Looks like we're favored by 24 according to USA Today odds page. Pickem is also up and the line there is 23.5.
On Oct 13, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Woody wrote: > Do we have a line on this game yet? > > > > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Steve McKibben > <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for providing your insights Bert - I always enjoy them. > > If I can play devil's advocate I'd like to address some of your > points (see - it's not just you Keith!) > > 1) Florida's defense is on par with 'Bama's, so I suspect we will > struggle. HOWEVER, we have significantly improved since the 'Bama > game, so I don't think we'll be shutdown. > Do you think your improvement may have to do with the fact that > you've played defenses that aren't as good since the 'Bama game? > Mallett is getting a lot better at finding his 3rd or 4th option > quickly. But y'all are right that he's a pocket passer, and not a > scrambler. If he scrambles, he'll look to run some, but mostly will > try to set up outside the pocket and throw. He usually makes good > decisions regarding throwing it away though. > If he doesn't thow quickly he'll be meat. He's a stout kid, but QBs > that aren't very mobile are usually in for long days against us, > especially if they have a lot of long developing patterns. I expect > we'll see a lot of slants, quick outs, and bubble screens to try and > keep our offense off of the field and our linemen and linebackers > off of Mallett. I hope we don't get any stupid personal fouls, but I > know some of our players were pissed off at Mallett last year when > he shoved some of our players on your sideline after they had made > tackles. > 2) Our top receiver, Joe Adams, had a minor stroke (yes, you read > that right) last Monday and didn't play over the weekend. > I read that - I hope the young man has a complete and quick recovery > - that is just so scary for a kid that age. > 3) Our second leading receiver, Jarius Wright, had a concussion on > Saturday, so his status is unknown for Saturday. The hit he took > wasn't as nasty as Tebow's, but as always, you don't want to rush > back to the field. > I think he should take the advice of Zeb's neurologist buddies and > wait awhile to play - at the very least one more game. ;) > 4) Our running game is finally starting to come into its own. It took > a bit for our O-line, which was primarily recruited for run blocking, > to get the balance worked out after working so hard on adjusting to > pass block. > Smith is a weapon - do you know how his hamstring is coming along? > The USC transfer is a big back, but I don't think he's nearly as > scary as Scott from LSU and we held him pretty much in check. > 5) One of our top weapons right now is Dennis Johnson, our kick > returner. He leads the SEC in average and is sixth in the nation. > He's something else when he gets a lane. > Should be a good matchup - our coverage teams have been very good > this year - the kid from Kentucky (Locke I think) was not allowed to > hurt us - and we kicked off a lot that game! > 6) I don't think y'all will run wild on our defense, as they are much > improved, but I know we'll struggle against y'all. > > My pick: Florida 27, Arkansas 17. > I'd take that in a heartbeat - My score prediction is Gators 34, > Hogs 7. > > Good luck! > > Steve McKibben > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
