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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2016 9:25:58 GMT -5
Pat Dooley Grades Gators vs. kittycats:
By Pat Dooley Staff writer
Published: Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 8:23 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 8:23 p.m.
Offense A-
First half: Florida came out running the ball and finished the first half with more rushing yards than it gained in the entire game last week.
Second half: Florida kept the foot on the gas pedal, scoring two quick touchdowns to end any bleak Kentucky hopes for a comeback.
For the game: Luke Del Rio went over 300 passing yards and the running game was solid. Best stat of the day -- UF was 12-of-17 on third-down conversions with Del Rio in the game.
Defense A
First half: Florida’s defense had more sacks (three) than completions allowed (two). Kentucky had only 79 yards in the half.
Second half: It didn’t get any better for Drew Barker. UF got another pick and the Gators stifled the Kentucky offense.
For the game: The Gators were flying around from the start of the game and dominated a Kentucky offense that may have been hungover from last week’s awful second half.
Special teams B-
First half: Breaking news -- Eddy Pineiro missed a field goal. He also made a 54-yarder and got his right shoe polished by running back Mark Thompson.
Second half: Pineiro had a duck-hooked field-goal attempt, but was strong on the kickoffs and Florida covered well.
For the game: OK, so Pineiro is not a machine. And there were too many penalties in the kicking game. The Gators weren’t perfect.
Overall A-
Kentucky was clearly still feeling the despair from last week’s collapse, but this was a dominant performance from a team that should sneak its way back into the AP poll Sunday.
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Post by roxalot on Sept 11, 2016 9:38:04 GMT -5
Pat Dooley Grades Gators vs. kittycats: By Pat Dooley Staff writer Published: Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 8:23 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 8:23 p.m. Offense A- First half: Florida came out running the ball and finished the first half with more rushing yards than it gained in the entire game last week. Second half: Florida kept the foot on the gas pedal, scoring two quick touchdowns to end any bleak Kentucky hopes for a comeback. For the game: Luke Del Rio went over 300 passing yards and the running game was solid. Best stat of the day -- UF was 12-of-17 on third-down conversions with Del Rio in the game.Defense A First half: Florida’s defense had more sacks (three) than completions allowed (two). Kentucky had only 79 yards in the half. Second half: It didn’t get any better for Drew Barker. UF got another pick and the Gators stifled the Kentucky offense. For the game: The Gators were flying around from the start of the game and dominated a Kentucky offense that may have been hungover from last week’s awful second half. Special teams B- First half: Breaking news -- Eddy Pineiro missed a field goal. He also made a 54-yarder and got his right shoe polished by running back Mark Thompson. Second half: Pineiro had a duck-hooked field-goal attempt, but was strong on the kickoffs and Florida covered well. For the game: OK, so Pineiro is not a machine. And there were too many penalties in the kicking game. The Gators weren’t perfect. Overall A- Kentucky was clearly still feeling the despair from last week’s collapse, but this was a dominant performance from a team that should sneak its way back into the AP poll Sunday. and barring injury or being dumb and taking an illegal substance, Del Rio will QB another two seasons. Boy has some talent. If everyone would just stop asking hilary questions, she wouldn't have to keep lying.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2016 10:00:31 GMT -5
Pat Dooley Grades Gators vs. kittycats: By Pat Dooley Staff writer Published: Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 8:23 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 8:23 p.m. Offense A- First half: Florida came out running the ball and finished the first half with more rushing yards than it gained in the entire game last week. Second half: Florida kept the foot on the gas pedal, scoring two quick touchdowns to end any bleak Kentucky hopes for a comeback. For the game: Luke Del Rio went over 300 passing yards and the running game was solid. Best stat of the day -- UF was 12-of-17 on third-down conversions with Del Rio in the game.Defense A First half: Florida’s defense had more sacks (three) than completions allowed (two). Kentucky had only 79 yards in the half. Second half: It didn’t get any better for Drew Barker. UF got another pick and the Gators stifled the Kentucky offense. For the game: The Gators were flying around from the start of the game and dominated a Kentucky offense that may have been hungover from last week’s awful second half. Special teams B- First half: Breaking news -- Eddy Pineiro missed a field goal. He also made a 54-yarder and got his right shoe polished by running back Mark Thompson. Second half: Pineiro had a duck-hooked field-goal attempt, but was strong on the kickoffs and Florida covered well. For the game: OK, so Pineiro is not a machine. And there were too many penalties in the kicking game. The Gators weren’t perfect. Overall A- Kentucky was clearly still feeling the despair from last week’s collapse, but this was a dominant performance from a team that should sneak its way back into the AP poll Sunday. and barring injury or being dumb and taking an illegal substance, Del Rio will QB another two seasons. Boy has some talent. If everyone would just stop asking hilary questions, she wouldn't have to keep lying. We have some good freshmen. It'll be interesting to see if Luke Del Rio can hold them off after this season. I especially like Kyle Trask. He reminds me of a bigger and stronger armed Danny Wuerffel. Feliepe Franks has the goods too. Austin Appleby played the last 11 minutes of the game yesterday. Given the lead we held, not playing Trask or Franks may be an indication that Mac would like to redshirt both freshmen if he can.
