Well dont forget.. Cincy had just lost their coach to Notre Dame right before that game too.
Woody On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > A lot of the success in the Sugar Bowl along with much of the failure in > the passing game during the season could be attributed to the pressure the > team was under. > > Looking at Alabama’s record this year, you could see we handled it much > better than they did under the same circumstances. They didn’t lose anyone > of the caliber of Percy Harvin either. > > > > > > Oliver Barry CRS,GRI > > Real Estate Broker > > Bob Parks Realty > > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > > Gallatin TN 37066 > > Phone: 615-826-4040 > > Fax: 615-822-2027 > > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Steve McKibben > *Sent:* Monday, November 29, 2010 12:08 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [gatortalk] Coaching changes. > > > > I wonder how much the following had to do with the uncharacteristically > explosive passing performance in the Sugar Bowl; > > Tebow being fully healthy > > Pressure off of the team since they weren't playing for a title (which let > the coaches be less conservative with the play calling) > > What the coaches saw on film of Cincinnati's defense > > "Auditioning" Tebow and the WRs for the NFL > > --- On *Mon, 11/29/10, Stephen Manuel <[email protected]>* wrote: > > Just to keep this going…To counter the counter points. > > > > The one game where the play calling was thrown out of the window was the > Sugar Bowl, granted Cincinnati was not great team but Tebow and the WR’s > torched them. > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Steve McKibben > *Sent:* Monday, November 29, 2010 12:13 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [gatortalk] Coaching changes. > > > > --- On *Mon, 11/29/10, Stephen Manuel <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > > Remember, in 2009, the passing game to a big nose dive, repeatedly we were > told during the season that our WR’s were not getting separation and how > much we missed Percy Harvin and Louis Murphy. Well, guess what, all we did > was replace those 2 with 3 NFL caliber pass catchers…. > > > > Over the weekend, I saw Riley Cooper, David Nelson and Aaron Hernandez on > the field as pass catchers of NFL teams….How many teams in college football > had 3 NFL caliber receivers, a Heisman Trophy winning QB and a center who > was a 1st round NFL draft pick who is starting for the Steelers ?? > > > > All that and the offense declined ?? > > > > > > *Fair points. These aren't necessarily intended to counter those, but to > add to the discussion.* > > * * > > *I agree that the statement that our receivers weren't good enough in 2009 > was hogwash. But Tebow was never a three or four option guy (he may not have > been asked to be one) and in 2009 he was without his favorite target, Harvin > who was having a rookie of the year season in the NFL. Also, after his > concussion, he was protected to the point that his most effective designed > running play was basically removed from the offense. Add in the fact that > Meyer is at heart an old school, conservative coach that knew he had a great > defense, and I don't know if all of the decline in the offensive numbers > should lie squarely at the feet of Addazio.* > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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
