Take into account that football games and football teams are not played or composed in a sterile science lab. Start with that, and you'll be much better off and look a lot smarter.
Do you think it's possible uf.ag quit on the season and that, at this point, it has very little to do with talent? That's a completely demoralized team. When teams get the ball run down their throats by inferior teams it's a really great sign that they quit. Remember Puke running it down our throats last week? Same thing.
Is anyone actually trying to advance the c0ckamamie argument that GA Southern has more talent or even close to the same talent as uf.ag? Does anyone think they're even in the same hemisphere talent wise? Is that what this board has degenerated to?
To answer the OP, it is both.
Franchise's post is strong. There isn't a single player on Georgia Southern that could even walk on at UF. Put any of the linemen in an Oklahoma Drill and there isn't a single Georgia Southern player that would win a single battle. But, there are other factors at hand. When you have a team that has quit or doesn't give a **** (look at Oregon today versus Arizona), **** like today happens, especially when you combine it with other factors, like, in our case, having a defensive scheme that doesn't suit the players we have or have at our disposal to recruit (square peg, round hole in most cases).
It is rarely one thing when you have complete breakdowns like UF is having, or we have had on defense for two seasons now.
Smart football guys see the importance of the emotional prong of the game of football. I knew Oregon was going to struggle the rest of the way when a couple of their players came out this week and said they don't give a **** about playing in the Rose Bowl this year.
It should be obvious to anyone that uf.ag is a dead team. They completely packed it in. It's the only explanation for them getting bum rushed for 450 on the ground by a high school team.
I concur, when a team is mentally not committed….you get those results.
And i am NOT a D'onfrio fan, but I am very present to the fact that this staff came into to the worst situation possible from an on roster talent standpoint, culture of current players(entitled ****es that don't work hard) and a recruiting possibility standpoint(NCAA…). Allegations of abortions, pay to play….(non of us want to relive it)…and the negative recruiting(death penalty..).
This staff has not been giving a real shot and they're recruiting their asses off to bring in their FIRST big time class, thanks to the "cloud" being behind us. And from the looks of it, this class is going to be the first of many special classes.
I am of the opinion that having big time talent gives coaches and coordinators the flexibility to implement and succeed with there intended philosophy…and this staff seems capable of bringing in the studs to do just that.
As I pleaded for Coker and Shannon to be gone...If the time comes that we don't succeed with legit talent…I'll pitch in for the banner "fire…"
