Gator Football Makes Me Scratch My Head

Remember the good ol' days with Urban Meyer at the helm, Tebow throwing, running people over for TD's, and doing whatever it took to win? The grit and heart the Gators played with back in 2008?

Tim Tebow, Aaron Hernandez, Riley Cooper, David Nelson, Percy Harvin, Chris Rainey, Jeff Demps.

The whole Gator offense seemed to end up playing in the NFL. This team EMBARRASSED opponents (minus the 1-point loss to Ole Miss which led to Tebow's famous speech).   They averaged 43.6 points a game.

Now? The Gators are getting embarrassed week to week.  Their offense is anemic, averaging 28.7 points a game.  Now you are probably thinking , "Andrew, 28 points isn't too bad." which I would agree with, but that average is bloated by a 65-0 win over a middle of the pack MAC team in Eastern Michigan. Take that game away and they are averaging 21.4 points.

Playing in the SEC, 21 points a game isn't going to win you games. This conference is arguably the best in college football when it comes to NFL potential. Florida has to find a way to score some points. They're defense is solid enough to win SEC games, but they are getting burned out because they are constantly on the field because the offense can't put drives together long enough to score points and give the defense a rest.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11739588/tim-tebow-says-florida-gators-lack-offensive-identity

I wrote the first half of this blog a couple weeks back, but decided to add to it after Florida's shocking upset of, then, #11 Georgia.

Florida may have found their identity after all, running wild on the Georgia Bulldog defense on Saturday. Kelvin Taylor and Matt Jones both had about 200 yards rushing and 2 TD's a piece, and just ran through Georgia all day.

The only thing that worries me is the Gators only threw the ball 9 times all game with true freshman QB Treon Harris. Teams are going to key off on the running game between Taylor and Jones, so can Treon step up and make the throws hes got to make to help the Gators win?

Now, don't get me wrong, I love the Gators and was unbelievably pumped to watch them beat Georgia Saturday, and it was a great step in the right direction.

BUT.  This team still has a long way to go.

Will they be able to pass off the dominant running performance from this passed week?
Will Treon be able to lead the Gators to 5 straight wins to finish the season?
Will this win help the program land big recruits that can turn this sinking ship around?

Time will tell, but as of right now, I am going to sit back and watch.