Florida? Really?

[Raistlin]

On 9/3/2025 at 12:51 PM, FootLaw said:

The Swamp isn't easy to play in. Florida could be healthier. Florida is hoping to get to Texas without any injury issues from a tough stretch. If they can avoid injuries, it will be a dog fight.

We have two cream puffs and an off week before we play Florida.  They play LSU and Miami.  Who do you think will have more injuries?  And we are a deeper team.

[AusMOJO]

58 minutes ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

Soooooo we ready to have that conversation or nah? Yall still concerned? 

Hey talk to 'em bro LOL.

[AusMOJO]

8 minutes ago, harveycmd said:

LSU struggling with La Tech, confirming the weak Clemson win. 

Florida can be dangerous; however, if they lose to LSU and Miami (both on the road), they'll come into the Texas game 1-3 with everyone calling for Napier to be fired.

If they are 1-3 coming into that game, I hope they're prepared to be 1-4.

[AusMOJO]

6 minutes ago, Raistlin said:

We have two cream puffs and an off week before we play Florida.  They play LSU and Miami.  Who do you think will have more injuries?  And we are a deeper team.

We got two weeks to sort out our issues, they got two weeks of getting beat the f*ck up lol.

[harveycmd]

Leavitt is 4 for 12 with 7 yards in the first half against Miss ST! 

[AusMOJO]

27 minutes ago, harveycmd said:

Leavitt is 4 for 12 with 7 yards in the first half against Miss ST! 

Mateer looks pretty decent against Michigan 12-18 160 yards 1 td and 1 int. He also happens to be their leading rusher with 9 carries for 30 yards and another td. Seems like he is their offense at the moment. 

Up 14-0 on Michigan at half time right now. 

Any other games of interest right now?

[AusMOJO]

2 minutes ago, AusMOJO said:

Mateer looks pretty decent against Michigan 12-18 160 yards 1 td and 1 int. He also happens to be their leading rusher with 9 carries for 30 yards and another td. Seems like he is their offense at the moment. 

Up 14-0 on Michigan at half time right now. 

Any other games of interest right now?

Lol coming out of the half, Michigan RB Haynes goes to the house for a long TD run. That looked way too easy on this "elite" DL of Oklahoma. 

[FootLaw]

2 hours ago, Raistlin said:

We have two cream puffs and an off week before we play Florida.  They play LSU and Miami.  Who do you think will have more injuries?  And we are a deeper team.

Again, I said we get the W and nobody said we weren't deeper. You just don't overlook playing at the swamp. Y'all keep the confidence though.

[TooBrokeToPayAttention21]

On 9/2/2025 at 10:40 AM, 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.

Really you think after tonight? That game was in the swamp. I don't know if I'm too concerned about that game in a few weeks. I think less now than I was before the season started. We'll see though, that's why you gotta play the games. 😁🤘🤘

[LonghornFan4Ever]

4 minutes ago, TooBrokeToPayAttention21 said:

Really you think after tonight? That game was in the swamp. I don't know if I'm too concerned about that game in a few weeks. I think less now than I was before the season started. We'll see though, that's why you gotta play the games. 😁🤘🤘

I wonder if there’s any players this staff would want for next season and how UF’s 2026 high school recruiting class would be affected if they can Napier mid season.  Gotta think about that when letting a coach go now, even when it’s clear they’re not the right guy for the job.  Not fully sold on Kelly and Cristobal to both beat Napier though.

[Dread-headed Texan]

8 hours ago, AusMOJO said:

Lol coming out of the half, Michigan RB Haynes goes to the house for a long TD run. That looked way too easy on this "elite" DL of Oklahoma. 

That defense isn’t elite. We all knew what Michigan was going to do on offense. They ran into an 8-9 man box all night. They can't play Texas that way, their best bet is try to confuse Arch, but by that time Arch would have seen multiple coverages and defenses. Mateer is a riverboat gambler with his decisions and with no run game outside of running the qb 20 times a game no way he makes it a whole season. 

[AusMOJO]

42 minutes ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

That defense isn’t elite. We all knew what Michigan was going to do on offense. They ran into an 8-9 man box all night. They can't play Texas that way, their best bet is try to confuse Arch, but by that time Arch would have seen multiple coverages and defenses. Mateer is a riverboat gambler with his decisions and with no run game outside of running the qb 20 times a game no way he makes it a whole season. 

One thing I'll say about Mateer is he is very shifty. But him running that much is not a great idea. You just spy that with guys like Hill or Smith and hope he throws one of those ducks up that he got lucky with several times last night. Michigan should've picked him off like 2-3 more times than they did lol. 

