And yet, all we see in social media are complaints about play calling. And, insults about the players. That is most shameful!
Oliver Barry CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker PARKS Real Estate Services 305 B Indian Lake Blvd Suite 220 Hendersonville TN 37075 Office: 615-826-4040 Mobile: 615-972-4239 bar...@realtracs.com Begin forwarded message: > From: Shane Ford <goufgator...@gmail.com> > Date: November 7, 2017 at 4:59:46 PM CST > To: GatorNews <gatorn...@googlegroups.com> > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Depleted roster: Gators making do with available > players > Reply-To: gatornews+own...@googlegroups.com > > Depleted roster: Gators making do with available players > By Robbie Andreu (Gainesville SUN) - November 7, 2017572 > > > Coaches and players don’t like to make excuses, so that can be avoided by > simply stating there is one big reason the bottom has fallen out of Florida’s > season in back-to-back blowout losses to Georgia and Missouri. > > A lack of players. > > Not necessarily a lack of talent, but a lack of sheer numbers thanks to > multiple injuries and player suspensions. > > Florida’s roster is so depleted that it could be mistaken for a team on NCAA > probation that has been slapped with severe scholarship limitations. > > The Gators are down 25 scholarship players at the moment, leaving just 56 > scholarship players on what could be considered the active roster going into > Saturday’s game at South Carolina. UF has only 11 less walk-ons than > scholarship players on that roster. > > The Gators were without 28 scholarship players in the loss to Missouri last > Saturday. > > “It’s tough. It’s real tough when you have a lot of injuries like we do,” > interim head coach Randy Shannon said. > > Couple the injuries with the nine suspensions, and it’s a potentially > crippling combination. > > Here is what the Gators are without at the moment: > > Starting quarterback Luke Del Rio. > Last season’s leading rusher (Jordan Scarlett) and leading receiver (Antonio > Callaway). > This season’s leading rusher (Malik Davis). > Two of the biggest playmakers on offense (Davis and wide receiver Kadarius > Toney). > Starting defensive ends Jachai Polite and Jordan Sherit. > Starting safeties Marcell Harris and Nick Washington. > Starting linebacker Kylan Johnson > Starting offensive guard Brent Heggie. > The overall loss of talent is staggering and has clearly had an impact on the > season, especially in these last two games where the Gators had a difficult > time competing. > > Here’s what the Gators have been left with: > > Two true freshmen starting in the secondary (Marco Wilson and CJ Henderson), > and eight other true freshmen making considerable contributions. > A former walk-on (Cristian Garcia) starting at linebacker > Little or no depth at defensive end, linebacker, cornerback, safety, wide > receiver, on the offensive line and on special teams. > Shannon and his staff have been left with no choice but try and do more with > less. And that hasn’t been working so well. > > The Gators have been forced to play many freshmen and young, inexperienced > players who, in some cases, are still far from reaching their potential. > > “We’ve got a lot of young guys. They’re really new to it,” junior defensive > tackle Taven Bryan said. “The coaches say they’re not really young anymore, > they haven’t really stepped up quite yet. I think they’re finally ready to > show you guys what they’ve got.” > > The Gators have been embracing the next-man-up mentality since the nine > players were suspended in August. It has continued on a weekly basis > throughout the season. > > The coaches and players aren’t making excuses, but the reality is suspensions > and all the injuries have negatively impacted the season. > > Shannon gives a good example of how thinned out the Gators have become as the > injury list has grown. > > “We take the starting (outside) linebacker and put him at defensive end (for > the Missouri game),” Shannon said. “We put (Jeremiah) Moon at defensive end. > Moon has never touched defensive end since not even in high school, but we > had a week to try to get him ready because that’s all we have right now. > We’re moving him and (defensive tackle) Luke (Ancrum) back and forth at > defensive end, but Luke never played defensive end.” > > The diminishing numbers are making it a tough situation for Shannon and his > staff. All they can do is keep trying to coach up the players they do have. > > “The injuries come,” Shannon said. “Whoever’s on that football field at that > time, we have to coach them. I hate to say it that way, not making excuses, > but that’s just part of what we’ve got. We are depleted, but we’re not > depleted to the point … we’ve still got pride and we’ve got guys who believe > in Florida. And we’re just going to continue to play those guys and get those > guys in the best situations we can to now respond and come up this upcoming > week.” > > Contact Robbie Andreu at 352-374-5022 or robbie.and...@gvillesun.com. Also > check out Andreu’s blog at Gatorsports.com. > > Up next > > Who: Florida (3-5, 3-4 SEC) vs. South Carolina (6-3, 4-3) > > When: 12 p.m. Saturday > > Where: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia > > TV: CBS > > Radio: 103.7-FM, AM-850 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > -- > -- > 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) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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