens inclusion as the newest Olympic sport, this tournament is the first step to Brazil in 2016. We encourage all the Gators fans out there to check out a great sport and a rare chance to see teh Gators live on national television!

If you have questions or would like more information, please check out our website, www.usasevenscci.com, or call Jared Zimmerman at 619 702 7300.