Week 6/ 3: #4 Florida Gators 38, Texas A&M Aggies 41 10/10

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I figure to win this game, we have to stop them from scoring TWICE:
Once in this first half to take a lead into the break; then again, ONCE in the second, late 4th qrtr, to seal the win.
I’m simply afraid even THAT much defense is beyond this squad.

 

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Kyle Trask looks a bit nervous playing at Kyle Field.

I suppose that may be a real effect of it being his “home territory”, the school he dreamt of going to, after growing up in an Aggie family.. but it’s STILL funny to say it.

 

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One last chance this half to get a stop.

 

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Who thinks we stop them here?

 

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And we still haven’t stopped them, really. Oh well—at least we held em to a fg. That’s about as “good” as this defense has shown today.

 

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Both teams fairly even. Surprisingly good game if you are a fan of offense, not so much if you are a fan of defense.

 

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Aggies would have scored a TD instead of a FG if they could manage the clock better.

 

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Might as well face it:
Win or lose today, this defense of ours is SO weak that we CANNOT include ourselves among the “Elite”.
Y’all can just FORGET about all that for now, Gators. Oh, maybe we can manage another “High-2nd-Tier”-Bowl again—another Orange or Sugar Bowl (non-playoff) game at the end...and MAYBE back in the thick of things come 2021–but we are WASTING the best offense we’ve seen here since Tebow’s last season.
An ugly, frustrating total package all around. I still find it difficult to fathom HOW poor this defense has become in so short a time since being considered a
“shut down unit”. Personel, scheme, fundamentals and conditioning have ALL seemingly atrophied.
Even were we to manage to pull this one out at the end, in my heart of hearts I am now resigned to our losing MORE than one of the rest...This was the game where we were to learn how much or how little we REALLY had—WELL, now we know.

 

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Both teams fairly even. Surprisingly good game if you are a fan of offense, not so much if you are a fan of defense. View attachment 529

“Not so much” if you’re a Gator.
Having to face these particular facts, the game is already a huge disappointment to ME: I’m having to accept the stark, sinking realization that, good as our OFFENSE is, our DEFENSE is SO bad that it more than “reduces our chance” against ANYONE: It actually condemns us to non-elite, “good-but-not-QUITE”-status!

 

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They get pressure, finally—and stop them on 3rd down to force a punt.
Wow. If they could do that even half the time, things might be different.

 

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And we get lucky on the roughing call—cancelling out an otherwise bad throw on Trask’s part.

 

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Yes. Nice throw, nice catch—HUGE TD.

 

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Whew!

 

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Poop.

 

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Why have they gotten away from Kyle Pitts? And STILL no consistent running game. Now a bad punt after a 3 and out.
We are about to let this one get away—and with it, our SEASON, by the way...

 

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And what about this all-homer, all-Aggie announcer-support?
Bad enough watching the PLAY, without having to LISTEN TO THIS BS!!!
I’ve turned off the sound...can’t really stand the RUF feed today either...
I mean, talk about “false optimism”!

 

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Aggies own the lead, and the momentum. Not looking good.

 

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Gators already look flat.

 

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Quick slant to Pitts. First catch since 1Q.