OGbabyaviVol
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It’s Florida week at a very different time of the year. This is usually a September game, but for the first time in I don’t know when, we are playing them at the end of the season (Dec 2001 is the last time but that was a rescheduled game due to 9-11). We come into this game and have no idea what is going on with this team. Let’s all agree…yesterday was a very uninspired, poor performance. Yes, we won easily, but we looked like dog poop doing it. On the other hand, Florida comes into this game at 3-7, no bowl, an interim HC, but actually playing tough, physical football. Add to that, they get a primetime game on ABC at 7:30pm, and you can bet that they will be ready to play and beat us. This will be their bowl game, and they know that no matter what they look like, they always beat us more times than not or lose a close game. We have only won 4 times in Gainesville. This game is a recipe for disaster it seems. Here are a few keys to the game.
1. Can we overcome the mental hurdle of beating Florida in general plus beating them in the swamp? This is the biggest key to me. I think we are a way better team than them but Florida is always our cryptonite no matter what our team looks like. Not sure anything changes this week.
2. Can we stop the run? Baugh is a very good physical RB and Lagway can run it too. Can we slow them down and make Lagway throw the ball? We get gashed usually up the gut by decent teams. Not sure this game is any different. I expect Baugh to have a big game.
3. Which team shows up for us? Not sure here either. Yesterday’s team was very uninspired. Are we checked out since we are out of the playoffs, or was it because of the opponent and Boo getting the boot, and the team was very distracted? Not sure here either and have no idea what to expect.
4. Can we protect the ball for a change, and can Joey quit throwing it to the other team? I almost feel like Joey has regressed some. I got the feeling he was hesitant to pull the trigger yesterday which hasn’t been his MO all year. Florida has a pretty good defense and play aggressive at the LOS, as well as get pressure with blitzes. I am concerned they force Joey to make some mistakes again to change momentum.
5. Can we run the ball? We have kind of struggled doing this a lot this year. However, Ole Miss ran the ball very well, and many times they did it between the tackles. That might bode well for us as that is about the only place we like to run the ball.
6. WHERE IS ALL OF THE MOTION AND WRINKLES WE INSTALLED FOR GEORGIA? That’s all I’ll say about this. It seems we installed that stuff for one team and then forgot about it. Our playcalling lacks a lot of creativity.
7. Does McCoy play? If he’s healthy and plays, that might help us defensively some, but he will be on a limited snap count.
Prediction: Every year when this game comes around, I think this is the year that we blow these jackwads out of the stadium, and then we lose it or the game is way too close for comfort. This is another year that seems the same. It would seem they have nothing to play for, but we really don’t either, albeit we have more to play for than they do. Put their team in different uniforms and I think we win by 20+. However, their helmets will have a gator on it and our will have the power T, which means they will look like a Tebow team against us. First time I have done this all year, but I’m really down on this team and the product that I see on the field.
Vols - 23
Gatas - 31
Now, go prove me wrong please.
ONE TEAM, ONE HEARTBEAT!
the last 2 games, and I dont see us magically fixing that
