How did we get blown out by Florida?

[wmcovol]

The Florida team Tennessee played isnt around anymore.

 

[schmalfungus]

Two words: quarterback runs

 

[VOLSAO]

The 4th down drop late I’m the 3rd quarter that likely would have been a touchdown was incredibly deflating. I believe Florida took the ball and drove down and scored. 14 point swing, essentially

 

[Stephen69]

Aren’t there a few gator fans who post frequently? I would love to read their take on Mullen.

Watching the Gators since the Alabama game has been mortifying. The Kentucky and LSU games were just Clusterf******s. Then, the defense plays their guts out for 27 minutes of the first half just to have the offense hand UGA the game on 3 successive drives. After that they quit. Last Saturday night the Gators roll into SC as a team with nothing to play for. They have a kid starting at QB that they probably love but don't believe is the best option at QB1. THAT KID somehow managed to tweak his knee prior to the game. SC was motivated and had something to prove. It didn't take long for the Gators to say eff it, it doesn't matter anyway.

I'm not sure anything will change it in a positive way. If UT played UF this Saturday you would beat the brakes off of the Gators. I and most 'reasonable' Gator fans I know were prepared for an 8-4 season this year and would have accepted it. However, this season stacked on top of the waste of a championship caliber offense last season, most of us are pretty much done.

We're just not sure who were going to get. Remember, Mullen was the 3rd pick when he was hired. The other two, Scott Frost and Chip Kelly, have gone 15-25 and 15-27, so we did ok with Mullen, going 33-14 to this point. The issue is that we believe he already peaked.

Time to move on. Will be rooting for you against UGA. Remember, as bad as we are, had the offense not handed UGA 3 touchdowns, it was a 13-7 game.

 

[JoAllan]

Florida still has the “talent” to beat Tennessee…….however if they played now I’m sure most would agree the game would be much different.

Just like Tennessee stomping on Missouri last year. Had Tennessee played them later, Tennessee most likely would have lost.

Tiny snowball rolling down a giant hill turns into a freakin huge snowball………….that’s where Florida is right now…….they quit.

 

[perico]

Florida is our daddy until proven otherwise.

 

[90 Vol]

Horrifying flashbacks I am having.

I am already pointing to next year's Florida game as a key hurdle for Heupel. We have handled everyone in the East except Florida, and as usual we could have played much better.

Next year I am not saying we have to win, but we do have to play up to our potential.

I’m going to go ahead and say it. We have to win that game next year.

 

[JCHateSteve]

Especially considering the way we demolished SC. Was it just a mental thing?

They scored a lot more points than us.

 

[Remy]

Florida has given up on Mullen.

After the Kentucky loss Florida has packed it in for the season. They have no interest in going to podunk city ice bowl in Billings, Montana in January.

 

[Other_Guy]

Richt > Mullen. Richt never had a team quit on him because he was a guy his players loved and rallied around. Mullen's a prick, I'm sure they all hate him at this point.

You have somehow missed the long running joke of Mark Richt losing control of the team

 

[chattavol420]

Our players just didn’t believe at that point. Also, it didn’t help matter that heupel has made his first massive mistake in choosing the qb. Had hooker had more time to establish continuity with the wrs we might hit a few more big plays in that game.

 

[lastlap]

Tennessee isn’t the same team that played Florida and Florida isn’t the same team that played us. Is Tennessee a great football team? Far from it but I’d like our chances if they played again.

 

[Keefus]

They scored more points...............

 

[VolFaninFla]

That’s why I wasn’t Florida in a bowl game.

Not sure what you are trying to say

 

[Lawrence Wright]

I think they have been discussing Mullen over in the “around the NCAA” forum. They must be too scared to mention it in the FF.

Lulz

 

[KoachKrab127]

We will dismantle them in Neyland next year. Can’t wait

I won’t believe it until I see it.

 

[savannahfan]

Convenient…

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Right!!!!

Ant it funny who "the flu" pops up so much as an excuse no days???

 

[overseasorange2]

They have been in our heads since I started watching in 2000, and before that with the arrival of Spurrier. They always seem to bring their A game against us, too.

Kinda like our effect on Kentucky

 

[Orange defense]

Not sure what you are trying to say

That’s why I want Florida in a bowl game. Sorry, must’ve been spell check?

 

[JohnWardForever]

They played Bama to the last down. Could have easily won that game. The talent is there. Once they lost a couple games they pouted and quit. They were a different team before that happened.

Obviously low in character dept. They have quit, and Fsu will probably get 'em.

 

[Nugget]

Because the defense played like hot garbage that night for some reason.

 

[BanditVol]

I’m going to go ahead and say it. We have to win that game next year.

How about "we should win"?

 

[87&91ALUM]

A new coach, staff, players just need time to get it together. If we had the depth of Bama and Georgia, we would be competing with these top ten teams.

 

[MurphyVol]

We started playing UF yearly 31 years ago and I think we've won 7. 3 of those were against Zook/McElwain. I miss Zook

 

[BruisedOrange]

First road game in a loud, hostile environment... at a time when our team was still having to think and process their assigments and reads on-the-fly.

That's this armchair sports psychologist's opinion. (and worth every penny!)