For this season Luke Del Rio can get much better even though he had a great game yesterday. Imagine what numbers he would have ended up with had he played deeper into the 4th quarter. As it was, he had the most passing yardage in a game since Chris Leak in 2004. BTW, the INT wasn't his fault as CJ Worton should have caught it or let it go out of bounds instead of turning it into a defensive tip drill INT. I noticed 3 pass plays when Luke threw deep and into coverage when he had wide open receivers between 10 and 15 yards downfield. Those passes could turn into INTs against good defenses. The good thing about Luke being the son of a coach is he is a film hog who will study the film and get the mistakes worked out in practice. The throws are correctable judgment calls. With Jake Allen coming in January, one thing is certain. UF will continue to have quality depth to build on for the future.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2016 10:13:43 GMT -5
On Eddy Pineiro, the first FG was hit about a foot left of the goal post. It was an acceptable miss.
The second field goal was 54 yards, but it would have been good from 64 yards.
The final miss was because a player was late coming on for FG protection. Eddy rushed his kick which resulted in a shank. That situation could have been handled better by the coaches and Eddy. We had timeouts so we could have used one to get the kick set up without rushing it. The other option would have been to take a 5 yard delay penalty. The kick would have still been within Pineiro's range.
Mac said the missed kicks and a couple of kickoffs that were miskicked were good learning experiences for Pineiro. I hope the rushed FG miss was a good learning experience for the coaches too. The final game score should have been 48-7. Well, it could have been 48-0 except we were playing some 2nd team and a lot 3rd stringers on defense to close the game.
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Post by roxalot on Sept 11, 2016 11:06:30 GMT -5
and barring injury or being dumb and taking an illegal substance, Del Rio will QB another two seasons. Boy has some talent. If everyone would just stop asking hilary questions, she wouldn't have to keep lying. We have some good freshmen. It'll be interesting to see if Luke Del Rio can hold them off after this season. I especially like Kyle Trask. He reminds me of a bigger and stronger armed Danny Wuerffel. Feliepe Franks has the goods too. Austin Appleby played the last 11 minutes of the game yesterday. Given the lead we held, not playing Trask or Franks may be an indication that Mac would like to redshirt both freshmen if he can.
For this season Luke Del Rio can get much better even though he had a great game yesterday. Imagine what numbers he would have ended up with had he played deeper into the 4th quarter. As it was, he had the most passing yardage in a game since Chris Leak in 2004. BTW, the INT wasn't his fault as CJ Worton should have caught it or let it go out of bounds instead of turning it into a defensive tip drill INT. I noticed 3 pass plays when Luke threw deep and into coverage when he had wide open receivers between 10 and 15 yards downfield. Those passes could turn into INTs against good defenses. The good thing about Luke being the son of a coach is he is a film hog who will study the film and get the mistakes worked out in practice. The throws are correctable judgment calls. With Jake Allen coming in January, one thing is certain. UF will continue to have quality depth to build on for the future.
