Espn Article on SEC teams that can unseat BAma

[regurgigator]

Originally Posted by whitelakegator

Personally, I could care less. I swear some people take message boards way too seriously(nodding in your direction). Personally, we'll never meet...ever. So, who really cares. This is just a place to voice said opinions. I never said 11-2 wasn't great or superlative. You completely lost the point...which is...pay attention please...everytime someone is critical of any component of last year it is immeditaely met with a resounding "but we we're 11-2!!!" It is comical at this point, hence my posts.

So personally, bug off pal.

I don't think anyone has a problem with being critical of a "component" of the team. The offense last season deserved to be criticized in just about every way except ball security.

The foolishness comes from saying that since we had a poor offense, then our team was not as good as our record indicated. That's bizarro-world logic!

No, we were every bit as good as our record indicated. It's teams that don't play a tough schedule who are often not as good as their record indicates.

[whitelakegator]

Originally Posted by regurgigator

I don't think anyone has a problem with being critical of a "component" of the team. The offense last season deserved to be criticized in just about every way except ball security.

The foolishness comes from saying that since we had a poor offense, then our team was not as good as our record indicated. That's bizarro-world logic!

No, we were every bit as good as our record indicated. It's teams that don't play a tough schedule who are often not as good as their record indicates.

Where did I say the team wasn't as good as 11-2 or say we weren't as good as our record???? Again, I never said anything like that. I compliment the defense constantly. The offense was poor. Being in the bottom 5-10% of all D-I schools is POOR IMHO!!!!

What's the freaking problem???!!!!

[GATORAZ]

Originally Posted by whitelakegator

What's the freaking problem???!!!!

still waiting for you to tell me what team in the SEC will have a better Dline than Florida and explain why

[GatorByte]

Originally Posted by whitelakegator

...everytime someone is critical of any component of last year it is immeditaely met with a resounding "but we we're 11-2!!!" It is comical at this point, hence my posts.

So completely true.

[whitelakegator]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

still waiting for you to tell me what team in the SEC will have a better Dline than Florida and explain why

Lol...ok you win. We have the best d line. No need to carry this any further.

[regurgigator]

Originally Posted by whitelakegator

Where did I say the team wasn't as good as 11-2 or say we weren't as good as our record???? Again, I never said anything like that. I compliment the defense constantly. The offense was poor. Being in the bottom 5-10% of all D-I schools is POOR IMHO!!!!

What's the freaking problem???!!!!

No problem with that at all. I'm glad you don't agree with that other illogical stuff.

[number1]

Originally Posted by malscott

the bottom line: ya ain't getting no durn respect till ya beat the big boys...premier programs don't get blind-sided by the likes of Louisville. Although, getting beat by Ta&m is okay if you then rally and win the national championship. We always get praise when we deserve it. Sportscasters hate being made wrong. They say we're gonna beat Louisville and we then lose-makes em look bad. We have some work to do. Gotta win the East (beat the dawgs) then go on and play the big one. Pray for Driskel's development. (dear Lord God, please let Driskel see there are three receivers, not one-and may he hit at least one of them.)

Let's see:

Alabama got blindsided by Utah

LSU got blindsided by Clemson

Oklahoma has been blindsided by just about any team they have faced in a bowl game. lol

[SkyChimp]

Originally Posted by lurkingator1

LouisVille game was an Anomaly, but the Media can't or won't get over it , I think it's a good thing keeps us hungry with a chip on our shoulder

ESPN has been bias for Alabama like CNN for the Dems or Fox for the GOP. I'm not surprised we were left out.

[Swampmaster]

several teams "can" beat alabama. Will these teams all beat alabama? No--Alabama's the best team in the SEC---Saban just plugs in a bunch of new stars and he'll probably be in the title game again against ohio state.

[IH8REFS]

Originally Posted by socraticsilence

Could someone please explain the prevalence of this line of thinking among some in our fanbase- Reed was basically the only mismatch we had last season, Gilly was a good quality SEC starter but didn't really scare anyone all that much- what is it that Reed did that makes so many people think he was a mediocre tight end? I mean I get that he struggled with blocking at times, but as a receiver he was our only big play threat and if we had a better QB or a more aggressive approach he would have been a household name but a lot of people on here seem to think he's going to be an addition by subtraction.

Reed is quite physically talented, but he didn't show much in the way of hands or football IQ. The fact that Driskel stared him down more often than the rest of the receiving corps doesn't necessarily indicate that he's a star.

[Hill_Raiser]

Man, people have thin skin. It was not an analysis of who can beat Bama, that was merely a quest in th earticle. It was a pre-spring kick off "points of interest" article. They mentioned Auburn and Vandy as well. Why do so many people take offense to any article that doesn't mention UF in the most glowing terms possible?

[GatorLaw]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

I disagree it was a beat down it was a loss but not a beat down. It wasnt like we got physically dominated.

