September 16 story lines

[lawgator1]

No reason not to get a jump on this. As of today, here are the story lines for the Florida-UT matchup on September 16, 2006.

UT, back from the dead or still in a coma? UT should handle Air Force with ease. The game with Cal will mean a lot. If UT can win that game and carry the homefiled momentum into the Florida game off of a 2-0 start, could be a gangbuster reemergence for the Vols. If UT is 1-1 coming into the Florida game, doubts will abound ... And if UT gets to 3-0, watch out. If UT drops to 1-2, the boo birds will be out in force in the final minutes of the 9/16/06 contest.

Florida, ghosts of spread option past. Florida's offensive line is in tatters. In Spring, they looked awful. Hard to see an effective spread option with that kind of line. So, does UM abandon it for one more year, utilizing Leak as a drop back passer? Or does he look the tthe future and try to bring the offensive line along with his offensive scheme in hopes that Tebow can run it when he takes over? Is the Gatornation willing to lose four or five games on a "rebuilding" season?

 

[lawgator1]

Feel free to add in any story lines you see at this point.

 

[VOLracerx]

I think you hit the nail on the head. Maybe you should add in the line about how Leak will spend most of the nioght running for his life????

On a more serious note - has there been any more speculation on the status of your RB's????

 

[WA_Vol]

IMO the Sept 16 storyline is Foster rushes for 140 yds in the spread offense in a losing cause.

 

[volfan2024]

Headlines read "Gators Lose in Final Seconds!".

In a related story, fanatic gatorfan is arrested after he steals the gameclock and tosses it into the Tennessee River.



Headlines read "Two Angry Tennessee Fans storm field after Cal loss, tackling Coach Fulmer, subdued by Peyton Manning".

Two Tennesse fans tackled coach Fulmer yesterday after the game.Security failed to react in a timely fashion, whereby sideline observer, former Vol, Peyton Manning took it upon himself to lay both guys out.As the two left the field, one guy was wearing a nice looking VolNation t-shirt while the other guy was wearing a Oklahoma Hat and a Memphis Tiger jersey mumbling something to the effect "Fulmerrites".

 

[hatvol96]

Headlines read "Gators Lose in Final Seconds!".

In a related story, fanatic gatorfan is arrested after he steals the gameclock and tosses it into the Tennessee River.
Headlines read "Two Angry Tennessee Fans storm field after Cal loss, tackling Coach Fulmer, subdued by Peyton Manning".

Two Tennesse fans tackled coach Fulmer yesterday after the game.Security failed to react in a timely fashion, whereby sideline observer, former Vol, Peyton Manning took it upon himself to lay both guys out.As the two left the field, one guy was wearing a nice looking VolNation t-shirt while the other guy was wearing a Oklahoma Hat and a Memphis Tiger jersey mumbling something to the effect "Fulmerrites".

I'd more likely be wearing my Ray Lewis UM throwback jersey at a football game. Also, I could wear a Florida jersey. Then all Manning would be able to do is throw footballs to me, because he sure couldn't beat me.

 

[orange+white=heaven]

On the bulletin board before the game...

"The school up in Knoxville (Tenn.) folded when they went through some hard times," Meyer said.

After the game, having run for 185 yards and 2TDs, Arian Foster wonders aloud to the press if Meyer "thinks we folded today?"

:shades:

 

[lawgator1]

I think you hit the nail on the head. Maybe you should add in the line about how Leak will spend most of the nioght running for his life????

On a more serious note - has there been any more speculation on the status of your RB's????

I totally disagree with you about Leak !!!!

He is not fast enough to run away. He is just going to get pounded and pounded and pounded. Seriously, if that offensive line does not get its act together, it will be ugly. We do have the benefit of playing two teams (Southern Miss and UCF) with at least a little athleticism in a few players ahead of that, but nothing anywhere near the likes of what we will see on September 16 from UT. There is time to get it together. As inexperienced as this bunch is, however, I have to say that its got to be the main worry of the staff looking ahead to that game right now.

I've not heard much about the running backs, in answer to your other question. Just don't know if anyone is going to emerge on that or not. Right now, not sure it will matter much who rises to the occassion because we could have Emmitt Smith back there and it wouldn't matter with this O-line.

 

[WA_Vol]

UT did a great job last year with the prowler defense. I'm pretty sure we will see the same defense next year, it will be interesting to see what kind of adjustments Meyers to his offense to counter it. I think that will be the interesting aspect of the game, Meyer's Offense vs Chavis's Defense. Its going to be hard to shut Florida down 2 years in a row, when Meyer has had a summer to develop a new game plan.