Had to mute the audio with how much Herbstreit and Fowler were drooling over him. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

Texas can absolutely lose at Florida. Take any signs of Saturday’s sloppy ball on the road, and you can be beat 

I remain the same … see where UF’s health is at after games at LSU and Miami

Florida will likely be a very wounded dog when Texas rolls into Gainesville 

See what fight the Gators have with their coach being on the hottest seat after Saturday 

 

 

[Dread-headed Texan]

20 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Texas can absolutely lose at Florida. Take any signs of Saturday’s sloppy ball on the road, and you can be beat 

I remain the same … see where UF’s health is at after games at LSU and Miami

Florida will likely be a very wounded dog when Texas rolls into Gainesville 

See what fight the Gators have with their coach being on the hottest seat after Saturday 

 

 

Anyone can lose to anyone anywhere on any given Saturday. There's no reason to be concerned. Too many people here assume that any team we play will be at their best while Texas will be at their worse. Texas can't be as immature and undisciplined as they were yesterday and beat Florida, but let's be honest here, it won't take a Herculean effort either. Florida has just as many issues if not more than Texas with Billy Napier being the most pressing. 

[Bobby Burton]

On 9/2/2025 at 6:13 PM, birdlaw5895 said:

Who is scoring the touchdowns on this team? Not an overreaction, the dust has settled… just a question 

Looks like Livingstone and Endries. 

[birdlaw5895]

10 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

Looks like Livingstone and Endries. 

Hey I’ll take it … for a second there it looked like Boumeester was gonna have to channel his inner Brad Wing 

[Califashorn75]

Florida doesn't worry me. OU does. They have improved. 

[Treston Marshall]

13 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Texas can absolutely lose at Florida. Take any signs of Saturday’s sloppy ball on the road, and you can be beat 

I remain the same … see where UF’s health is at after games at LSU and Miami

Florida will likely be a very wounded dog when Texas rolls into Gainesville 

See what fight the Gators have with their coach being on the hottest seat after Saturday 

 

 

Bro, they just lost to USF. And its not like USF played the cleanest game. They have 7 penalties for 70 yards...

[4thandFive]

Lord willing this rock is still spinning…..I want to know if people still gonna be arguing with @Dread-headed Texan until the Florida game 😂

 

[CJ Vogel]

I tip my cap,  @Dread-headed Texan

[Thanos72]

On 9/6/2025 at 7:57 PM, Dread-headed Texan said:

Soooooo we ready to have that conversation or nah? Yall still concerned? 

Lol. You’re looking for some kind of positive affirmation or credit after a bad loss? 

No one said they were world beaters. The entire discussion is who do we need to make sure we stay dialed in on or risk a loss. Florida has the talent in the right spots to be one of those teams. 

If anything, losing this game will ratchet up their focus and desperation. They don’t have to put it together for 10 great games to beat us once. So no, nothing’s changed. If the bottom falls out and players start quitting, that’s a game changer. They seem to love their coach so we’ll see but it hasn’t happened yet.

Transitive logic just isn’t applicable in football. We ran less effectively than CMU did against SJSU. So…
 

[AusMOJO]

6 hours ago, Califashorn75 said:

Florida doesn't worry me. OU does. They have improved. 

Yeah against teams that have no pulse lol. All they have offensively is Mateer making plays, that's it. Improved, maybe. But the jury is still out on them. 

[Dread-headed Texan]

5 hours ago, AusMOJO said:

Yeah against teams that have no pulse lol. All they have offensively is Mateer making plays, that's it. Improved, maybe. But the jury is still out on them. 

OU doesn't worry me either. Sure they could beat us, but how good is their defense when you're lining 8-9 people in the box because you know Michigan refuses to try or unable to stretch the field vertically? Mateer is a bigger Pavia with a much better arm. However, he is a gambler and takes too many hits. One thing about qbs that takes a lot of hits is they become more and more inaccurate as the game goes. I see the OU game going three ways. Texas wins by two scores, Texas wins close, or OU wins close. Not sure where I am just yet, but I will definitely feel more or less confident after Florida. 

[Dread-headed Texan]

11 hours ago, Treston Marshall said:

Bro, they just lost to USF. And its not like USF played the cleanest game. They have 7 penalties for 70 yards...

It's more what USF did that we could replicate rather than who they lost to. Lagway just isn't seeing it and I know our defense will make him second guess what he's seeing. Offensively Sark better not run Arch like USF did, but we will be able to lean on them a little bit. The front line guys on the D-line are good, but after them there's a steep drop, be it due to youth or inexperience. We need Baxter to get about 15 tough carries to open things up for Wisner. 

[Thorn007]

maybe people underated south florida. they whipped boise