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Congratulations to UGA for being men, not whining, and focusing on what mattered and laying an epic beatdown on the Holes. UGA didn’t incessantly complain about being left out of the playoffs (they were clearly a top four team and had the most reason of any team to be upset) and Kirby, his staff and team went about it in a businesslike manner. Huge respect for UGA. You made the SEC and most of the college football world proud.
F$U had the #54th (or so) strongest strength of schedule. It gets that way mostly by playing in the ACC where most of the teams are mediocre. F$U chose to avoid joining the SEC decades ago because the path to a national championship was too difficult (according to Saint Bobby Bowden). Being left out of the playoffs this season simply lets F$U avoid an embarrassing beatdown. Sorry, F$U, but the Committee did the right thing. This AG maneuver is purely political. Most tax payers in the state of Florida would rather the State not waste its money and put it towards something of value. Lastly, I’m glad the Gators could assist this season by further weakening F$U’s putrid SOS. Go Gators!
No doubt about that, AFan. I’m sure Clemson is loud.
Well, it may not be as crazy and raucous as playing at most of the powerhouses of the ACC like Boston College, Wake Forest, Pitt, Duke, Virginia or GT, etc., but it might get a little noisy.
LOL. Sounds about right. I can do without ever hearing another word from "Pawl".
Fake life knows we will pull off the upset of his Noles and is worried. He also knows if we played an ACC schedule we’d be bowl eligible every year by game 7 or 8. It’s OK fake life. UF is just doing you a big favor. You’d only get embarrassed again by a real top ten team if you get into the playoffs. You’re welcome.
Any thoughts about who the next coach will be? That’s what really make this interesting. There are few coaches who would be absolute slam dunks for success. There are several shining stars and intriguing possibilities, but Jimbo looked promising at the time.
Excellent points, Yankeepig. The new OC was the Receivers Coach. He's not coming from outside the program with a whole new offensive game plan to implement and isn't likely in a position to make wholesale changes this quickly. There will be changes, but I expect the offense will mostly remain the same. I expect the Hogs to battle hard - they're a tough and proud team and they're fighting for their coach. At some point, they'll start winning. To balance that, you have UF coming off a loss and, likewise, they also have a lot to prove. This is an important game for both teams. I expect UF will win, but it won't come easily.
Dawg, thanks for your enlightened commentary on every University of Florida article. You are indeed a blessing to all sports fans - especially to us Gators. Bless yourt heart.
Fantastic. Great decision, young man. Let’s keep it going!
It’s not September, but temps will still likely be in the mid-80s. Not a big deal, it’s just one of those controllable details in a home game where coaches are always looking to get an advantage. The players are used to it, and they need to be prepared for a battle vs an Arkansas team that’s hungry for an SEC W.
Hopefully, though unlikely from what I've been reading, this will be a night game. If it's a Nooner, analytics tells me that black unis would not be ideal. Either way, Go Gators and let's Honor our military!
Gamecocks have a lot to be proud of. I know it doesn’t help much, but they showed up and played their hearts out. That’s one of those games that no one deserved to lose. Good luck the rest of the way.
Gritty, gutsy, character-filled performance - Amazing. I’m sure the usual trolls may come out soon - hope they are thoroughly disappointed (that’s you, GaFakeLife). Go Gators!
Good for Trevor & Travis, and very glad to see this happen with a National Brand. Hopefully Florida plays a game like they did against Tennessee.
First, this wasn’t the first time that Cristobal has lost a game in this fashion. Second, this isn’t just a “in the heat of a game” decision. This is a deliberate and calculated “policy” that scUM has implemented because this is who they are. It’s a “Canes thing”. No knee for them. LOL. So they can take an L vs an unranked GT team while playing a woefully weak ACC schedule.
The dumbest decision was by scUM/Cristobal to take a game that had been won and turn it into an L by refusing to just take a knee and end the game. Then, after allowing GT to take the ball away from you, allowing a receiver to get beyond your defense on the final play - a long pass. This was beyond stupid, but not the first time that knucklehead Cristobal has done this. I'm still laughing and enjoying it.
