Official Game Thread: Week 13 Florida Gators at FSU Seminoles 11/25/22

[DRU2012]

Well. I'm here.
Cannot say I have somehow gained any hope...
They are salivating over this one.
Strip by Gator D?
Sure looked like it.
This has to happen repeatedly for us to win here.

 

[DRU2012]

And AR overthrows another one.

 

[DRU2012]

Pathetic. No threat of a pass whatsoever.
Crowd is salivating over facing us.
Well, there was our first blown opportunity.
We won't GET a whole lot of them.
Bad enough being down FIVE WRs, but between AR getting little protection and still tending to overthrow more often than not, this one is already heading south.
And here comes the missed tackles. Sad.
THAT was too easy.
And this crowd too happy.
Sorry guys. I just CANNOT LISTEN TO THAT DAMN PHONY BS FAKE-NATIVE CHANT.
I despise them--The Team AND their fans.
We really NEEDED to cash in that strip earlier--at keast get SOME points.
Now Etienne breaks a return. And then AR hits PIERSALL...TD!!!

 

[DRU2012]

Well. Ya just never know, right?
At this rate we may escape with our pride, anyway.

 

[DRU2012]

Defense HAS to play better or they've no chance at all. I meant what I said about not being able to STAND this crowd if aroused:
Either we shut them up, or this will get out of hand in every way...and only way to "shut them up" is to SHUT THEM DOWN!

 

[DRU2012]

Another blown opportunity--Dean HAD that for the touchdown Pick-6!

 

[DRU2012]

We had our chances to turn this thing upside down here in the first quarter.
Someday maybe we'll have a Defense again that doesn't settle for "nearly"...I swear, we have seen that sort of "shoulda" again and again this season.

 

[DRU2012]

It didn't LOOK like AR was badly hurt on that play...but he is still limping around on the sideline...looks like his hip he favors.
Kitna is doing his job well at the moment, but of COURSE we need Anthony back in there.

 

[DRU2012]

Nice throw by AR. Touchdown to take the lead.
So far, I am quite proud of this team.

 

[DRU2012]

I give our Coach credit here too.
This time he had this squad up and ready to PLAY.

 

[DRU2012]

Decibels down in Doak too.

 

[DRU2012]

And then the defense misses a bunch of tackles, collapses and surrenders an easy TD to let them back on here.
Shoot. Reality hits...and we are reminded why no one gave us any chance here. Geez, this GATOR D is full on SCHIZOPHRENIC...Looks good fot a series, or so, then falls apart completely.
Abd here's that damned crowd crap again.
AR or SOMEONE needs to shut them UP again.

 

[Escambia94]

Honestly I am surprised that the Gators are looking okay. That was targeting on Pearsall.

 

[DRU2012]

Well, I did my part here--I showed up, kept at it no matter what DESPITE my trepidation, as usual of late to ZERO "company".
I thought I was "the voice of doom"--maybe to the point of OVER DOING it--so I made it a,point of being here, witnessing and telling-it-like-it-IS no matter HOW it went.
We held our own in quarter one. A little more balance, depth and consistency and maybe we would had the lead now.
Burning AR throws a bad INT to startvthe 2nd quarter. I'm afraid that will now probably do it.
Unless UF stops them here, we will likely fold.

 

[DRU2012]

(Re the targeting non-call)...and yes, even the announcers caught it.
Of COURSE they would go after our one good receiver. That is who they are.
Now the Refs will help the Noles, where possible.

 

[DRU2012]

Aw, crap. We get suckered on 3rd down.
Just nowhere NEAR enough on Defense.
Here comes another 3rd and long...Can we hold them to 3? Maybe...

 

[DRU2012]

At keast that Int costs us NOTHING. HA!
SHUTS THE CROWD DOWN TOO.

 

[DRU2012]

We still aren't "GOOD"--but our Coach and team-leaders have us playing near our best--so we are tied halfway through the 2nd quarter.

 

[DRU2012]

You just CAN'T do that on 3rd and inches!

 

[DRU2012]

But the again, when Anthony Richardson is on his game, and he's at least got Piersall out there, maybe it is enough.
Gator Touchdiwn. 21-14.