November 5th, 2009 05:03pm
by Robbie Andreu
Florida is coming off an emotional win over Georgia. Vanderbilt just got blasted at home by Georgia Tech, giving up 56 points. The Gators look like they’re starting to peak. The Commodores have been fading all season.
This has all the makings of a letdown game for Florida. But it’s so obvious that it won’t happen.
Yes, Vanderbilt has a pretty tough defense, and the Commodores are excited about what No. 2 quarterback Mackenzi Adams brings to the offense (the …
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November 4th, 2009 06:20pm
by Robbie Andreu
Early in the season, it looked like Florida’s three promising redshirt freshmen receivers (Frankie Hammond Jr., Omarius Hines and T.J. Lawrence) were going to have a chance to contribute this season and give the Gators some much-needed depth at wide receiver.
Then, they disappeared. Hines caught a few passes early, then faded away. Hammond got some playing time, then he too disappeared. Lawrence got a handful of plays, but now is out for the season after injuring his knee.
The week before …
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November 2nd, 2009 06:03pm
by Robbie Andreu
Two games in a row now, the Gators have had success in the red zone with quarterback Tim Tebow lining up under center. The Gators scored a touchdown from the formation against Mississippi State two weeks ago, with Chris Rainey taking a hand-off from Tebow and going in untouched from 8 yards out. UF set up a 5-yard TD run by Tebow against Georgia after two consecutive Jeff Demps runs with Tebow under center.
It’s working, so we’ll probably see …
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October 29th, 2009 04:00pm
by Robbie Andreu
I’ve been going over this all week, and I’ve come up with two very plausible scenarios for how this game will play out Saturday in Jacksonville.
Here’s the first one:
Florida’s red-zone woes continue, the Gators turn the ball over a few times on offense, give up a few plays on defense, and the Bulldogs spring the upset, dashingUF’s national title hopes. Part of this scenario would include Joe Cox having all kinds of time to throw and consistently moves the Georgia …
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October 28th, 2009 02:47pm
by Robbie Andreu
Before the start of the season, junior defensive end Carlos Dunlap was talking big about the things he planned to do this season. He wanted to set the UF season sack record. He wanted to be a dominant player on what he said could be the greatest defense in the history of college football.
Then he went out and basically did nothing for the first few games. He was barely noticed. He was rarely a factor.
But he’s turned that around in …
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October 26th, 2009 04:25pm
by Robbie Andreu
Florida may appear to be playing and coaching tight these days, but Tim Tebow and Urban Meyer were relaxed and smiling through their Monday press conferences.
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October 22nd, 2009 01:44pm
by Robbie Andreu
Scott Field isn’t on anyone’s top 10 list of toughest places to play in college football, but it’s been a nightmare venue for the Gators, who haven’t won there since 1985. They’re 0-4 since then.
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October 21st, 2009 02:38pm
by Robbie Andreu
Much is being made about Florida’s lack of playmakers on offense. But what about that UF defense? Those guys aren’t making a lot of plays, either.
A year ago, during Florida’s amazing run to the national championship, the defense’s ability to force turnovers (and actually score) was one of the reasons the Gators enjoyed such high-scoring games and lopsided victories in the second half of the season.
This season, the games have been closer, the scores lower. Everyone points to …
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October 19th, 2009 04:29pm
by Robbie Andreu
At about the same time last season, a loss to Ole Miss seemed to unite the Gators and send them speeding off in the right direction after some early-season struggles. Will a near-loss to Arkansas on Saturday have a similar effect?
Will the Gators start opening things up and turning things on like they did during their national championship run a year ago?
It’s possible. But probably not likely. That’s not to say the Gators won’t run the table and reach the …
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October 15th, 2009 04:15pm
by Robbie Andreu
I’ve been hearing the comparisons all week between this season’s Arkansas game and last season’s Ole Miss game, that staggering upset in The Swamp. Certainly, there are similarities. Arkansas is from the Western Division and is led by a high-profile quarterback transfer from a traditional power. Last year, it wasJevan Snead. Saturday, it’s Ryan Mallett, the strong-armed thrower who transferred from Michigan and has been lighting it up lately.
The one big difference I see is that this Arkansas team appears …
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