Ill be at the cocktail party this year... THEY DAMN WELL BETTER WIN! Woody (via iPhone)
On May 15, 2013, at 8:10 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > Muschamp vows end to Georgia's winning streak > > > After two straight losses, Florida coach Will Muschamp said he's looking > forward to playing Georgia this season. > > Doug Finger/Staff photographer/FIle > By Robbie Andreu > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 8:05 p.m. > Last Modified: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 8:05 p.m. > > > JACKSONVILLE — Turning the ball over six times in a 17-9 loss to Georgia, > some might say it was a crime the way the Gators played against the > arch-rival Bulldogs six months ago. > > If that is the case, Florida coach Will Muschamp returned to the scene of the > crime Tuesday night. Well, sort of. > Muschamp spoke to the Gator Club of Jacksonville before a packed room at the > Jacksonville Fair and Expo Center, which is about a nine-iron shot from > EverBank Field, where Muschamp's Gators made a mess of things last season — > and the season before — against the Bulldogs. > The result is the Bulldogs have a rare (at least in recent decades) two-game > winning streak in the series against their former starting strong safety > (Muschamp). > But that Georgia winning streak is going to end soon, Muschamp vowed Tuesday > night. > “Well, it's not going to be a long winning streak, I can assure you,” > Muschamp said before his speech. “We feel very comfortable. Obviously, last > year, when you turn the ball over six times, you're not going to win many > games. You turn it over six times and give up 17 points, you (still) put > yourself in a situation where you can win the game. > “We fought through a lot of adversity we created for ourselves in the game. > It just didn't work out. We turned the ball over two years ago twice inside > our 20-yard line, which resulted in 14 points. So, that obviously doesn't > help you win games either. > “There are some simple solutions. Take care of the football. As far as > playing the game and winning the game, we understood what was at stake last > year. Very disappointed for our football team and the Gator Nation that we > didn't get the job done. Looking forward to the game this year.” > Muschamp was asked if the Georgia game would be an extra emphasis in the > offseason, like it was following the Gators' crushing loss to Georgia in > 2007, when the Bulldogs stormed the end zone after scoring their first > touchdown. UF used that bitter defeat as motivation throughout the offseason. > “None,” Muschamp said. “Well, obviously, there's no question our guys rally > around the opportunity. Two games that we let slip out of our hands, the bowl > game (loss to Louisville) and the game in Jacksonville.” > Jacksonville, of course, was a big part of the theme Tuesday night. > Not only do the Gators play a critical game here every fall, it's one of UF's > most important recruiting grounds in the state. This past February, Muschamp > signed three top players from Jacksonville — wide receiver Ahmad Fulwood > (Bishop Kenny), cornerback Nick Washington (Trinity Christian) and linebacker > Daniel McMillian (First Coast), an early enrollee. > “This area is critical for us,” Muschamp said. “You go back and look at > Florida through the years, Ciatrick Fason, the Gaffney family has been great > for the University of Florida. When we've had good teams, there's been a lot > of the flavor of Jacksonville has been there.” > “Again, the Jacksonville area was really good to us this past season. You > look at Ahmad Fulwood, a guy that we're counting on next year to help us, a > guy that can vertically stretch the field. Extremely intelligent. A guy > that's got really good ball skills down the field. > “Nick Washington's a young man I'm going to start out at corner, that can > play nickel. Again, extremely smart, intelligent guy. Those guys committed to > us early, never wavered, never looked at another school, had plenty of > opportunity to go wherever they wanted to go. They decided to stay at the > University of Florida, build their network, build their resume for the rest > of their life at Florida.” > Muschamp said McMillian will have a chance to possibly be a starter at > outside linebacker in the fall. > “Daniel McMillian is a linebacker that is instinctive, tough, came in at > mid-year,” he said. “I saw him in the weight room today, looks great. He's a > guy I'm extremely pleased with his progress right now. He's going to play a > lot. He may end up starting some games for us in the fall. > “He's a guy that's instinctively done some really nice things. He's battling > for a starting job as we speak right now.” > As he has done at every stop on his spring speaking tour, Muschamp expressed > confidence in his starting quarterback, junior Jeff Driskel. > “A lot of confidence,” Muschamp said. “You win 11 games your first year as a > starter in the Southeastern Conference, that says an awful lot about your > progress. He's going to continue to make progress. He took a lot of hits last > year, so in those situations, you saw him bounce back and keep coming back > and some of the situations he created for our football team. We have a lot of > confidence in him.” > One fan asked Muschamp about Driskel not seeing the field well last season. > “The game will slow down for Jeff this year,” he said. “He'll be able to see > things better. I saw it in spring practice. Route-running is better. > Protection is better. I think all of that has improved around him. > “I think he's in for a great year. I have all the confidence in the world in > him.” > Contact Robbie Andreu at 352-374-5022 or [email protected]. 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