Stoerner Fumbles
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We lost the game. We had a little help from the refs, the rules, and luck, but there is no bullet from the grassy knoll. True conspiracies are almost non-existent. The ability for two people to keep a secret is almost unheard of. The idea that TV networks would meet with referees to discuss desired outcomes is ridiculous. The old adage says that a conspiracist will not back down from believing elephants in the trees— because not seeing them only proves that they’re really good at hiding. Refs have egos, refs make mistakes, refs even statistically have a slight bias to please a home crowd. There are almost no incidents of refs colluding.
As for the call yesterday, it was bad. The rules state that the timing of a whistle cannot be reviewed. That’s a bad rule, but it doesn’t benefit one team over another. Video replay has helped make the game more equitable in some areas, and has caused issues of bad outcomes as well. The call yesterday could not be overturned because it involved a whistle. That’s unfortunate. It’s not a plot.
Prior to last night, we had one good cornerback. Last night, we had zero. Our zone doesn’t handle LB to safety responsibilities on slants and crosses, and we can’t deal with TE passes or QB runs. Our cornerbacks are not strong one on one, minus the one guy we didn’t have.
Our coaches called a pretty good game with some very notable exceptions in clock management, offensive play calls, and 4th down decisions. Hooker had an ok night, but not the night we’re used to. Missing Cade meant no middle running lanes and no LB cover on the middle blitz. Missing Alontae meant open receivers, and lots of PI calls. Purdue came to play. Their OL blocked well, their QB threw some unbelievable passes, they’re WR/TE group made great catches. Brohm schemed our zone well, and then schemed our adjustments well. They played nasty sometimes beyond nasty. They got in our heads. They played all four quarters. We are the worst second quarter team I’ve ever seen. We jump on teams, and then nap. That has to stop. As for the season— Our team played every quarter of every game. We won more than we should’ve. That said, there are three close games that stink of a few bad plays, a few bad coaching moments, and a few bad ref calls. It doesn’t feel great.
With Hooker and Tillman returning, I think they’ll have a good offensive core. We need a physical RB, we need SEC athletes at DB, and we need patience. As for coaching, I think we have a good staff, but I also think the SEC has the strongest coaching ever. Even wins like SC and Mizzou this year will get tougher. Candy is the only team that didn’t make big talent upgrades in recruiting. Drinkwitz and Beamer looked outmatched early, but got better every game and then recruited well. The top of our league is still out of reach, with the real potential for an off year for Florida. I still like our staff. Every coach has to grow into the job with the exception of very few coaches. I like the odds of this staff growing into the job and building a true program. Only time will tell.
As for the call yesterday, it was bad. The rules state that the timing of a whistle cannot be reviewed. That’s a bad rule, but it doesn’t benefit one team over another. Video replay has helped make the game more equitable in some areas, and has caused issues of bad outcomes as well. The call yesterday could not be overturned because it involved a whistle. That’s unfortunate. It’s not a plot.
Prior to last night, we had one good cornerback. Last night, we had zero. Our zone doesn’t handle LB to safety responsibilities on slants and crosses, and we can’t deal with TE passes or QB runs. Our cornerbacks are not strong one on one, minus the one guy we didn’t have.
Our coaches called a pretty good game with some very notable exceptions in clock management, offensive play calls, and 4th down decisions. Hooker had an ok night, but not the night we’re used to. Missing Cade meant no middle running lanes and no LB cover on the middle blitz. Missing Alontae meant open receivers, and lots of PI calls. Purdue came to play. Their OL blocked well, their QB threw some unbelievable passes, they’re WR/TE group made great catches. Brohm schemed our zone well, and then schemed our adjustments well. They played nasty sometimes beyond nasty. They got in our heads. They played all four quarters. We are the worst second quarter team I’ve ever seen. We jump on teams, and then nap. That has to stop. As for the season— Our team played every quarter of every game. We won more than we should’ve. That said, there are three close games that stink of a few bad plays, a few bad coaching moments, and a few bad ref calls. It doesn’t feel great.
With Hooker and Tillman returning, I think they’ll have a good offensive core. We need a physical RB, we need SEC athletes at DB, and we need patience. As for coaching, I think we have a good staff, but I also think the SEC has the strongest coaching ever. Even wins like SC and Mizzou this year will get tougher. Candy is the only team that didn’t make big talent upgrades in recruiting. Drinkwitz and Beamer looked outmatched early, but got better every game and then recruited well. The top of our league is still out of reach, with the real potential for an off year for Florida. I still like our staff. Every coach has to grow into the job with the exception of very few coaches. I like the odds of this staff growing into the job and building a true program. Only time will tell.