We are on the right track with Billy. However, we need to hit the portal hard, fast and with certainty (NIL $$$$) to get some elite talent for the O Line. That move alone will solve many of the issues we are seeing - such as giving Mertz more than 1.5 seconds to throw anything deeper than 7-10 yards downfield. There are other areas that need help, but there is a lot of young talent on this team that Billy & Co. have brought in. I think the future looks pretty bright - we just need to shore up a few areas where experienced players will make a huge difference. Securing and improving the next and future recruiting classes will be vital. Billy & Co. seem to have a good eye for talented players with good character. That alone is refreshing.
Nicely done, Neil. This is the most interesting and informative article I’ve read on SDS in a really long time. Takes me back to times when sports journalism was worthy of our time and interest.
The evisceration of this loudmouthed braggart will continue, and it will get worse. He is all about himself at the expense of everyone and everything else. That, is not a good recipe for prolonged success. I hope the Trojans hang 70 points on D the Clown. I will enjoy every minute. Fight On!
Fantastic news! So glad for Tre, Kingsley and all the other players who were out or hampered by injuries. Let’s go and execute, perform and deliver for UF. Go Gators!
Great points, StL. Plus, as many of us have been trying to remind others, Billy is doing a rebuild of what he inherited and what he was left with after the portal exits. All that said, I think we are in a good place with a lot of talent and an exciting future.
The youth on this team is impressive. I heard that 70% of the team are Freshmen and Sophomores. Glad they’re getting to play, gain game experience and develop. This year’s schedule supposedly is ranked as the 2nd most difficult in the country. I’ve heard that next year’s schedule is much more challenging. I just took a look and I’d say that is quite an understatement. Gators supposedly play scUM, UCF, F$U, UGA, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Texas & Samford. Well, we’d better fix whatever issues we may have real quick. Go Gators!
I like what I'm hearing about the focus on practice and game preparation and how it is being handled. However, what concerned me about the second half of the Tennessee game was how UT came out with a fire burning in their run game and on many plays they seemed to have bulldozed their way to several first downs. I get it that this played into our hands as far as taking as much time off the clock as possible, but you never want to see that happen. I did see us respond after a couple of those "pile-moving" plays by making concerted efforts to quickly get the runner on the ground - and most importantly, UT wasn't able to strike quickly or put up significant points in the second half. Offensively, it seems Billy acknowledged that the plan perhaps became a bit too conservative in the second half, however, you have to think the hand injuries to Graham likely affected our willingness to pass more later in the game. All good. We got a huge W that will yield countless blessings across the table. Billy has already addressed how last year's huge win vs Utah was obliterated by several losses that followed and we never recovered from that. I don't think that happens again this season. If we lose games, it won't be from lack of focus or effort. Looking forward to the rest of the season - starting with this weekend's game vs the Carolina Panthers (wink-wink). Go Gators!
MDog, that certainly is interesting. Hopefully the Ls start piling up and the over-the-top media & network lovefest that he's been getting dries up. Then it will be just about football like it should be. I'm certainly going to be keeping an eye on this.
Well said, Boxster. He certainly has brought attention to the Colorado program. Whether that’s good for the Buffs long term remains to be seen. My guess is “NO”. Perhaps I’m just a tad skeptical about his actions and motivation. Opposing coaches will very likely share my disdain for him.
Followed by another L the following week when they play USC. But the hype train will continue to roll behind the most egotistical braggart in college football, Deion “It’s All About Me” Sanders. His crashing failure and blame game can’t disappear soon enough.
Against top level competition like Colorado State? LOL. Check back in after the next 2 games vs teams with a pulse. Deion is a loud-mouthed braggart who does everything to glorify himself. As far as being a role model for young men, he’s the one who bragged about never attending a class at F$U. No surprise.