Florida? Really?

[Dread-headed Texan]

It trips me out that some fans seem to really be worried about Florida. Why? If the knock on Arch was let's seem him against a good defense then what do yall think Lagway is going to look like against Texas. Are we judging Florida on what they did to LIU at home? Lagway was really tearing up UGA either. Or if you want to bring up the LSU you game, 🤣, he was 50% against one of the worst defenses in the SEC. So far Lagway is barely a 50% passer against any defense with a pulse. Florida v Texas won't be close and I don't care if the game is played on the moon. 

[CJ Vogel]

Florida has plenty of talent this year with a quarterback that can sling the ball vertically down field and a running back who is a handful to take down.

Texas put up 49 on Florida a year ago when the Gators started CB4 and CB5. It will be a much tougher game in The Swamp.

[Dread-headed Texan]

4 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Florida has plenty of talent this year with a quarterback that can sling the ball vertically down field and a running back who is a handful to take down.

Texas put up 49 on Florida a year ago when the Gators started CB4 and CB5. It will be a much tougher game in The Swamp.

Lagway might be able to sling it but asking him to play on time and in rhythm is or has been a tall task. I'm not even worried about how much Texas scored last year, I'm talking about Lagway who has 12tds-9ints, 50% passer, and can't stay healthy. If Texas was facing a Mississippi State qb with that history, we'd be licking our chops. So why does it make a difference that it's Florida? 

Edited September 2 by Dread-headed Texan

[CJ Vogel]

3 minutes ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

Lagway might be able to sling it but asking him to play on time and in rhythm is or has been a tall task. I'm not even worried about how much Texas scored last year, I'm talking about Lagway who has 12tds-9ints, 50% passer, and can't stay healthy. If Texas was facing a Mississippi State qb with that history, we'd be licking our chops. So why does it make a difference that it's Florida? 

The talent on Florida's roster vs. that of Miss State isn't in the same stratosphere. That's why.

[Dread-headed Texan]

Just now, CJ Vogel said:

The talent on Florida's roster vs. that of Miss State isn't in the same stratosphere. That's why.

Not comparing the two, but I am asking would you be less confident if you were facing a team with a qb with those numbers? 

[CJ Vogel]

3 minutes ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

Not comparing the two, but I am asking would you be less confident if you were facing a team with a qb with those numbers? 

Well again, I think Florida is very talented. Whether Lagway had great numbers or not isn't the point. That roster on both sides of the ball is better this year than it was last year.

[Dread-headed Texan]

4 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Well again, I think Florida is very talented. Whether Lagway had great numbers or not isn't the point. That roster on both sides of the ball is better this year than it was last year.

We will see. Florida may be talented, but they aren't OSU talented, or UGA talented, and if we can't curb stomp them, then we shouldn't be talking playoffs or SEC championship. 

[JMarquette]

Just now, Dread-headed Texan said:

We will see. Florida may be talented, but they aren't OSU talented, or UGA talented, and if we can't curb stomp them, then we shouldn't be talking playoffs or SEC championship. 

Last year Georgia would have lost to them if Lagway didn’t get hurt, I don’t think you appreciate how much different that team is when Lagway is on the field.

[harveycmd]

Florida has very talented starters, but they don't have the depth of Texas, OSU or Georgia. Florida can beat Texas, but they must have almost everything go right.

[Dread-headed Texan]

17 minutes ago, JMarquette said:

Last year Georgia would have lost to them if Lagway didn’t get hurt, I don’t think you appreciate how much different that team is when Lagway is on the field.

You really think that? Go back and watch the game. Lagway had like one really good drive after that it was four and outside even before he got injured.

[Dread-headed Texan]

17 minutes ago, harveycmd said:

Florida has very talented starters, but they don't have the depth of Texas, OSU or Georgia. Florida can beat Texas, but they must have almost everything go right.

Not only does Florida have to do everything right, Texas has to shoot themselves in the foot. And Sunbelt Billy is still the coach. I think most here would say that the best teams in the SEC are Texas, UGA, and LSU. If we're the team we think, we're not worried about Florida. If we are we're closer to Ole Miss than we are to Georgia. 

[4thandFive]

I don’t think any SEC team can keep up with Texas once Arch calms down. 
 

Some wouldn’t even score on Texas.

[GoHorns1]

1 hour ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

It trips me out that some fans seem to really be worried about Florida. Why? If the knock on Arch was let's seem him against a good defense then what do yall think Lagway is going to look like against Texas. Are we judging Florida on what they did to LIU at home? Lagway was really tearing up UGA either. Or if you want to bring up the LSU you game, 🤣, he was 50% against one of the worst defenses in the SEC. So far Lagway is barely a 50% passer against any defense with a pulse. Florida v Texas won't be close and I don't care if the game is played on the moon. 

Florida played much better after the Texas game last with a healthy Lagway. Florida was undefeated after the Texas game beating 2 ranked teams and easily Winn its bowl game.

Edited September 2 by GoHorns1

[Dread-headed Texan]

1 minute ago, 4thandFive said:

I don’t think any SEC team can keep up with Texas once Arch calms down. 
 

Some wouldn’t even score on Texas.