Agree. Del Rio needs to fine tune it a bit, BUT IF, Del Rio can keep his job the next two seasons, that means he's playing lights out and THAT, my friend, does not bode well for the rest of the SEC. If everyone would just stop asking hilary questions, she wouldn't have to keep lying.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2016 15:03:22 GMT -5
From Zach A. at SEC Country:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Among the many lessons Florida coach Jim McElwain learned from Nick Saban, one has always stood out.
Be complete in what you do.
If you’re going to do something — anything — do it to the best of your ability. Strive for success, but chase perfection.
After Alabama’s 52-6 drumming of Southern Cal on Sept. 3, this is what Saban thought of his team’s performance.
“If you want to know the truth about it,” he said, “I wasn’t pleased with the way we played.”
Some might say Saban should lighten up. He would tell you the bar he has set is the reason the Crimson Tide have won four national titles in the last seven years.
Coming off a sluggish season opener, Florida rebounded with a 45-7 win over Kentucky. McElwain liked the progress his players showed, but they haven’t arrived yet.
“Last week we played just OK,” McElwaid said. “That’s not the expectation for how the Gators should play. I thought (Saturday), we played better — but I still think we can play better than this.”
Florida scored its most points in an SEC game since 2011 and set offensive marks that surpassed Tim Tebow and matched Steve Spurrier.
The 14 third-down conversations are the highest single-game total since at least 1996. The 564 total yards are the most since 2001.
And Luke Del Rio tallied the most passing yards (320) in an SEC game by a Gators quarterback since 2004.
“I’m not ready to put him in the Gator hall of fame or the National Football League Hall of Fame,” McElwain said of Del Rio’s performance. “He’s throwing to the guys that are open and for the most part throwing it to the guys in our color jerseys. That’s what I expect him to do.”
And yet, McElwain harped on Del Rio’s one turnover instead of praising his four touchdown passes. Those scores were supposed to happen. The pick wasn’t.
“That interception is still haunting me,” McElwain said, “because it was exactly the way we drew it up against the right defense and the understanding of the attention to detail it takes to win in this league. That’s unacceptable. … As you play in this league, you cannot do that.”
McElwain is a former QB and has coached the position in the NFL and SEC. He’s as tough on quarterbacks as Spurrier was, but those standards result in championship football.
Del Rio welcomes McElwain’s high expectations.
“I love it,” he said. “If I wanted someone to pat me on the back, I’d go ask a fan or look at Twitter. I want to be coached, I want to be coached hard, I want to be expected to make every play because I know I can make every play.”
“It’s just being consistent, having good decision-making, being smart with the ball and then taking the shots when they are there.”
McElwain isn’t demanding a perfect passing rating from Del Rio, but turnovers or dangerous throws drive him crazy. He’s not trying to take the fun out of winning, but he wants his players to be complete in what they do.
“In life, it does not matter what you’re doing. Why do something halfway? I don’t get it,” McElwain said. “Until we understand that whatever opportunity it is that you have, you have to go out and play with urgency and understand that it’s about being prideful about who you are and what you put on film.”
McElwain holds his defense to the same standards. The Gators’ 14 points allowed this season are the fewest they’ve surrendered in their first two games of a season since 2011.
But if you ask McElwain and his defensive players, they’re upset about not posting shutouts.
“Coach Mac is the kind of guy that’s always striving to get better,” defensive tackle Caleb Brantley said. “He’s not going to be satisfied. We got the win but we had a couple mistakes, and it’s his job to make us push harder and realize we beat Kentucky. We didn’t win the SEC championship or national championship.”
That’s the thing to take away from this game. Was it a huge win for the Gators? Absolutely. But they should be blowing out Kentucky and playing at this level.
“I would expect that,” McElwain said. “I thought we came out aggressively on both sides of the ball and we’re not going to take no for an answer. That’s the edge that the Gators have to play with to be successful as we move forward.”
