Wow.
Blame is certainly racing around the state of Florida (once the shock the subsides) over the Gators performance yesterday. If one party to blame isn't obvious, one will be anointed (they are certainly targeting CCoach Addazio already). Me, I'm flushing that game down the memory hole because I don't think I've ever seen anything like it.
However:
[1] I've never seen a Gator QB get as much unchallenged hype before taking the reigns as JB4. Not even Tim got this kind of unchallenged hype in his sophomore year (doubters about parts of his game were numerous inside and outside of Gator Nation). That was a pressure disaster waiting to happen and the silver lining here is that it has all been flushed.
[2] The conventional wisdom among Gator fans is probably eating Addazio alive. I'm hoping he can remain steady in the boat.
[3] Yesterday was a Tebow hangover; there needed to be more fire in that huddle and on the sidelines and it wasn't coming. So, we've got to release Tim from our current reality while acknowledging just how great, and how incredibly unique he was.
[4] Our twin at Center had something of a meltdown on gameday and surely missed his brother. I really don't want to overstate this but I sure as heck am not going to understate it, either. I've never seen something like that from a premier player.
[5] I can't read all of these threads but I sure wish I knew what the heck was the deal with Andre Debose.
[6] I can only assume the plain vanilla gets ditched against USF and the real Gator football season gets underway in earnest this coming Saturday.
[7] He may never acknowledge it, but Urban appears to use this opening game every year as something of an open-ended laboratory that's going to tell him something about the nature of his team and how the plan to win should be implemented. I felt like I was watching a Bill Belichick throw-away exhibition game yesterday.
That said, I still believe in the Plan to Win, JB4, Deonte and all of our receivers, Demps and all of our RBs, that rugged Gator D. Most of all, I believe in our coaches and the methodical system they have implemented.
Come on Big Orange and Blue; Go Gators !!!
People talk about the Denver defense and how they deserve much credit. They ... but the defense played so well as when Orton was under center. Tebow is a number, of course, is not impressive, but his presence, and only about their power has increased, that the defense plays, where they are one of the best in the league, because Tebow is taking over. whatever, we can get more info on http://www.tebowformvp.com/, thanx
Posted by: morris | December 22, 2011 at 11:34 AM