McElwain's Comments

[Pacer92]

Eh.. the players said after the game they took it easy and thought they could coast to the win after the half. Coaching staff had them ready to play.. 300 yards of offense in 2 quarters with your backup QB on the road is not bad.

It's a loss, an embarassing one at that...regardless of your spin..

Eh?

 

[Pacer92]

One could argue the Tennessee was it's own worst enemy in the first half. There is always 2 halves, 4 quarters. The best team won. End of story! GBO!!!!!!

We could've scored 60 if we didn't self destruct in the first half...

Their defense is pitiful...

 

[barrylee]

Eh.. the players said after the game they took it easy and thought they could coast to the win after the half. Coaching staff had them ready to play.. 300 yards of offense in 2 quarters with your backup QB on the road is not bad.

Come on man, don't bring that shiz over here! That remark is ridiculous, do you think they honestly decided to take it easy? At least the other gators that frequent this site congratulate the Vols and then go about their business, but this crap you just spat out, pathetic..

 

[VolsRule]

Mcelwain -- trying to run alabama's offense, built on 4-5 star talent, with a bunch of 3 star players, a backup or walk on QB , average RBs and a bad oline - will not work

 

[connor]

Eh.. the players said after the game they took it easy and thought they could coast to the win after the half. Coaching staff had them ready to play.. 300 yards of offense in 2 quarters with your backup QB on the road is not bad.

Took it easy my @$$ they straight worked all second half.

What team would let their rival score 38 straight? They won't forget that beatdown all season.

You can say we 'took it easy' and coasted all first half and spotted you guys 21 points.

 

[wmcovol]

Florida fans need to realize, just as Tennessee slept walked thru their first 3 games, their defensive stats were built against 3 horrible teams. Some people are real tough until they get hit in the mouth. We won't know how tough this Gator team is until they face another team that will. Not sure they'll face another one for awhile. LSU could pack it in.

 

[NEVolFan]

It came from the Coach..

Now add the image of Tabor getting toasted... there a chuckle.

 

[Coach Mac Attack]

As a Gator fan, I assure you there are a lot of people behind enemy lines who are not happy with Coach Mac. Not only did he fail to reign in the pre-game trash talk, he took no accountability for the lack of 2nd half adjustments. We only had 3 pass plays and went to prevent.

That said, y'all #wofa (you can figure it out) the 2nd half despite coach Mac's brain farts. Coach Mac needs to put a muzzle on his players, get them to focus and coach a full game.

 

[ALGator]

This thread is getting a lot of attention, so I'm going to add this because this pertains to the majority of responses -

The Vols got a big win on Saturday and as a Florida fan it was hard to watch. (They just replayed it cbs sports south) But my responses here were not making excuses. It was what the players went on record saying.

They also said there were a lot of tears in that locker room after the game and I'm sure you will find amusement in that. (I would)

I'm not making excuses or saying "wait until next year". No, Tennessee earned that game for on the field, and I know you guys will enjoy the hell out of it (as you should)

I said before I will be pulling for Tennessee the rest of the year and I meant it.

So please, beat the hell out of Georgia and pretty please with sugar on top, beat the hell out of Alabama. GBO.

 

[roost3r]

As a Gator fan, I assure you there are a lot of people behind enemy lines who are not happy with Coach Mac. Not only did he fail to reign in the pre-game trash talk, he took no accountability for the lack of 2nd half adjustments. We only had 3 pass plays and went to prevent.

That said, y'all #wofa (you can figure it out) the 2nd half despite coach Mac's brain farts. Coach Mac needs to put a muzzle on his players, get them to focus and coach a full game.

This thread is getting a lot of attention, so I'm going to add this because this pertains to the majority of responses -

The Vols got a big win on Saturday and as a Florida fan it was hard to watch. (They just replayed it cbs sports south) But my responses here were not making excuses. It was what the players went on record saying.

They also said there were a lot of tears in that locker room after the game and I'm sure you will find amusement in that. (I would)

I'm not making excuses or saying "wait until next year". No, Tennessee earned that game for on the field, and I know you guys will enjoy the hell out of it (as you should)

I said before I will be pulling for Tennessee the rest of the year and I meant it.

