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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2016 7:56:37 GMT -5
Sign at entrance to Steve Spurrier's office - Lz, it's not OBC, it's HBC:
I know, but I like the sound of Ole Ball Coach, since he ain't a head coach anymore. What happened in Knoxville is somewhat scary, and McElwain trying to claim otherwise is worse. FFS, we all saw the 9 plays of the first 3 3 and outs, and they were all straight handoffs, there were no called passes. This was a coaching loss. Our coaches were badly out coached by UT, and by themselves. You could tell on the very first series of the first half that the adjustments made were Nussmeier going hardcore "protect the win". I don't know why coaches haven't learned that that offensive philosophy usually fails against really good teams. The opponent is NOT gonna quit, and once they get momentum, it will be hard to get it back. When McElwain said there were a lot of life lessons learned in that game, I hope he meant he had learned some too, because if not we are about to endure a lot of frustrating mediocrity. I couldn't agree more. Not only did we come out playing not to lose offensively, it affected the play of the whole team. I always go back to the 1973 Sugar Bowl between ND and bama, a 24-23 ND win, when the irish faked a handoff at their one yard line and completed a 50 yard pass to totally break the tide's momentum. I was sitting there saying go for it. Cam Sutton was out of the game and Callaway one on one with a nobody should have been tempting. My disgust, disappointment is too mild, grew with each possession. At one point, I even thought we should call a timeout like in basketball to regroup and break UT's momentum. This isn't the first time Mac has tried to sit a lead too early, but it's the first time he cost UF a win. I'd wager the HBC will tell him just that when asked and he will be asked. The HBC ran the ball from strength instead of using it defensively. On Callaway, when did the coaches start telling players to catch the ball at the 8 which he didn't do anyway, twice? I always thought the rule was to plant your heals on the 10 and anything over your head you ran away from showing a fair catch to try to pull the defenders away from the ball.
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Post by bamorin on Sept 26, 2016 8:12:55 GMT -5
On Callaway, when did the coaches start telling players to catch the ball at the 8 which he didn't do anyway, twice? I always thought the rule was to plant your heals on the 10 and anything over your head you ran away from showing a fair catch to try to pull the defenders away from the ball. Guessing he didn't want to risk getting the ball at the 20.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2016 8:30:12 GMT -5
On Callaway, when did the coaches start telling players to catch the ball at the 8 which he didn't do anyway, twice? I always thought the rule was to plant your heals on the 10 and anything over your head you ran away from showing a fair catch to try to pull the defenders away from the ball. Guessing he didn't want to risk getting the ball at the 20. That strategy worked X2. UF got the ball at the 2 the first time and at the 1 the second time. Callaway showed no field location recognition on either punt. I'd expect that out of a freshman, but not an experienced sophomore with his punt receiving/return experience.
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Post by bamorin on Sept 26, 2016 10:15:03 GMT -5
Guessing he didn't want to risk getting the ball at the 20. That strategy worked X2. UF got the ball at the 2 the first time and at the 1 the second time. Callaway showed no field location recognition on either punt. I'd expect that out of a freshman, but not an experienced sophomore with his punt receiving/return experience. I'm sorry, but a college freshman should have known that since pee-wee ball, if not then , by no less his sophomore year of high school. I'm not piling on the kid from florida only, but every one of them I've seen do this in college games I've watched. Hell, urban the meyer had a guy fielding punts that had a 65% fumble/bobble reception rate......and the dumb f-word kept sending him out there. Certainly made watching punt returns exciting....for all the wrong reasons.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2016 12:17:47 GMT -5
That strategy worked X2. UF got the ball at the 2 the first time and at the 1 the second time. Callaway showed no field location recognition on either punt. I'd expect that out of a freshman, but not an experienced sophomore with his punt receiving/return experience. I'm sorry, but a college freshman should have known that since pee-wee ball, if not then , by no less his sophomore year of high school. I'm not piling on the kid from florida only, but every one of them I've seen do this in college games I've watched. Hell, urban the meyer had a guy fielding punts that had a 65% fumble/bobble reception rate......and the dumb f-word kept sending him out there. Certainly made watching punt returns exciting....for all the wrong reasons. I can't disagree with any of that. Callaway brain farted twice. It is inexcusable.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2016 12:37:25 GMT -5
