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We are 3-0. Top 15. Wins over solid teams including a blow out over bud fosters Virginia tech. What's their to complain about? If we win every game by 1 point it's a win. Believe me winning ugly beats losing pretty. As I recall we are typically .500 going into Florida. No rankings since 08'. Let's chill a little bit.
 
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Love your enthusiasm VFL34, but without Sutton and Kirkland, and Dobbs inability to pass the ball accurately, I'm not so optimistic
 
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Hope you're right 34. Just not much promise so far. Offense is disappointing. I so badly want to see this team live up to it's potential, but there is so so much work to do in just one week. Plus, the injury situation is just looking bad, bad, bad with DKJr and Sutton out and possibly even JRM.
 
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The injuries could prove too much for the defense to handle and Dobbs still isn't a good QB but my biggest cconcern is how many sacks they give up next week and if Dobbs Hurd and Kamara end up stretchers. The OL can't block Ohio. Ohio.
 
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An App St team that got blown out at home by Miami, a rebuilding VT team with new offensive scheme and the players that do not quite fit, and a MAC squad that was man handled by Texas St. Pump the brakes on the sunshine maker until after the next 3 or 4 games
 
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VFL34 said:
We are 3-0. Top 15. Wins over solid teams including a blow out over bud fosters Virginia tech. What's their to complain about? If we win every game by 1 point it's a win. Believe me winning ugly beats losing pretty. As I recall we are typically .500 going into Florida. No rankings since 08'. Let's chill a little bit.
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to your point...beating FL, Bama, GA, aTm, the way we've won these 1st three games would be just fine with anyone.

the thing people aren't getting in all the critiquing is not that we're upset about WINNING. it's the idea that this team can play this BAD against hte types of teams it has, had to win the way it has, and that translate in to continued winning against the big, fat, meaty part of our schedule.

this notion that anyone would be upset about beating FL next week, no matter what, is ludicrous.

if we won by one point because of a holding penalty in the endzone on FL, i'd be damn happy.

i'm not happy thinking about how we've played so far, and translating that in to victory going forward. when you look at match ups, it ain't painting a very pretty picture.

but to beat FL or Bama or GA on fluke plays? hell yes. i'm for it. in those games, i couldn't care less how we win.:thumbsup:
 
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VFL34 said:
We are 3-0. Top 15. Wins over solid teams including a blow out over bud fosters Virginia tech. What's their to complain about? If we win every game by 1 point it's a win. Believe me winning ugly beats losing pretty. As I recall we are typically .500 going into Florida. No rankings since 08'. Let's chill a little bit.
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Thank you. Coming from you, maybe they will listen. But I doubt it.

I think it is okay to be concerned, but we are 3-0 for the first time in a long a$$ time, and we have the meat of the schedule coming up. Let's see if we see a bit more fire for the Gators. Seems like we've sleep walked as a team and a fan base to this point. There won't be any sleep walking next week.
 
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and based on what i've seen so far, it will take some fluky type stuff to happen for us to win those games. should it play out that way, and we win.

great.
 
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The problem that most are having is this team isn't playing up to its ability yeah it would be great if we won all games but if struggle against Ohio, VA Tech, App St you aren't winning out. This team has underperformed at some point in time every week.

Basically if you want to struggle with Mac and Sun Belt teams be expected to be treated like a struggling mid major team.
 
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And we've been ranked against Florida since 08. Both teams were ranked in 2012. Gameday was there as I recall
 
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I guess solid teams is in the eye of the beholder, but I understand where you are coming from.
 
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VFL34 said:
We are 3-0. Top 15. Wins over solid teams including a blow out over bud fosters Virginia tech. What's their to complain about? If we win every game by 1 point it's a win. Believe me winning ugly beats losing pretty. As I recall we are typically .500 going into Florida. No rankings since 08'. Let's chill a little bit.
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Also to add... We will not get gifts like numerous fumbles, slower speed, and bad QB play in the next three or four weeks. If we win against Fl and uGA. I will be happy. It wont happen the way we have been playing.
 
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VOL 4 Life 83 said:
Love your enthusiasm VFL34, but without Sutton and Kirkland, and Dobbs inability to pass the ball accurately, I'm not so optimistic
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Um, Dobbs completed 70% of his passes today. He did miss a couple of deep balls, but otherwise looked decent throwing it.
 
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Had a coach that told us "you don't win games in September, you win them in July". If the players weren't pushing themselves in the weight room and on the track during the summer then there is no way they can correct that now. This team looks like they took it easy during spring and summer workouts. A storm is coming and we are about to get exposed on a national TV broadcast
 
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08Vol said:
Had a coach that told us "you don't win games in September, you win them in July". If the players weren't pushing themselves in the weight room and on the track during the summer then there is no way they can correct that now. This team looks like they took it easy during spring and summer workouts. A storm is coming and we are about to get exposed on a national TV broadcast
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we've already been exposes. we just haven't had to pay for it yet.
 
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