Ky Game Thread

[ocalaman]

AR's lack of experience is showing. He tries to look calm, but his play tells me he's lost his composure and is playing panicked. Maybe the Wildcats are mixing up their coverages and confusing him. We still have the 4th quarter to win this game and it'll be interesting to see how the team responds. KY is a solid, well coached team and it ain't gonna be easy to come back.

 

[TEBOW TIME]

If AR is starting in the 4th, I think we have a problem with Napier's inability to adjust.

Who you gonna put in to go against Kentucky's defense?

 

[NorthJerseyGator]

Who you gonna put in to go against Kentucky's defense?

Yep, AR is spooked and we don't have shite behind him.

 

[KingofHedgehogs]

AR's lack of experience is showing. He tries to look calm, but his play tells me he's lost his composure and is playing panicked. Maybe the Wildcats are mixing up their coverages and confusing him. We still have the 4th quarter to win this game and it'll be interesting to see how the team responds. KY is a solid, well coached team and it ain't gonna be easy to come back.

Kinda reminds me of the UGA game last year. Uf was in it untill the last minute or so due to Mullen's absurd play calling.....and then AR started trying to force things/turnovers and it blew the game open.

The biggest reason why he's not known for being a great pocket passer is not bc he doesn't have the ability, but his choices are questionable.

 

[PacoGator19]

We don’t exactly have any WRs either. But we knew that in the preseason also. Our best WR is a transfer.

 

[KingofHedgehogs]

Who you gonna put in to go against Kentucky's defense?

At this point AR is a liability on the field. Idc who the backup is....if he can manage to not give UK points(AR has essentially given UK 14 points)....and can throw the ball 4 yards(like AR is doing most of the time)....I will take my chances with the backup.

 

[KingofHedgehogs]

We don’t exactly have any WRs either. But we knew that in the preseason also. Our best WR is a transfer.

We may not have a stud wr corp, bur we were still winning with a chance to blow the game open before those 2 interceptions that were 110% on AR.

 

[PacoGator19]

We may not have a stud wr corp, bur we were still winning with a chance to blow the game open before those 2 interceptions that were 110% on AR.

I don’t disagree. AR has gifted UK 14 points. With that being said are WR corps isn’t any good.

 

[steven orr]

Poor play design to go with poor use of formations and motions. We ran jet sweep into a defense side where we were outnumbered earlier in the game. That’s poor play design. Kentucky offense has had better play design and use of formations.

 

[TEBOW TIME]

Why you gonna go for it on 4th down and try to throw to a guy you havent thrown a ball to all night? Give it to Etienne on a pitch.

 

[PacoGator19]

I give props to the defense and the defensive coaching is definitely much better then years past. This game is clearly on the offense and AR gift wrapping UK 14 points.

 

[Jeff from Jax]

Sad was right again - don't let 1 game against Utah make us delusional !

AR looking terrible.

 

[NorthJerseyGator]

Is HB toss not in the playbook?

 

[steven orr]

That’s really amazing thinking any of those plays would work.

 

[LizardGrad89]

I get trying to install some confidence in your qb.....but this clearly not his night and wasting all your teams' efforts for a lost cause is gonna cause issues. There's gotta be a limit to stubbornness to not make a change.

Change to who? Why do you think he brought in a transfer and made him 2nd string?

 

[Gator Fever]

I was wrong our offense and Richardson are not ready for prime time.

 

[GatorshimesSubParMember]

*sigh*

Wait till next year!

 

[LizardGrad89]

I was wrong our offense and Richardson are not ready for prime time.

Good news is the chances of him coming back next year got a lot better.

 

[KingofHedgehogs]

Does anyone really not think we have a backup that can make that 4th down pass at like 2 yards out? I could make that pass.

I'm not saying Im anything, and certainly not even a qb, much less a college level qb.......but c'mon. A coach like Saban would know that AR was done for the night and relent to have given his backup a chance.

I mean, in the MLB, no matter how great the pitcher is....if he starts getting dinged around in the 3rd inning and is losing control....you go to your bullpen.

 

[PacoGator19]

Good news is the chances of him coming back next year got a lot better.

The concern is who is going to develop him? The other thing I don’t understand if AR isn’t going to keep the ball or run the ball then he’s taken away 50% of his game.

 

[gatorRAD]

Poor play design to go with poor use of formations and motions. We ran jet sweep into a defense side where we were outnumbered earlier in the game. That’s poor play design. Kentucky offense has had better play design and use of formations.

WRONG!! AR lost this game for us!!! He folded like and empty candy wrapper and because of not being able to adjust THE ENTIRE ****ING GAME, I really wonder about the rest of the season.

 

[NorthJerseyGator]

The concern is who is going to develop him? The other thing I don’t understand if AR isn’t going to keep the ball or run the ball then he’s taken away 50% of his game.

