Thanks about the Natti. Nothing brings me back to college than quarter mania at Grog house and dirty used pitchers at Balls plus I see the remnants of most tailgates and know that nothing has changed.

I’m a Gin guy now so those days are gone but fun to reminisce.

Plus, a 47 yard field goal is hardly a given with this bunch. When playing Ole Miss at home, you don’t figure that a first quarter FG is going to be the difference.

It bothers me we didn’t kick a field goal on the opening drive from the Ole Miss 30…

That ended up being the difference in the end…

On that one Tebow scramble - I think he was gettinf ready to trot out of bounds and then saw a seam to turn it upfield and get more yards. It worked well because the defenders sort of let up when he started trotting toward the sideline. I don’t have any issue with that.

I like 2-Bits comment about the Natti light! I could have guessed what was coming even after a 750 bottle of Captain Morgan!

1) We did take shots down the field. In fact, the first play from scrimmage was a long shot down the field, which missed. It was a sign of things to come. When your quarterback is clearly off, you don’t keep calling difficult passes for him.

2) Tebow has never liked the sneak from under center, from day one. He’s always preferred running out of the shotgun. That’s the way he likes it and you have to admit, statistically it’s a great short yardage play.

3) I can’t believe anyone seriously thinks going for a 47-yarder was the right call. The odds of making that kick vs. getting the first down — on 4th-and-1 — do not favor sending your kicker out to win the game.

4) Agree. We just can’t seem to put together a winning drive at the end of the game. Five losses across 2007 and 2008, and 4 of them were winnable in the final moments. Aaargh.

The problem is that we never go down field anymore. Additionally, when you have the fans knowing what the play is going to be after a 12 pack of Natti light, that spells big problems for our offense.

Why didn’t we just do a sneak from under center if we wanted the first? Why not try and draw the D offside? Why not just kick the damn field goal?

From the game I was watching, it was because UF just thought it would all fall into place at some point. Only problem is UF as a keen inability to come from behind. I cannot recall the last game we were trailing to put together a closing drive to win the game.

I am usually the eternal optimist when it comes to the teams I cheer for…almost to a fault. But I’m with you on this one. Even in the wins this year, you could see something just wasn’t right. I don’t know exactly what it was, but something needs to be changed. There is an aura of uncertainty about this year’s team. Meyer and Mullen are uncertain about adjustments and Tebow is uncertain about his ability (as evidenced by his long run late in the Ole Miss game…he had a big gain, but he looked like he was running in slow motion anticipating the upcoming tackle. The 2007 Tebow would’ve charged away to the end zone. The announcers even commented about his lack of fire. I’m not necessarily knocking Timmy, but we need the Tebow back that is like a 5-year old when he scores. Getting himself and the rest of the team pumped up.

I just read an article on Gatorsports.com wherein Meyer claims that he learned from Lou Holtz that the last 5 minutes before the half and the first 5 minutes after the half are the most important times of the game. If that is so, then Meyer is a colossal failure and needs to call Holtz back for some more sessions. He consistently leaves timeouts in his pocket before half while letting our opponents drain the clock instead of using them and trying to get one last chance to score before the half. His after halftime antics are well documented.

I am not sure what goes on in the locker room at the half, but it isn’t working. Meyer claims that “there is no pixie dust that you sprinkle on their shoes…” he claims that UF is a “make adjustments, here’s our plan, let’s go” type of team. You could have fooled me. I would love for him to show me an adjustment made during halftime of his tenure as coach of UF.

Here’s the link, where he also whines about injuries. I think we should be able to beat Ole Miss with our second team, but that’s just me:

http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20080929/NEWS/809309993/1090?Title=Injuries_hit_offensive_line_hard