Yeah I understood it, I guess the only downside was if his teammate had
inadvertently stripped the ball from him and ECU would've recovered.
Charlie
On 9/16/2015 11:39 AM, Oliver Barry wrote:
My instant reaction was, “What?” Then… “Oh”.
I watched one show last night, on the CBS Sports channel. They said
they were positive about McElwain. Especially after his tirade.
And… They spent a lot of time on this tackle.
All understood it. All were positive about it too.
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI
Real Estate Broker
PARKS
305B Indian Lake Blvd
Suite 220
Hendersonville TN 37075
Phone: 615-826-4040
Mobile: 615-972-4239
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
*On Behalf Of *Shane Ford
*Sent:* Wednesday, September 16, 2015 7:23 AM
*To:* GatorNews
*Subject:* [gatornews] [SUN]: A purpose to UF linebacker’s play as he
tackled teammate
A purpose to UF linebacker’s play as he tackled teammate
Florida defensive lineman Alex McCalister (14) is tackled by teammate
linebacker Jarrad Davis after recovering a fumble in the final minute
of the game against East Carolina at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on
Saturday. Florida defeated the Pirates 31-24.
/Matt Stamey/The Gainesville Sun/
*By Zach Abolverdi
Gainesville SUN Correspondent
*
/Published: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 1:58 p.m.///
/Last Modified: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 1:58 p.m.///
Florida forced a game-clinching turnover in Gator territory on its
final defensive snap against East Carolina.
But it sure didn’t sound that way based on the crowd’s reaction at the
end of the play.
Fans and even some Gators players were baffled by what happened.
Cornerback Jalen Tabor threw his arms up in disbelief.
ECU quarterback Blake Kemp’s fumble bounced right into the hands of
Florida defensive end Alex McCalister, who saw nothing but 70 yards of
green grass and headed for the north end zone.
But he wouldn’t even reach midfield.
Linebacker Jarrad Davis quickly caught up with McCalister, wrapped him
up and brought him to the ground with 12 seconds left.
“It’s a situation we’ve been practicing ever since camp,” Davis said
after the game. “It’s something that you just never know what can
happen. You guys didn’t think I was going to make the tackle. That’s
what I did.”
UF became the laughingstock of college football two years ago when it
lost to FCS Georgia Southern at home and had two players block each
other during an offensive play.
While equally as funny, Davis’ tackle on McCalister was intentional
and something the staff coached him to do under the circumstances.
“It’s situational. We got the lead and the game is over,” Davis said.
“He can score easily, but we’ve just been harping on going down in
those situations. Seal the game, let the offense come out to do the
victory (formation). We can go strike the band up and everybody can go
home with the W.”
Florida coach Jim McElwain praised Davis on Monday for the heads-up
play. He also added that McCalister had potential trouble lurking in
the 31-24 win.
“I’ll point to one of the best things that really happened: At the end
of the game, Davis tackling McCalister to get down because the game is
won,” McElwain said. “When you watch film, No. 22 for them, their
running back, was chasing and was in pretty good position to pop that
ball out. That’s the only way you’re going to lose that game.”
Gators safety Marcus Maye, one of McCalister's close friends on the
team, laughed when asked about the play Monday.
“Every D-lineman’s dream is to get into the end zone,” Maye said. “He
got a perfect bounce and it fell right into his hands. He said he was
just going to take off running and I guess JD made a decision. But he
wanted to get into the end zone and he had the field in front of him.”
Unfortunately for McCalister, he had Davis behind him. He made sure
his tackle wouldn’t knock the ball loose from McCalister.
“That was scary. I tried to bear-hug him," Davis said. “It’s been
going around for a long time. He said if he gets the ball, nobody is
going to ever tackle him. He didn’t expect me coming to get him.”
Neither did anyone else.
Sent From Shane's iPhone
Go Gators! & Skål Vikes!
ALPCA #8756
Europlate #1045
--
--
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)
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "GatorNews" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send
an email to [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
--
--
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)
---
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]
<mailto:[email protected]>.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
--
--
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)
---
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/d/optout.
