Mr2Bits
Gator Fan
Tonight's SEC Championship Game was very tough to watch for Gator fans. The Alabama Crimson Tide beat up on the Gators like I've never seen before. From the first series of the game, Bama was in control and nothing the Gators did could counter their great play on offense and defense. The Gators got the game close going into half time, but ultimately the game got out of hand in the second half. Once Florida had to punt on the opening series of the second half, I think most Gator fans got that sick feeling in their stomach. The final score was 32-13, Alabama.
I don't even know where to start when writing this game recap. The Gators just played so horrible. There is not one player or one specific play that caused the Gators the loss. The defense was horrible, giving up big plays in both the passing and rushing game. They couldn't pressure the quarterback and didn't force any turnovers. They gave up 490 total yards of offense - those numbers make me want to puke.
On offense, things weren't any better. The gators had some impressive drives and plays, but they couldn't quite convert them into points. The Gators were shut out completely in the second half and turned the ball over in the 4th quarter on a Tim Tebow interception. Florida was very limited in their rushing attack as well - Rainey, Demps and James accounted for only 4 total rushing plays. 4!!!!
Tim Tebow was OK at best in this game. He hit some receivers, but other times he was throwing behind guys. The interception he threw was completely his fault - I'm not sure if Tim just didn't see the defender or if he just severely under threw that pass. Of course the WRs didn't help all that much. Hernandez dropped a ball on the 1 yard line and Demps dropped a wide open pass on the opening series that he might have been able to take the distance.
The play calling for Florida was suspect, but really there's nothing Urban could have done. The Gators were trailing the entire game and the players were outmatched on both sides of the ball. Nick Saban coached a hell of a game for the Crimson Tide though.
From here the Gators will probably go to the Sugar Bowl to play undefeated Cincinnati. There's no telling which team will show up. Will the be deflated or will the be pumped up for a BCS Game?
I don't even know where to start when writing this game recap. The Gators just played so horrible. There is not one player or one specific play that caused the Gators the loss. The defense was horrible, giving up big plays in both the passing and rushing game. They couldn't pressure the quarterback and didn't force any turnovers. They gave up 490 total yards of offense - those numbers make me want to puke.
On offense, things weren't any better. The gators had some impressive drives and plays, but they couldn't quite convert them into points. The Gators were shut out completely in the second half and turned the ball over in the 4th quarter on a Tim Tebow interception. Florida was very limited in their rushing attack as well - Rainey, Demps and James accounted for only 4 total rushing plays. 4!!!!
Tim Tebow was OK at best in this game. He hit some receivers, but other times he was throwing behind guys. The interception he threw was completely his fault - I'm not sure if Tim just didn't see the defender or if he just severely under threw that pass. Of course the WRs didn't help all that much. Hernandez dropped a ball on the 1 yard line and Demps dropped a wide open pass on the opening series that he might have been able to take the distance.
The play calling for Florida was suspect, but really there's nothing Urban could have done. The Gators were trailing the entire game and the players were outmatched on both sides of the ball. Nick Saban coached a hell of a game for the Crimson Tide though.
From here the Gators will probably go to the Sugar Bowl to play undefeated Cincinnati. There's no telling which team will show up. Will the be deflated or will the be pumped up for a BCS Game?
