The excitement surrounding the Gators football program has faded after four consecutive losses. The once heralded coaching staff with NFL experience has produced a football team that ranks 74th nationality in scoring (under 12 ppg in Oct.), 96th in passing, and 66th in rushing. During Oct. only 3 offensive Touchdowns were scored. With all the talk about having the connections to get high school recruits to the NFL, wouldn’t it be prudent for their coaches to first prove that they can coach on the collegiate level.
Charlie (the offensive guru) Wise was praised when he accepted the job to be offensive coordinator. Now Gator fans are second guessing this choice after watching his pro style offense produce less yardage and points than the spread option under the much maligned Steve Addazio.
Coach Will (Boom) Muschamp is on the hot seat with the fans and he has not completed a full season yet. The only thing he has proven so far is that he can throw a hell of a temper tantrum on the sideline. His over the top antics on simple calls on the field seem unnecessary. This is not Boot Camp and the referees are certainly not troubled teens.
With all the great athletes that UF have on paper, one could conclude after 8 games that either the athletes are overrated or the coaches are not the right fit.
Excuses aside, the truth is this is not a good team. The coaching staff had a bye week to prepare for their rival Georgia and UF came out unprepared for the task at hand. Turnovers exemplified the team’s lack of discipline and focus for a crucial game.
Quarterback John Brantley should not have played in this game because he was not 100% recovered from an ankle sprain. He was a sitting duck just waiting to get tackled whenever the offensive line collapsed around him. The runningbacks could not pick up enough yardage to keep the defense honest by making them defend the whole field. The receivers could not get any separation from the defensive backs which caused the quarterback to hold onto the ball too long and get sacked. It was hard to understand the game plan if there ever was one to begin with.
Whatever happened to the fastest team in college football? The only speed being shown now is the rapid transfer requests by the athletes trying to exit the program.