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We aren't confused, the coaches just have no control over the team at this point. They have lost the locker room imo.
I wouldn't say that, yet. Before the season started we were all in here saying the offensive line could be scary bad and the QB situation is an unknown. Sumrall even said the OL worried him. But, if those two could just be average, then it would enable very good skill position players to make it an explosive offense.
We saw exactly that earlier in the season by means of shifts and eyecandy causing the defense confusion, hesitation, and missed assignments. Then smoke and mirrors was deciphered, and currently OL and QB play is insufficient. So, we are seeing the other side of that with the skill position players shut down. Their ability is nearly irrelevant if they OL and QB play is shaky.
This offense performs exactly like how I thought it would look if the OL was as bad as we feared. There's not much to be done for it. Then moving from Philo to Jones required simplifying the offense. That took away the only thing the offense ever had going for it.
Trautwein has an elite track record as an OL coach. So as long as the fanbase doesn't pout their way into the check-signing mega boosters losing faith, it should be turned around up front in the next couple years.
There's a degree of Tinkerbell effect in college football. Fans losing faith and badmouthing their own teams are often the architect of their own misery. So, we'll see if Sumrall can navigate through that. But I wouldn't call it losing the locker room when the team is looking like we thought it would if the OL was bad.
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it's so funny how quickly narratives change. 2 weeks ago philo was incredible and buster faulkner was the greatest thing to hit football since the forward pass. 14 days later they're coming off two arse whippings and everyone sucks.
If you were of the opinion that Philo was incredible, then you value the opinion of idiots. Most likely you just made it up or lack reading comprehension. All anyone was saying is that Baugh was incredible, the offensive line was much better than expected, and Buster Faulkner was the greatest thing to hit football since the forward pass.
re: When will the SEC hire full time officials
Posted by brambo on 10/13/26 at 3:25 pm to Che Boludo
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Would rather end conference affiliated crews altogether and have the NCAA hire full time refs with standardized training for all
Yeah, when conferences write the check you don't even need to tell these referees how to officiate the games. What happens to the crew who keeps their conference out of the national championship? Protect the favorites. PAC, ACC, and Big 12 kept having their favorites chopped down in championship games at the end of the year and they paid for it.
This happened when Meyer was at Florida. Florida caught a lot of undeserved breaks and it has happened to the teams who have had success since then. If you are a fan of one of these teams and disagree, you aren't being honest with yourself.
2020 broke Merlins. He started acting extremely strange, like he was losing his mind. Maybe he was forced to do one too many BLM marches with the team. Either way, results on the field followed. In all my years of watching this sport I've never seen a coach so happy to lose as Dan Mullen was in 2021. He just wanted his buyout and to be done with it.
For a while, he used to be the best play caller in the sport in my opinion. But I watched a UNLV game recently and I'm not seeing it anymore. Maybe he was out of the game too long. But I wouldn't hire him until he shows he still has it, because he definitely still has all of his downsides.
For a while, he used to be the best play caller in the sport in my opinion. But I watched a UNLV game recently and I'm not seeing it anymore. Maybe he was out of the game too long. But I wouldn't hire him until he shows he still has it, because he definitely still has all of his downsides.
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Somehow he seems to think he invented “bloody Tuesday.”
Where did he say that?
On twitter Georgia fans are working themselves into a froth claiming Kirby invented it and owns sole rights to the term.
re: Illiterate Mutts All Over X Claiming Sumrall Stole "Bloody Tuesday" from Kirby
Posted by brambo on 9/29/26 at 6:02 pm to ParkRanger
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Life is a lot more enjoyable when Florida sucks and their fans keep to themselves in their trailer parks.
One thing I've found in life is that people choose to use insults that bother themselves the most. You're outing yourself.
re: Why is Georgia Tech so blah in football?
Posted by brambo on 9/29/26 at 9:18 am to Mike da Tigah
I don't know how it is now, but when I was in high school other coaches were saying you don't want to go to Georgia Tech because they require you take calc and pass it.
re: Florida fans need to calm down
Posted by brambo on 9/28/26 at 10:05 pm to OliverQueen81
I can get people being excited, go ahead. But for me personally I gotta see a big win at Missouri before I get too excited. I keep saying this but Napier beat a top 11 team in all four seasons at home. But he also only won 4 road games in his entire tenure. Clearly the swamp is good for one inexplicable win per season. Let's see how a second road game goes.