 

[Lexvol]

I totally disagree with you about Leak !!!!

He is not fast enough to run away. He is just going to get pounded and pounded and pounded. Seriously, if that offensive line does not get its act together, it will be ugly. We do have the benefit of playing two teams (Southern Miss and UCF) with at least a little athleticism in a few players ahead of that, but nothing anywhere near the likes of what we will see on September 16 from UT. There is time to get it together. As inexperienced as this bunch is, however, I have to say that its got to be the main worry of the staff looking ahead to that game right now.

I've not heard much about the running backs, in answer to your other question. Just don't know if anyone is going to emerge on that or not. Right now, not sure it will matter much who rises to the occassion because we could have Emmitt Smith back there and it wouldn't matter with this O-line.

The interesting thing about the O line in that offensive system is that they are expected to screen devensive players rather than vigorously attacking, so it could be that assignments are the problem. It may be that the overall scheme is flawed when facing physical, fast attacking defenses. It will be interesting to see how they pan out this year. The best case scenario or story line for the game will come to fruition if both teams are undefeated coming into the matchup. In that case the story line will read "The UT Fla game regains its national prominence."

 

[lawgator1]

The interesting thing about the O line in that offensive system is that they are expected to screen devensive players rather than vigorously attacking, so it could be that assignments are the problem. It may be that the overall scheme is flawed when facing physical, fast attacking defenses. It will be interesting to see how they pan out this year. The best case scenario or story line for the game will come to fruition if both teams are undefeated coming into the matchup. In that case the story line will read "The UT Fla game regains its national prominence."

I agree with you that it is an offensive scheme that requires making blocking assignments more than brute strength, but I don't think the scheme itself is theoretically flawed. I just think that at the level of the faster and stronger defenses of the SEC, Meyer has to have stronger, faster, and most importantly MUCH more experienced offensive linement than he has right now. The system can work if the offensive line can rise to the occassion. I'm just saying that this bunch is too young and inexperienced to do that.

 

[volfan2024]

I'd more likely be wearing my Ray Lewis UM throwback jersey at a football game. Also, I could wear a Florida jersey. Then all Manning would be able to do is throw footballs to me, because he sure couldn't beat me.

That's "Mr.Manning". :biggrin2:

 

[thunder5]

So what you're saying law is that you're concerned about the O-line?

 

[orange+white=heaven]

UT did a great job last year with the prowler defense. I'm pretty sure we will see the same defense next year, it will be interesting to see what kind of adjustments Meyers to his offense to counter it.

I'm not sure I share your affinity for the "prowler". It's impact seems to be based largely on it's ability to catch the other guy off guard. We now have used it enough that opponents prepare for it. I'll be interested to see if we continue to use it, and if so whether it can still be effective.

 

[GAVol]

I'm not sure I share your affinity for the "prowler". It's impact seems to be based largely on it's ability to catch the other guy off guard. We now have used it enough that opponents prepare for it. I'll be interested to see if we continue to use it, and if so whether it can still be effective.

I tend to agree. The Prowler works at times, but it is what it is . . . a gimmick. One thing though that makes it more playable against Florida is that you know going in that they aren't going to run too many leads and dives and catch us on our heels. SC tried to run Prowler type sets almost exclusively early on last year and found out real fast that having d-linemen standing up is not real effective when your opponent runs straight ahead.

There's nothing quite as effective as having a couple of d-tackles that can crush the pocket and make the QB move his feet.

 

[VOLracerx]

Blitz hard and often - that is how every one beat UF last season - if UGA had their act together and blitzed from the start they would have won that game.

 

[kptvol]

I tend to agree. The Prowler works at times, but it is what it is . . . a gimmick. One thing though that makes it more playable against Florida is that you know going in that they aren't going to run too many leads and dives and catch us on our heels. SC tried to run Prowler type sets almost exclusively early on last year and found out real fast that having d-linemen standing up is not real effective when your opponent runs straight ahead.

There's nothing quite as effective as having a couple of d-tackles that can crush the pocket and make the QB move his feet.

The Prowler worked great when we used it against Florida in 2001. Of course, we also had Haynesworth, Henderson, Whiteside, and several other scary guys. It sure looked stupid when Clemson pulled the fumblerooski on us in the Peach Bowl. I guess if a coach knows how to exploit it, the prowler can really be exposed a lot more than a conventional 4-3.