The LSU at UF game will be on ESPN at 12 PM EDT. It looks like the Gators have earned the noon time slot as the at Vandy game this week is at noon EDT too. It'll probably be cooler this week in Nashville than it will be next week in Gainesville. The SEC televised slate of games on 10/8:
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2016 13:02:16 GMT -5
Mac's Monday Presser - we still haven't heard from the SEC about Brandon Powell which should be an easy correction:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Jim McElwain met with reporters Monday to review the Gators’ loss at Tennessee and preview the upcoming trip to Vanderbilt. Here were the highlights from his comments: “The mood in that locker room, there were a lot — a lot — of hurt guys. I’m not sure a couple of the losses even last year I could feel that sense of hurt. And as I told them, it should hurt, because if it doesn’t something’s wrong. It means you really don’t care, it means you’re in it for the wrong reasons We’ll see where we (go) from here.” Injuries: DT Joey Ivie has a thumb injury. “Right now he’d be out.” RG Tyler Jordan “will get back a little bit this week, but it will be no contact. I won’t know anything there until Thursday.” … DE Jordan Sherit is “still a little banged up with that leg. But I say that and I don’t anticipate him missing, just because of who he is.” … CB Quincy Wilson is out today and probably tomorrow. “That will be a Wednesday decision there with a leg.” … QB Luke Del Rio won’t do anything today and will get eased in on Tuesday. “The reason we had him dressed at the last game is I really felt he did a great job with Austin on the sideline. I think it was really good for our team, (he) said a few words afterward in the locker room as well that really resonated with some guys. He’s a valuable piece of this. I would say he’d be highly doubtful for this week, but I’m still not going to count him out.” On QB Austin Appleby’s INT and play overall: “Other than taking the (interception) back, when you scramble, we’ve got a flood-third drill that we do and your eyes have got to go to the boundary and not back inside. That was a throw that he’d love to have back, and yet, he learned from it later in the game. He threw another third down, a flooded third, and we got a first down out of it. So I thought he played pretty darn good, good enough for us to win a ballgame.” On the secondary’s struggles: “I think you’ve got to look at the first half on the dropped passes. I think they did a great job of coming back to the things that we’re there and not saying, ‘Oh, they took it away.’ Because we really didn’t. They had three or four big drops on some of those over routes that they didn’t give up on. Now the flip side of that coin is the disappointing thing from our side, is not understanding what leverage you need to play with in some of those situations. Obviously when you’re playing a quarterback like this, there’s some spy moments there where you’re hoping not to allow him (to run), which now takes a guy out of coverage. I think they did a great job of taking advantage of that. They did a really good job in their bunch stuff and motion. I thought they had a great plan — didn’t get it executed in the first half, but didn’t panic. They came back and took advantage of some of those plays in the second half. Could we have been in better position? Yes. Are there things that we worked on and talked about? Yeah. But give them credit, they took advantage of it. The one bust on the wheel, we actually had covered early, the same application, but there again they executed and we didn’t.” On Appleby’s work at the line of scrimmage and delay in getting audibles called and what not: “That hurt. I mean, you go before half and you have to waste two timeouts in the first half and we’ve got the ball before half trying to go down and steal some points after the field goal. We shouldn’t have had to use them. Now, some of that is simple communication on the field as loud as it was in there — which is awesome, that’s fun — but I think we let that rattle us a little bit. Being aware of where the shot clocks are, I think we lost focus of that a couple times. To me, there were a lot of telling things in that game, but after the pick right after half, having two missed signals back to back on second and third down, and yet, the third-down call, just block it and we get a first down. That wasn’t earth-shattering. That’s the disappointing things. We never flipped the field at all.” On whether calling a timeout in the second half could have helped slow Tennessee’s momentum: “I don’t know, I didn’t do it, but yeah, that’s obviously one of those deals, and yet, even with some of the things that we’re happening, it wasn’t like they were just tempo, tempo, tempo. That’s one of the beauties of playing nationally televised games is you get some extra commercials.” On the collapse: “Our effort was good. They took some things away, and we didn’t take advantage of what they were taking away and stuck a little bit to the mom and dad and didn’t go to brother-in-law and sister-in-law. In layman’s terms, that (means) you have to counter what they’re doing. … They outplayed us, plain and simple. The interesting thing, as I’ve said before, is what you learn. The past and the future, they don’t exist. The key is you learn from the past, you learn from