I don't think Vince Lombardi and Bear Bryant coaching together could make up for having to start a freshman quarterback who had never taken a snap in that environment. You can't blame coaching on that. I didn't even want to watch before the game started but I did because I'm a Gator. If I felt that way, as most every one else on this list surely did (the volume of email before the game proves this) the players felt the same way going in. This is an incredibly difficult position for the team to be in and it's just silly to complain about coaching, play calling, attitude of players, skill of players or anything else right now. Complain to God a out letting Brantley and Driskel get hurt. Of course, that's pretty silly too. The best thing we can all do right now is hang on. Stay a Gator and suck it up.
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone On Oct 9, 2011, at 11:18 AM, "Kirkley.net" <[email protected]> wrote: > After two blowout losses, what is your perception of the program now? Is > this simply growing pains or is the coaching not getting the job done? Can > it really be that we are that far behind LSU and Bama in skill and player > potential? > > My thoughts are a combination, but I put most of the blame on the coaches. > UF has had top ten ranked recruiting classes the past five years, and the > players we got were also considering the other good programs. Or were the > recruiting rankings really a mirage? While the 2010 class was good and many > of those players are starting or significantly contributing as sophomores, > the 2007-2009 classes look somewhat suspect in hindsight. > > I understand that the players were recruited for the spread, but really, we > wouldn't have been close to these two teams running the spread either. Isn't > it the coaches job to modify the system to fit the personnel? Great we want > to run the pro set I, but can't, so maybe we need to run a hybrid pro set > spread. And don't get me started on strength, we don't even begin to match > up. > > My biggest concerns coming out of these two games regarding coaching are: > - bad play calling. Yes I know Weis is a genius, but I think he outsmarts > himself sometimes. Last night, reverting to the spread, run Burton twice and > then put the true freshman in to throw on 3rd and 13! Was he channeling the > dazzler? Overall, I believe he is coaching like he is in the NFL. Coach for > field position, play conservatively and and wait for the other team to make > mistakes. Works in the no fun league due to parity, but not in college where > there are too many mismatches week to week. You have to be aggressive and > keep the other team on it's heels. > > - lack of fundamentals, particularly on defense. Coach Dawg is defensive > genius, but we can't seem to get lined up right, have too many penalties and > for goodness sake can't tackle. Big hits are fun, but if the guy with the > balk doesn't go down, they are useless. > > - composure. From CD and his rants to the seemingly emotionless play on the > field, we can't seem to find a good mix. CD needs to tone down a bit > (although two beat downs made him nit so demonstrative yesterday), the > players need to amp it up a notch or two. Once again, I think part of this > is the NFL influence. Our mantra of nameless faceless opponents and go out > there with a professional, business like attitude. The college game is > emotion based and thrives on rivalries, manage to that, don't shy away from > it! > > I understand we have a lot of young players, but I also see older players who > make plays hut don't get many opportunities like Gillisle. If we don't start > playing and coaching better, this will be a very long season. I felt coming > in 8-4 was the baseline, and we can still reasonably do hat or better, but > the way we are losing hurts. Not being competitive sucks, I can handle a 14 > point loss, being down 14 in the first 8 minutes doesn't make for a fun day. > > Ken K > MNGator > > -- > 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 > -- 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
