Grading the first years

[VFL-82-JP]

Yeah, it's sloppy. But sports reporting is generally sloppy nowadays. They are reporters, not history buffs. They live in the moment. And I have to admit, watching how South Carolina dismantled Florida? I think this guy probably look at that as the moment the dramatic stuff at Florida came to a head. He probably credits the Gamecocks as the cause. When you watch the highlights? It is hard not to give the gamecocks credit.

But here is my thoughts on why that game went that way. Marcus Satterfield is a Greenback guy. I consider his Dad a good friend. But despite that, I think I am rightfully giving Marcus credit for much of how that game went. Just about every play he called attacked the weak spots in Florida's defense. And I am saying the weak spot at that moment. A whole lot of plays went to where a player was not lined up right, or there were gassed. That was the best South Carolina's offense played the entire season. I am proud of a guy I watched grow up. He was in the moment that night.

And you know? If Heupel needs an OC, I am kinda hoping he can bring Marcus over. He is becoming a damn good OC.

Yeah, really good insights about the USCe-Florida game. Thanks for them.

I personally tend toward the Gators being broken by the Kentucky game. I think the Florida coach lost his team that night or during the following week's practices. The timing was disguised by beating Vandy handily the following week (but who couldn't do that, this year?). But I think that's when it all started rolling downhill.

By the time they got to USCe, they were a broken team. In other words, not really a team at all. Kentucky kicked them to the ground, then LSU and UGa walked over them. Then USCe deftly sliced them apart.

I feel so bad for them (heh, not).

Go Vols!

 

[LTVol]

Cool read from CBS. Gotta love the grades for the other UT, Vandy and oh yeah, Arky State!

College football first-year coach grades: Steve Sarkisian fails at Texas, Josh Heupel impresses at Tennessee

It's great to see Heupel rated A-, but makes no sense to rate Beamer A while Heupel is A-, considering Heupel won more games and crushed USCe head to head.
(Sorry that I posted this after two other posters said same thing. Maybe it's worth repeating though)

 

[rjd970]

I'm not exactly certain how Beamer gets an A for his job at South Carolina while Heupel gets an A- at Tennessee. We had a better record than South Carolina, finished above them in the conference standings, and beat them head-to-head.

And we did it with no depth and a depleted roster. On top of it we not only beat them, we boat raced them.