Gators need to find some answers, fast!

I always look at the bright side, but sometimes it is hard to find! One glimmer of hope for the Gator nation is that, assuming the Gators find a new field goal kicker, they can still play for the SEC Championship. I use the word "glimmer" because the Gators still have to play Georgia and South Carolina and Vanderbilt to make it to the SEC title game in Atlanta. Chas Henry (#17) has been replacing the Gators field goal kicker (Caleb Sturgis) who is out with a bad back. With no game this week, maybe the Gators can heal and get back in shape. I am no sore loser, but when you lose by a field goal, it is hard to take. The Gators should have won their last two games against LSU and Mississppi State, but face it - they did not. Yep, Tebow is gone and now the Gators have to find a way to win. They can do it, but it may take another year to accomplish that feat. It's going to be a long football season!

Click to read "Gators looking for answers"

Florida celebrates Homecoming - Game on ESPNU 7PM

This is homecoming weekend for the Gator Nation. The parade was yesterday and the game is tonight. Mississippi State is coming into the Swamp as the last place team in the SEC West. So we are hoping for a big win tonight! After losing two games in a row, the Gators should be ready to win this one. Jeff Demps is still in question - hopefully he will be ready to play again soon.

I am posting some links below from last weeks game. I still don't understand how a ball can hit the ground and still be ruled a live ball, but the experts say it was a "fumble" so the kicker could pick it up and run with it - ruled on the field a lateral pass. If it was ruled a forward pass, it would have been an incomplete pass. Oh, well, you win some, and you lose some, that is life!

"Gone in 6 seconds" from Jacksonville.com

"LSU's fake field goal officiated correctly according to the SEC" from the Orlando Sentinel

"Tigers inch past Gators" from the blog ONLY GATORS

FYI, I am adding the blogsite ONLY GATORS to my sidebar this week.

He sure looked like Tim Tebow. A smaller, faster version anyway

Last Saturday, the Gators had an easy game with Kentucky. I posted the week before that a "star was born" when Jeff Demps exploded for so many runs and scores. But, now I have to use that phrase again, sorry, as a "new star was born" when Trey Burton scored all 6 touchdowns last week! He played QB and wide receiver, and one or two other positions. He was everywhere! So Florida beat the Kentucky Wildcats handily 48-14. Now we wait to see how they will play against the no. 1 team in the nation, Alabama Crimson Tide. Go Gators!

Click to read the ESPN recap, "He sure looked like Tim Tebow. A smaller, faster version anyway."

Gators defeat Tennessee 31-17

After a slow start and after Tennessee tied the score at 10-10, the Gator offense and defense finally kicked in. I must admit to a little nail-biting in the first half, but it was all Florida in the second half! The Gators defeated Tennessee at ol' Rocky Top 31-17. Click this link to read the recap at USATODAY.com

"A star Is born" (Just what the Gators needed)

Finally the Gator offense kicked in today. After what was a horrible first quarter - as it was all South Florida - and then a so-so 2nd quarter with Florida finally scoring, with just seconds left in the half, and thanks to a turnover by South Florida. The score was 7-7 at halftime.

But a star was born in the 2nd half as Jeffrey Demps (2) kicked it in overdrive. Florida ended the game with over 400 yards in offense (after only 200 yards last week.)

Final Score: Florida 38, South Florida 14
Click to read the recap at Gatorsports.com

new season, new quarterback, new focus

On the sidelines for three years as backup to Tim Tebow, John Brantley finally gets to start today for the Gators. I know he is not Tim Tebow and I don't expect him to be Tim Tebow. Too bad the sports talking heads will spend the day comparing the two QB's. To read more about Brantley, click these links to his wikipedia bio or his own fan site.

Just who is John Brantley? Click to read the USA Today on line article

Gator football season begins Sept. 4th

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