I disagree with the assessment that there was very little energy in the stadium. I thought there was a LOT of energy in the stadium at the beginning of the game. Yes, some of the electricity was lost during that long scoreless stretch, but the crowd got very loud during many crucial defensive stands. Relatively few people left until after the final field goal.
Miami was very effective in bottling up our speedsters. I hope that's not the start of a trend. A few other random observations unrelated to the game itself: Even though it was a night game, it was really hot and humid. We saw some great volleyball over at the O'Dome before the game. When we got there, the Gators were down 2 games to none. They won the next three games straight against a very good Long Beach State team. We are lucky indeed to have Mary Wise! A late game made for a great tailgating atmosphere. Lots of fun partying going on everywhere you looked. The band has spiffy new uniforms, which looked even better compared to the Miami band uniforms, which had not been tailored to fit the people wearing them. Many Miami band members had their jacket sleeves hanging down past their fingers. A weird look. This year they are doing lots more with video clips on the scoreboard. It's great except they have the loudspeakers turned up way too loud. Helen On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 12:08 AM, Ken Kirkley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This game was remarkably similar to the 03 game in Miami. We had them > beat there, but Brock brought them back to win late. > > > > I think the team came out thinking this was going to be easy. The fans > thought it was going to be easy, very little energy in the stadium. And > give UM credit, they had a great gameplan and didn't allow their QBs to make > mistakes, lots of short passes and no possibility of an interception. > > > > Me thinks that we are too spoiled if you aren't happy with a 23 point win > in a rivalry game. Our D played well and we made decent adjustments at > halftime on both O and D. I am frustrated at the lack of crossing routes > and basically not giving Hernandez a look all night. And where is Moody? > Moore can't do it and Rainey is just too small to run between the tackles. > > > > Overall, I am very pleased, never thought we would lose and am happy as all > get out that Urban went for the FG in the final minute. Take that back to > S. FLA! > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Saturday, September 06, 2008 10:35 PM > *To:* Gatortalk@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* [gatortalk] Re: 23 point game... > > > > Sorry, but there is no way I could enjoy this game. scUM sends a bunch of > freshmen into The Swamp, and they play us almost even most of the way. > > I couldn't even breathe until it became 16 - 3. > > Our "high octane" offense looked positively sick until the fourth quarter, > and our Heisman Trophy winning quarterback -- his fault or not -- looked > tentative and unsure. > > Is this the way we are going to play versus the SEC? If so, it is going to > be a long and frustrating season. We looked incredibly mediocre tonight. > > Go Gators!!!! > > Ken B. (NYC Gator) > > Sent from my BlackBerry smartphone with SprintSpeed > ------------------------------ > > *From*: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *Date*: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:06:20 -0400 > *To*: <gatortalk@googlegroups.com> > *Subject*: [gatortalk] 23 point game... > > ...after all the oddsmakers got it right!!! > > Go Gators...this was a memorable game just because of the win itself. I am > still so angry with Mullen...but their defense also did a great job > confusing us. When TT had one extra second, he was able to do some damage > (especially in the last qtr). > > I am a proud and happy Gator after all!!! > > Beat the friggin' Vawls! > > -BadMan > > > > > </html > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
