News of the day, 9/30
Hey everyone. What a game. I'll have more to say about this later, obviously, but I have to get myself from Gainesville to Auburn first. I voted Auburn at No. 25 in the AP poll (ballots are due at noon on Sundays), which probably will make some people call me a homer. Isn't that funny? Anyway, I think Auburn deserves it. If not for that MSU loss, the Tigers probably would be in the top 10 right now.Tuberville said after the game that his team is "back in the race." I don't know what that means. Race for the SEC? Really?
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Tuberville said TB Tristan Davis is out indefinitely with a broken bone in his right foot. That's the same foot that kept him out of the first four games. He'll undergo surgery tomorrow in Birmingham. Also, DE Quentin Groves dislocated three toes last night. Tuberville said the initial x-ray didn't reveal any damage. Groves is due for a second exam on Monday. Provided that scan doesn't show anything unexpected, Groves' timetable is probably two weeks.Here are your top defensive producers from the Florida game. Players are given points for doing significant things correctly. They are docked points for missing assignments, missing tackles, penalties or loafing:FROM UF GAME:
CB Jerraud Powers -- 23
CB Pat Lee -- 23
DE Sen'Derrick Marks -- 17
SS Aairon Savage -- 14
FS Zac Etheridge -- 14
S/LB Eric Brock -- 11
DE Quentin Groves -- 10
SEASON OVERALL:
Powers -- 101
Marks -- 92
LB Chris Evans -- 88
Etheridge -- 86
Lee -- 82
Groves -- 79
DE Antonio Coleman -- 71
DT Pat Sims -- 71
NUMBER OF DOUBLE-DIGIT PRODUCTION GAMES:
Powers, Etheridge, Marks -- 5
Lee, Brock, Coleman -- 4
Savage (missed two games), Groves, Evans, Sims -- 3
Here are your team defensive goals for the AU-Florida game.Win: YES, 20-17
Allow 13 pts or less: NO, 17
Allow 3.3 yards per carry or less: YES, 3.3
Allow 5.0 yards per pass or less: NO, 7.58
Create at least 3 turnovers: YES, 3
Allow no big plays (defined as 15+ rush or 20+ pass): YES on run (0); NO on pass (3)
Allow no TDs inside "red area": NO, 50%
Force opponent to convert less than 30% on 3rd down: NO, 39%
Also, Florida's YAC (yards after catch) number was 78.
posted by Jay G. Tate at
8:36 AM
6 Comments:
Holding Fla. to 78 yards after the catch is very big stat.That is how they have had their sucess in the past.Big ups to theD and also Brandon looked like a diffrent QB Sat.Lester being back is HUGE for the offense this week!!!
I'll be interested to see what kind of workload Lester gets against Vanderbilt.
As you all know, I'll *never again guess about what will happen.
*=could be one day, one month, one year.
I made a comment on a blog before the Florida game that said "Here's to hoping Brandon Cox plays the best game of his life."
My boy Brandon came through. I was the biggest supporter of pulling out Brandon for another QB, but he played a GREAT ballgame Saturday night. I tip my cap to Brandon Cox. I hope to never question our coaches again, because I obviously don't know what I'm talking about. Our coaches know what they're doing. War Eagle, and the future couldn't look any brighter.
Jerrard is a God. Book it. And you can tell him I said that. Also, thanks for keeping the HOTTEST blog up to date.
The future could look brighter. Don't get carried away.
Jerrard Powers is a very bad man. Is he the defensive MVP? He gets my vote. Great man-to-man defender (notice that Florida kept throwing away from Jerrard) and has no problem coming up for run-defense chores.
Little ball of hate? I say it's 8.
I agree 100% with Tubs about being back in the mix in the SEC. Why do you question his statement? The fact is that AU controls its own destiny..no questions about it. Granted this was one of four tough road games but you gotta believe that if it can happen in the Swamp then it can happen anyplace. No room for error but it IS in AU's hands.
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