Gator Gameday: Vols at Gators, in the Swamp 09/21/13

Well, I'm putting this up here in a free moment, but fact is (and I can't BELIEVE this) I'm unexpectedly working this mornin', called away to do rewrites on-loco this week, expected to be done YESTERDAY--and now trying desperately to see this thing wrapped before 3:30pm Eastern--so I may be late getting back with y'all here. Here's my quick take, goin' in:
This is one we SHOULD win, obviously, and would do so handily had we ANY offense--but that's something we have yet to show, I don't have to tell ANY Gator, and now Demarcus R. has been suspended for the game due to the dreaded "violated team rules"...Like we could AFFORD to lose one of the only promising pieces of a passing game that has yet to materialize....and WHAT'S WITH THIS KID ANYWAY?!! Can he, WILL he ever get it together enough to manage QUALIFYING for an actual spot on the field, IN THE GAME? And oh yeah, that just promises a BREAKOUT day for that wide-open "Pease-plan"-attack we were all expecting (HA!)...Oh well, truth is I think we all knew it was gonna be "cloud'o'dust"-time no matter WHAT--never mind that THAT is exactly what every defense will be SITTING on until we show we can do anything else. Sigh--we'll win some thjis year, but it'll be slow, frustrating, closer and tenser than it has to be, and not a whole lotta fun to watch (or even "sit through", if the "penalty parade" on BOTH sides of the ball continues).
Do I sound slightly down, a little bitter? It's because I'm seeing signs of a team "doing less with more" to a degree rivaled only by the one here in Austin (and I don't mean St. Edward's). Time is NOW to break that trend before it starts, THAT's why you DON'T just "shut it down, play it safe". It ISN'T just this game, what you're telling this OR future opponents: It's what you're saying to YOUR team.
Sigh. Oh well. Let's tee it up and wear 'em down--That WILL be "The Plan". GO GATORS!!!

Damn the swamp looks empty

Nice three and out start for our o

Stumble-fumble offense off to another great start

Defense steps up and gets a turnover

Driskel throws pick six and is hurt. Time to offer charlie strong big money

JD....come on dude!!

Well, time to take a look at one of the youngsters.

I'll say it again. Driskel can't play, time to put that experiment too rest

Driskel on crutches to locker room , Tyler Murphy taking field

Our O is going to demoralize our D

(breathing hard, cursing, etc.) Well, I'm here for the 1sr qrtr--just in time for--Aw F*CK!!!
(Hate to say it, but am NOT that bummed JJD is hurt...)

Mind boggling that Florida doesn't have qb depth....

Let's see what Murphy can do

It sure would be nice if the O line would block somebody

It'll be ALL runnin' now, right? Well, mostly...And there'll be no "QB-experiment" with one ofthe youngsters anytime soon: Mornigweg's over there, but it'd be a few weeks--and, I suspect, a loss or three more--before Muschamp will run HIM in there...(and meanwhile, Murphy isn't all that impressive, AND he's missong even some of the meager pickings at receiver we "normally" have...This will be a grind-it-out, our-offense-keeps-their-defense-in-it game.
I hate it...and if we lose, look out: ANYTHING could happen on that staff in the coming weeks, mark my words.

Will Grier can't get here soon enough, but Murphy has looked OK so far

Let's start the search for a new staff

Hallapio looks like he's out for a LONG stretch (another penalty on 3rd down--brutal to watch this offense), maybe GONE now, for the year. Oh MAN, is this team and season still-borne or WHAT?!!