Alligatorjandro
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I'm actually surprised
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College Football 2017 Week 1 |OT| Offseason's over. Back to #TALKINBOUTTHENOLES
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Let them believe the hype. Makes the tears taste better later.
Randolph Freelander
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The Fighting Cyans did America a solid today. Good work.
True, to an extent, but they start the season with a win over a Top 25 team. Yeah we all know UF didnt deserve it and it was just preseason, but its a nice thing to have.
Alligatorjandro
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*cries*From Reddit:
ErnieMcCracken
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Not thrilled about it given the 2 picks from Speight. Was expecting a win, not just this ugly. Not even close without those. Gators need some work on the offense and getting their suspended players back should (might) help.
FloydtheFathead
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Desmond is a swine..
I'd say it'd be fine to be happy if they weren't missing 10 players including several starters
Harrison Bergeron
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OMG! USC can't get out of their way. WMU scores of the ugliest double pass.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
I see a lot of picks in Fromm's future. Seems to have a good arm though.
OfficerRaichu15
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Let's get it!!
DirtyManos
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Wait what? USC overrated as fuck in the beginning of a season?
Say it ain't so!
Ahahahahaha
Say it ain't so!
Ahahahahaha
ErnieMcCracken
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2 starters that may have contributed. The excuses were already incoming no matter what Michigan did. Win, oh you beat a depleted FL team. Lose, oh look, you lost to a depleted FL team. No win situation...
Randolph Freelander
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Clemson pays tribute to a team with a band
Nialrot
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No joke. App State sucks but Fromm just sits on his back foot and throws it up on a prayer.
Harrison Bergeron
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But no way Darnold is John David Booty/Mark Sanchez, right?
ErnieMcCracken
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Holy shit.
As it should be? Are you saying you should get credit for beating trash in a close game for 3 quarters?
ErnieMcCracken
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Thanks for proving my point.
Okay glad we're in agreement. Anyway, the main point is making assumptions about Michigan's defense in that game is silly.
ErnieMcCracken
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The secondary is my biggest concern. The rest will be fine. Kind of surprised FL didn't try to exploit that more but not complaining. Anything short or underneath, good luck. The deep ball will kill Michigan.
LizardKing
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I thought Michigan looked pretty damn good today with the exception of the passing game, which needs work. The running game was the best I've seen it in a while.
The defense didn't look like they missed a beat from last year (sure, Florida had a terrible offense last year but if we are extrapolating from last year let's not forget Michigan had the #1 defense either. And yes a lot of players with significant time played returned.) It looked like a top flight defense should look even if you consider the offense to be poor. With that said FL doesn't have the tools to exploit the D's perceived weakness. But they were manhandled so much up front it wouldn't have mattered much.
So yeah, need to work on QB play and some receivers hands/timing are the biggest needs. Other than that pretty impressive for week 1.
The defense didn't look like they missed a beat from last year (sure, Florida had a terrible offense last year but if we are extrapolating from last year let's not forget Michigan had the #1 defense either. And yes a lot of players with significant time played returned.) It looked like a top flight defense should look even if you consider the offense to be poor. With that said FL doesn't have the tools to exploit the D's perceived weakness. But they were manhandled so much up front it wouldn't have mattered much.
So yeah, need to work on QB play and some receivers hands/timing are the biggest needs. Other than that pretty impressive for week 1.
Pattycakes
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Wtf is USC doing
I'm done with coach Mc, there was no reason to pull Franks, they never even let him go all out and play, he looked good passing the ball, Zaire was awful and the coach keeps him in while the game is still close
Alligatorjandro
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Floridas defense is still really good so there's that
Yup, I really hope Stoops comes back to coaching so we can fire this clown and hire a real HC
oh yea and I would take Chip Kelly
sf2fanatic
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LizardKing
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Code:
C/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Zaire 9/17 106 0 0
F. Franks 5/9 75 0 0Huh? And that's with like 3 quarters to 1. Neither one looked good. Franks had like 2 deep balls though that made up for most of his yards.
Affeinvasion
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I think it's way more likely that Florida hasn't had a good QB coach since Urban.
Alligatorjandro
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To be fair this was Franks first ever playing time.
MugiwaraCole
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What you expecting from Daboll tonight?
LizardKing
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I know I'm not saying he's not going to be good. But to say he looked good? He looked totally overwhelmed. I'm pretty sure half his yards were on one pass on the first drive.
GodfatherX
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Welp were off to a great start for not turning it over on the goal lineLet's get it!!
take away all defensive touchdowns and its 26-3 so im glad we got the win, but it would have been better with just the 1 pick six
What are you talking about Zaire yards came in garbage time and he took like 5 sacks, stop looking at stats, Zaire held the ball too long and looked lost out there.
Franks looked in control they never let him go out and throw the ball, he didnt throw one bad pass the whole game
He only got to throw it 9 times and normal QB will throw it at least 20 times and most these guys throw it 30 times, how can the kid do anything being so limited, Zaire was awful
first game of the season, even osu had issues with indiana for the first two halfs thursday
Alligatorjandro
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They should've done the shuffling in the 1st quarter
I am not 100% sure. Dude has never had this much talent at any level he's been an OC. I honestly expect a lot of run plays, rpo's, circle routes out of the back field, a couple of wr screens, and a lot of play action.
Daboll seems like the guy who could call Blake to Drake for a TD and yet still hand the ball to BO 35 times if he needed. In other words he isn't going to keep running a jet sweep that won't work, or calling plays that go right in to Aranda's defensive strengths. We honestly need someone in between Mac/Nuss and Lane and Daboll is hopefully that guy. We need consistency but with a little more flair and willingness to set up an explosive play.
Velcro Fly
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Hit on Eason seemed like a real cheap shot.
LizardKing
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When your QB has a total of like 40 YDS passing through 3 quarters outside of one 34yd pass on the first drive, there is no one who is going to look at that by any metric and say he has played well. QBs job is to move the ball. I agree Zaire didn't look good either though. But Florida was trying to do anything to spark their offense at that point. They had like 100yds in 3 quarters. I can't believe anyone would say, "but he was doing so well!"
Now who's looking at stats. Reason for the low attempts was because, 3 and out, 3 and out, scramble. Etc.
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