history, and future is determined by what you do right now. It’s that simple. So what’s our approach moving forward, from each individual, each position group and then as a team is really going to tell how we come out this week.” On the offensive line: “I don’t put it on the offensive line. They took it to us. I’m not (blaming) the offensive line. They gave us opportunities. No, I’m not putting it on them at all.” On Appleby: “I thought he did pretty good, what did you think? … I thought he played well. I mean, I said that. Do I think he can play better? Yeah. Am I upset about a couple of throws? Yeah, he should be able to make. Am I upset Antonio Callaway slips on a curl route wide open when we had a chance to flip the field? Yeah, get down on your toes. There’s things that happen, and at the quarterback position, you know, he’s got to do those things better. Which he’ll learn this week and see how we go moving forward.” On special teams: “I’ll tell you what, I’m really disappointed in how our gunners covered. We’ve got to get better there because we had them in place and the guy made us miss a couple times. Our net was pretty good as far as a coverage net, but we’ve got to get better at that.” On Callaway’s fair catches inside the 5: “You’re supposed to put your heels at the 8 and not go backwards. He went backwards.” On what lessons he wants his players to take: “Understanding that no matter what you do in anything, there’s going to be adversity. Now the key is, do you allow your body language and everything shrink because things aren’t going right? It’s easy to be excited when things are good. I think reflecting back, learning from the past and learning from history, how conscious were you really taking care of details every day that made an impact on what occurred. There should be some guys looking in the mirror a little bit.” On Brandon Powell’s phantom punch ejection: “I haven’t heard yet. … I don’t know when that comes about so we’ll find out.” On Les Miles’ firing: “Yeah, and yet, being in this business, as rough as it is and the decision is, my feelings go out for those families, those players. He’s obviously had an unbelievable relationship with the players over the years and the impact he’s made on their lives. It’s just, you hate to see it.” On Florida’s struggles with noon games in recent history: “We put ourselves in position to play at noon, so we better get used to it.” On players talking about national championship hopes after the game: “There’s a lot ahead of us. I like the way they think. That’s good.”
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2016 16:13:16 GMT -5
Looks like UF is going to hire a new AD to replace Jeremy Foley:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida is expected to hire Mississippi’s Scott Stricklin as its new athletics director. Stricklin will be announced by UF at a press conference Tuesday, first reported by Dan Wolken of USA Today. Sources told SEC Country that Gators coach Jim McElwain has met with Stricklin, who is on UF campus Monday finalizing the deal, according to Wolken. Stricklin, 45, became Mississippi’s AD in 2010 and has worked in the program’s athletics department since 2008. He has generated more than $130 million in facility upgrades and has a strong reputation as a fundraiser. Stricklin previously served as Associate AD for Media Relations at Auburn and Kentucky along with stints at Baylor and Tulane. Florida athletics director Jeremy Foley is scheduled to retire on Oct. 1.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 9:57:49 GMT -5
UF gets their AD - Foley Extends Retirement Date To 11.1.2016:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scott Stricklin has been named as Florida’s 14th athletics director in school history. UF president Dr. Kent Fuchs announced the news Tuesday after the University Athletic Association board unanimously approved Stricklin’s hire. He signed a six-year deal worth $1.076 annually. “Scott Stricklin is a strong leader with tremendous experience who shares the University of Florida’s most treasured values, from the success and well-being of our student athletes to excellence across the breadth of both men’s and women’s sports,” Fuchs said in a press release. “We’re confident that he will build on Jeremy Foley’s legacy to take UF’s program to even greater heights while leading the way in shaping the future of collegiate athletics nationally.” Stricklin has spent the past six years as athletics director at his alma mater, Mississippi State. But he could not pass up the chance to success Jeremy Foley, who will retire on Nov. 1 after 25 years with the Gators. “I’m really excited about this opportunity at Florida,” Stricklin said in a press release. “I’m an SEC guy. I understand the position Florida holds in college athletics. I’m excited to come and be part of the department. It’s a great staff here to work with. I love college towns. The opportunity to come and get invested in another community, with my family, you start balancing all that and you understand at this point in my career, this is an opportunity you just can’t not do.” The Jackson, Miss., native, who has spent 23-plus years in the Southeastern Conference, spearheaded over $140 million in facility improvements while leading MSU, as well as significant increases in booster