Gator Bowl - Florida def. Ohio State, 24-17

• enigmaax

  Speedofsand;1002785 wrote:Easley having ACL surgery.
  

  Should've cut back on the dancing.
• jordo212000

  

  Fickell is quoted as saying Bollman has full control of the offense leading up to this game. smh
• vball10set

  jordo212000;1002854 wrote:Fickell is quoted as saying Bollman has full control of the offense leading up to this game. smh

  + infinity
• jordo212000

  

  Wonder if Meyer's head explodes when he starts watching the team in practice?
  
  Fickell is a good guy, but stuff like this shows why it is a good thing he was not given the head coaching job. He never seemed to be the least bit worried about the offense / Bollman. With as bad as we have been all season, you'd think he would take a more active role or have Drayton/Siciliano help more. But it looks like he was hands off all year. Which makes you wonder what he did all season? (Heacock handled the defense)
• centralbucksfan

  jordo212000;1002854 wrote:Fickell is quoted as saying Bollman has full control of the offense leading up to this game. smh

  And this is a surprise? Based on talking with someone that was around practice during the season, they said Fickell never was involved with the offense during practices or games. He stuck strickly to the defensive side. Just another reason i wasn't keen on Fickell continueing as head coach. I believe the head coach has to be involved with the offensive said in some capacity. Even if limited. Too many decisions curing game planning and during the game that can make or break things. And not to have the head coach involved in those decisions just doesn't work.
• stroups

  

  SportsAndLady;1001524 wrote:Im trying to explain to my Purdue friend who is upset a bowl took the 8th place big ten team over, say, Purdue lol

  
  Purdue couldn't even sell out there own stadium vs. OSU when we made up 40% of the fans. That is all you need to know about their fans.
• stroups

  

  Speedofsand;1002785 wrote:The game will air live at 1 p.m. on ESPN2 with Mike Patrick, Craig James and Jeannine Edwards assigned to the contest by the network.[LEFT]
  Florida's best D lineman is out for the bowl and spring. Easley having ACL surgery.
  [/LEFT]

  
  Craig James and a woman... I might start drinking now. fml
• FatHobbit

  

  stroups;1002956 wrote:Craig James and a woman... I might start drinking now. fml

  LOFL
• jordo212000

  

  stroups;1002956 wrote:Craig James and a woman... I might start drinking now. fml

  Edwards is probably the sideline reporter?
  
  I'd be worried if it was Pam Ward.
• Terry_Tate

  

  Having Craig James on the broadcast makes me want to go to the game just so I don't have to listen to him.
• 0311sdp

  I think that Ohio State will roll big in this game even with Bollman calling the offense, just because Florida has shown nothing offensively all season. Brantley has been terrible, the only thing they have is Demps and Rainey's speed that you need to worry about. I'll be looking for the OSU defense to start showing improvement, they have played bad most of the season and really bad the last few games. No pass rush at all and coverage in the secondary is not very good. The linebacker play other than Shazier has been way below OSU standards. With what 15 extra practices before the game Miller should look a little better throwing the ball, this is the best thing about getting a Bowl bid is the extra practice time for a young team.
• Midstate01

  

  ccrunner609;1003491 wrote:Yep........he will be hating OSU the whole game.

  
  Kinda like you on the osu bball thread.... Fn weird!!
• Midstate01

  

  The reason I feel good about this game is because Brantley isn't athletic. Thus no option read... Which we can't stop. So unless they put demps and Rainey in they backfield together, without Brantley, I think we are good. Though our soft zone might make Brantley look like a heisman contender
• se-alum

  

  Midstate01;1003800 wrote:The reason I feel good about this game is because Brantley isn't athletic. Thus no option read... Which we can't stop. So unless they put demps and Rainey in they backfield together, without Brantley, I think we are good. Though our soft zone might make Brantley look like a heisman contender

  One thing I'm really lookin' forward to next year is the fact that our defense will be an attacking defense. Back to the Silver Bullets!!
• darbypitcher22

  

  Terry_Tate;1003486 wrote:Having Craig James on the broadcast makes me want to go to the game just so I don't have to listen to him.

