re: FLA (20) vs. aTm (17) FINAL

The only time I really got mad about it was the one on our last or second to last drive, when were finally stringing some plays together for the first time in the second half, and a guy went down. We then got a false start after a pretty long break and our momentum was shot. Doesn't mean he wasn't hurt, I don't remember which player it was, but it was frustrating given the way it played out.

Mostly y'all's defense is just really good though.

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Defenders are always more likely to cramp because of the pursuit. The vast majority of cramps happen to defensive players. Just think about it.

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This.

Hurry-up offense will beat a defense down, causing cramps or collapse. They may have "faked" it, but there is no rule against it right now except that an injured player has to sit for a play. Should be more, but whatever. They won fair and square. It's a poor excuse for not winning and even WORSE for the booing shite. Come on. We're not the frickers in Austin. We don't do that shite to opposing teams.

Thats basically what we saw. So stow the fricking "classless booing" talk.

I remember Bucky well. He was good. Stephen McGee was good, too. I am confident Manziel will be as advertised, but if he is not T Tebow, C Newton, RGIII or somebody as much a game changer I don't think we win when it counts unless he can pass the ball really good. Take Weeden, Barkley, & Luck as recent examples.

Why the hell can't we adjust at halftime like the rest of the free world? If we are consistently good at what we do, IE P Manning, A Rodgers, T Brady, we win. Sure that's an NFL reference, so let's go college comparison. Alabama is real good at what they do, and it isn't gimmicky. It's not real simple, but they are very consistent.

Bottom line I'm for a QB who is a throw first QB. If Manziel wins I will cheer like hell and get drunk partying afterwards. I like Sumlin. It's only game 1. I get it. Scoring 17 in the first half, then 0 the second half is maddening none the less.

Okay, that's my rant. I'm out. Gig em.

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Why the hell can't we adjust at halftime like the rest of the free world?

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Hard to adjust at halftime if what you are doing is working. Our problem is that we never make good adjustments during the third quarter after the other teams has adjusted to what was working in the first half.

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I just don't like booing injured players, even if they are faking.

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So if they're faking, they're not injured, so booing is ok, right?

Just playing devil's advocate--have never actually booed at a sporting event. Just not my personal style. I really don't have a problem with people booing fake injuries though (including when A&M has done it in the past). It's cheating, and shouldn't be tolerated.

Thanks for the authorization. I feel better now. btw, if you read my entry it was about booing versus hissing. But anyway...who reads the entire entry anymore?

I do not agree with booing or cheering injured players. Not my style. If they are faking it's one thing, but when a FL defensive player goes down for a cramp and stops the clock, which helps us, I don't think that is faking.

I didn't say do nothing, I said it was harder..

Think about it this way. Does a champion chess player only think one move ahead?

The coaches should think about what the team is doing that is working, think about possible responses/adjustments, and think about qhat weaknesses the adjustments reveal. Example, the UF DL started holding the line. JFF had more time to throw. That's when the spread works. Swopesnshould have been owning the game in the second half.