So please, beat the hell out of Georgia and pretty please with sugar on top, beat the hell out of Alabama. GBO.

Class move and I appreciate it. A lot of this as Im sure you are aware is the 11 years of frustration that Florida beat us. I can appreciate the comments and humbleness of your posts. Takes a good person to get on another teams page and read all this and still make an effort to post what you did.

 

[jimallvol]

This thread is getting a lot of attention, so I'm going to add this because this pertains to the majority of responses -

The Vols got a big win on Saturday and as a Florida fan it was hard to watch. (They just replayed it cbs sports south) But my responses here were not making excuses. It was what the players went on record saying.

They also said there were a lot of tears in that locker room after the game and I'm sure you will find amusement in that. (I would)

I'm not making excuses or saying "wait until next year". No, Tennessee earned that game for on the field, and I know you guys will enjoy the hell out of it (as you should)

I said before I will be pulling for Tennessee the rest of the year and I meant it.

So please, beat the hell out of Georgia and pretty please with sugar on top, beat the hell out of Alabama. GBO.

Well done ALgator.

 

[CoaxialOrange]

This thread is getting a lot of attention, so I'm going to add this because this pertains to the majority of responses -

The Vols got a big win on Saturday and as a Florida fan it was hard to watch. (They just replayed it cbs sports south) But my responses here were not making excuses. It was what the players went on record saying.

They also said there were a lot of tears in that locker room after the game and I'm sure you will find amusement in that. (I would)

I'm not making excuses or saying "wait until next year". No, Tennessee earned that game for on the field, and I know you guys will enjoy the hell out of it (as you should)

I said before I will be pulling for Tennessee the rest of the year and I meant it.

So please, beat the hell out of Georgia and pretty please with sugar on top, beat the hell out of Alabama. GBO.

Repeat after me:

Rocky Top you'll always be..

 

[Iam4utalways]

JRM said our team relaxed last year with a lead. It's not an absurd notion that the Florida players went in at halftime with even more confidence after giving us the ball at the 2 yard line and stuffed is for no points. Certainly not after they went on record stating such. Once a team eases up off the throttle it's difficult to drop the hammer back down. The confusing part is after we moved the ball so well while making so many mistakes, how would that create an attitude to coast? It goes back to Ole Butter Teeth and his, "you just don't lose to Tennessee".

Plan A, Vol fans.

Gators are on Plan B.

 

[ptcarter]

As a Gator fan, I assure you there are a lot of people behind enemy lines who are not happy with Coach Mac. Not only did he fail to reign in the pre-game trash talk, he took no accountability for the lack of 2nd half adjustments. We only had 3 pass plays and went to prevent.

That said, y'all #wofa (you can figure it out) the 2nd half despite coach Mac's brain farts. Coach Mac needs to put a muzzle on his players, get them to focus and coach a full game.

I see this as a natural and logical reaction. Thank you Coach Mac for some sanity here. In an attempt to put myself in your shoes, THIS is exactly how I'd feel about now.

The trash talk was constant beginning in the Summer. I listened to Tabor the others and all the time thought, "Geezus, if these guys lose this game, it's gonna be embarrassing".

 

[majic73]

I can see why you think that.. but you can't deny they were running the show in the first half.

Doesn't matter now. Vols win big and maybe now the Gators will play with humility. :good!:

5 pivotal drops by the Vols . Dobb's number was not really called in the first half. Anybody that watches football knows that Shoops defense is a chess game based on attacking and always takes time to 'zero' in....

The Vols had more to do with UF running the show than UF did

 

[Volsick]

Ducks have backbones.

 

[Crazy Ivan]

This thread is getting a lot of attention, so I'm going to add this because this pertains to the majority of responses -

The Vols got a big win on Saturday and as a Florida fan it was hard to watch. (They just replayed it cbs sports south) But my responses here were not making excuses. It was what the players went on record saying.

They also said there were a lot of tears in that locker room after the game and I'm sure you will find amusement in that. (I would)

I'm not making excuses or saying "wait until next year". No, Tennessee earned that game for on the field, and I know you guys will enjoy the hell out of it (as you should)

I said before I will be pulling for Tennessee the rest of the year and I meant it.

