Tim Tebow University – 28

Hogs 34

What a game!

Hogs 19

Tough loss.

Gators 38, Hogs 20

Youthful mistakes have made this defense bad at times, but you'd have to be blind not to see that the Hog defense has progressively eliminated the endless stream of plays where there were 2 or 3 guys out of position. They've made pretty good progress toward cleaning up many of the mental errors, basically. Any defensive coordinator will agree with this statement: Positioning and spacing is the most basic and important aspect of a defense on any given play, and that's 50% knowing the defensive call (including audibles), knowing the offensive tendencies for the formation, making a quick read to get into position, and closing the deal w/ a solid play on the ball, and 50% talent. The good news is that the mental aspect lends itself to easy improvement and, rhetoric and talk shows aside, this team has shown good progress there. The bad news is that they could have a few slip-ups and give up too many big gains again…particularly with a defense that is young and not yet mentally tough. My opinion is that we have at least an average SEC defense on plays where there are no major mental errors or hesitations – we saw that the last 2 weeks. I'll even go on record saying that we are in the upper 1/3 of the SEC against the run, when playing straight up. If we play solid defense, we'll be in the game.

No amount of press or talk shows will convince me that the Hogs don't have serious NFL talent on offense. No amount of press will convince me that they don't have a great scheme and coaching on offense. Those 2 statements right there are enough for me. If the guys come out and execute crisply, we will score plenty on any college defense. Not to state the obvious, but the key is the guys' ability to overcome adversity and simply execute, which they did not do against Bama…with all due respect to a very good Bama defense. If the Hogs hadn't had a mental implosion, they would've put several more points on the board.

In a nutshell:

(1) If the Hogs play solid defense, they'll be in the game, as is true with any team. (2) If they play solid defense and crisp Petrino offense, they'll have a good shot at winning. This all assumes a pretty standard game with regard to turnovers, special teams, and fluky plays and penalties.

If the Hogs can mentally overcome the adversity they're sure to see in this game, they'll have a good showing. Against a team the caliber of UF, they could even lose by 10-14pts and still have a decent showing. One more thing… if the UF players are overlooking the Hogs, watch out. Anyone who turns the ball over to this Hog offense or busts a few assignments on defense will see just how quickly and how often this offense can score. One thing they've shown is the propensity to put up a bunch of points in a hurry if the other team plays sloppy.

Can the Hogs continue their improvement while playing #1 UF? Odds are against it, but I just wouldn't feel right picking against the Hogs.

Hogs 35, UF 28

The Gators won't be sky high for this one, but the Hogs will.

I think most are expecting a high scoring affair, but I believe the opposite.

The Gators will be very limited on points if the Hog D can avoid giving up the big play.

The Gators like to run and throw to Hernandez over the middle, so if we can slow down their speed to the outside, I think we'll have a chance to hold them to 20 points.

My prediction is 20-14 Gators, with all the so-called CBS experts raving about how vastly improved the Hogs are this season and what a great ballgame it will be between the Hogs and Rebels next week in Oxford.

Arkansas 17

Florida 63

Florida 42

Arkansas 17

Gators 28

Hogs 10

Gators: 23

Hogs: 26

Emotionless Gators come from behind to win, but Hogs play above their heads and "look" like the better team.

Florida 24

Another 3rd quarter scare leads to some serious offensive battling with the Florida D. Petrino plays possession ball the entire 4th quarter and the RB's build up the yards to match the 250+ passing yrds built up in the first 3 quarters.

After the victory, Arkansas makes it into the top 25. Florida will drop to #2.

Hogs hold on late and win 35-34.

It could happen.

You saw that earlier in the year when he did it didn't you?

To win the game Mallett with a jump pass to DH Williams.

Priceless!!

On the two point conversion I called earlier of course. Remember this was all in my dream but I think I saw the future.