Well, another uninspired, unimpressive, underwhelming victory for the good guys. At first glance 23-0 looks pretty good. But against a mediocre-at-best FCS Jacksonville State team... not so good. It seems like a minor miracle that Florida has achieved a 10-1 record while playing up -- and down -- to its level of competition.
Having said that, it astounds me that the Gators have any chance at all to be in the national title game. Sounds crazy, right? Well, the Gators currently sit at #4 in the BCS standings. Coming up this week, #1 Notre Dame goes to USC. Notre Dame SHOULD win this game as USC will be playing with their backup quarterback. There is the chance that Notre Dame will be caught looking ahead to the championship game so I don't think an upset here is totally out of the question. Should that upset take place Florida will move up to #3. #2 Alabama will be playing #3 Georgia in two weeks at the SEC Championship game, so one of them will lose and be gone. That puts Florida at #2. Being #2 is good enough at that point as it gets you into the title game. The best part about that will be all of the pissed off sportswriters and college football fans complaining about Florida, who didn't win their conference or even their division of the conference, getting a title shot. And in this scenario I presented, the title shot would come against either Alabama or as a rematch against Georgia. Either way the SEC would be guaranteed its 7th straight national title which will stick in my craw of those same sportswriters and fans. I giggle at the thought.
The one part of the scenario I have yet to mention is, of course, Florida's upcoming game against #10 Florida State. The game is in Tallahassee and Jeff Driskel is questionable at best. Brissett gives the Gators a better passing attack, but if the offensive line doesn't give him time it will be a long day. Last year I was certain the Seminoles would blow out the Gators. Although the score was 21-7, all 21 of FSU's points came off of turnovers: 1 interception return for touchdown, 1 interception returned to the Florida 20 yard line and 1 interception returned to the Florida 4 yard line. 95 yards of total offense is all that the Gator defense allowed. With a few successful trick plays I think Florida can score 16-17 points and I know that defense will be stout. How stout? Let's say 10-13 points stout. Gators win!
GO GATORS!
Just Joe
Ok... I gotta give props here: My hat is off to the sports fan. I don't know how ya manage to carry all that information around in yer noggin... especially when each layer of info is predicated on several contingencies which may or may not contribute to the outcome or possible outcome, or an outcome which probably could never come about unless the third cycle of the sylvan moon shines that particular night. Lawsie annnnd BRAVO!!!!! : )
ReplyDeleteHa! Well, be glad I only went through the most simple of scenarios! :-)
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