This was supposed to be Florida's first real test--against the Number 4 team in the country, a former national champion that put a dagger in the Gator's hearts 2 years ago. But not tonight. The Tigers' padded streak of undeafeated night games in Death Valley (32 often weak teams) came to a crashing halt.
It was clearly a defensive struggle, and the Gator defense was outstanding. The Tigers converted 1 of 9 third downs, but more importantly (and sweetly) only 1 of 3 fourth downs.
Florida got to their quarterback for 5 sacks--LSU got ... NONE.
Oh, and did anyone see the Terrifying Tiger Tandem receivers, Tolliver and LaFell, who are supposed to be NFL quality? They had a combined 56 yards on 6 catches. Boo-ya!
There wasn't as much scoring from the Gators as we could have hoped for, but Florida outrushed LSU by 2 to 1 (held them to net 66 yards, with only 29 in the 2nd half) and had half again their passing yardage. We whipped them in almost every phase of the game.
We got the advantage of the lone touchdown in the game when Riley Cooper managed to "slingshot" himself off the defender by grabbing the guy's jersey. For those who don't know, that is technically not allowed, but he succeeded for two simple reasons: (i) it was a very short grab, and (ii) the official didn't see it. Aw, c'mon, not like it doesn't happen every week...!
Tim's other favorite target--Aaron Hernandez--also had a good game, as is his wont. He's a stud. And our other super speedy stud--Jeff Demps--had a good (but not great) night, running for 86 yards on only 14 carries.
And let's not forget Timmy's sparkling play: He got 41 on the ground and over 130 in the air--most of that to Hernandez. Another gem in the SEC!!
Of course, we mustn't forget the ubiquitous Bumper Sticker of the Week,
My feminine side is a lesbian.
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