Thanks for sending these, Woody. I think you mean Gatorzone. These two writers are really good.
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Woody <[email protected]> > Date: October 26, 2012 9:12:59 AM CDT > To: gatornews <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] ESPN.com: 10 Things to Watch: Florida vs. Georgia > Reply-To: [email protected] > > 10 Things to Watch: Florida vs. Georgia > By SCOTT CARTER > GatorZone.com Senior Writer > GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida coach Will Muschamp is 20 games into his > head-coaching career. Game 21 has potential to be a significant one for > Muschamp and the Gators. > > The annual Florida-Georgia game is on tap for Saturday in Jacksonville. The > River Rivalry is always a special one. This year there is added importance > for both teams. > > If the Gators win, they clinch their first SEC East title in three years. If > Georgia wins, the Bulldogs move into the driver's seat toward Atlanta. > > Muschamp refused to get caught up in the title talk this week, but the former > Georgia captain confessed that, yes, Saturday is a little different. > > "We understand what is at stake and again our approach will be the same,'' > Muschamp said. "Obviously it’s a rivalry for the University of Florida, it’s > an important game for our program and for our university and for the fans." > > With the stage set, let’s take a look at 10 things to watch in Saturday’s > game: > > GUNG-HO GATORS > > There has been a lot of talk this week about how the Gators might be > overconfident after their 33-point win against South Carolina. The pundits > say perhaps they will overlook the Bulldogs, who lost 35-7 to the Gamecocks. > > That’s very doubtful based on the vibe the coaches and players gave off this > week. The Gators are still a young and hungry team and Muschamp has reminded > them they haven’t won anything with their 7-0 start. Plus, the Gators > remember what happened last year. Florida hasn’t lost two in a row to the > Bulldogs since a three-game skid from 1987-89, the pre-Steve Spurrier era. > > Seniors such as Jon Bostic don’t want to go out that way. If the Gators lose, > it won’t be because they took Georgia too lightly. > > “I haven't really looked too much back at that game,’’ Bostic said. “We've > been trying to look at film from this year.” > > AARON’S AERIAL ATTACK > > Georgia starting quarterback Aaron Murray had more incompletions (19) than > completions (15) in last year’s game against the Gators, but two of those > completions were fourth-down touchdown passes that helped the Bulldogs > overcome a 17-3 deficit to knock off the Gators for only the fourth time in > 22 tries. > > Murray is at it again. He threw for a career-high 427 yards and completed a > career-high 30 passes in Georgia’s win over Kentucky. He finished 30 of 38 > last week, the 78.9 completion percentage a school record for a quarterback > with at least 30 completions. > > Murray is tied for third in the SEC in passing (1,914 yards) and has thrown > 16 touchdowns and four interceptions. The Gators’ secondary will undoubtedly > be tested by the redshirt junior from Tampa’s Plant High, whose 75 career > touchdown passes is a Georgia school record. > > 100 YARDS PASSING > > OK, here is my one guarantee for Saturday: Florida will break triple digits > in passing yardage. It’s gotta happen sometime. > > The Gators have gone three consecutive games without passing for 100 yards > and won all three. They haven’t needed quarterback Jeff Driskel to win with > his arm. They may not need him to do it this week, but there should be > opportunities against a Georgia defense ranked ninth in the SEC overall. > > Driskel likely have thrown for 100 yards last week if not for a penalty that > negated a 41-yard touchdown pass to Omarius Hines. Georgia is seventh in the > SEC in pass defense, allowing 199.6 yards per game passing. > > MOMENTUM SWINGS > > Georgia has the potential to strike quickly each time Murray drops back to > pass. The Gators are more of a possession-type team than can wear down > opposing defensive lines the way they did in the second half against LSU. > > While Florida's defense has shown an ability to adjust to whatever opposing > teams are running, expect Murray to make some plays. If he does and the game > takes on more of an offensive tone, look for Driskel to take some shots in > the passing game like he did earlier this season in the win at Tennessee. > > That means the play of the wide receivers and tight end Jordan Reed will be > crucial. Former Georgia tight end Orson Charles put up some big numbers the > past two years against the Gators. Reed might have the opportunity to do the > same for