Re: College Football - Bowl Discussion

[Mephistopheles]

I believe that was a Will Hill hit. He took a lot of hits that day.

[dew1679666265]

I believe that was a Will Hill hit. He took a lot of hits that day.

 

Yeah, that was a bad day overall.

 

 

Heck, it was a bad season overall.

[imb]

if that little bitch cant even take out a white tennessee qb, we're going to have a field day

[Mephistopheles]

It's too bad he's one of our two blanket corners that are better than any the Sooners have faced and is one of the top ten in the country. Haden and Janoris Jenkins should be able to keep two of your receivers blanketed much of the game forcing Bradford to be accurate down the field, something he hasn't had to do for much of the season. If Haden and Jenkins can take out two of your receivers, the games doing to come down to running the ball and your offensive line being able to pass protect giving Bradford time to check down to his third and fourth options. Nice to know the first of that is already hurt thanks to the lack of DeMarco Murray.

[Mephistopheles]

Andre Debose to Florida! The Gators keep on getting faster. Now if only Reid can recommit.

[dew1679666265]

Andre Debose to Florida! The Gators keep on getting faster. Now if only Reid can recommit.

 

Any relation to Mike Debose? :wink:

[Mephistopheles]

Heh.

 

More of a relation to Percy Harvin, sorry Tenn and UGA fans.

 

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r226/franker_ch/MorenoHit.gif

[dew1679666265]

Heh.

 

More of a relation to Percy Harvin, sorry Tenn and UGA fans.

 

I'll love Harvin if he ends up in Titan blue next season (he won't, the Titans don't draft wide receivers).

[Mephistopheles]

What if a former Vol is throwing touchdown passes to him...

[dew1679666265]

What if a former Vol is throwing touchdown passes to him...

 

Harvin to Indy? That'd be cool, but I'd be horrified that no Titan defenders could cover him.

 

Peyton would love him, though, I'd say.

 

I have no problem forgiving the misguided ways of former Gators. One of my favorite all-time Titans is Jevon Kearse.

[Mephistopheles]

What if Tebow went to Tennessee?

[dew1679666265]

What if Tebow went to Tennessee?

 

In all honesty, if Tebow wasn't a Gator, I'd probably love him. If he came to Tennessee and had even close to the impact Kearse had in his rookie year, I'd be all for him.

 

He'd likely never unseat Steve McNair as, perhaps, my favorite Titan, but he could come close.

[Mephistopheles]

Alright, what if Steve was hired to coach the Titans? Better yet, what if Urban decided to bring his offense to Tennesee?

[Mephistopheles]

What if Tebow went to Tennessee?

 

In all honesty, if Tebow wasn't a Gator, I'd probably love him. If he came to Tennessee and had even close to the impact Kearse had in his rookie year, I'd be all for him.

 

He'd likely never unseat Steve McNair as, perhaps, my favorite Titan, but he could come close.

 

 

I like me some McNair, from his days as an Oiler.

[dew1679666265]

Alright, what if Steve was hired to coach the Titans? Better yet, what if Urban decided to bring his offense to Tennesee?

 

Besides the utter horrificness of replacing (firing?) Jeff Fisher for either of those two, I'd hate it.

 

With Meyer, I'd be interested to see if his offense worked in the NFL, but Spurrier is just a horrible, horrible NFL coach. I have a feeling I'd hate either, though.

 

If it makes you feel better, the thought crossed my mind to disown the Vols if they had hired Steve Spurrier as head coach.

[dew1679666265]

What if Tebow went to Tennessee?

 

In all honesty, if Tebow wasn't a Gator, I'd probably love him. If he came to Tennessee and had even close to the impact Kearse had in his rookie year, I'd be all for him.

 

He'd likely never unseat Steve McNair as, perhaps, my favorite Titan, but he could come close.

 

 

I like me some McNair, from his days as an Oiler.

 

His terrible stats from 13 games in two years really turn you on, eh?

