Unfortunately for Lloyd Carr, Michigan waited until yesterday to play their best game of the year against Tim Tebow and my Florida Gators in the Capital One Citrus Bowl yesterday. If Michigan had played this way all year long, they would have been playing in the BCS title game, instead of Ohio State, and Loyd Carr would still be at Michigan. Down by 6 points with less than 5 minutes left in the game, Tebow and the Gators still had a chance to still pull out a win and avoid the upset. But Michigan came to play a full 60 minutes, right up until the end of the game. Superman Heisman Trophy Winner Tim Tebow just couldn't pull off the win in the end, though. Too many missed FG's, too many stupid mistakes, always playing catchup, and more importantly, Florida probably just didn't take Michigan seriously enough.
I was there, sitting on the 35 yardline, on the Florida side of the field, and except for those last 5 painful minutes, watched one hell of a good game. Probably the best game of this year's bowl season. Henne absolutely played his best game of the year, most probably his best game of his Michigan career. The football Gods had to be pulling for UM, as Henne and his receivers were on fire all afternoon. Unbelevable catches, the kind that the Gators were supposed to make...but didn't.
I haven't seen a replay of the game yet, but watching Michigan kick off to Florida to start the 2nd half from my seat in the stands, almost caused me to suffer my 2nd heart attack. I couldn't believe it. Michigan kicks off short and all the Florida players seemed as if struck dumb & paralyzed, and just watch the ball as Michigan recovers the kick and then goes on to score to start the 2nd half. Gator special teams absolutely sucked yesterday, and this boo-boo was too much. What the hell were these guys thinking? To quote Bugs Bunny, "What a bunch of Maroons!"
How the hell does Urban Meyer expect the Gators to be a contender for the SEC title next year, much less a national championship contender, when the defense and special teams are so woefully inept??? the Defensive Coach, Charlie Strong, should have been let go when Meyer took over from Zook. This guy comes from a loser program at USCarolina, and continues with his bozo defense at UF. I just don't buy the lame explanation that the players are learning, or that they are freshmen, etc. This is where coaching steps up, but not at UF. It's the same nightmare defense we used last year, but lucked out with. The best offense, starts with a great defense, but maybe Charlie Strong is just learning about that. Right - he'll be better next year. Right.
And whoever coaches the special teams, needs to take that hike to somewhere else (as in anywhere but Gainesville!) with Charlie. These guys SUCK. Come on, Meyer, fix the problem!
You gotta hand it to Michigan. They played like they wanted this win badly. When the game ended I watched the UM players go beserk. They rushed out on to the field, with Carr carried upon the players' shoulders, jumping & shouting, then running to their fans in the stands in the NE corner of the stadium, and doing Green Bay leaps into the stands. Total bedlam on their sidelines. Would the Gators have been as happy and ecstatic? I doubt it.
You had to feel happy for these guys. Even as a diehard Gator, watching the UM players, I, too, had to smile. They deserved this win. They played like champions, on a day when they were 10 point underdogs, and few gave them any chance at all to win. But they proved why Michigan is one of the storied programs in college football, and I was glad that I was there to be a part of that.
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I was there, sitting on the 35 yardline, on the Florida side of the field, and except for those last 5 painful minutes, watched one hell of a good game. Probably the best game of this year's bowl season. Henne absolutely played his best game of the year, most probably his best game of his Michigan career. The football Gods had to be pulling for UM, as Henne and his receivers were on fire all afternoon. Unbelevable catches, the kind that the Gators were supposed to make...but didn't.
I haven't seen a replay of the game yet, but watching Michigan kick off to Florida to start the 2nd half from my seat in the stands, almost caused me to suffer my 2nd heart attack. I couldn't believe it. Michigan kicks off short and all the Florida players seemed as if struck dumb & paralyzed, and just watch the ball as Michigan recovers the kick and then goes on to score to start the 2nd half. Gator special teams absolutely sucked yesterday, and this boo-boo was too much. What the hell were these guys thinking? To quote Bugs Bunny, "What a bunch of Maroons!"
How the hell does Urban Meyer expect the Gators to be a contender for the SEC title next year, much less a national championship contender, when the defense and special teams are so woefully inept??? the Defensive Coach, Charlie Strong, should have been let go when Meyer took over from Zook. This guy comes from a loser program at USCarolina, and continues with his bozo defense at UF. I just don't buy the lame explanation that the players are learning, or that they are freshmen, etc. This is where coaching steps up, but not at UF. It's the same nightmare defense we used last year, but lucked out with. The best offense, starts with a great defense, but maybe Charlie Strong is just learning about that. Right - he'll be better next year. Right.
And whoever coaches the special teams, needs to take that hike to somewhere else (as in anywhere but Gainesville!) with Charlie. These guys SUCK. Come on, Meyer, fix the problem!
You gotta hand it to Michigan. They played like they wanted this win badly. When the game ended I watched the UM players go beserk. They rushed out on to the field, with Carr carried upon the players' shoulders, jumping & shouting, then running to their fans in the stands in the NE corner of the stadium, and doing Green Bay leaps into the stands. Total bedlam on their sidelines. Would the Gators have been as happy and ecstatic? I doubt it.
You had to feel happy for these guys. Even as a diehard Gator, watching the UM players, I, too, had to smile. They deserved this win. They played like champions, on a day when they were 10 point underdogs, and few gave them any chance at all to win. But they proved why Michigan is one of the storied programs in college football, and I was glad that I was there to be a part of that.
G8RB8R
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