Abuelo's

Abuelo's will have to wait. The Gators lost [in The Swamp!!] to Ole Miss. Personally, I felt the guys looked flat and showed little sense of urgency, as though they expected to win. After all, they're The Gators, right?

I hate such an attitude :-(

So, I believe good will come from this loss. Tim Tebow really seemed to understand, and he has promised that he will approach things differently. Tim's a real stand-up guy, and a team leader to boot [Quarterback, reigning Heisman Trophy winner and all].

The loss? By one point, as Mississippi blocked a point-after-touchdown kick, and then tackled Tebow on fourth and inches as time wound down on the Gators, driving toward the winning score. I hate losing, but I would far rather lose like this [a game we should have won] than by being clearly inferior.

Rebels? Congratulations on a hard-fought win in enemy territory. Maybe y'all will take this new momentum and gain a bowl berth. Pray you do not have to face us again, in Atlanta.

Gator defense seemed alright from the get-go, but then had some costly lapses. Entering allowing an average of six points, they got torched, and that certainly has to change. 31 points is unacceptable, and I am pretty sure Charlie Strong will have the boys running the stadium steps. I know I would.

The offense seemed totally unimaginative. I know it's the spread offense, but when 95% of the plays are either Tebow running the ball, or something in the flats to Percy Harvin [ok, ok, occasionally, Percy Harvin running the ball], it does not take a genius to key in on what's going to happen next. The offensive line was just that, offensive. Maybe if Jim Tartt had not succumbed to injury.... anyway, the backups need to step up when a leader goes down. No steak for the big boys; hot dogs on paper plates [and doing the dishes afterward!] for you.

We need blocking. We need a traditional running game. We need to throw to wide-outs. Dan Mullen, you are offensive coordinator. How about coordinating some offense, not just something offensive?

We stunk up the joint, but at least it was a team effort.
Now, let's win next week, and build from there.
Still early, plenty of time to get back into title contention,
maybe surprise some teams at the end, just like two years ago.
Let's get the SEC East, and go from there.

Go Gators!