I wouldn't go that far, but there's a tendency for our fanbase to not look at where a team is, or what they actually are, and judge them on who, what, and where the team we're going to face is. I'm not one who thinks Texas should go undefeated every year, but most times I'm in the ballpark of where the team will finish. Even with the loss last week my expectations of a SEC ship and Natty haven't moved. And if we're going to reach those goals, in my opinion Florida isn't a team that scares me. LSU, OSU, UGA, and to some extent Clemson does.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

5 minutes ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

I wouldn't go that far, but there's a tendency for our fanbase to not look at where a team is, or what they actually are, and judge them on who, what, and where the team we're going to face is. I'm not one who thinks Texas should go undefeated every year, but most times I'm in the ballpark of where the team will finish. Even with the loss last week my expectations of a SEC ship and Natty haven't moved. And if we're going to reach those goals, in my opinion Florida isn't a team that scares me. LSU, OSU, UGA, and to some extent Clemson does.

In order, assuming they lose no more than one game along the way, the biggest threats to Texas winning the conference and winning it all are Georgia and Ohio State.  Penn State, like Clemson has a very experienced roster, but have to see how PSU performs against Oregon and Ohio State to determine if they can take that next step.  Clemson will still win the ACC unless FSU, Miami, or Louisville rises to the occasion.  I do not think Clemson matches up well with Texas.  Still don't trust Brian Kelly to get it done, but he could take them to Atlanta and the CFP.

[Dread-headed Texan]

8 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

Florida played much better after the Texas game last with a healthy Lagway. Florida was undefeated after the Texas game beating 2 ranked teams and easily Winn its bowl game.

Florida may have played better, which brings me back to the qb, Dj really didn't. He was still making the same mistakes like holding the ball, not getting it out on time, misses routine throws, and taking sacks. If he holds the ball against Texas, this defense will have a historic day. 

[harveycmd]

Florida likely has a better DL and run game than OSU. If Lagway is healthy and playing well after going to LSU and to Miami, they'll have more firepower at QB. Florida doesn't have the receivers and sure doesn't have the defensive back 7 of OSU. If Texas doesn't play well, Florida can hurt us.

[CHorn427]

I think Florida’s offense will be good, but the verdict is out on the defense. We will learn a lot about them in the next 3 weeks.

The good news is Florida won’t be able to hide anything from us, whereas we should be able to save wrinkles. We essentially have a month to prepare for Florida. 
 

There will for sure be no excuse for us to not have a good gameplan for Florida. Not knowing Patricia at the CFb level was a caveat that neutralized game prep

[Texas fan in Georgia]

Lmao man. Bad take. You’re not understanding what kinda environment the swamp is . Especially when Florida is playing well. If they come into the game undefeated after beating LSU? What arch seen in Columbus will pale in comparison to what he sees in the swamp at night. Take it from somebody who’s been . That place gets ROWDY

[Dread-headed Texan]

2 minutes ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

Lmao man. Bad take. You’re not understanding what kinda environment the swamp is . Especially when Florida is playing well. If they come into the game undefeated after beating LSU? What arch seen in Columbus will pale in comparison to what he sees in the swamp at night. Take it from somebody who’s been . That place gets ROWDY

My take maybe bad. Starkville is Rowdy, Akry is rowdy, College Station is rowdy, Athens is rowdy, the Cotton Bowl is rowdy. There is a YUGE difference tho, only one of those teams has the horses and roster to get it done. 

[4thandFive]

30 minutes ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

I wouldn't go that far, but there's a tendency for our fanbase to not look at where a team is, or what they actually are, and judge them on who, what, and where the team we're going to face is. I'm not one who thinks Texas should go undefeated every year, but most times I'm in the ballpark of where the team will finish. Even with the loss last week my expectations of a SEC ship and Natty haven't moved. And if we're going to reach those goals, in my opinion Florida isn't a team that scares me. LSU, OSU, UGA, and to some extent Clemson does.

I’m not afraid of Georgia with their QB. 

I’m more afraid of what we won’t do than I am what others might do to us. 

[Dread-headed Texan]

12 minutes ago, harveycmd said:

Florida likely has a better DL and run game than OSU. If Lagway is healthy and playing well after going to LSU and to Miami, they'll have more firepower at QB. Florida doesn't have the receivers and sure doesn't have the defensive back 7 of OSU. If Texas doesn't play well, Florida can hurt us.

I believe Florida has deeper tackles, but I like OSU everywhere else. I don't expect to get the same push against Florida, but the edges and secondary will have problems against us. We learned more about Texas against OSU than Florida did against LIU. There were so many broken tackles that led to explosives, and Florida place kicker should be called Auburn.

[WG Carter]

Both Florida lines have highly rated players...we will know a lot more about them after their next 3 games.

We will know a lot more about Texas on how they play at Florida.

[A-10HORN]

1 hour ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

We will see. Florida may be talented, but they aren't OSU talented, or UGA talented, and if we can't curb stomp them, then we shouldn't be talking playoffs or SEC championship. 

Man i‘m not sure about this take at all. Florida has a good OL, a good DL, better WRs this year, a really good RB and a good QB if he’s healthy. And it’s at their place and they will be battle tested in the lead up games. I think it will be a close game that we can very easily lose if our QB doesn’t play better and our RBs continue to go down after first contact. 

[harveycmd]

6 minutes ago, A-10HORN said:

Man i‘m not sure about this take at all. Florida has a good OL, a good DL, better WRs this year, a really good RB and a good QB if he’s healthy. And it’s at their place and they will be battle tested in the lead up games. I think it will be a close game that we can very easily lose if our QB doesn’t play better and our RBs continue to go down after first contact. 

I'd agree. That said, I saw a stat that Baxter and Wisner averaged around 3 yards after contact against OSU. That's not bad.