And yet, this was the second week in a row that the Gators faced the SEC leading rusher (guess what? it happens again next week too) and held him to ridiculous yardage. True, we all knew that the Tennessee guy wouldn't hold up once the real season started, but it seems insane to hold any first string runner on an SEC team to 26 yards on 20 tries...that's stunning. And this week, Locke got his 100+ but most of that was after the second and third string D was mopping up. And how about those 2 interceptions on a team that had ZERO turnovers in the first 3 games? (don't burst the bubble by reminding me who UK played in those games, please). Go Gator D!!!! You rock!
Also, finally, the offense stopped being MIA and kicked some butt early. Let's keep our fingers crossed! Dubose got in...about time... Carl Moore was consistent and terrific...and Burton, what can you say? As they said in the G'ville Sun, "The last time a guy named Burton had a night this great he was honeymooning with Elizabeth Taylor."
Except that all this BS about scoring more touchdowns than Tim Terrific is preposterous. As marvelous as Trey's feat was, TT also had 5 rushing TDs against SC, and 2 scores through the air. Admittedly, Timmy didn't cross the goalline with the ball on those, but he should get some credit for getting it there. Same for Brantley--someone had to throw the ball to Burton. If we split the passing TD credit between thrower and catcher, TB is still 1/2 a score behind TT (as it should be). Let's hope Trey eventually breaks the record for real, but for now, a lot of hype has been prematurely ejaculated. (Don't get me wrong, we LOVE Trey already, but he needs to work really hard to pass our revered Tim. And I think he will. Someday.)
Another opinion from the G'ville Sun writers: "Big-boy football is here."
Here's a freaky stat, and I don't know where to look to check if it's ever happened before. During the game, there were 9 (count 'em, nine) touchdowns scored. Every one was scored (as in crossing the goal line) by a player wearing a jersey with the number 8 on it. Coincidence? I think not.
Demps again...does he ever have a bad game?
and the new guy, Dubose. About time.
Carl Moore has been playing well. Good comeback.And, once again, props to the defense for shutting down a high scoring team. Bostic gets an early interception.
Bumper Sticker of the Week:
(here's one for the Democrats)
Ignoring the facts doesn't change the facts.
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