Hohen, why do you think there was a fluke to begin with? Was it bad karma? Bad coaching? A couple of early bad results leading to infighting? I think that to say it was a fluke you've got to have a reason. The problem it seems to me is that, other than the LSU game, UT looked pretty anemic for all of last year. That suggests a bigger problem than just a little bad luck here and there.
For what its worth, in my opinion it was actually three main things that doomed you.
I think first the team was not prepared well by coaching staff for fundamentals like blocking and tackling. This is not a slight. It has been a problem for Florida for years and I am hoping that Meyer in his second season has got their heads screwed back on right, just as I am sure that you hope that Fulmer realizes a little back to the drawing board is in order here.
Second, I do think your offensive play calling was unimaginative, to say the least.
Third, I think expectations were so high that, when they started to fail, it snowballed and there was in fact a lot of fingerpointing going on, a lot of scratching of heads, a lot of dissapointment as between units on the team.
The first issue is up to coaches. Only time will tell. The second issue has hopefully been taken care of, but depends to a large degree on the first problem being resolved. The third problem? Well, I wonder about that one. Has the team recovered emotionally from being so hounded last year? They've had a long time off and they are, after all, just kids. Its a brand new season. We will know more at the first sign of adveristy.
