Alligator Alley

Love UT vs UF. (Especially considering the results lately)

OK - my take. While a big game for both coaches / programs. I see the pressure being greater (much greater on Dooley). As in keep your job pressure. OK so now that we have established whom the pressure is on - who wins?

Will be an ugly, mistake filled game. UF survive's the VOL push and the jacked up crowd in the first quarter.
The game settles into a slugfest.

UF is rather ineffective on offense, especially with MG out, Vol's play well and force several three and outs.
But a fumble here, an interception there, a few missed balls and UT can't put the Gators away.

UF's front seven exerts more and more pressure on Tyler, keeping it close late into the fourth. UT's squandered opportunities bring the Vols to earth, to face the one grim reality every other coach in the modern Vol era have come to understand ................ Gators are 2 Big, 2 Fast, 2 Mean - they just won't quit!

The pressure becomes omnipresent and the UT coaching staff begins to fold. UF begins to impose it's will on defense.

Fans begin to pull on the one good tooth in their mouth,
They pick their nose,
They drink shine,
They kiss their sister............but.........

They watch in horror when Elam picks off a desperation heave by Bray inside the 10.

Gators are having fun now, Driskell puts togther a methodical drive with 5-1/2 minutes left. Sturgis trots onto the field and nails the game winner from 47 yards out as time expires.

Jr and Lulu, in agony, enraged, begin flagelating themselves for they know, the only thing left for them, is a trip to Shreveport and the Poulan Weed-Eater Bowl.

I think your read is spot on. If the Gators are successful doing that, you should be able to win it. If it comes down to a FG, I just don't like our chances.

Tennessee has shown some ability for long, sustained drives, but not consistently. Most of our success, as you said, has been quick strike through the air. I'm not sure that Bray will have time to make some of those throws and let the play develop as he has in our first two games.

If Tennessee is unable to establish a running game (and I really think we will struggle there), this could be a long night on Rocky Top.

I do think, however, that our passing game is potent enough to keep us in it and give us a chance to win. I feel better about this game than I have about the last 4, that's for sure. I remember leaving the Swamp when the Coach We Do Not Speak of was our HC satisfied that we had ONLY lost by 10. I'm not there any more. Anything less than a win this year will be costly for CDD and our program, particularly on this big stage.

Agree on Gillislee comment. TN D is much better, mature and better coached than last year....but I think FL score 4 or 5 times. This comes down to who scores the most.....heheheheheh

Trying to be a good visiting poster, but not sure how to ask this without sounding like a smart ass...to what do you attribute 8 sacks to last week? expect more or less this week? Why? Thx.

They key could be one thing people are overlooking. Kicking. Sturgis can hit from 50+ consistently...that really could be a huge advantage.

Cher says it best at 1:21

and in this situation, I believe I may be more of an agonist instead of an antagonist.

4 sacks were because of JD holding onto the ball while rolling out instead of throwing it away. It also helps when you have 3 guys who will go in the first 2 days on the draft playing in the front 7...something UT doesn't have atp. Porter and Moore are Day 1 draft guys who you got thatcan get that type of rush?

UF has 6 NFL guys in the front 7 but only one could be a first day pick none of UT guys are first day picks. I've rewatched the games and Mt.Mc hasn't done anything that warrants a double team from our OL at point...just a big kid taking up space, but Sentimore is solid against the run but don't see him being a able to rush like Moore did last weekend.

Obviously we both have a lot of talent. Yea, sentimore is a stud and he's hasnt scratched the surface and runs a high 4.7 for 290 pounds and has a lot of twitch but our dline is a lot different then Texas am . They were a bit undersized but yes we're good pass rushers and we have some of those guys too. Like Corey miller. We are deep On dline. With different kind of players.

Not sure where you get that idea??? UT's passing game is the ONLY thing we have respect for.

Just from what I have seen from a couple of other posters. Talkin about Bray not being that good, yalls passing game being better than ours. Floridas secondary being one of the best in the country and we dont stand a chance etc.....

Just curious what the real thoughts were on Bray and our recievers. But thanks for the heads up lol. Glad we get at least some respect haha.

Our secondary is good. Better than most he will face, but that doesn't change the fact that Bray and the WR's are real good. Our passing game is better than yours??? No way our biggest homers would say that. I need a quote to believe anyone would say that.