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2016 18:24:27 GMT -5
SEC Country's Zach A's Grades Against UK - not much different from what Pat Dooley saw:
Offense: A
The Gators looked like a different team offensively in Saturday’s 45-7 win over Kentucky. Florida coach Jim McElwain says he and offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier didn’t show more of their playbook, but it sure felt like it. Quarterback Luke Del Rio and his unit executed the game plan methodically and racked up the most yards (564) by a Florida offense against an SEC team since Steve Spurrier last roamed the sidelines in 2001. Rex Grossman was behind center that year, and Del Rio is the first Gators QB since Grossman to throw for 320 yards and four touchdowns in an SEC game. Florida also converted 70 percent of its third-down attempts. The only real negatives were Del Rio’s pick and a failed red-zone trip.
Defense: A
The Gators’ offense stole the show Saturday, but the defensive dominated once again and set the tone early. The starters shut out Kentucky’s offense and forced four turnovers. The Wildcats managed just 84 yards of offense and were 1-of-9 on third down prior to the scoring drive on their last series of the game against Florida’s backups. The secondary made life miserable for Wildcat quarterback Drew Barker, who threw for only 10 yards (TEN!) after a 323-yard performance in his season opener. Linebacker Alex Anzalone and defensive end Jordan Sherit led Florida in tackles, and they’re playing at a high level through two games. Anzalone and Sherit are No. 4 and No. 5 among sack leaders in the SEC.
Special teams: B
Eddy Pineiro’s 54-yard field goal was the longest by a Florida kicker since 2011 and tied for the sixth-longest in school history. However, Pineiro also missed two attempts and had a kickoff go out of bounds. We’ve now confirmed that he is human and not a machine. The Gators punted only once because of the offense’s success, but they didn’t get anything out of their return game.
Coaching: A
After a lackluster outing against UMass, McElwain and Co. got them motivated for the start SEC play. Florida made explosive plays in the passing game and showed it can win with a running back by committee. Defensively, Florida’s scheme was too much for the Wildcats to handle, and none of their offensive adjustments or lineup changes worked.
Overall: A
Florida didn’t look like the reigning SEC East champ last week and dropped out of the AP Top 25. If the Gators keep playing the way they did Saturday, they’ll be Atlanta-bound again. Their next two SEC games are road tests at Tennessee and Vanderbilt, both of which have much better defenses than UK. Let’s see how this UF offense fares against tougher competition.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2016 18:34:00 GMT -5
As I said a page or two back, I think Lamical Perine is going to be UF's next great RB to wear #22. This from Zach A. at SEC Country - click link and watch the video of Perine's catch and run for a TD. I think he looks like a bigger Emmitt. Time will tell:
www.seccountry.com/florida/take-2-floridas-lamical-perine-runs-wild-against-cats
BTW, Lamical is the cousin of OU's starting RB.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Lamical Perine was expected to star in Florida’s season opener, but he shined on a much bigger stage Saturday.
The true freshman rushed for a 105 yards on 17 carries and caught a touchdown pass in the Gators’ 45-7 win against Kentucky.
“The guy’s a pretty good player,” Florida coach Jim McElwain said. “He’s an SEC back.”
Perine was Florida’s biggest surprise in preseason camp. He came in as a redshirt candidate because of the depth at his position. By the end of camp, he had received first-team reps.
Perine was supposed to make his debut in the UMass game, but his first take didn’t go well. The Minutemen played Florida close into the fourth quarter and Perine fumbled on his only carry that night.
After another week of preparation, he was ready to perform against the Wildcats and stole the show in the backfield.
“I know this: He didn’t go out there and try to fumble,” McElwain said. “You’ll notice that he’s carrying the ball a little higher this week. He learned something.”
Perine was involved early and often in the rotation, then went off in the fourth quarter. He broke free for a 36-yard run and took a screen pass 28 yards to the end zone.
Perine is the first Florida back since 2008 to rush for 100 yards in an SEC game as a true freshman.