the Gators. > > WELCOME BACK GILLY > > Gators running back Mike Gillislee continues to challenge for the SEC rushing > lead. He is currently fourth with 652 yards and seven touchdowns. > > However, Gillislee has been relatively quiet the past two games and is coming > off a season-low 37 yards in the win over South Carolina. Gillislee picked up > 67 yards the previous week at Vanderbilt after taking over the LSU game with > a 146-yard performance on a career-high 34 carries. > > It’s a safe bet Gillislee runs for more yards Saturday than he did against > either Vanderbilt or South Carolina if the Gators’ offense runs its normal > game plan and is not taking over deep inside Georgia territory. Georgia’s > defense is good but not as physical as the LSU and South Carolina fronts. > > NIXON, GREEN VERSUS JONES > > If there is one player Saturday the Gators must slow down it is Bulldogs > outside linebacker Jarvis Jones. > > Jones was a one-man wrecking crew last year against the Gators, registering > four of Georgia’s six sacks. Jones offers much the same challenge for left > tackle Xavier Nixon – and right tackle Chaz Green when Jones switches sides – > as did South Carolina’s Jadeveon Clowney a week ago. > > Jones missed last week’s game due to an ankle injury but is expected to be > ready Saturday. Jones has 36 tackles, 9 ½ for loss, and 5 ½ sacks in five > games. The Gators will need to double team Jones at times and make sure they > help Nixon and Green on the perimeter when Jones is in their neighborhood. > > PEASE’S PAST > > The Gators didn’t beat Georgia a year ago, but Florida offensive coordinator > Brent Pease did. Of course, Pease was at Boise State when the Broncos opened > the 2011 season with a victory over Georgia in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome. > > Georgia returns nine starters on defense, so Pease is familiar with most of > the talent the Bulldogs will have on the field Saturday. In a 35-21 win over > Georgia a year ago – Boise State’s first win against an SEC team – the > Broncos passed for 261 yards and had 390 yards of total offense. > > Georgia’s defense will see much of what it saw in last year’s loss. > > “We are running the Boise State offense, other than probably Kellen Moore > couldn’t do some of the runs that Jeff [Driskel] can,’’ Pease said. > > RIVER RIVALRY REVELRY > > The Florida-Georgia game remains one of college football's most unique > matchups. The stadium is split 50-50, one side in orange and blue, the other > in red and black. > > The game has a great history, a great setting on the St. Johns River in > Jacksonville, and great pageantry. A walk through the parking lots outside of > EverBank Field on Saturday is one you won't forget. > > An added bonus is that this year's game features SEC East implications. > Still, even if both teams were winless, Florida-Georgia -- or Georgia-Florida > for those north of the state line -- is one of a kind. > > GEORGIA FADE > > Early during his tenure in Athens, Georgia coach Mark Richt's teams had a > good run against ranked teams. Well, those other than the Gators. > > However, since 2008, the Bulldogs are 6-14 against ranked opponents and only > 2-8 in their last 10 games. > > The Gators are favored on Saturday and need to extend the Bulldogs' recent > struggles against Top 25 teams if they want to stay in the hunt not only for > the SEC title, but perhaps a national title if they can keep stringing > together wins. > > FLORIDA'S FRONT FOUR > > The Gators' defensive line was a mass of disruption in the win over South > Carolina. > > The defensive line of ends Lerentee McCray and Dominique Easley and tackles > Sharrif Floyd and Omar Hunter constantly pressured Gamecocks quarterbacks > Connor Shaw and Dylan Thompson. > > Easley, after not playing the previous game, brings instant energy when he is > on the field. Floyd is a run-stopper in the middle and Hunter is having his > best season. Meanwhile, McCray has consistently been the team's best pass > rusher and recovered a fumble on the first play against South Carolina. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > GATORS GAMEBOX > > No. 3 Florida (7-0, 6-0 in SEC) vs. No. 12 Georgia (6-1, 4-1) > > Kickoff: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. (EverBank Field, Jacksonville) > > TV: CBS -- Verne Lundquist (play-by-play); Gary Danielson (analyst); Tracy > Wolfson (sideline) > > Internet: CBSSports.com > > Radio: Gator IMG Sports Network (click here for affiliates); GatorVision > audio; XM 91; Sirius 91 > > Game notes: Florida; Georgia > > Bottom line: The Gators can clinch the SEC East title with a victory over the > Bulldogs. 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