Hmmm... I'm surprised we weren't able to make that happen with our simultaneous
pleas from the stands, Woody. My mantra went more like "get the ball, get the
ball, get the ball".
Cee
----- Original Message -----
From: Woody
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:14 PM
Subject: [gatortalk] Re: "Just win"
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You shoulda seen me at the game Cee... Everytime our D was up... I would just
repeat "turnover turnover turnover turnover turnover". When the lady next to
me didnt think I was having heart failure... she thought i was crazy Im sure.
lol
On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Cecilia <gator...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
I don't believe they have, and we keep begging for a defensive score every
game. ;-)
Cee
----- Original Message -----
From: Woody
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:27 PM
Subject: [gatortalk] Re: "Just win"
Has the D had a TD this year? I would be surprised if they didnt... but
I dont recall one.
Woody
On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Ken Kirkley <k...@kirkley.net> wrote:
If Tebow doesn't fumble on the 2 against UT, we are up 31-6 and win
going away. If Cooper doesn't drop a TD bomb last week and we don't fumble
twice and miss a field goal, we win going away. We have to force teams to
throw to force turnovers and right now they are staying close (or leading) by
playing ball control.
Stop making mistakes and start opening up the offense a bit and
everyone will start talking about how we have finally gotten into our rhythm.
Ken K
MNGator
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From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of oli...@bobparks.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:57 AM
To: Gator Talk
Subject: [gatortalk] Re: "Just win"
We're really playing pretty much like we have every season since Meyer
has been at UF.
Although we may be a bit more conservative than usual we're doing what
we do in the beginning of the season.
By the end, when we get to Alabama, I suspect the offense will gel into
the machine it is capable of being. And the defense, there's no worry there. I
know, they have a 1 quarter let down. Take that away and they've allowed 3
touchdowns for the season.
As I mentioned earlier, let's let Bammy carry that AP albatross awhile.
Maybe we'll loosen up a little more and have the big finish to the season we've
come to expect.
Steve is right. The big blowouts are fan generated expectations. Yes, a
win is a win. Let's enjoy the ride.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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From: Steve McKibben <augiega...@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:28:31 -0700 (PDT)
To: <gatortalk@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [gatortalk] Re: "Just win"
--- On Wed, 10/21/09, Woody <gatorrr...@gmail.com> wrote:
A win is a win is a win... Ill take em. But is anyone else
getting the impression that that mentality may be setting us back?
The fan base more than the team, IMO
- We're #1... and so long as we win we're in. But will that
remain true if Bama or whoever shows to be more impressive as the season
continues?
If it's only Bama that leapfrogs us (and keep in mind they've
only done that in the AP poll so far, which is NOT a component of the BCS poll
which selects the participants in the title game), then, if we "just win" out,
we'll get to decide the "BCS semi-final" on the field with them. To carry that
further, even if we were to drop to #4 in the BCS, a win over a #1 Bama would
likely get us back in the top 2. #3 or better at that point and it's win, we're
in.
- these problems are not just due to Tebows concussion.. that
cannot be an excuse.. he's been on his game. But the entire game cannot rest
on his shoulders.
I'll be interested to see if we run the read option play this
week. That's where Tebow puts the ball in the tailback's belly as if he's
running a dive play then, depending on his read, can pull it out and run it
wide, and possibly pitch it to the trailer. We were killing Kentucky with that
pay, and (ostensibly) to protect Tebow, we have not run it since. We were able
to gash LSU with the straight dive, but Arkansas schemed to take that away, and
we struggled on the ground against them for the most part.
- "just win" because the entire year is going to be a struggle
because they are not as good of a team as we thought. That atleast seems to be
true...
And that could be true - especially if the "as good of a team as
we thought" part means as good as those hyper inflated "best team ever"
expectations.
- "just win" because Addazzio is still getting his feet wet as
a OC and is going through a learning curve, hence why we are not very
productive. Maybe he's playin it too safe and doesnt wanna screw up?
While he's the OC, our plays are scripted called, and reviewed by
committee and Meyer has the final say. Not saying the old OL coach doesn't like
to give his hosses the opportunity to play smashmouth, but I think if anyone is
reigning in the playcalling, it's probably Meyer.
look..I know meyer isnt happy that we arent happy with just
accepting a win... i dont think thats what we are up in arms about... Im not so
sure thats the case at all... i think everyone of us would accept a win... but
I do think this mentality of "just go in and get out with a win" may be the
wrong mindset. I think it also shows that Meyer doesnt have that much
confidence in this team or someone that is keeping them from being a dominant
figure.
Last year we were very good at not turing the ball over and also
very good at taking it away. That gave our offense a lot of short fields (and
in many cases defensive scores) that allowed our naturally conservative coaches
to loosen up a bit. This year, so far at least, we are minus in the turnover
column, and therefore are looking at longer fields in tighter games, so the
conservative nature shines through. If we'll start getting some timely
turnovers, or more importantly, stop giving them away I think you'll feel a lot
better about the scoreboard.
Again.. maybe im thinking too far into it all
A long drive after a tight game will do that!
... but right now.. Miss St game is scaring the hell outta me.
Until proven otherwise, the only game on our schedule that I
don't think we can possibly lose is FIU. By the same token, despite all of our
current watrs, we're capable of, and in fact, SHOULD be able to win all of them!
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