Today was the first game I had been to in twenty years. Many thanks to Leon and Paula for their wonderful hospitality. We really enjoyed the Gator Booster pre-game and the festivity outside. Thanks also to Mary for getting me tickets.
Here are a few of my thoughts on the game. 1. It was really hot! After twenty years, I forgot just how hot it could be. Leon probably saved me. He took us by a place that was handing out towels for the game. He also recommended that I keep a cup from the Booster luncheon. With the combination of the two, I could keep myself hydrated and I could keep the towel wet. The towel provided much needed cooling. 2. There were quite a few empty seats, but the "official attendance was over 90,000. 3. Now to the game. The defense did well. We have some pretty good players on defense and they played like a team. Miami should not have had near as many possessions and consequently near as much yards. 4. I don't know how bad the offense looked on TV, but at the stadium, they looked really bad. There seemed to be a problem with Pouncey moving while he was snapping the ball. This caused several misplays. 5. Brantley has a lot of work to do. He overthrew several times, missed a couple of snaps where it was not Pouncey's fault. 6. Moore needs to get focused. He had opportunities but missed them. 7. Rainey had a bad day in my opinion. He did some things well like getting the tipped ball for a touchdown, but he also did not run like we were expecting. He seems to lack the toughness he had as a freshman. He went down too easily. 8. One bright spot for the offense, Mike G. did a good job running the ball both on kickoffs and regular runs. I think he had one fumble, however. 9. Demps had a nice touchdown run but generally also went down way too easily. Clearly we need to improve significantly before we play even Tennessee. I don't know what was the matter with the offense, but they just did not play as a unit and did not dominate the game like I had anticipated. I expect big improvement next week. Without it we could lose several games this year. Jerry -- 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
