Cutcliffe is average at best and average sure didn't cut it today. I remember when he was here before leaving for Ole Miss, fans complaining about his play calling, conservatism, and being easy to read defensively. Ever remember Cut calling a 50 yard bomb out of our own endzone? We can't even run a 1 yard qb sneak effectively or execute a defensively unimpeded clean handoff from experienced veterans during the most important drive of the game...there's such a fine line between winning and losing that the intangibles make the difference: special teams, turnovers, penalties, sound fundamentals, 3rd and short yardage sucess, dropped passes and proper routes, key players making key plays, a balanced keep em guessing attack, the will to win, the swagger....Florida excelled and beat us in all the intangibles. Cutcliff is accountable for this....period. We used to win big games against teams similarly talented because we were more successful in these areas. We knew we'd have to score 40 or more to win today. We scored 14. Florida scored 14 without their offense even stepping on the field. This game today reminded me of the 1981 Georgia game I attended in Athens , a 44-0 (in the 3rd quarter) shellacking, where we were beaten so badly in every phase of the game. Dooley was gentlemanly enough to call off the Dawgs or they would have scored 70. This coaching staff, Cutcliffe included, are stubborn, outdated, old school has-beens without the origination and innovation needed to win in the new age of college football. Coaching dinosaurs like them, Loyd Carr, Bobby Bowden, Joe Pa, and even Tubberville, who i believe is at the cusp of his decline, will go by the wayside. Smashmouth "pro style" football is todays version of the single T or the wishbone. Florida's spread offense today had so many options and elements of surprise that was synonomous to the Taliban fighting the US Army with rocks and sticks, absolutely no way to win that battle. And they weren't looking to play field position or kick field goals. They were looking to score touchdowns period. It's truly scary how outclassed we were today. We didn't execute, we weren't prepared, we weren't confident, and i'm afraid we are in for a very long season.
WE are officially now a basketball school....It is a very real possibility we could finish last in the East. That's not pessimism, that's realism.
So, what about Cut? He's a dinosaur. Personally, I love dinosaurs. But I love .