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How did the Gators fall off so fast?

Posted on 3/15/12 at 10:38 am
Posted by Rittdog
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 10:38 am
No disrespect intended...

But the Gators were one of those teams you hated.......Because they were just so damn good.

Was it Tebow leaving? Urban's "health scare"? Lack of recruiting?
Posted by busey
First Coast, Florida
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 10:38 am to
Tebow.

I mean Leak was good, too, but he was no Tebow.
Posted by Bryant91092
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 10:38 am to
All of the above
Posted by dkreller
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 10:54 am to
Denim shortage in Gainesville has killed their motivation.
Posted by Crompdaddy8
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 10:56 am to
esophageal spasms
Posted by Smash Mouth Tider
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 10:58 am to
I find it funny how people try to take away credit from a team by saying it was all Tebow,Cam,etc. Great players make great teams, but they couldn't do it without good players around them.

Cam & Tebow would have been destroyed, if they played for AU & UF this year.
Posted by Orange Beach Tider
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 11:01 am to
:nb4sabanmadetheirassquit:
Posted by Crompdaddy8
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 11:01 am to


This post was edited on 3/15/12 at 11:02 am
Posted by roadGator
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 11:04 am to
No disrespect intended...I'm sure.


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 WB, not the UG game, yadda).

We haven't lost to UK or Vandy yet....
Posted by Woopigsooie20
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 11:06 am to
cheaters
Posted by NawlinsTigah270
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 11:13 am to
Saban made that arse quit
Posted by SpartyGator
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 11:20 am to
Sure, Tebow leaving had an impact, I don't disagree.

Problems were the attrition coming into 2011, with a new staff and guys who may not have fit into the scheme.

As far as 2010 went, Meyer was not even close to his old self.
Posted by gatordmb89
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 11:21 am to
quote:

How did the Gators fall off so fast?


Numbers. As of last year we were down a full class.
Posted by Damn Good Dawg
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 12:21 pm to
quote:

How did the Gators fall off so fast?


because they were never supposed to be good. somewhere along the line fate got fricked up by spurrier and ray goff. now nature is correcting the imbalance and florida is headed back to pre 1990 times. about damn time too, all these natural disasters this decade coupled with UF wins were beginning to freak me out
Posted by Escobar600
Member since Jan 2011
4777 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 12:43 pm to
it wasn't just losing Tebow. They lost Harvin, Brandon Spikes, Hernandez, Pouncey, Joe Haden, solid guys like Major Wright, Louis Murphy, etc.
Posted by Monticello
Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 12:53 pm to
Tebow was their power run game and passing game. Once he left, they had neither because Meyer was so determined to recruit speed and stars over toughness and physicality.
Posted by bigeztiger
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 1:53 pm to
Urban left them hanging
Posted by Crompdaddy8
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Posted on 3/15/12 at 2:31 pm to
D3 QB John Brantley
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