club membership and donations and the highest-ever Learfield Director’s Cup finish in school history. MSU’s student-athletes have also excelled academically under Stricklin’s leadership, posting a combined 3.0 GPA in 2014-15, marking the highest in MSU’s history. “I couldn’t have left for any other place but Florida” Stricklin said. “It’s just a special place not only in the world of the SEC, but in college athletics because of the success they’ve had and the way they’ve had it with the integrity. Florida holds a leadership position in college athletics. And you look at the academic reputation, it’s one of the best universities in the country. That’s a pretty hard combination to not take the opportunity if it’s offered to you.” Stricklin has earned praise for his performance, earning the 2015-16 Athletic Director of the Year Award from the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which highlights the efforts of athletic directors at all levels. “I’ve known Scott on a personal and professional level for a long, long time,” Foley said. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for Scott and what he has accomplished at Mississippi State and the other institutions where he has worked. Scott is a wonderful leader, and a great person. He has passion for student-athletes and loves working with and supporting coaches. Those two qualities alone make him a great fit for Florida. “Scott is about the right things and running the business the right way,” Foley added. “I have the utmost confidence that Scott will help the Gators carry out our mission to provide a championship experience with integrity. We’ve sat in the room together at AD meetings for several years now, and I’ve seen firsthand that Scott brings a deep understanding and appreciation for what it takes to run a successful athletic program, particularly in the Southeastern Conference. I couldn’t be more excited to have Scott serve as the next athletic director at the University of Florida.” A forward-thinking national and regional leader in the field of athletics administration, Stricklin serves as chair of the SEC’s Working Group on Fan Experience and has served as the SEC’s representative on the NCAA Division I Leadership Council. Stricklin is also known for his accessibility and interaction with fans on social media, particularly with his 55,000+ followers on Twitter. “The president and the AD have to support the coaches and staff and they all have to work to support the student-athletes,” Stricklin said. “If we’re all doing a really good job, then the fans and student body are going to have a great experience. It’s not everybody supporting me. My job is to help support all of them.” Stricklin’s career path has traveled through five other Division I institutions, including three other Southeastern Conference schools, before UF. Even prior to his graduation from MSU in 1992, Stricklin served as the media relations contact for the Bulldogs’ baseball team. After staying on at his alma mater for a year in a full-time capacity following graduation, Stricklin moved on to Auburn University, where he was named associate media relations director, a position he held from 1993-98. He then moved on to Tulane to become an assistant athletic director and the primary media contact for the Green Wave’s football team before a four-year stint at Baylor from 1999-2003 as the Assistant AD for Communications and Marketing. Stricklin then returned to the SEC, working at Associate AD for Media Relations at Kentucky from 2003-08, overseeing day-to-day publicity of Wildcat basketball. He returned to MSU in 2008 as Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs, overseeing fundraising, football and men’s basketball scheduling, managing MSU’s apparel agreement, facility planning and serving as the administrative sport liaison for men’s basketball and softball. After two years in that position, he was named the Bulldogs’ AD following Greg Byrne’s departure to the University of Arizona. Stricklin, 46, is married to the former Anne Howell, the youngest daughter of Basketball Hall of Fame member Bailey Howell. She was a three-time All-Lone Star Conference team member, both for athletics and academics, when she played tennis at Abilene Christian. The couple has two daughters, Abby and Sophie. The Stricklin File PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: * May 7, 2010-Present: Mississippi State [Athletic Director] * 2008-2010: Mississippi State [External Affairs] * 2003-2008: Kentucky [Media Relations] * 1999-2003: Baylor [Communications & Marketing] * 1998: Tulane [Media Relations] * 1993-1998: Auburn [Media Relations] * 1990-1992: Mississippi State [Media Relations (baseball)] AWARDS & LEADERSHIP: * 2015-16 NACDA Athletic Director of the Year Award (FBS) * SEC representative on NCAA Division I Leadership Council (2013-2014). The Council identifies issues important to the future of Division I and offers its expertise in defining appropriate action items. * Chair of SEC’s Working Group on Fan Experience (2013-present) * Member of SEC’s Working Group on Student-Athlete Conduct (2015-present) EDUCATION: Mississippi State, 1992, Bachelor’s of Science in Marketing DATE OF BIRTH: May 8, 1970 in Jackson, Miss. PERSONAL: Married to former Anne Howell, the youngest daughter of Basketball Hall of Fame member Bailey Howell. The couple has two daughters, Abby and Sophie. Special to SEC Country.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 16:37:22 GMT -5
