Hey Bert! Good to see you back on Gatortalk!!! I'm picking the Gator defense to give us enough time to eke out a win. Gators will also use ball control to run a lot. Gators 16-Hogs 7.
Oliver Barry, CRS GRI Bob Parks Realty, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 Office: 615-826-4040 Mobile: 615-972-4239 [email protected] > On Oct 2, 2013, at 9:43 AM, BertThePiggieMan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings, all... > > I hope everyone is doing well... > > Well, it's that time again... Time for the Gators and Hogs to square off... > And as always, since y'all have come to love me (or at least tolerate me) > because I don't pull punches regarding my Hogs, here's my take on them: > > 1) Brandon Allen is a good quarterback, although he did try to do too much > against A&M. We were missing him against Rutgers, and I have no doubt the > outcome would have been different with him at the helm. He really doesn't get > rattled that much and isn't afraid to run. He's no Tebow, but he's no Mallett > either :) And oh yeah, he had more yards and more touchdowns in less attempts > than Johnny Football in our game against A&M. :) > > 2) Alex Collins is a beast at running back. I am so glad the State Of Florida > let us have him (even if his mom didn't want him to come up here and hid his > LOI). He's rushed for 100+ yards per game in four of his five games so far as > a true freshman. The only game he didn't was against Rutgers, but heck, they > knew we were going to run since we started a walk-on QB who had been offered > a scholarship (in fact, we had as many passing touchdowns from running backs > as quarterbacks in that game :). And he's not just a Glory Hog (pun > intended). Against A&M he threw a block on a rushing defender that flipped > the guy over and put him out with a thigh injury. I hope we get to keep him > more than a couple years. > > 3) At running back, we're not just a one-trick pony. Collins is the speed and > power back, but Jonathan Williams is no slouch either. And Kiero Small is a > bowling ball of a fullback who can also catch passes. Far and away our > running game is our bread and butter, but we will certainly throw when we > have to. > > 4) Defense. Oy vey. We have a strong defensive line, but most of our pressure > comes from our ends. So if you've got good tackles like A&M did, we don't get > as much of a rush. Our skill level really drops at linebacker and defensive > back. Easily this is the area I worry about most. > > 5) Kicking game is pretty solid, especially with Hocker as place kicker. He > consistently puts kickoffs deep into or out of the end zone, taking away one > of the other team's weapons. He's also very reliable on place kicking too, > recently becoming the all-time leading scorer in Arkansas history. Our punter > is a rugby style punter who can kick with his left or right leg, so it > doesn't matter which way he rolls to avoid the rush. He also threw a nifty > pass on a fake punt against Rutgers. > > 6) Coaching: I like what I've seen from Bret Bielema so far, but of course, > there are detractors. Most of them are the people who think a Big 10 coach > can't come into the SEC and be successful. Seems like they forget about that > guy named Satan^H^H^Hban. He's very disciplined and expects the same from his > players. After Collins scored his first touchdown of the year, he got a > penalty for celebrating too much with the fans. Coach B said that if he did > it again, he wouldn't be playing for the team. Some folks thought it was > harsh, but discipline has to include all the little details, and Coach B > seems to expect that. And Collins got the message. Now he always finds a ref > and literally hands (not tosses) the ball to him. And hey, Coach B grew up on > a pig farm, so it's destiny! :) > > What do I think will happen? I guess it depends what team shows up. We didn't > do well in our only other road game, but we didn't have a real quarterback > either, so it's hard to judge by that. We certainly have the talent to make > it interesting, but my gut feeling tells me an SEC road game is a loss until > you can prove otherwise, > > My pick: Gators 24, Hogs 20 > > Let the chompin' begin :) > > - PiggieBert > -- > -- > 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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