I don't know exactly what the difference is between being "physically" dominated" and dominated in some other way ("mentally" dominated?). But to my eyes we were dominated in whatever way you want to call it. The final score was a lot closer than the game actually was. I was pretty sure we had almost no chance by the end of the first quarter when it was obvious that Bridgewater was an excellent QB who could almost always quickly find an open receiver.

I can understand how after that game some in the media aren't talking a lot about us. Our performance in that game made it look like some of our close wins were flukes (which I don't agree with but I can understand the perception).

[GATORAZ]

Originally Posted by GatorLaw

I don't know exactly what the difference is between being "physically" dominated" and dominated in some other way ("mentally" dominated?). But to my eyes we were dominated in whatever way you want to call it. The final score was a lot closer than the game actually was. I was pretty sure we had almost no chance by the end of the first quarter when it was obvious that Bridgewater was an excellent QB who could almost always quickly find an open receiver.

I can understand how after that game some in the media aren't talking a lot about us. Our performance in that game made it look like some of our close wins were flukes (which I don't agree with but I can understand the perception).

We def had a chance after the first quarter. There is a big difference between being physically dominated and making some dumb mistakes. One is easily correctable the other is not.

[thedyc09]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

We def had a chance after the first quarter. There is a big difference between being physically dominated and making some dumb mistakes. One is easily correctable the other is not.

Dumb mistakes are exactly what killed us. Anyone who watched the game and didn't see Floyd playing like a manimal, destorying the UL offensive line 2 and 3 men at a time was simply too distracted by the blown coverages on 3rd and long and the stupid penalties. UL was actually completely overmatched against us physically, but they had a nice gameplan and a QB that made very quick, very smart decisions. Sometimes that's all you need.

[JerseyGator01]

We were a very solid team last year but had our fair share of breaks, especially when it came to who we played when (e.g. TAM, LSU, SC). Teams that are one dimensional on offense usually get exposed in bowl games when an opponent has a month to prepare. Strong is also an excellent bowl coach. Give credit where credit is due.

[GATORAZ]

Originally Posted by thedyc09

Dumb mistakes are exactly what killed us. Anyone who watched the game and didn't see Floyd playing like a manimal, destorying the UL offensive line 2 and 3 men at a time was simply too distracted by the blown coverages on 3rd and long and the stupid penalties. UL was actually completely overmatched against us physically, but they had a nice gameplan and a QB that made very quick, very smart decisions. Sometimes that's all you need.

Thats my point it is easy to fix. It was more of bad gameplan on CWM part and injuries that hurt us vs Louisville. We didnt get dominated.

[CRIMDEFgator]

I bleed orange and blue to my very core, but the truth is UF was a weak 11-2 and great coaching and some good individual plays stopped us from being 9-4 or worse. UF was a painful team to watch, in almost every game, as a fan. They were never dominant. If we cannot develop a passing offense and keep up defensive play, like we have in the past, then we will simply not be part of the conversation. I was, however, surprised to see we weren't even mentioned in the article. I hope that is some motivation to the players who read it... especially the incredibaly talented Jeff Driskell (who is an enigma to me as a fan)

[GatorLaw]

Originally Posted by Hill_Raiser

Man, people have thin skin. It was not an analysis of who can beat Bama, that was merely a quest in th earticle. It was a pre-spring kick off "points of interest" article. They mentioned Auburn and Vandy as well. Why do so many people take offense to any article that doesn't mention UF in the most glowing terms possible?

I don't take offense to any article that doesn't mention UF in the most glowing terms possible, nor do many other people here. I, like many others, just thought it was seriously stupid to write an article about which teams might beat Alabama and mention four teams we beat last year plus a team historically as bad as Ole Miss and not even mention UF.

[regurgigator]

Originally Posted by CRIMDEFgator

I bleed orange and blue to my very core, but the truth is UF was a weak 11-2

Comments like these drive home the point that it doesn't really pay to play a tough schedule. Even a lot of your own fans don't give you credit for surviving the toughest regular season schedule in the nation with as good a record as anyone except undefeated Notre Dame.

According to most, we were a missed 33-yard FG by Pitt from meeting Bama in the national championship game. That we didn't show up for the dung-heap craptastic bowl match-up with Louisville is not surprising - and was actually predicted by many of us as soon as the bowl match-up was announced.

[GatorLaw]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

Thats my point it is easy to fix. It was more of bad gameplan on CWM part and injuries that hurt us vs Louisville. We didnt get dominated.

If penalties are so easy to fix how come we've been ranked #4 in most-penalties per game in 2011 (out of 120 FBS teams) and 3rd-most in 2012 (out of 124 teams)? Surely WM doesn't think it's a good thing to be almost the worst team in the nation in terms of penalties per game for two seasons in a row.

I agree that penalties and injuries in the Sugar Bowl hurt us but they weren't the biggest reason we lost big-time (I won't argue with you over the meaning of the word "dominated"). That reason IMHO was our inability to pressure Bridgewater and our inability to cover his receivers when the game was still on the line.