This applies to the Gators loss on rocky top:
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 17:48:33 GMT -5
UF depth chart for at Vandy:
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 10:58:21 GMT -5
The SEC rescinded Brandon Powell's suspension for the 1st half of the Vandy game. This from SEC Country:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida wide receiver Brandon Powell will not be suspended for the first half Saturday at Vanderbilt after getting ejected last weekend at Tennessee. Powell was ejected in the fourth quarter for throwing a phantom punch as Tennessee safety Rahsaan Gaulden made his bid for a best supporting actor Oscar with a dramatic flop as Powell motioned in his direction. Florida heard back from the SEC on Monday with the expected result after league officials reviewed the moment in question. “We’ve received word that he’ll go and nothing from there so it was full go from Monday afternoon on,” Gators coach Jim McElwain said during the SEC coaches teleconference Wednesday. Powell is second on the team with 15 catches for 145 yards and two touchdowns.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 11:02:55 GMT -5
There is no chance that Mac will risk playing Luke Del Rio a week too soon even if he is doing limited practice today. It's head games with Vandy, but I doubt they will be fooled. The starter job for Vandy goes to Austin Appleby. This from SEC Country:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback Luke Del Rio is listed as ‘highly doubtful’ for Saturday, but he’s still practicing this week. UF coach Jim McElwain said Del Rio (knee sprain) returns to practice Wednesday after being held out on Tuesday. “He’ll actually throw some skelly (pass skeleton), some routes on air and probably two of the different team periods,” McElwain said on the SEC coaches teleconference. “We’ll just take a look and see how it goes and how he kind of responds from there.” Del Rio was injured late in the third quarter against North Texas and sat out at Tennessee, though he dressed for the game and was involved in practice during the week. McElwain said Monday he wouldn’t count out Del Rio for the Vanderbilt game, but backup quarterback Austin Appleby is expected to make his second straight start. Appleby threw for 296 yards on 23 of 39 passing with three touchdowns and one interception in Florida’s 38-28 loss to Tennessee. The graduate transfer is hoping to make his case Saturday to remain in the starting lineup. “I would like to at least put some pressure on and be the quarterback for this team I think I am,” Appleby said Monday. “I didn’t come here not to be. But again, that’s a question for Coach Mac and hopefully my play takes care of itself.”
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 18:54:34 GMT -5
Mac's Wednesday Presser - Joey Ivie out for 4 to 5 weeks, back for UGALY, is a blow at DT. He has been playing very good inside:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Jim McElwain held his final media session of the week Wednesday night. Here were the highlights from his news conference: “We got a lot of stuff done today. It was really good. I think the aftermath and everything is done, it’s over. Let’s go correct and let’s get ourselves a little bit better. I thought it was pretty crisp and we got some good things done.” Injuries: DT Joey Ivie will be out for a while. “He had his hand worked on and that will be four or five (weeks) whenever that thing gets taken care of.” … Right guard Tyler Jordan did non-contact stuff today and will be more “of an emergency guy.” … LB Daniel McMillian reinjured his trap. On QB Luke Del Rio: “He did some of the individual drills. … “We’ll see how that feels really in the morning. He would go (on the trip) anyway just like he did last week, but moving forward Austin has had a good week and is ready to go play again and that should be good.” On Vanderbilt: “This is a good football team we’re playing. They’ve got good players. Look at what they did to us last year. Our guys know.” On replacing Joey Ivie: “Caleb (Brantley) has got to get us a little more probably inside. Taven Bryan is a guy who has to step up and Khairi Clark, who’s been playing (well) anyways. … CeCe (Jefferson) is going to be called on to do a little more. Jachai Polite, who’s played some for us, Luke Ancrum, those guys are going to have to step in there. … The communication when you get new guys in there has got to be utmost.” On Tyrie Cleveland: “He’s just got to become more comfortable with what he’s doing, understand his assignments, the attention to detail it takes to be in the right spots. This guy’s got a chance to be something special here.” On No. 2 quarterback: “Feleipe (Franks) took (more) of the reps. I haven’t seen today’s count.” More on Del Rio, and whether he could be backup quarterback this week: “He’s definitely questionable. I think the big piece based on what he did today in practice, we’ve got to see how the injury responds moving forward. Obviously he’d be a guy we could put in there hopefully, but if not one of those other guys would be ready to go.”
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