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re: Our defense will return to an elite level
Posted on 1/6/15 at 11:43 am to OldPete
Posted on 1/6/15 at 11:43 am to OldPete
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.but when you consider most of the 2009 UF team's offensive and defensive rankings increased significantly from the previous year, I don't see how people can say that the '09 Gators were not in the same class as their '08 team.
I see what you are saying, but I definitely remember '09 UF struggling in games. They might have beefed up their stats against nobodies, but I remember them stalling in multiple games. They were a shell of the '08 offense without Harvin IIRC.
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Posted on 1/6/15 at 12:53 pm to Funky Tide 8
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I see what you are saying, but I definitely remember '09 UF struggling in games. They might have beefed up their stats against nobodies, but I remember them stalling in multiple games. They were a shell of the '08 offense without Harvin IIRC.
I remember it differently (I am an old man) so I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. While Harvin was a more explosive player (he was their #1 receiver/#2 rusher in 2008), Demps & Rainey were pretty explosive in their own right. In 2009, UF had 2 players who exceeded Harvin's '08 receiving numbers and 2 who exceeded his rushing total. Tebow improved his own numbers in passing yardage, rushing yardage, and completion %. I think the only area where UF slipped from '08 to '09 was scoring offense (#4 to #10)...and I think they played in more close games than they did in '08...but I still don't think there was much of a drop-off, if there was one...
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