Florida @ Tenn

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[Gator Fever]

Call sadgator crazy, but sadgator thought Napier did a great job of having the team ready to play. Some questionable in game moments, but anyone could have that. The offensive play calling was fine. In fairness to the guy, you have to let the season play out before any decisions are made. Like it or not, that is what they are going to do.

What other coach would call that with a 240 lb QB that can run and then follow up on another drive with Mertz running it in that situation. Moronic playcalling.

 

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What other coach would call that with a 240 lb QB that can run and then follow up on another drive with Mertz running it in that situation. Moronic playcalling.

I would have put the ball in DJ's hands and went for 2 and try to win the game in regulation time

 

[Nicktheslick]

Scared money don’t make no money is the exact opposite of what we did. Instead of rolling the dice on the two point try we played it safe and went for OT. I guarantee you Tennessee fans exhaled when we did that.

 

[Mrs. Sadgator]

Scared money don’t make no money is the exact opposite of what we did. Instead of rolling the dice on the two point try we played it safe and went for OT. I guarantee you Tennessee fans exhaled when we did that.

Yep, got to go for it there and put the pressure on.

 

[Mrs. Sadgator]

Well, @sadgator was almost right. I was surprised at the play and effort of our guys tonight. The game was lost in the first half and to me the loss came down to 2 things - Mertz going out for the game in the 3rd quarter and Billy Napier's consistently awful playcalling. I thought we would get blown out, but it actually should have been the other way around. We dominated them until midway through the 3rd quarter. But it seems Heupel made some adjustments, we didn't and then Lagway (or the coach) forgot about our tight ends, who Mertz had killed UT with, and kept trying to force it to the wide receivers. I was proud and pleased with the team's effort, but it's hard to overcome terrible play calling.

We are much better than week 1. Team is improving but Napier holding us back

 

[Gator Fever]

Scared money don’t make no money is the exact opposite of what we did. Instead of rolling the dice on the two point try we played it safe and went for OT. I guarantee you Tennessee fans exhaled when we did that.

Yep a freshman QB on the road I think going for 2 is the choice. Maybe play for OT if it's a home game.

 

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[sadgator]

Scared money don’t make no money is the exact opposite of what we did.

That is true. It was a damned if you do/don’t kinda thing. But you had to win the game at some point.

sadgator understands why he didn’t do it, but if you want to be a hero, sometimes you have to take risks. He shoulda said “fvck it,” and thrown his best 2 point play out there.

 

[sadgator]

Team is improving but Napier holding us back

That is a ridiculous statement by the way.

sadgator is no Napier apologist, but good golly, everybody needs to cut the guy some slack. If you wonder why Florida is in the terrible predicament it is as a football program…this line of thinking is exactly why.

The next revolving door candidate will do no better if we don’t display some patience or aren’t willing to even see the positive when it presents itself…

It feels so hopeless for us…

 

[sadgator]

Scared money don’t make no money is the exact opposite of what we did.

sadgator will also point out, for what it is worth, that with the time left, going for 2 didn’t ensure a victory. They could have still kicked a field goal to beat us, which would have made the 2 pointless.

If we had scored on the last play in regulation or with like under 10 seconds left on the clock, sadgator thinks the “go for it” analysis is a bit different since the win would be definitive.

 

[Mrs. Sadgator]

That is a ridiculous statement by the way.

sadgator is no Napier apologist, but good golly, everybody needs to cut the guy some slack. If you wonder why Florida is in the terrible predicament it is as a football program…this line of thinking is exactly why.

The next revolving door candidate will do no better if we don’t display some patience or aren’t willing to even see the positive when it presents itself…

It feels so hopeless for us…

I'm sorry my love, I didn't mean to upset you. You are right, we must be patient

 

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On Rocky Top, Billy Napier wastes another chance to change the narrative

Scared money don't make money. That's what Billy Napier said. If only he coached that way ... On why the latest loss at Tennessee should be the final straw.

www.saturdaydownsouth.com

 

[Nicktheslick]

sadgator will also point out, for what it is worth, that with the time left, going for 2 didn’t ensure a victory. They could have still kicked a field goal to beat us, which would have made the 2 pointless.

If we had scored on the last play in regulation or with like under 10 seconds left on the clock, sadgator thinks the “go for it” analysis is a bit different since the win would be definitive.

Of course hindsight is always 20-20 but I’ll say it anyway. I would rather give them 29 seconds to make 50 yards than 25 yards and all the time they need. The missed FG in OT forced the defense to try to get a takeaway or a TFL. Tennessee having to burn that timeout on the 2 point try increased our chances had it been successful.

 

[Nicktheslick]

If coach Napier had just some of Mullens play calling ability. I go back to the 2pt conversion in the SEC championship against Bama. How brilliant was that? If you make ( which he did) you win it with the kick after TD. Or if you don’t you get another try to tie. Some here will of course remind me of the ill use of timeouts in the same game.

 

[GatorGray]

The positive side of this is we found us a punt returner! He was one of the keys to keeping us int he game when we fell behind.