A Huge (But Flawed) Victory and moving forward to frick FSU Week

When you go on the road and beat a program like LSU, it's always a big deal and always an awesome accomplishment. It was particularly satisfying this year because we made them shut the frick up after all the shite they talked leading up to the game.

The defense played poorly outside of the red zone. Credit to LSU, they kept us off balance all game. We hunkered down and never broke in the red zone. That was what was so great about this game. We showed so much fight and so much resolve in this game. Whether you like our coaches or not, you have to tip your cap to having them motivated and ready to go to war and get the job done this week. My favorite part of this game for our program beyond winning the game was that we fought so hard and showed so much heart. It was refreshing.

I think you have to give it to Mac and Co. for not only having them motivated, but for how well they evaluated talent (ignoring recruiting rankings), and took guys that they saw as good fits. All of the freshman and sophomores all over the field making plays, and all of the 3 star guys making a huge impact on the road like that was a great sign. The 3 star players who are beginning to contribute for us consistently are starting to become more and more of a trend and less and less of a flukely once in a while thing. You have to give the staff their do for their evaluations. I'd like more blue chip guys obviously, but I love what we've gotten from Macs 3 stars so far.

The offense has an identity right now. They're not going to score 40 points a game, but they've figured something out with this young offensive line, Scarlett and Perine, and Callaway and Cleveland becoming weapons out wide. Appleby has progressed as the season has gone on. I wish he would take the couple of yards in front of him when he scrambles instead of throwing into tight coverage, but for the most part he's put the team in good situations, gotten first downs, and really outperformed what I expected from him before the season. I think Nuss got a little too cute at times, and it could've costed us, but it didn't. I think our OL and running backs have more swagger now than they have at any point in Macs tenure so far. They're gelling at a good time with four sophomore and freshman along the OL (Mac's guys, by the way).

If we can continue to build off of what we've done the last two weeks, I think we can beat FSU. We ran on LSU, so if we come out with the same fire and intensity we had in that game we should have some success going up against the Noles. I think FSU has shown to be a little vulnerable to long passes so I expect Mac to take several play action shots down the field, especially after we established the run, to create big plays against their defense. Their offense is explosive but flawed. They have a once in a generation running back in Cook, who has been so successful despite his shitty OL. Our DL must get penetration in the run game and pressure in the passing game to slow them down. I think our defensive front is good enough to do both because I don't think they have a good OL. All that being said, I like Florida in this game. I like the renewed energy since Appleby took back over and I think we win a game we're due for in Tally, 24-14

Thanks for taking the time to read my thoughts of the night. Y'all have a great safe Thanksgiving! Go Gators!