“He’s a beast,” Gators tailback Mark Thompson said. “He’s another elite player. He knows exactly what he’s doing when he gets the ball in his hand. For a young guy, that’s amazing to see. I know when I was a freshman, I had jitters, butterflies all the time. But he looks relaxed out there. He looks confident.”
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Post by lz2112 on Sept 11, 2016 23:33:07 GMT -5
A few thoughts on Saturdays game.
The first one is in flashing bold neon: It was Kentucky.
While statistically is was a marvelous game, there are still a lot off issues with this team. After the 1st quarter the oline did well against a crippled and undermanned DL. DelRio is still in the upswing of the learning curve to become a proficient SEC QB, and our RBs beyond Perrine still have issues finding holes.
UF still does not have a quality offense, IMO, and I hope to be served a giant heaping of crow in the near future.
The defense will keep us in every game, once again. But this is no where near a championship offense, and I expect 4 loses, maybe 3 if in a game the defense outscores the offense.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 8:33:12 GMT -5
A few thoughts on Saturdays game. The first one is in flashing bold neon: It was Kentucky. While statistically is was a marvelous game, there are still a lot off issues with this team. After the 1st quarter the oline did well against a crippled and undermanned DL. DelRio is still in the upswing of the learning curve to become a proficient SEC QB, and our RBs beyond Perrine still have issues finding holes. UF still does not have a quality offense, IMO, and I hope to be served a giant heaping of crow in the near future. The defense will keep us in every game, once again. But this is no where near a championship offense, and I expect 4 loses, maybe 3 if in a game the defense outscores the offense. lz on the record with an 8-4 prediction.
My view of the offense:
1. Luke Del Rio had the best passing yardage game of any UF QB since Chris Leak in 2004. All game long, I could only find 3 pass plays that I thought he made bad decisions on. All were deep into coverage when he had a wide open receiver underneath in the 10 to 15 yard range. The INT was on CJ Worton for stopping in the wrong zone for the pass. The throw was made before he stopped as it should have been. To cause the INT, Worton turned it into an easy defensive tip drill INT instead of letting the ball go out of bounds. I like the 4 passing TDs too. This is impressive regardless of it being Kentucky. If Del Rio doesn't work out, I'm not buying that with what I saw yesterday, UF has 3 good QBs behind him.
2. Don't be fooled by what Lamical Perine did late in the 4th quarter. RB by committee had a fine day and we do have 4 excellent RBs + Herndon. I'm a big fan of Perine, but not at the expense of the other 3 RBs.
3. Three different TEs caught passes. I'm still waiting for Camrin Knight to show up. UF runs 4 deep at TE.
4. I like our WR corps. They are only going to be better after another tune up game this week. What isn't to like about Antonio Callaway? I like Brandon Powell on the field too - good receiver/excellent blocker. I like CJ Worton in the slot to replace season ending injured Dre Massey - expecting a breakout season for Worton with his athleticism and speed. I also like our talented freshmen of which Josh Hammond and Freddie Swain are already contributing. It's a good thing when senior Ahmad Fulwood is playing sparingly and is being passed up by better WRs.
4. Contrary to what you said about the OL, they did a good job on every possession after the first possession. I'll give you they need to open wider running lanes, but pass protection was outstanding. Nobody on the UK defense touched Del Rio after the first series. True freshman Jawaan Taylor, 6'5"/340, moved into Fred Johnson's RT spot when he twisted his ankle and the OL just seemed to click better together. I don't know if Mac will move Taylor over Johnson on the depth chart, but I would. Johnson came back on in the 4th quarter, but Taylor had already played a heckuva game.
Just curious lz, who are the 4 teams that are going to beat us? I'm guessing at UT, LSU, UGALY, and at FSU. JMHO, I think we split those 4 at worse and pick up a win in Fayetteville too for a 10-2 or 11-1 record. I'll be sure to serve you your crow. Make sure you are here to eat it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 11:50:15 GMT -5
Hey Mac, rest Callaway this week. We'll need him at UT:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s Antonio Callaway is questionable this week for the North Texas game.