Why is there no run option with AR and any of the RB's......

 

[NorthJerseyGator]

Offensive playcalling is vanilla as shite.

 

[Gator Fever]

AR's lack of experience is showing. He tries to look calm, but his play tells me he's lost his composure and is playing panicked. Maybe the Wildcats are mixing up their coverages and confusing him. We still have the 4th quarter to win this game and it'll be interesting to see how the team responds. KY is a solid, well coached team and it ain't gonna be easy to come back.

Can't lie if AR just didn't freeze up he doesn't have it mentally possibly.

 

[Nicktheslick]

The SEC opener for the new regime isn’t going well.

 

[KingofHedgehogs]

Change to who? Why do you think he brought in a transfer and made him 2nd string?

Jalen Kitna would at least manage the game better. I wouldn't even put it all on his shoulders to make something happen. Just make 2 yard passes and do run plays. Just don't give the ball away.

 

[gatorRAD]

Can't lie if AR just didn't freeze up he doesn't have it mentally possibly.

Bingo!

 

[Gator Fever]

The SEC opener for the new regime isn’t going well.

ARs body language since the pick 6 is troubling.

 

[PacoGator19]

Why is there no run option with AR and any of the RB's......

There has been quite a few zone read calls and he hasn’t kept any of them. I have no idea why

 

[PacoGator19]

Again our WRs get ZERO separation as well.

 

[NorthJerseyGator]

With 4 capable backs and a freak running QB and we pass the ball like it's our strength.

Play to your strengths and run some run options, HB tosses, HB pitches, QB runs, etc.

We should be running traditional college offensive sets, not this pro style stuff. Run some triple option, run some wing T, run some spread option, run any run based college offense instead of this vanilla pro style.

 

[KingofHedgehogs]

Man, I hate losing to UK, especially how common it's been these years. It feels.....unnatural. I suppose that's how they feel when UF beats them in basketball.

I would rather lose to UT than UK,......yea, I said it. It's like Texas losing to Kansas in football. Talk to any UT fans....they would rather lose to Texas Tech than Kansas.

 

[NorthJerseyGator]

Man, I hate losing to UK, especially how common it's been these years. It feels.....unnatural. I suppose that's how they feel when UF beats them in basketball.

I would rather lose to UT than UK,......yea, I said it. It's like Texas losing to Kansas in football. Talk to any UT fans....they would rather lose to Texas Tech than Kansas.

I'd rather lose to UK than UT because UK football fans are respectful whereas UT fans are......well we all know about that loud mouth Vols B**** trash.

 

[Gator Fever]

There has been quite a few zone read calls and he hasn’t kept any of them. I have no idea why

I couldn't even dream of a more ineffective offense than that 2nd half.

 

[rojas]

Kentucky completely dominated the 2nd half.

 

[Gator Fever]

Kentucky completely dominated the 2nd half.

The passing game in the 2nd half reminded of when Muschamp first took over.

 

[NorthJerseyGator]

Kentucky completely dominated the 2nd half.

Lol, no they didn't, AR15 mentally wilted under the glare of NFL brass.

 

[KingofHedgehogs]

I'd rather lose to UK than UT because UK football fans are respectful whereas UT fans are......well we all know about that loud mouth Vols B**** trash.

I totally get where you're coming from. I guess I'm somewhat numb to their trash talk, because unlike FSU....and to a lesser degree UGA....there's no off switch for UT trash talk. They will even talk trash right after getting destroyed, whereas the other 2 fanhoods will generally "hide" for a bit.

I just hate the feeling that a basketball school likely has not just a hope, but a credible expectation to beat UF in recent years.

 

[UKat51]

Kentucky completely dominated the 2nd half.

I did not understand why Napier decided to go for it on 4th down on the FLA 40 with 5 minutes to go in the game.

 

[ocalaman]

I picked Utah & Florida, so am 0-2 and that's why I NEVER bet on the Gators, or any other sports. Everybody knew going in to the season this was a rebuilding project. People got too high after last week and will overreact and be too low after tonight. I say just chill and see how the season plays out. We got outcoached and outplayed tonight. Both defenses were good, but that freak interception just before halftime kept them in the game and then the gimme TD in the 3rd quarter pretty much gave them the game. KY got a little bit of a running game going the 2nd half, as our thin defense wore down some. But our offense went from bad to pathetic in the 2nd half. No space for the running backs, no separation from the receivers and poor throws from the QB, combined with questionable play calling, IMO. I give KY a lot of credit, though. They were picked 2nd in the East, us 4th, and they proved tonight to be the better team. Just have to pick up the pieces, beat USF next week and then go to Knoxville and get the season back on track with a win.