[Mephistopheles]

If they hired him were would you defect to?

[Mephistopheles]

What if Tebow went to Tennessee?

 

In all honesty, if Tebow wasn't a Gator, I'd probably love him. If he came to Tennessee and had even close to the impact Kearse had in his rookie year, I'd be all for him.

 

He'd likely never unseat Steve McNair as, perhaps, my favorite Titan, but he could come close.

 

 

I like me some McNair, from his days as an Oiler.

 

His terrible stats from 13 games in two years really turn you on, eh?

 

I was like 9 or 10 and the Air McNair thing was big around here.

[imb]

It's too bad he's one of our two blanket corners that are better than any the Sooners have faced and is one of the top ten in the country. Haden and Janoris Jenkins should be able to keep two of your receivers blanketed much of the game forcing Bradford to be accurate down the field, something he hasn't had to do for much of the season. If Haden and Jenkins can take out two of your receivers, the games doing to come down to running the ball and your offensive line being able to pass protect giving Bradford time to check down to his third and fourth options. Nice to know the first of that is already hurt thanks to the lack of DeMarco Murray.

 

all this wall of text tells me is that youre a virgin

 

we have the best o-line in the nation, and mossis madu does everything demarco murray does in the backfield. we're going to lose, but it's not going to be because of some little [expletive] corner back

[dew1679666265]

If they hired him were would you defect to?

 

I really doubt I would give 'em up, but I have no clue who I'd defect to if I did. I've always kinda liked MTSU and felt sorry for Vandy.

 

How about you? How would you feel about Florida hiring Fulmer?

[dew1679666265]

What if Tebow went to Tennessee?

 

In all honesty, if Tebow wasn't a Gator, I'd probably love him. If he came to Tennessee and had even close to the impact Kearse had in his rookie year, I'd be all for him.

 

He'd likely never unseat Steve McNair as, perhaps, my favorite Titan, but he could come close.

 

 

I like me some McNair, from his days as an Oiler.

 

His terrible stats from 13 games in two years really turn you on, eh?

 

I was like 9 or 10 and the Air McNair thing was big around here.

 

Heck yea, Air McNair. Course, there wasn't really much accuracy to the "Air" thing til the 2000s. That guy was tough, though. Just don't tell Colt fans, it'll piss them off. :wink:

[Mephistopheles]

I could never see Fullmer, a lifelong Vol, being a Gator. I could see Spurrier bolting to Tennessee just because he's one crazy mo' fo'. If a coach wins, I don't care where he's been before or what he did before. I had no problem cheering for Jim Edmonds when we got him. I'd have no problem cheering for Ryan Braun if we got him (da U and Milwaukee = yuck). The only guys in sports I don't think I could cheer for under any circumstances are: Roger Clemens, Derek Jeter and Darnell Dockett. In general if the guy is a downright [expletive], I don't want to cheer for them.

[dew1679666265]

I could never see Fullmer, a lifelong Vol, being a Gator. I could see Spurrier bolting to Tennessee just because he's one crazy mo' fo'. If a coach wins, I don't care where he's been before or what he did before. I had no problem cheering for Jim Edmonds when we got him. I'd have no problem cheering for Ryan Braun if we got him (da U and Milwaukee = yuck). The only guys in sports I don't think I could cheer for under any circumstances are: Roger Clemens, Derek Jeter and Darnell Dockett.

 

Didn't he break a Florida player's leg or something?

 

And a coach on a rival team that I would absolutely love to see coaching the Vols is Mark Richt. There are few players I simply could not root for under any circumstances, though Alex Brown comes pretty close after that six sack thrashing he gave the Vols.

 

EDIT: Just out of morbid curiosity, it'd be really interesting to see Fulmer coaching Alabama. It'd never happen, but it'd be funny.

Edited January 5, 2009 by dew

[Guest]

Heh.

 

More of a relation to Percy Harvin, sorry Tenn and UGA fans.