  Paul Keels and Jim Lachey will do an excellent job on radio.
• Writerbuckeye

  

  0311sdp;1003719 wrote:I think that Ohio State will roll big in this game even with Bollman calling the offense, just because Florida has shown nothing offensively all season. Brantley has been terrible, the only thing they have is Demps and Rainey's speed that you need to worry about. I'll be looking for the OSU defense to start showing improvement, they have played bad most of the season and really bad the last few games. No pass rush at all and coverage in the secondary is not very good. The linebacker play other than Shazier has been way below OSU standards. With what 15 extra practices before the game Miller should look a little better throwing the ball, this is the best thing about getting a Bowl bid is the extra practice time for a young team.

  Did you not see how much this defense got gashed the last half of the season? It won't matter if the QB is running read option or not if the defensive line isn't getting penetration and the linebackers are taking bad angles and tackling as poorly as they did most of the year.
  
  I have ZERO faith this defense can stop anyone, and with Bollman calling the plays I have the same amount of faith they'll be able to sustain drives. This isn't UM's defense they'll be going against (which wasn't that great, despite improvements this year).
• jhay78

  

  jordo212000;1002883 wrote:Wonder if Meyer's head explodes when he starts watching the team in practice?
  
  Fickell is a good guy, but stuff like this shows why it is a good thing he was not given the head coaching job. He never seemed to be the least bit worried about the offense / Bollman. With as bad as we have been all season, you'd think he would take a more active role or have Drayton/Siciliano help more. But it looks like he was hands off all year. Which makes you wonder what he did all season? (Heacock handled the defense)

  I get the feeling that Fickell and OSU had an understanding that he was one and done. I mean, did he really even have any authority to hire/fire a coordinator if he wanted to? Obviously he was involved with the defense before, so of course he would continue to be involved. I'm sure he had thoughts and ideas about the offense, but if you don't have authority to bring in a real OC, then there isn't much use messing around with an offense you know little about.
• jordo212000

  

  jhay78;1005628 wrote:there isn't much use messing around with an offense you know little about.

  To be honest, it looked as if Bollman "knew little about offense" this past year as well
• centralbucksfan

  jhay78;1005628 wrote:I get the feeling that Fickell and OSU had an understanding that he was one and done. I mean, did he really even have any authority to hire/fire a coordinator if he wanted to? Obviously he was involved with the defense before, so of course he would continue to be involved. I'm sure he had thoughts and ideas about the offense, but if you don't have authority to bring in a real OC, then there isn't much use messing around with an offense you know little about.

  I am in agreement with this. I think Fickell knew from the getgo this was a one year temporary deal. He was stuck with what he had and did the best he could. I have to "LOL" at those who feel sorry or think he got a raw deal. The dude made a MILLION DOLLARS this year. No feeling sorry for that!!
• centralbucksfan

  Writerbuckeye;1004468 wrote:Did you not see how much this defense got gashed the last half of the season? It won't matter if the QB is running read option or not if the defensive line isn't getting penetration and the linebackers are taking bad angles and tackling as poorly as they did most of the year.
  
  I have ZERO faith this defense can stop anyone, and with Bollman calling the plays I have the same amount of faith they'll be able to sustain drives. This isn't UM's defense they'll be going against (which wasn't that great, despite improvements this year).

  I am hopeful, with the time to prepare, they can shore up some of these deficencies. On top of that, I am expecting Sweat back in the lineup. I personally feel he was a HUGE loss to the defense. I expect them to be better. I also agree, that the Fla defense, with a non mobile QB plays into the hands of OSU.
  Lets hope the offensive play calling from the UM carries over into this game. They let Miller loose a little bit and he performed.
• jhay78

  

  jordo212000;1005631 wrote:To be honest, it looked as if Bollman "knew little about offense" this past year as well

  Indeed. Although he did know a thing or two about offense that offends OSU fans.
• Sid

  Bubble gum boy vs Texas 3rd fiddle?
• ohiobucks1

  

  Good thing im going to the game. If i had to listen to craig james I would kill myself
  
  
  (shameless plug)
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  Similar to when the OSU players wore headbands in Earle Bruce's final game, the players should wear handcuffs against Florida to honor Jim Bollman, a man who has single-handedly handcuffed any offensive progression for years.
• Speedofsand

  

  UF running backs coach Brian White will be the offensive coordinator through the bowl game.