After two blowout losses, what is your perception of the program
now?
>> Exactly about where I thought it would be. I asked a
co-worker (and Gator) what he thought the score would be on
Friday.. and I think he said something like 14 pts... and my
response to him was "you think they'll score a TD?". This is a
young team... we have no depth/experience. None of this is much
of a surprise to me really.
My thoughts are a combination, but I put most of the blame on the
coaches. UF has had top ten ranked recruiting classes the past
five years, and the players we got were also considering the
other good programs.
>> Your (as do most other college football fans) putting way too
much weight on the recruiting rankings/stars... even Urban has
said they havent proven anything yet after his #1 recruiting
classes. Fine... your supposed to be good.. maybe the best.
Prove it.
Its going to take time... I prepared myself for this very very
early in the season. It makes my heart hurt everytime they lose
especially so the way they last these last two games. Chris Leak
had SOME playing time and arguably had a better/deeper O-line
going in to face LSU than what Brissett had. I didnt see but the
last 45 seconds of the game... but you cant blame/point fingers
at him. No one expects the #1 and #2 QB to be knocked out of the
same game. Thats an abberation.
As for the defense... so far.. we are still ranked 4th in Defense
in the SEC (they said on the radio today)...
It all kinds of weather my friends... we're gonna have to be
patient... and stand behind them regardless.
Woody
On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Kirkley.net
<http://kirkley.net/> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
After two blowout losses, what is your perception of the
program now? Is this simply growing pains or is the coaching
not getting the job done? Can it really be that we are that
far behind LSU and Bama in skill and player potential?
My thoughts are a combination, but I put most of the blame on
the coaches. UF has had top ten ranked recruiting classes
the past five years, and the players we got were also
considering the other good programs. Or were the recruiting
rankings really a mirage? While the 2010 class was good and
many of those players are starting or significantly
contributing as sophomores, the 2007-2009 classes look
somewhat suspect in hindsight.
I understand that the players were recruited for the spread,
but really, we wouldn't have been close to these two teams
running the spread either. Isn't it the coaches job to
modify the system to fit the personnel? Great we want to run
the pro set I, but can't, so maybe we need to run a hybrid
pro set spread. And don't get me started on strength, we
don't even begin to match up.
My biggest concerns coming out of these two games regarding
coaching are:
- bad play calling. Yes I know Weis is a genius, but I think
he outsmarts himself sometimes. Last night, reverting to the
spread, run Burton twice and then put the true freshman in to
throw on 3rd and 13! Was he channeling the dazzler?
Overall, I believe he is coaching like he is in the NFL.
Coach for field position, play conservatively and and wait
for the other team to make mistakes. Works in the no fun
league due to parity, but not in college where there are too
many mismatches week to week. You have to be aggressive and
keep the other team on it's heels.
- lack of fundamentals, particularly on defense. Coach Dawg
is defensive genius, but we can't seem to get lined up right,
have too many penalties and for goodness sake can't tackle.
Big hits are fun, but if the guy with the balk doesn't go
down, they are useless.
- composure. From CD and his rants to the seemingly
emotionless play on the field, we can't seem to find a good
mix. CD needs to tone down a bit (although two beat downs
made him nit so demonstrative yesterday), the players need to
amp it up a notch or two. Once again, I think part of this
is the NFL influence. Our mantra of nameless faceless
opponents and go out there with a professional, business like
attitude. The college game is emotion based and thrives on
rivalries, manage to that, don't shy away from it!
I understand we have a lot of young players, but I also see
older players who make plays hut don't get many opportunities
like Gillisle. If we don't start playing and coaching
better, this will be a very long season. I felt coming in
8-4 was the baseline, and we can still reasonably do hat or
better, but the way we are losing hurts. Not being
competitive sucks, I can handle a 14 point loss, being down
14 in the first 8 minutes doesn't make for a fun day.
Ken K
MNGator
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