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I've heard so much about Florida regarding this season that I'm fed up with it. I think Urban Meyer is a fine coach, however, He is no world beater by any means. He has done a good job with other people's talent but no one kinows for sure what he will do with players that are solely his recruits. AFA this season goes I'll say the gators lose 3 - maybe even 4 - games in the SEC. They've only won one time in the state of Alabama {1963} in their history and they go to T-town to play Bama early in the season; I think they lose that game. They go to Columbia to play the Gamecocks and I think Spurrier will have his guys playing over their heads and they upset the gators. LSU gets Florida in Baton Rogue and the gators have never had much success playing there - Tigers win. The UGA-Fla game is basically a toss-up, however, CMR is desperately trying to get a winning streak started against the gators so Coach Meyer & Co had better watch out - won't be surprised if UGA wins this game.

Now as you have noticed I've not mentioned The Tenn/Fla game. This game shapes up as being similar to last season in Knoxville with several exceptions. First, I don't believe Chris Leak will have as much success throwing on UT's secondary as he did last year. Second - I think UT will control this game much like they did in 2001 and will play with the lead the majority of the game rather than playing from behind as they did last season. Final analyis - Tennessee beats Florida by 10 points.
 
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Hope you're right on all fronts.

P.S.: Played Florida in the Swamp last night during my first season as UT on NCAA '06.

The Gators ran one of Urban Meyer's shotgun option plays on the very first play from scrimmage. Leak kept it, and Omar Gaither hit him so hard that he fumbled (which Simon recovered and took to the house for a TD) and was knocked out for the season . . . :laugh1:

 
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Well what you said makes no sense. You dont think he can win with his own tallent, and thats why you dont think hell have a good year, but whats he playing with this year? Also him not being able to recruit is false, he turned up a very good class on short notice this yera, and there are many rumors going around that have UF getting tons of 5 and 4 star guys, if youll notice, a lot of 5 starts have UF in their final 5 or so. Anyone can recurit at UF, thats a fact. Bama will be a tough game, but dont you think UF will want a little revenge for steve walking out on them? I think theyll be fired up for this one too, UF won last time they played in Baton Rouge ifyoull recall, only team to beat LSU that year, were a better team then UGA and i think were in their head, probably would have won last year had there not been a coaching controversy, i think well win. You can think youll go in and have a breeze in the swamp, but i assure you, the games no gimmie, the only team i can see blowing the other out is UF, being that their playing at home and all, but i think ittl be close....i htink youre listening to beltway too much on this urban myth stuff, the gators are going to be a very good team, and will win 9-10 games atleast, dont be suprised if you leave the swamp with an L.
 
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Urban Myer going to the SEC is like Steve Spurrier going to the NFL. Welcome to the SEC UrBUST.
 
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I'm not counting ANY SEC team out ( except maybe Vandy and they don't care) until the season is over. I have been a football fan too long to expect ANY team to just lay down and let us steamroll them. I expect every game to be a fight, but that's what makes it fun.
 
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Originally posted by TVTT@Jul 25, 2005 9:59 AM
They've only won one time in the state of Alabama {1963} in their history and they go to T-town to play Bama early in the season; I think they lose that game.
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Actually i thought Florida went to Bama in 98 and won. :question:
 
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They've only won one time in the state of Alabama {1963} in their history and they go to T-town to play Bama early in the season
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UF has won atleast 3 times in the past decade alone in the state of Bama.

LSU gets Florida in Baton Rogue and the gators have never had much success playing there
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UF has won 14 of the past 17 games against LSU


They go to Columbia to play the Gamecocks and I think Spurrier will have his guys playing over their heads and they upset the gators.
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Maybe...but I wouldn't look for this until SOS's third season there. SC has NEVER beaten UF.


First, I don't believe Chris Leak will have as much success throwing on UT's secondary as he did last year.
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Leak will not run the option like most think he will...he'll still put 280 yds again this yr.

 
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Since 1987, Florida has won twice in Tuscaloosa (98 and 90) and once in Birmingham (87) then you have to go back to 1963 for their last win in Tuscaloosa, as TVTT said. (including Auburn (95,97 and 99.)

And South Carolina has beat the Gators 3 times. In 1913, 1936, 1939, so it has been quite a while, but USC has won.
(Tennessee has only lost twice (1903 and 1992))

I am pretty curious how our secondary will respond to the Spread Offense. I think Leak will have at least 180, but I am not sure he will have 280. But then again, I am not sure how Florida's running game will go with our Defense, so passing might be the only option, so the numbers could be quite big, (I still think less than 280.). I think that our defense will do very well.
 
