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re: Does A&M Actually beat UF in College station this year?
Posted on 8/28/12 at 9:33 am to loweralabamatrojan
Posted on 8/28/12 at 9:33 am to loweralabamatrojan
It is very hard to predict because there are so many unknowns. Those unknowns cut both ways though for A&M.
We have a pretty good idea of what Florida is. Great defense that is big up front and talented all the way around. Lots of questions on offense and no clear QB with both QB's having struggled up to this point in practice. No real playmakers but still solid talent. Florida wants to play low scoring games that they can wear teams down and beat them in the 2nd half.
With A&M it is a question of who we are. A&M was a team that went 7-6 last year but it was also a team that was favored in 12 of 13 games. A&M was a team that lost a ton of leads in the 2nd half but it also was a team that only was beaten soundly in 1 game at OU. The talent is there, the execution and conditioning is the question. New everything in that regard from coaches to strength and conditioning to systems.
A&M has more questions though. The OL is the strength which should be huge considering the Front 7 is the strength for Florida. With the athletes and system A&M has they don't need a lot of time and space to do damage, it's a very fast offense all around. On one hand you also have a Frosh QB starting which is a huge red flag. On the other hand that Frosh QB has been on campus for almost 2 years already as an early enrollee RS and he won the job over 2 other veteran QB's. He also performed glowingly in both Fall Scrimmages and no one that has seen him questions his talent and playmaking ability. Will he shine or falter under the big lights? One thing is certain though, if you are going with a Frosh QB it is nice for him to have 2 Future 1st Round Draft Picks playing OT to help keep him safe. Don't think A&M is just some finesse offense either. That big OL also is blocking for a mean SOB of a RB in Christine Michael. He is about 225 lbs and carved out of wood and he is an absolute burner.
On defense there is solid talent with at least 2 legit playmakers in Moore and Porter. The question is the 2nd and 3rd team guys are a drop off. Can Florida maintain drives long enough to wear down the D? If they start playing from behind do they start making mistakes?
I also don't think the environment can be under stated. Tickets for this game are going for $3-500 to start. The anticipation in BCS is off the charts for the first SEC game. It is going to be crazy and loud. Certainly Florida has seen that before but still it will be a new environment. A&M is just a different atmosphere with 30k students that stand the entire game and do coordinated yells and songs. They do as good of a job at making it impossible for an opposing offense to hear anything as you will find while getting so quiet you can hear the Aggie QB calling the snap from the 3rd Deck when we are on offense as anywhere I have seen. The Aggie Nation wants this one BAD.
Personally I think if A&M can hold on to the football and not get too amped up they win. Florida is a good team but it isn't LSU or Bama. Florida is certainly capable though and the Aggies have enough question marks to make it so that no one really knows.
We have a pretty good idea of what Florida is. Great defense that is big up front and talented all the way around. Lots of questions on offense and no clear QB with both QB's having struggled up to this point in practice. No real playmakers but still solid talent. Florida wants to play low scoring games that they can wear teams down and beat them in the 2nd half.
With A&M it is a question of who we are. A&M was a team that went 7-6 last year but it was also a team that was favored in 12 of 13 games. A&M was a team that lost a ton of leads in the 2nd half but it also was a team that only was beaten soundly in 1 game at OU. The talent is there, the execution and conditioning is the question. New everything in that regard from coaches to strength and conditioning to systems.
A&M has more questions though. The OL is the strength which should be huge considering the Front 7 is the strength for Florida. With the athletes and system A&M has they don't need a lot of time and space to do damage, it's a very fast offense all around. On one hand you also have a Frosh QB starting which is a huge red flag. On the other hand that Frosh QB has been on campus for almost 2 years already as an early enrollee RS and he won the job over 2 other veteran QB's. He also performed glowingly in both Fall Scrimmages and no one that has seen him questions his talent and playmaking ability. Will he shine or falter under the big lights? One thing is certain though, if you are going with a Frosh QB it is nice for him to have 2 Future 1st Round Draft Picks playing OT to help keep him safe. Don't think A&M is just some finesse offense either. That big OL also is blocking for a mean SOB of a RB in Christine Michael. He is about 225 lbs and carved out of wood and he is an absolute burner.
On defense there is solid talent with at least 2 legit playmakers in Moore and Porter. The question is the 2nd and 3rd team guys are a drop off. Can Florida maintain drives long enough to wear down the D? If they start playing from behind do they start making mistakes?
I also don't think the environment can be under stated. Tickets for this game are going for $3-500 to start. The anticipation in BCS is off the charts for the first SEC game. It is going to be crazy and loud. Certainly Florida has seen that before but still it will be a new environment. A&M is just a different atmosphere with 30k students that stand the entire game and do coordinated yells and songs. They do as good of a job at making it impossible for an opposing offense to hear anything as you will find while getting so quiet you can hear the Aggie QB calling the snap from the 3rd Deck when we are on offense as anywhere I have seen. The Aggie Nation wants this one BAD.
Personally I think if A&M can hold on to the football and not get too amped up they win. Florida is a good team but it isn't LSU or Bama. Florida is certainly capable though and the Aggies have enough question marks to make it so that no one really knows.
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Posted on 8/28/12 at 9:59 am to aggressor
Posted on 8/28/12 at 10:17 am to aggressor
damn double post
This post was edited on 8/28/12 at 10:23 am
Posted on 8/28/12 at 10:19 am to aggressor
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both QB's having struggled up to this point in practice.
All but two practices were closed. The last open one that got some much attention was a "light" practice.
The truth is we have very little in the way of knowledge about how each QB performed in camp because no one was given access. Unless of course, you want to base everything on that last open practice.
Posted on 8/28/12 at 10:44 am to aggressor
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On defense there is solid talent with at least 2 legit playmakers in Moore and Porter
I'd say there are five legit playmakers. You have to add Jenkins, Stewart, and Nealy to that list. Steven Campbell (if ever healthy) is a vicious headhunter.
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