It is hard to win on the road in the SEC. I wouldn’t bet a penny on Florida in this game. It has let down written all over it. I have a good feeling that Sumrall can get in their heads to stop them reading their own press clippings, but I’ve got to see it first.
re: OM Fan predicts Golding to be selling insurance in Oxford by 9/26/28.
Posted by brambo on 9/27/26 at 11:37 pm to Covingtontiger77
I don't even know what his name is, but I watched the all 22 offensive highlight tape and it looks like #7 on Ole Miss defense is playing for Florida
...before hitting submit I just looked it up and it is former gator Sharif Denson, haha. I don't know how much Ole Miss spent on this guy, but whatever it is, they got ripped off. He was always at the point of attack trying to run around blocks, getting pancaked, or just falling down for no reason at all. That was some of the worst tape I think I've ever seen for a single defender.
...before hitting submit I just looked it up and it is former gator Sharif Denson, haha. I don't know how much Ole Miss spent on this guy, but whatever it is, they got ripped off. He was always at the point of attack trying to run around blocks, getting pancaked, or just falling down for no reason at all. That was some of the worst tape I think I've ever seen for a single defender.
re: Name This Florida Gator Football Head Coach
Posted by brambo on 9/27/26 at 4:57 pm to FearlessFreep
Then Will Grier pissed hot from Vitamin Shoppe supplements, got a full 365 day suspension, and it was never the same. That was the real problem.
The shark mounting photo was a good thing. It helped break him mentally into making the death threats comment so he could claim his buyout and walk.
The shark mounting photo was a good thing. It helped break him mentally into making the death threats comment so he could claim his buyout and walk.
Yeah, I want to see how they do at Missouri.
I said this in another thread, but Billy Napier beat a top 11 team in the swamp all four years of his horrible tenure. In those same four years, he only won four times on the road. The final records of those four teams were 5-7, 5-7, 2-10, 2-10.
The Swamp is an incredible home field advantage. So I’d like to see another road win before I’d call them top 10.
I said this in another thread, but Billy Napier beat a top 11 team in the swamp all four years of his horrible tenure. In those same four years, he only won four times on the road. The final records of those four teams were 5-7, 5-7, 2-10, 2-10.
The Swamp is an incredible home field advantage. So I’d like to see another road win before I’d call them top 10.
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Nobody will ever know the true story. Rumor is Auburn wanted him to retain Durkin and he didn’t want to. It’s all rumor though.
When Sumrall got the job and was interviewed, the interviewer asked him why he took the Florida job. He mentioned that he took the Florida job because they would let him leave Tulane the right way and coach them in the playoffs. He said it a bit angrily as well. So much so that I believe him.
So, it may be the Durkin thing, or Auburn wouldn't let him coach Tulane in the playoffs, or maybe he just preferred Florida for other reasons. As you say, it is unlikely that we will ever know the true story.
The 9 game SEC schedule is way easier for Florida than the last four years have been. Scheduling Utah and Miami was more difficult than an average SEC team. And for that matter, FSU was good for a couple of those seasons.
That said, the 9 game schedule was a horrible decision for the conference. If SEC is the best, they should prove it by having an 8 game conference schedule. Include a couple cupcakes from G5 and FCS, and then a couple P4 games to remind everyone who the best is.
That said, the 9 game schedule was a horrible decision for the conference. If SEC is the best, they should prove it by having an 8 game conference schedule. Include a couple cupcakes from G5 and FCS, and then a couple P4 games to remind everyone who the best is.
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Not so fast. I'm not sold on Sumrall yet.
Yeah, I'm not building a statue to Sumrall yet, but he has made all the right decisions so far since the first day he was hired. That includes hiring coaches, player retention, handling the fanbase, and a lot more. There isn't enough luck in the world to fully explain how well he has done. But, to be fair we haven't seen how he handles adversity.