 

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r226/franker_ch/MorenoHit.gif

 

So you like watching a Florida player hump a Georgia player for a couple seconds after tackling him?

[Mephistopheles]

we have the best o-line in the nation, and mossis madu does everything demarco murray does in the backfield. we're going to lose, but it's not going to be because of some little [expletive] corner back

 

I didn't say it was because of "some little [expletive] corner back". One defensive player won't win or lose a football game. I think the two little [expletive] corner backs are going to force the offense to rely on the running game, slot receivers and Jermaine Gresham. Your fat slow offensive line struggled against Texas' speed rush and struggled mightily against West Virginia's speed rush. The Florida Gator pass rush is more similar to those two pass rushes than any others that Oklahoma has faced the last two seasons. The Gators should be able to simply run around your offensive line at times. The Gators won't turn Bradford into Troy Smith, but they should make his jersey the dirtiest its been all season long. You're right, you do have a decent ground game without Demarco Murray. But your running game isn't Knowshon Moreno and ask him how Brandon Spikes hits.

 

The matchup between Florida's defense and Oklahoma's offense is going to come down to three things.

 

1. Florida's defensive line vs Oklahoma's offensive line. Oklahoma's "mammoth" line is getting a lot of publicity. I think the real problem here for the Gators isn't going to be the matchup between their defensive line and the o-line when both guys are rested, but when Oklahoma's no huddle offense gets them tired. Florida likes to rotate in as many as eight guys a series for their front four. They won't be able to substitute that often against Oklahoma. Now regarding OU's "mammoth" line. That crap needs to stop. Florida's offensive line is getting no respect compared to OUs. Phil Trautwein is as good as any OU offensive lineman and the Pouncey twins are future first-rounders. The Florida O-line is younger than OU's but is every bit as talented and, despite the media's love for calling Oklahoma's offensive line "mammoth" Florida's O-line is actually bigger...Our d-line is bigger AND faster than OU's too...

 

2. Sam Bradford's ability to thread the needle. Like I said earlier, Florida probably has the two best cover corners that Bradford has seen all season in Jenkins and Haden. Starting safety Ahmad Black has a lot of interceptions as well and Wondy is a nickel with a lot of experience. Sam Bradford's downfield throwing windows have been relatively large all season long, he's going to have a lot smaller ones to thrown in and is going to have more pressure in his face. He's very athletic and should be able to buy time in a pinch, but the better downfield coverage should make it difficult to get the ball to his receivers.

 

3. Jermaine Gresham vs Will Hill. This is going to be an exciting matchup and is the one I am most interested in seeing playout. Will Hill, a true freshman, backs up both safety spots and plays some corner. He's one of the best freshman defensive backs, if not the best, in the nation. His job is going to be Jermaine Gresham. He is a very good coverage safety and is 6'1" with good speed quickness and athleticism so he should be able do an excellent job covering Gresham. He's going to be able to cover Gresham when he Gresham splits out as a slot receiver. Hill, being a tweener, is also going to be lining up as a linebacker when Gresham's not split out. He's big enough to play linebacker and is one of the surest tacklers on the team as well as a great hitter. Despite not having the publicity, Hill's in the class of Julio Jones, Pryor and AJ Green as far as uber freshmen go. He should be able to contain Gresham both ways as well as anyone in the country. Florida's going to go much of the game with a 4-2-5 alignment. You'll have the army of d-line; Spikes and Doe as LBs; Haden, Pierre-Louis and Jenkins at CB; and Black and Major Wright as safeties. Will Hill is going to allow Major Wright to creep up and do what he does best: Hit people. He's a terrible coverage defensive back, but he's an outstanding hitter. Will Hill will lineup as a safety-linebacker hybrid. Again, Hill vs Gresham is going to be a matchup worth watching.

 

Obviously, you can't consistently stop a great offense like Oklahoma's, but Florida matches up as well as you possibly can and should at the very least slow them down. I don't see Oklahoma slowing down Florida's much.

Edited January 5, 2009 by Mephistopheles