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i dont see how this game could be anything less than a barn burner......UF will have emotions running high which could allow them to gain a serious advantage if they take an early lead

however, i see our running game setting the pace as we pull out a close win. leak will get his yards, but it will not be enough
 
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Hey Gatorville you're like many florida fans in that you don't pay attention to what is being said. FYI, I didn't say one word about Meyer not being able to recruit nor coach. What I said was {1] Fla. has won only one time in their history in the state of Alabama and never in T - town which is true. {2} They have never fared very well playing at LSU which is also true. {3} Steve Spurrier will have the Gamecocks ready and lying in wait when they come to Columbia which is true. {3} Mark Richt is trying to start a consecutive winning streak against Florida which also is true. Now again pay attention because I've not said anything about Meyer's coaching or recruiting abilities. IMO, Florida loses to Tennessee for the reasons I gave in my original post; they lose to Alabama because it's early in the season and Bama will be loaded looking for the upset and I don't believe the gators break tradition in Alabama this season. I also believe LSU has better talent than UF and as good of a HC as the gators and will beat UF in Baton Rouge. I also believe UF does no better than split the UGA/USC games. If I were a betting man, I'll lay odds that Florida doesn't win 9 or 10 games this season and certainly won't be in the SEC Championship game.


 
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Originally posted by TVTT@Jul 27, 2005 8:49 AM
Hey Gatorville you're like many florida fans in that you don't pay attention to what is being said. FYI, I didn't say one word about Meyer not being able to recruit nor coach. What I said was {1] Fla. has won only one time in their history in the state of Alabama and never in T - town which is true. {2} They have never fared very well playing at LSU which is also true. {3} Steve Spurrier will have the Gamecocks ready and lying in wait when they come to Columbia which is true. {3} Mark Richt is trying to start a consecutive winning streak against Florida which also is true. Now again pay attention because I've not said anything about Meyer's coaching or recruiting abilities. IMO, Florida loses to Tennessee for the reasons I gave in my original post; they lose to Alabama because it's early in the season and Bama will be loaded looking for the upset and I don't believe the gators break tradition in Alabama this season. I also believe LSU has better talent than UF and as good of a HC as the gators and will beat UF in Baton Rouge. I also believe UF does no better than split the UGA/USC games. If I were a betting man, I'll lay odds that Florida doesn't win 9 or 10 games this season and certainly won't be in the SEC Championship game.
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1. The gators have beaten the tide numerous times in the state of alabama INCLUDING T-town.
2. LSU has never had much luck against the gators so i wouldn't say that the gators have "trouble" playing in baton rouge.
3. I beleive the gators win the game against south carolina. Spurrier will at least need a year or 2 to get his team up to his prestige. The gators win and get revenge on spurrier.
4. What are you talking about Mark Richt and a consecutive winning streak over Florida???? He won last year against them for the first time since Richt has been there. Not to mention the first win against the gators since 1997.
 
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Florida needs to get their killer instinct back. When Spurrier was there, people feared the Gators. Even if you were ahead at any point in the game, you just knew that the Gators were going to beat you somehow. Spurrier gave off this confidence; some call it arrogance, but it was confidence. He would go for it on 4th and 19 on his own 40 on the opening drive of the game in your stadium (he did this to us in 1996 in route to a 35-0 start to the game) and score. If his defense got a turnover, he'd go for the endzone on the very next play.

That killer instinct is what the Gators lacked under Zook. Instead of being confident and putting teams away in the 4th quarter, Zook's teams looked for ways to blow the game, and they did that quite often. They doubted themselves, and no one feared them.

I feared Florida when Spurrier was there. He and his team ruined so many seasons for me (see 1991, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 2000, 2002) as a kid. I always thought UT would get outcoached and outplayed, even though we often had equal or greater talent. Since SOS left, though, Florida is just another team to me. That's what the Gators need to get back--fear and a killer instinct. Personally, I hope they don't.
 
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"He has done a good job with other people's talent but no one kinows for sure what he will do with players that are solely his recruits. "---TVTT


We wont be finding that out for a while will we? What do you call the players on the team now? Theyre not his recruits. Do you follow?
 
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Youre right on Neyland. Florida played with 0 confidence in the Zook era. It was like the rules were reversed. You just knew somehow someway UF was going to blow the game, no matter how well they were playing. But youre exactly right, that killer instinct is what they lack. The ability to put teams away. They get that, we could win 10 games atleast.
 
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Sorry man, can't take 'em off. I know you've got seniority and everything, but I agree with milo, you can't have too much of a good thing.

By the way, I was privileged to be in Ole Miss's lockeroom for the '03 Egg Bowl, and wouldn't you know it, Coach Cutcliffe used to make the Rebels repeat those very same game maxims . . .
 
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I wonder if the Ole Miss players knew what the heck "Oskie" meant any better than we do?
 
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Probably not.

I found this description online:

NO. 5: "Oskie." To alert teammates, yell "Oskie" when you intercept, cover, block and gang tackle, for this is the winning edge.

Apparently "oskie" was a word that was supposed to be shouted when the defense got an interception, so that the other players would know to either block for the return (if on defense) or stop running the play and make a tackle (if on offense).
 
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