So please, beat the hell out of Georgia and pretty please with sugar on top, beat the hell out of Alabama. GBO.

No offense, but if you are a true gator fan then why in the world would you be pulling for UT the rest of the season, especially against UGA, but even against Bama. UF is still very much alive for the East at this point as UT still has 7 conference games left. UT has to play the 2 best teams in the West while UF only has to play a dysfunctional LSU and an Arkansas team that got exposed for its weaknesses last Saturday. So excuse me if I find it difficult to believe you.

 

[Orange_Crush]

This thread is getting a lot of attention, so I'm going to add this because this pertains to the majority of responses -

The Vols got a big win on Saturday and as a Florida fan it was hard to watch. (They just replayed it cbs sports south) But my responses here were not making excuses. It was what the players went on record saying.

They also said there were a lot of tears in that locker room after the game and I'm sure you will find amusement in that. (I would)

I'm not making excuses or saying "wait until next year". No, Tennessee earned that game for on the field, and I know you guys will enjoy the hell out of it (as you should)

I said before I will be pulling for Tennessee the rest of the year and I meant it.

So please, beat the hell out of Georgia and pretty please with sugar on top, beat the hell out of Alabama. GBO.

FWIW, I didn't take it as you making excuses, but that you were passing along the info. Kudos, IMHO, to being gracious in defeat and classy after the fact. I've personally eschewed posting on the net after UT/UF games the past few years because I'm not sure I could have handled myself with such grace. Again, Kudos.

And I'm trying to handle a win with equal grace, so please dont see this as me piling on against a defeated Gator team, but...

I question your coach for a couple of reasons.

He seemed to support the trash talk--and even participate in it to a degree--but then turned on his players for doing it when it blew up in his face. He is the HBC. That means being a leader. A leader has them going into the game in the right way, and shielding them after the fact. He threw them under the bus, and did it in a smug way. No bueno, amigo.

It's obvious that he didn't have the tea prepared. It takes no preparation to have a team respond to things going well. But having a team respond to adversity is all about preparation. UF quit.

Whether they got up and then coasted, or tried their best but were bettered, there needs to be vast concerns in G-Ville, FL. Personally, I think the UT game this year exposed some internal rot in your program. Nothing fatal at this point, but definitely something that the staff needs to cut out. I think it'll require some introspection from the staff, and changes there (not necessarily people, but action and process), and it will take changes to the team.

Again... Much respect to you as a poster/fan.

 

[Remy]

Florida fans need to realize, just as Tennessee slept walked thru their first 3 games, their defensive stats were built against 3 horrible teams. Some people are real tough until they get hit in the mouth. We won't know how tough this Gator team is until they face another team that will. Not sure they'll face another one for awhile. LSU could pack it in.

LSU will not pack it in, Orgeron will have them playing lights out!! He turned SC around after Kiffy got kicked off the bus and should have had that job, the kids there played their hearts out for him. I expect no less at LSU, they'll be dangerous with nothing to lose.

 

[Remy]

Classic.

I guess the butter from the toast is on Tabor's cleats...that's why he "slipped"

One of my favorite all time Vol pictures!!!

 

[Otis07]

This thread is getting a lot of attention, so I'm going to add this because this pertains to the majority of responses -

The Vols got a big win on Saturday and as a Florida fan it was hard to watch. (They just replayed it cbs sports south) But my responses here were not making excuses. It was what the players went on record saying.

They also said there were a lot of tears in that locker room after the game and I'm sure you will find amusement in that. (I would)

I'm not making excuses or saying "wait until next year". No, Tennessee earned that game for on the field, and I know you guys will enjoy the hell out of it (as you should)

I said before I will be pulling for Tennessee the rest of the year and I meant it.

So please, beat the hell out of Georgia and pretty please with sugar on top, beat the hell out of Alabama. GBO.

To Al and Coach Mac....I have been to Gatorsports message boards and you have been treated much better than the Vol fans on that board, Please stick around

 

[Hunter10139]

Class move and I appreciate it. A lot of this as Im sure you are aware is the 11 years of frustration that Florida beat us. I can appreciate the comments and humbleness of your posts. Takes a good person to get on another teams page and read all this and still make an effort to post what you did.

Exactly