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Post-Game Discussion: South Carolina 6 vs. FLORIDA 38

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by ETGator, Nov 12, 2022.

  1. ETGator

    ETGator Long-Time Gator Stuck In East Tennessee Moderator

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    Following last week's great second half against TAMU . . . Florida dominated South Carolina!

    The offense was clicking and even left points on-the-field.

    The defense was fast and hard-hitting. Played GREAT!

    A good night for all us Gators to celebrate a big SEC win, answering for last year's poor showing and being bowl eligible already!
     
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  2. Bazza

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    GO Gators!
     
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  3. philnotfil

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    Wasn't looking at the stats during the game, but wow, 374 yards rushing, 6.9 YPC!
     
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  4. swampspring

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    I know this is a thread for all things post-game, but I really think def. coordinator Toney deserves a lot of credit and his own thread. He got a lot of flack, and possibly deservedly so, for some of the calls earlier, but, for whatever reason, the defense has been outright dominant the past few weeks. I mean, really, if you include the second half of the Georgia game, it's been incredible.

    Recruit some more guys that fit our team (missing out on Harold Perkins was huge last year), playing the portal, and this team isn't too far away.
     
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  5. illinoisgatorsfan

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    Brenton Cox who?? Wow the Gators defense is executing so much better now that he’s no longer a part of it.
     
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  6. TJtheGator

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    Great win! Something happened to this team that they are playing lights out!
     
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  7. Tito22

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    Nice dub. Sluggish 2nd half, but we are on the right track for sure. Defense is playing much better and more disciplined
     
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  8. gatornation240

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    #boatraced
     
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  9. sierragator

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    It is coming together. The future is bright.
     
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  10. swampspring

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    I mean, it could be just a coincidence that the defense flipped a switch after his dismissal, but they seem to be playing as a unit, rather than a group of individuals. I did see some receivers wide open because our db's played off, it wasn't as dramatic as earlier in the year. Guys knew their roles, they were obviously communicating well and didn't look as confused. Carry this momentum through the remainder of the season, rely on the running game, and we have a really good chance of winning out.
     
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  11. 96Gatorcise

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    Great win. I think the 2nd half BN was trying to get AR passing reps.

    Really liked seeing AR work the pocket.
     
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  12. 62gator

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    AR appeared to be a bit dejected walking off the field after the game tonight. Missed a bunch of passes today, no way around that.
     
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  13. GatorGrowl

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    THE QUICK SLANT
    FLORIDA 38, SOUTH CAROLINA 6


    WHAT HAPPENED: At last, Billy Napier got a wire-to-wire rout -- in a Southeastern Conference game, no less -- as the UF offense and defense had their finest all-around performances of the season in Saturday's plucking of the Gamecocks at Spurrier/Florida Field, giving the Gators' first-year coach a sixth victory and making his team bowl eligible. Sophomore quarterback Anthony Richardson only passed for 112 yards, but tossed a pair of scores and rushed for another. The Gators absolutely manhandled the Gameocks on the ground, cranking out 374 yards rushing, including 281 in a first half when UF scored touchdowns on its first three possessions and eventually built a 24-0 lead. At one point, the Gators had three players with at least 100 yards rushing, but Richardson, with 102 yards, was sacked for a six-yard loss, and what would have been an historic note was suddenly for naught. No matter. Sophomore Montrell Johnson Jr. carried 24 times for a career-high 161 yards and a touchdown. Richardson had 96 yards on 15 attempts. The running play of the day, however, came from freshman Trevor Etienne (8 carries, 100 yards) who took an inside handoff late in the first quarter, broke the line, hit the second level and sped for an 85-yard touchdown run that represented the program's longest play from scrimmage since 2018. Etienne's score put the Gators up 21-0, with Adam Mihalek's 25-yard field goal with just over six minutes to go in the first half making it 24-0. USC got on the board late with just inside two minutes to go in the half when punter Kai Krueger hit a wide open Dakereon Joyner on a fake, with Joyner racing 48 yards for a touchdown. The ensuing two-point conversion failed. Midway through the third quarter, 415-pound nose tackle Desmond Watson stripped Gamecocks tailback Jaheim Bell on a stuffed run into the line for a turnover at the USC 12. Richardson capitalized with a 3-yard touchdown toss to sophomore tight end Jonathan Odom to go up 31-6, his second scoring pass of the day (along with a 15-yarder to wideout Ricky Pearsall in the first quarter). Johnson finished the scoring with an 8-yard run with 6:02 left. For the game, UF finished amassed 515 yards of offense, while holding USC and quarterback Spencer Rattler (8 of 16 for 145 yards) to just 237 total yards, only 44 on the ground, and forcing three turnovers. The Gamecocks played without their top running back, MarShawn Lloyd (556 yards, 9 TDs), who missed the game with a deep thigh bruise. Doubtful he would have made much of a difference.
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    Freshman tailback Trevor Etienne (7) speeds up the right sideline for his 85-yard touchdown run in the first quarter Saturday.
    WHAT IT MEANS: Being bowl eligible was a stated goal by Napier in his first season of this rebuild. No, the Gators aren't going to a New Year's Six game, but they're now assured of those all-important handful of extra holiday-season practices and, if they can build on these back-to-back wins, could end up at a cool venue. Somewhere like, say, Nashville for the Liberty Bowl, Memphis for the Liberty Bowl or, closer to home, the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville. There's already some buzz about a potential matchup against Notre Dame.

    IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Etienne's touchdown was the longest by a UF freshman running back since John L. Williams ripped off an 86-yarder against West Texas State on Oct. 16, 1982, a homecoming game the Gators won 77-14. He officially got his first 100-yard game on his eighth carry, which came early in the fourth quarter. UF gets two more years with Travis's little brother who is well on his way to playing his way out of big bro's shadow.

    STAGGERING STATISTIC: UF was this close from playing a fourth straight game without committing a turnover. Alas, with 1:14 to play, senior Nay'Quan Wright fumbled at the South Carolina 9 and thus stopped a run of 51 consecutive possessions without a turnover. That's a significant development (and a reason for UF's improved offensive numbers the last few weeks), considering how turnovers undermined the offense during the first half of the season. The Gators last turnover before Wright's fumble came on the next-to-last possession (a Richardson interception) of their 24-17 home against Missouri on Oct. 8.

    UP NEXT: Florida (6-4, 3-4) goes to Vanderbilt to close out the SEC slate with a noon game. The Commodores (4-6, 1-5) began Saturday not only winless in league play this season, but on a 26-game conference losing streak, only to upset Kentucky 24-21 earlier in the day at Lexington. UF has an eight-game winning streak over Vandy, dating to 2014, and has won 30 of the previous 31 in the series, dating to 1989. South Carolina (6-4, 3-4) finishes the season -- get this -- at home against No. 5 Tennessee and at No. 12 Clemson.
     
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  14. fda92045

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    Cox leaves, guys had enough reps to get the D down, and I'm sure it took time for some of these guys to shake off the incompetence from the previous staff.
     
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  15. JaxGator75

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    Nice turnaround for the defense. Pitching a shut out the last six quarters.
     
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  16. Gatorfred

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    Anyone else lose the post game on wruf? Online and with Audible App
     
  17. StrangeGator

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    Hoping the talk of AR going early in the draft quiets down.
     
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  18. gatortom33

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    Wondering if Trevor Etienne got injured as he did'nt play in the 4th quarter and only had 8 carries...
     
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  19. tommyvee

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    Players finally buying in. It’s a process. Just ask Miami.
     
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  20. canagator

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    Mine is fine!
     
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