On to Florida

Bama in '95 was an 8-3 team coming off an 11 win season.

This Florida squad is nowhere near that caliber. That was a landmark win. This is a judge of whether or not we still really suck.

 

There is no reason Tennessee does not take this one Saturday. None. We have been due to win this game for awhile now and we are the better team this year. If we play up to our potential than we should win this one by at least 10 plus.

 

Exactly

 

I don't disagree. It's just battered fan syndrome.

 

Just win.

GBFO

 

The UT players will have a lot of UT lettermen warning them about effing up their win streak [and this team is desperate for a bowl game and needs this win to get 6-6]. That might be enough to keep them from quitting.

- bad logic applied to 2011 Tennessee team and the Kentucky game

Speaking of Kentucky.

They put up 450 yards against Florida.

Kentucky.

Baja needs to match that or exceed it, to be honest.

And also, their #1 WR is calling for a new QB and the staff looks to be behind Driskel. Hurt him enough to make him suck but not enough to leave the game.

 

IIRC the odds should have been heavily in our favor in 2002 as well.

.....Should have been.

 

We were favored by 4. Lost by 17.

 

Another factor to consider:


Is Al Matthews calling this game?

 

good points

 

It's has zero to do with caliber of opponent. It's the stigma associated with Florida that was the same with the stigma associated with Bama. If you are going to move forward, you have to overcome what has become the biggest obstacle.

Bama has just been better than us since the day Saban set foot on campus and we're not in the league yet. And we are in Florida's. And while Florida has been better, we've found creative ways to hurt ourselves the last 9 seasons whe nwe did have a shot, much like Bama 86-94.

Edit - after rereading your post, I think we're saying the same thing from two different angles. I'm not saying we're back if we win, it'll just be a big step to officially be out of cellar of the conference to the land of the living.

 

I think from the standpoint of where the team actually is. Wins over Ole Miss, Mizzou or USC would be more important.

UF is more of a historical and perception W. Where the other 3 are more of the meat and potatoes of what you actually are.

 

I'll be bold, if not a bit stupid here.

I think we beat Florida and Mizzou this year.

Combine that with wins over UTC, Kentucky and Vandy.

7-5 with a bowl game.

I think this team will get steadily better as the season goes on. I expect a down game against Bama but improvement after that.

Close loss to USC.

10-14 point loss to Ole Miss.

But, to be honest, after the gritty performances on the road against far better OU and UGA squads... I'm not discounting this team against anyone but Bama. I wouldn't be surprised with any wins or losses outside of that one game.

 

Weird double post, ignore.

 

I'm not one to run up the score but I want to demoralize the gators on Saturday.

 

I am. Especially when it comes to the gators. If you can choose between winning 35-7 and 88-7, you choose the later.

 

You have to win something of substance at some point before "moral victories" become who you are. I've not seen such a ripe Gator team ready for the picking than this one. They, clearly, do not like playing for Muschamp and teams like that shut down as soon as the going gets tough. I seem to remember having a coach like that, but the name slips my memory.

 

It's the Gators. If we score a TD to go up 69-3 and miss the PAT, I'll be pissed.

 

Memory repression. Not uncommon after a traumatic episode.

 

Screw that, I'll be pissed we let them kick a field goal.