Bert is quiet most of the time because he is busy reading. He reads about 50 books a week, right Bert?
On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Bert! Good to see you back on Gatortalk!!! > I'm picking the Gator defense to give us enough time to eke out a win. > Gators will also use ball control to run a lot. Gators 16-Hogs 7. > > Oliver Barry, CRS GRI > Bob Parks Realty, LLC > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > Office: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > [email protected] > > > On Oct 2, 2013, at 9:43 AM, BertThePiggieMan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Greetings, all... > > I hope everyone is doing well... > > Well, it's that time again... Time for the Gators and Hogs to square > off... And as always, since y'all have come to love me (or at least > tolerate me) because I don't pull punches regarding my Hogs, here's my take > on them: > > 1) Brandon Allen is a good quarterback, although he did try to do too much > against A&M. We were missing him against Rutgers, and I have no doubt the > outcome would have been different with him at the helm. He really doesn't > get rattled that much and isn't afraid to run. He's no Tebow, but he's no > Mallett either :) And oh yeah, he had more yards and more touchdowns in > less attempts than Johnny Football in our game against A&M. :) > > 2) Alex Collins is a beast at running back. I am so glad the State Of > Florida let us have him (even if his mom didn't want him to come up here > and hid his LOI). He's rushed for 100+ yards per game in four of his five > games so far as a true freshman. The only game he didn't was against > Rutgers, but heck, they knew we were going to run since we started a > walk-on QB who had been offered a scholarship (in fact, we had as many > passing touchdowns from running backs as quarterbacks in that game :). And > he's not just a Glory Hog (pun intended). Against A&M he threw a block on a > rushing defender that flipped the guy over and put him out with a thigh > injury. I hope we get to keep him more than a couple years. > > 3) At running back, we're not just a one-trick pony. Collins is the speed > and power back, but Jonathan Williams is no slouch either. And Kiero Small > is a bowling ball of a fullback who can also catch passes. Far and away our > running game is our bread and butter, but we will certainly throw when we > have to. > > 4) Defense. Oy vey. We have a strong defensive line, but most of our > pressure comes from our ends. So if you've got good tackles like A&M did, > we don't get as much of a rush. Our skill level really drops at linebacker > and defensive back. Easily this is the area I worry about most. > > 5) Kicking game is pretty solid, especially with Hocker as place kicker. > He consistently puts kickoffs deep into or out of the end zone, taking away > one of the other team's weapons. He's also very reliable on place kicking > too, recently becoming the all-time leading scorer in Arkansas history. Our > punter is a rugby style punter who can kick with his left or right leg, so > it doesn't matter which way he rolls to avoid the rush. He also threw a > nifty pass on a fake punt against Rutgers. > > 6) Coaching: I like what I've seen from Bret Bielema so far, but of > course, there are detractors. Most of them are the people who think a Big > 10 coach can't come into the SEC and be successful. Seems like they forget > about that guy named Satan^H^H^Hban. He's very disciplined and expects the > same from his players. After Collins scored his first touchdown of the > year, he got a penalty for celebrating too much with the fans. Coach B said > that if he did it again, he wouldn't be playing for the team. Some folks > thought it was harsh, but discipline has to include all the little details, > and Coach B seems to expect that. And Collins got the message. Now he > always finds a ref and literally hands (not tosses) the ball to him. And > hey, Coach B grew up on a pig farm, so it's destiny! :) > > What do I think will happen? I guess it depends what team shows up. We > didn't do well in our only other road game, but we didn't have a real > quarterback either, so it's hard to judge by that. We certainly have the > talent to make it interesting, but my gut feeling tells me an SEC road game > is a loss until you can prove otherwise, > > My pick: Gators 24, Hogs 20 > > Let the chompin' begin :) > > - PiggieBert > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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