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In fact, I believe the Golesh/Durkin combo will be much better than what Florida has in the long run
Golesh and Durkin should have gotten off to a faster start than Sumrall. Sumrall only brought a punter and a kicker. Golesh brought over a lot of his players to more quickly install his offense and culture. Durkin was retained to keep talent around and keep the defensive system they were used to. This should have given them a head start and it hasn't shown up yet. So, maybe they'll be better in the long run but currently that is very far from being apparent.
They need to get rid of the QB slide. Some idiot once upon a time must have decided this was safer than head first, but they were very wrong. I'm tired of watching these quarterbacks ruin their lives by being greedy for yards (they're strong competitors) sliding late, getting hit by a defender, and having the back of their head bounce off the ground. Usually it is fine and may even get a flag on top. But, other times they get their brain scrambled and that is what we had happen here.
The slide puts the defender in a no-win position. They've got to physically and mentally commit to contact and then try to find a way to back off at the last split second. For that matter, some quarterbacks pretend to slide as a juke and make defenders look like fools for pulling up.
To be clear, I'm not defending the hit. The defender celebrated it even after seeing Dante Moore in a fencing posture with his legs twitching. That's messed up.
The slide puts the defender in a no-win position. They've got to physically and mentally commit to contact and then try to find a way to back off at the last split second. For that matter, some quarterbacks pretend to slide as a juke and make defenders look like fools for pulling up.
To be clear, I'm not defending the hit. The defender celebrated it even after seeing Dante Moore in a fencing posture with his legs twitching. That's messed up.
re: How Bad is Auburn’s Offensive Line?
Posted by brambo on 9/20/26 at 9:33 pm to captdalton
They’re legit sacks and he holds the ball seemingly forever. I’d need to watch the all 22, but I don’t think the secondary is good enough for coverage sacks. My impression is that he was freezing and losing track of time.
re: 1)UGA - 2)OM - 3)UT The Top Three Olines In The SEC, according to some douchnozzle
Posted by brambo on 9/4/26 at 9:40 am to John somers
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Florida is too low
I don’t know how you can claim to even know what Florida will be like. There has been so much turnover in that room. While I am very much a believer in Trautwein, I’ve got to see those tackles in action against a high level opponent before I’d rate them any higher.
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You’re just sad the “LSU is broke” tired line can’t be used anymore. It was false before and if this is true, it’s definitely still false.
If it makes you understand better, this is like eating seed corn. That's not me gloating or anything either; we're probably all about to do it. Everything is getting worse in college football.
re: How did Missouri get into the SEC?
Posted by brambo on 7/18/26 at 5:21 pm to KingSooner2026
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How did Missouri get into the SEC?
Real answer? Blame Florida. President Bernie Machen was also Chairman of the SEC Presidents and Chancellors at that time. He grew up in Missouri. He spent a lot of political capital getting Missouri in. North Carolina schools seemed to be off limits. West Virginia and Virginia Tech were the ones that the talkers on TV thought would be good. They would actually make sense in the SEC East. Academically Missouri and Virginia were the only options with AAU membership. Virginia had that ACC exit fee obstacle. At the end Machen helped convince people to go with Missouri and double the number of AAU schools in the SEC from two (Vanderbilt and Florida) to four with Missouri and Texas A&M.
It sounds like all ADs are doing anymore is trying to find a way to sell commercial rights for a one-time cash injection. The problem is, it is a public institution. So they're trying to find ways to privatize it to make this happen.
At first it will be some domestic companies, like "Monster Energy Big 12." They don't want to spook anyone too soon. But, the end result they want is that we end up with the Qatar Airways LSU Tigers playing the Gazprom Florida Gators, etc.
It's not just sportswashing. A whole raft of new corruption will come with it. Appreciate what we still have while we have it.
At first it will be some domestic companies, like "Monster Energy Big 12." They don't want to spook anyone too soon. But, the end result they want is that we end up with the Qatar Airways LSU Tigers playing the Gazprom Florida Gators, etc.
It's not just sportswashing. A whole raft of new corruption will come with it. Appreciate what we still have while we have it.
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