tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post7959230412473297205..comments2023-10-14T05:50:09.559-04:00Comments on Saurian Sagacity: The Official Blog for Inquisitive Florida Gators Fans: Enter the SpreadHenry Louis Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-79919530490997480962007-09-17T14:33:00.000-04:002007-09-17T14:33:00.000-04:00I'm the "anonymous" one in comment #4, and I'd lik...I'm the "anonymous" one in comment #4, and I'd like to build on some of the others made here as we ll as my own.<BR/><BR/>Henry brings up a good point about defense; as much as the Meyer's spread-option offense is innovative to the SEC a team with a weak defense in this conference won't get anywhere - the Gators included. Not just SOS is emphasizing defense, but we now have one of the masters ofjj gatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885330507577141255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-20358412405944952972007-09-17T13:06:00.000-04:002007-09-17T13:06:00.000-04:00Henry -Glad to hear the CBS announcers made some o...Henry -<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear the CBS announcers made some of the same points. Sometimes being at the game has it limit, because all I heard during the game was the manic shouting of 90,000+ Gator fans.<BR/><BR/>;)Mergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-6027712986014561362007-09-17T12:53:00.000-04:002007-09-17T12:53:00.000-04:00Hopefully this HUGE win over the Vols silenced man...Hopefully this HUGE win over the Vols silenced many of the skeptics and so-called "experts" who doubted the spread-option would work in the SEC. Urban Meyer has found a way to make it work, and when an offense works as one as far as the play to be made, effective blocking by the O-line and blocking by those players not intended to receive it generates results. Not only that, as I see it the "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-19772603691913117902007-09-17T12:21:00.000-04:002007-09-17T12:21:00.000-04:00A lot of the points you made were made by the CBS ...A lot of the points you made were made by the CBS announcers (Verne and Gary). They mentioned that spread can't be seen as a gimmick anymore, that college football is moving toward it more and more. I tried but had difficulty expressing the same thought on the Vol Nation internet call in show last night. Remember when the solution for Tennessee was to bring David Cutcliffe? Nothing against Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-20631876123924112592007-09-17T10:44:00.000-04:002007-09-17T10:44:00.000-04:00Excellent point (I actually intended to include it...Excellent point (I actually intended to include it).<BR/><BR/>No, I can't say that.<BR/><BR/>And I put some real cautions in the latter part of the piece.<BR/><BR/>I worry about South Carolina's defense too.<BR/><BR/>But, the point was, this is the first time we - any of us - have seen the spread run at UF. <BR/><BR/>And it is going to be VERY hard to defend.Mergzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815816581678431340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-4445548157394401992007-09-17T10:21:00.000-04:002007-09-17T10:21:00.000-04:00Let's not get too ahead of ourselves here. I mean,...Let's not get too ahead of ourselves here. I mean, can you really say that Tennessee has a true SEC defense this year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com