I think that may be by design to put them in a position to control the clock/eat up time. I seriously believe that is a big part of their overall game plan.
Woody On Oct 21, 2009, at 6:59 PM, "Oliver Barry" <oli...@bobparks.com> wrote: > A safety would be nice. I’d like to see more punt blocks. The spec > ial teams weren’t terrible against Arkansas, but they weren’t > good either. > And, where was Brandon James on the run backs? > > Oliver Barry CRS,GRI > Real Estate Broker > Bob Parks Realty > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Fax: 615-822-2027 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > > From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] > On Behalf Of JNene > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 5:44 PM > To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com > Subject: [gatortalk] "Just win" > > i want a SAFETY!! > -JNene > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > "Cecilia" <gator...@bellsouth.net> > > To: > gatortalk@googlegroups.com > Cc: > > Sent: > Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:59:00 -0400 > Subject: > [gatortalk] Re: "Just win" > > > I don't believe they have, and we keep begging for a defensive score > every game. ;-) > > Cee > -- Show Quoted Text -- > ----- 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 > > > 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 > > 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! > > > > > > To: > > > · > > · "Cecilia" <gator...@bellsouth.net> > > · > > > Cc: > > > · > > Files: > > Your Reply: Reply To All (Show Recipients) > > Bold > Italic > Underline > Link > Image > Numbered List > Bulleted List > > Send my Reply > Save as Draft > Add Attachment > Msg sent via Spiderhost - http://www.spiderhost.com/ > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
