No to take away from the fact that Crompton did play horrible, and he is on thin ice for UF but I honestly think he might be able to still have a serviceable year. I really do think that UCLA defense a lot better than we thought. We already knew that they had a good front seven but I didn't think their secondary was supposed to be as strong. Also I really do think our O-line is going to be ok to pretty good. One thing Kiffin did do in the NFL was drastically improve the Raiders run game, and to those saying our O-line looked gassed last night, I didn't see that at all. We don't have much depth, but run blocking wise I liked our game running to the left espceially given that UCLA knew where it was going and we still had some success.
In doing some research I found that UCLA safety Rahim Moore was one of the top recruits in 2008 rated 6.0 rivals. Their CB Aaron Hester was also rated a 2008 6.0 rivals. Their other CB Alterraun Verner is a top 10 CB prospect for the draft in 2010 and is a first team all Pac-10 selection rated the #9 best player in the Pac-10 overall. And the last guy Tony dye was a 2008 5.8 rivals, still very good. They really do have a strong secondary they just aren't known yet because they are so young.
Outside of Florida UCLA is probably the strongest secondary we will play all year. Georgia looks winnable, South Carolina looks winnable, AU & UM look winnable. Auburn's and Ole Miss' secondaries are their weaknesses, and the OM run game looks suspect. Realistically UF and Alabama look like losses, but USC, UGA, AU, and OM look very winnable. Not to mention we get 3/4 of those at home. Remember Saban went 6-6 and lost to Lou Monroe his first season. We're still 0-0 in the SEC guys. I'm still confident in the staff we've assembled, and I'm still with this team no matter what happens next week. The future looks bright- GO VOLS!
In doing some research I found that UCLA safety Rahim Moore was one of the top recruits in 2008 rated 6.0 rivals. Their CB Aaron Hester was also rated a 2008 6.0 rivals. Their other CB Alterraun Verner is a top 10 CB prospect for the draft in 2010 and is a first team all Pac-10 selection rated the #9 best player in the Pac-10 overall. And the last guy Tony dye was a 2008 5.8 rivals, still very good. They really do have a strong secondary they just aren't known yet because they are so young.
Outside of Florida UCLA is probably the strongest secondary we will play all year. Georgia looks winnable, South Carolina looks winnable, AU & UM look winnable. Auburn's and Ole Miss' secondaries are their weaknesses, and the OM run game looks suspect. Realistically UF and Alabama look like losses, but USC, UGA, AU, and OM look very winnable. Not to mention we get 3/4 of those at home. Remember Saban went 6-6 and lost to Lou Monroe his first season. We're still 0-0 in the SEC guys. I'm still confident in the staff we've assembled, and I'm still with this team no matter what happens next week. The future looks bright- GO VOLS!
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