Still you have to wonder whether Mariotti's approach changed that much between the national championship years and now or whether something about the players changed. Maybe the Tebow factor is at work here too. He was legendary for his weight room work ethic and maybe he inspired the rest of the team to really push themselves in the weight room.
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Scott Lucas <[email protected]>wrote: > Or poor conditioning (Strength AND Conditioning)... Starters on the O > line generally play the whole game... UGA's O linemen did... Depth there is > usually for injuries and such, not because they are just tired. They are > expected to go the whole game just as they will be expected to do so at the > next level. Ours couldn't go the whole game, and when they couldn't there > was no depth to back them up. > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Oliver Barry <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, December 5, 2011 11:56 AM > *Subject:* RE: [gatortalk] Mariotti > > We’ve been getting pushed around because of our depth on offensive > line. > The Georgia game was a perfect example. We started out strong and got > tired later. > Yes, that could be because of weak players, but it most surely is because > of lack of depth. > > 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:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Charles Simpson > *Sent:* Monday, December 05, 2011 8:39 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] Mariotti > > I really don't know what to make of this. On the one hand this guy is > supposed to be one of the best in the business and Meyer wants him at osu > which doesn't exactly play in the land of the munchkins. On the other hand > there is no doubt we've been getting pushed around the last couple of > years. > > Charlie > > On 12/5/2011 9:24 AM, Scott Lucas wrote: > > "“That’s a critical hire,” Muschamp said. “Mickey did a great job at the > University of Florida and I appreciate his efforts. But again, we need to > get stronger, we need to get more physically and mentally tough, and that’s > a critical hire for me.” > > I find it VERY interesting the way Muschamp worded his comment. Mickey > did a great job BUT we need to get stronger... He did not say Mickey did a > great job AND we need to get stronger... Those two comments are not > exclusive of each other. You got a 90 on the final BUT you still failed > the class. > > Maybe I am reading into this, but it sure looks like Mushchamp was > implying that we were not strong enough and that fell on Mariotti. > Honestly, I tend to agree. Mariotti may have been great for the little, > fast guys in a spread and speed offense and defence, but we have a serious > strength and drive issue on BOTH of our lines. Maybe he just doesn't fit a > pro style team and Muschamp saw this... > > This may be a great chance to bring in a S&C coach that can groom > monsters that can hold the line. > > -- > 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 > -- > 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 -- Helen Huntley (727) 823-3801 www.helenhuntley.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
