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re: How did the Gators fall off so fast?

Posted on 3/15/12 at 1:53 pm to
Posted by bigeztiger
Columbus Ohio
Member since Jul 2011
5092 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 1:53 pm to
Urban left them hanging
Posted by ChuckDockery
NOLA
Member since Jan 2005
3088 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 2:08 pm to
As a 34 year old man i must admit its a bit odd seeing the Gators down this bad.

Right when I get into College Football in my early teens I witness LSU get 11 out of 13 arse thumpings by this team in the 90s and early 2000s.

They were due.....Cyclical nature of college football finally hit them.
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
65147 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 2:09 pm to
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Um,where I understand your frustration about '45,I'm not sure I'd use that verb to describe Army's decison considering the times and what had just taken place.


I'm talking about the football team. A lot of those guys were officers in training who never saw any combat whatsoever. And yes, they did pussy out instead of battling it out for #1 like any decent American would have done in 1945. <.<

This post was edited on 3/15/12 at 2:10 pm
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
140728 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 2:10 pm to
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Anyway, we haven't fallen that far. We only got trounced last year by the two teams that played in the national championship. The rest, with even an average offense (which we did not have) we could have won (I know WG, not the UG game, yadda). We haven't lost to UK or Vandy yet....
Posted by gatordmb89
Member since Dec 2009
30461 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 2:10 pm to
quote:

Cyclical nature of college football finally hit them.



I disagree with this reasoning. CFB is a cycle, but that's not why UF is down.

UF is down because of poor talent evaluations towards the end of Meyer's tenure at UF, and having no quality depth because we were down a full class last year in numbers.

/thread
Posted by secfan123
beverly hills
Member since Jan 2010
9646 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 2:18 pm to
combination of things. I think meyer missed on some recruits (going too much for speed over power). I also think the gators, as many teams with alot of success, started believing all they had to do was show up. This isnt a huge problem as long as the coach is there to drive them back in line. Meyer, however, was pretty much just showing up himself in 2010, so it made for a bad combination.


Edit: you could really see this mentality starting to creep in in 2009. Despite having almost everyone back, anyone who watched the 2009 gators could see they just didnt have that spark/drive/intangible that the 2008 team had.
This post was edited on 3/15/12 at 2:23 pm
Posted by Crompdaddy8
Jimmy Rustler
Member since Nov 2009
10569 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 2:31 pm to
D3 QB John Brantley
Posted by new92
Middleburg, FL
Member since Feb 2009
595 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 2:49 pm to
I think UF had like 3 less players on roster than UGA did last year...
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
140728 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 2:52 pm to
66 on scholarship and one or two of those were former walk-ons.
Posted by UFMatt
Gator Nation - Everywhere
Member since Oct 2010
11493 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 2:52 pm to
As bad as we were last couple of years, we still beat Tennessee every year.
Posted by UFMatt
Gator Nation - Everywhere
Member since Oct 2010
11493 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 2:58 pm to
18 of 22. We lead the series by 2020.

Rickt = Goff - a few pounds + a couple wins
Posted by 228Tiger
Harrison County
Member since Feb 2012
12112 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 3:16 pm to
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Cam & Tebow would have been destroyed, if they played for AU & UF this year.




Yeah whoever says this has gone full retard


No hope for him now
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
Member since Jun 2004
86556 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 3:28 pm to
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Rickt = Goff - a few pounds + a couple wins



I think you mean a lot of wins. Goff was an idiot that was only hired because he was a great player for us in the 70s and was a Georgia guy. Richt has accomplished 10x what Goff ever did.
Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
75631 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 3:34 pm to
Not to mention that 2 down years isn't really indicative of the cyclical nature. Now, if we have 5-6+ down years in a row and are irrelevant in SEC/BCS contention, then that discussion can take place.

But right now, it's more of bad coaching/evaluations/attrition/underperforming players/etc.
This post was edited on 3/15/12 at 3:35 pm
Posted by LSU82BILL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Member since Sep 2006
10334 posts
Posted on 3/16/12 at 4:13 pm to
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So what about the NC we had before Spurrier? Sure, it was * but does that mean it was never won in the first place?


Actually it "was never won in the first place". What the hell are you talking about? UF's first NC was in 1996 under Spurrier. Are you referring to the '84 team that got whacked with 107 MAJOR NCAA violations?
Posted by badlands
Member since Apr 2008
2313 posts
Posted on 3/16/12 at 4:23 pm to
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thugs
Posted by CAGator
Garden Grove CA
Member since Feb 2012
595 posts
Posted on 3/16/12 at 4:24 pm to
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107 MAJOR NCAA violations


They were only Major because they got caught
Posted by secfan123
beverly hills
Member since Jan 2010
9646 posts
Posted on 3/16/12 at 4:29 pm to
quote:

How did the Gators fall off so fast?



Im going to go on ahead and end this thread with two word.










Nick Saban.











I know we can all agree on this!
Posted by bigDgator
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2008
41676 posts
Posted on 3/16/12 at 4:46 pm to
Meyer was burned out and mailed it in for 2010. Hard to blame him because he tried to quit and we wouldn't let him. We went absolutley wheels off that year and it is hard to get it back on track immediately after that. Muschamp still has to learn as a head coach, but hopefully he will learn quickly. I expect a big improvement this year. We shall see. I mean it can't be that hard if a dumbass like Miles can be successful. Of course he did get caught cheating. Only time will tell.
Posted by KajunGator
Lake Arthur, LA
Member since May 2011
7285 posts
Posted on 3/16/12 at 5:03 pm to
quote:

Actually it "was never won in the first place". What the hell are you talking about? UF's first NC was in 1996 under Spurrier.


Shows how little you know. The Championship was vacated six months AFTER the season ended, and thus was WON then vacated.....stick with me Spanky, you might learn something.
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