The sophomore wide receiver hurt his quad in Saturday’s 45-7 win over Kentucky. Gators coach Jim McElwain gave an injury update Monday on Callaway.
“I’m a little nervous about his leg,” McElwain said. “We’ll see how that plays out.”
Callaway had a career-high 129 receiving yards against the Wildcats. He also suffered a cheap shot during the game.
McElwain said Callaway won’t practice Monday and will be reevaluated on Tuesday.
“If he doesn’t practice Wednesday,” McElwain said, “he doesn’t play (Saturday).”
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 12:13:56 GMT -5
Mac's Monday Presser:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two days after watching his offense come to life in Florida’s 45-7 win over Kentucky, Gators coach Jim McElwain met with reporters to reflect on that victory and look ahead to the upcoming matchup with North Texas.
Here were the highlights from his news conference: •On the win Saturday: “Two phases of our team really did an amazing job coming together and playing with a common goal. … I think the best thing that really occurred with that when you talk about a common goal is guys not worrying about the individual stats piece. … The guys up front, Ivie, Brantley, Cox, some guys just did an outstanding job of doing their job, taking care of their responsibilities and it allowed some other people around them to play very good. … This is as complete a performance as I think we’ve ever played with.” •“It’s just such a great place to play in The Swamp. I don’t think I’ll ever get over that, just the energy and the knowledge of our fans.” •“I think the challenge moving forward is to see how this team’s going to respond, see how this Gator team is going to respond. Kind of the M.O. of this program is play high, play low — not consistently. The (challenge for us) is to never ever let an opportunity pass by.” •On North Texas: “I don’t know which QB they’re going to be settled in, but we’re going to have to a great job of containing the guy that game in for Alec last game. We’re going to have to do a great job containing the pocket.” •Injury report: “Tyrie Cleveland will be out. He pulled that (hamstring) again. That’s one of those we’ve just got to get better and keep working on it.” … Mark Herndon will be limited. … Fred Johnson has a “pretty significant ankle injury” and his status is uncertain. … Antonio Callaway “I’m a little nervous about with his leg.”… Tyler Jordan, “We’ll see what’s going on there. We’re going to hold him from practice today. We’ve got some things we have to check out.” •On OL Jawaan Taylor: “Here’s a guy, you talk about committing to something that’s really important to you. He came to camp, we said, ‘Hey, we need you to come back and be able to move a little bit better.’ And he came back at the end of camp at about 340 and playing like a rolling ball of butcher knives. Immediately when he got here this summer he wasn’t going to let anybody bring him down. The energy he plays with is contagious.” •More on Callaway … McElwain said he won’t practice today, wasn’t sure if he would practice this week and if he doesn’t Wednesday he wouldn’t play. But he said he would not be more cautious with his injury than usual just because Florida is playing North Texas. •“We’re not good enough to just show up against anybody.” •On avoiding let-down games against teams like North Texas: “This program, if you look historically, has sometimes let that creep up and enter the psyche. It’s not something you coach them to do, but let’s face facts. I’m pretty blunt when I talk with them.” •McElwain said he felt QB Luke Del Rio missed a couple of throws Saturday: “If he sets his feet (on a pass to Freddie Swain), we’ve got another explosive play. The brace route to Callaway, it’s just ridiculous you miss that throw. When he doesn’t get his feet in the right area in the right way, he’s a little late with the ball. … That bothers me. But he’ll see that and hopefully learn from it.” •McElwain praised the offensive line for allowing Del Rio to make the plays he did: “He just did what he was supposed to do. He did his job, and yet if he does his job better he’ll hit those throws. It really irritates me. … There’s no doubt (he showed improvement). No doubt about it. It’s important to him. He likes to be coached, he’s kind of a sponge when it comes to that stuff. I think that’s maybe part of growing up in it. He’s seen guys being coached, he knows it and I’ll be interested to see how he does this week.” •On coaching Del Rio hard: “I try to coach them all hard because I want them to be successful, especially at that position. But really all of them. I don’t think I’ve done anything different than what I’ve ever done.”
