It's possible Murphy just doesn't practice well. There are some guys who rise to the pressure of the game (just as there are those who do the reverse). Supposedly Danny Wuerffel looked subpar in practice, thus why Terry Dean was QB1 the year we had the famous "DOERING'S GOT A TOUCHDOWN!" game in Kentucky.
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Darlene Goodfellow < [email protected]> wrote: > As my husband says, coaches are stubborn and don’t like to admit they are > wrong. We were actually having this discussion on the ride home, and it was > a great opportunity for a history lesson with my mid-20s daughter and her > domestic partner, who grew up in an Auburn household. He works for a former > Gator player from the 60s, so he’s been soaking up all before their time > history lessons. This week it was on Steve Spurrier getting the crap beat > out of Danny by refusing to put him in the shotgun and how funny Jerri > thought it was when he had to admit he was wrong. That led to a discussion > of the 52-20 Sugar Bowl, “hitting to the echo of the whistle”, “rather be a > live coward than a dead hero” and all sorts of other reasons to hate Bobby > Bowden. By the time they get married, this boy is going to be a > died-in-the-wool Gator! But back to the current QB situation, our coach and > his assistants are not stupid, and I think they had a pretty good idea of > Jeff’s limitations, and that Tyler knew what to do in practice. The only > doubt, I think, is whether or not he was a gamer. Apparently, he is. **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Rob Alexander > *Sent:* Monday, September 23, 2013 11:35 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Gators ready to move > forward with Murphy**** > > ** ** > > Well, of course it's BS. But Murphy is now the QB and it's the coach's job > to build the confidence of Murphy and the team. I was actually impressed by > how quickly CWM adapted to the loss of Jeff. I mean, walking off the field, > telling the reporter that Jeff is out for the year and this fine young man > is our starting QB and I have full confidence in him! Seriously, I'd have > just wandered off the field mumbling 'oh sh&t... oh sh&t'... :-)**** > > ** ** > > Of course it helps that Murphy did a really nice job under the > circumstances. I'm pretty excited to see what he can do when he gets a few > weeks of full reps under his belt. **** > > ** ** > > Rob**** > > > > Sent from my iPhone**** > > > On Sep 23, 2013, at 10:45 AM, "Kirkley.net" <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > I call BS. If coach Dawg knew that this is the way Tyler would perform, > then why was Jeffplaying, even when he was struggling so much? I would buy > this statement if they had put TM in for even a series just to help Jeff > see what was going on. We never heard the competition was close, In Fact > the Opposite.**** > > ** ** > > I just wonder what other talent isn't being evaluated/used... > > Ken K**** > > MNGator**** > > ** ** > > > On Sep 23, 2013, at 7:42 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote:* > *** > > Back-up quarterback Tyler Murphy's ability to not only manage the Florida > offense, but make plays in it in Saturday's victory over Tennessee, came as > no surprise to UF coach Will Muschamp, he said Sunday.**** > *Saturday***** > > *Who:** No. 20 Florida (2-1, 1-0 SEC) at Kentucky (1-2, 0-0 SEC) > When: 7 p.m. > TV: ESPNU. > Radio: WRUF***** > > “Absolutely not,” Muschamp said on his television show. “When Jeff > (Driskel) had his appendix out to start training camp, Tyler came in and > really took a step forward in this program. He did an outstanding job > running our football team.**** > > “He had a great training camp and put himself in a position to be very > successful, and it certainly carried over to yesterday.”**** > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.**** > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.**** > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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