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 12:19:04 GMT -5
Florida at Tennessee game time is set for 3:30 PM EDT on CBS:
The kickoff time for a key SEC East game between Florida and Tennessee has been announced.
The No. 23 Gators will face off against the 15th-ranked Volunteers at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sep. 24 and be broadcast on CBS.
Week 2 established both Florida (2-0, 1-0 SEC) and Tennessee as the SEC East front-runners. The Gators leveled Kentucky 45-7, led by 320 passing yards and 4 touchdowns by QB Luke Del Rio. Kentucky’s only touchdown came late in the game, as the Gators held the Wildcats quarterbacks to 55 passing yards.
Tennessee (2-0) rebounded after a Week 1 scare to run away from Virginia Tech 45-24 in the Battle at Bristol. The matchup in Knoxville could very well decide the SEC East race.
Florida is aiming for 12 consecutive wins against Tennessee. Last season, the Gators overcame a 27-14 deficit in the fourth quarter to win 28-27.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 14:08:08 GMT -5
Gary Danielson's take on Luke Del Rio as reported by a poster at Gator Country who listened to his radio interview:
During a radio interview at 1 pm this afternoon, Danielson gave his impressions regarding Luke Del Rio. He said he was "pleasantly surprised" about how well he performed against Kentucky.
He said that UF coaches were confident about Del Rio before the game, comparing him to some good QBs (who he didn't want to mention by name). And, in a personal interview with Del Rio, Danielson said that Del Rio was even more confident in himself than the coaches. Danielson attributed this to Del Rio observing A. J. McCarron while he was at Alabama and being around pro players with his Dad's NFL teams.
He said that Del Rio was "in control" and a good fit at Florida. He also said that he was a "real upgrade" from our previous QBs, even better than Grier (except perhaps for Grier's game against Ole Miss).
That said, Danielson said he thinks that Del Rio is not yet top echelon in the SEC.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2016 8:09:14 GMT -5
From Zach A. at Gator Country:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Luke Del Rio turned in the best performance from a Florida quarterback in years on Saturday.
The redshirt sophomore threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns in the 45-7 win over Kentucky. The last Gators QB to do that in an SEC game? Rex Grossman in 2001.
Few expected that kind of showing from Del Rio, but it didn’t come as a shock to UF commit Jake Allen.
“I’m not really surprised by what he did,” said Allen, a 4-star quarterback from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. “It was just a matter of time.”
This is Del Rio’s third season playing under offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier after transferring to Florida in 2015 and spending one year with him at Alabama. Del Rio also has a history with Gators coach Jim McElwain, who offered the Elite 11 finalist his first scholarship in high school.
Given Del Rio’s familiarity with their system, Allen was anticipating this kind of success.
“You can tell he’s getting situated in the offense,” Allen said. “Coach Mac and Nuss are only getting started. Only goes up from here.”
The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Allen is ranked the nation’s No. 10 pro-style quarterback in the 247Sports Composite.
Elite WR likes what he sees from Gators
One player Allen could be throwing to in college is 2018 recruit Warren Thompson.
The 4-star wide receiver from Seffner, Fla., attended the UF-UK game and came away impressed.
“Man, I loved it,” Thompson said. “It was a great atmosphere and I loved the offense. They play a pro-style offense and I just want to get up here more often.”
Thompson plans to be back in The Swamp this Saturday for the North Texas game. He’s hoping to see another big game from Florida’s receivers.
“Antonio Callaway and Brandon Powell are a great combination,” he said. “They compliment each other real well, and the two true freshmen looked good. They played last week, too.
“I know Florida is big on playing true freshmen and I love that. They throw the ball around.”
The 6-foot-4, 185-pound prospect is ranked the No. 8 WR and No. 40 overall prospect in the Rivals100. He previously named Florida and Miami his leaders, but is no longer listing favorites.
However, Gators wide receiver coach Kerry Dixon II is actively trying to land his pledge.
“He’s ready for me to commit,” Thompson said. “He doesn’t want to be waiting. He’s telling me I belong in this offense.”
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