Remember, Bama has just taken possession when the 2nd quarter begins.....
2nd and 11 - Greg McElroy pass complete to Mark Ingram for 7 yards Good
Bama comes out 3 wide and 2 halfbacks. Ingram is the deep back, Upchurch left of him. It screams pass, but UF is playing back again in their nickle D. Upchurch helps with the containment and Ingram looks like he's supposed to chuck a defender and then setup for a dump pass but falls down. McElroy scrambles to get time for Ingram to get up. Ingram and Upchurch become available and get a nice 7.
Hicks lines up on the line, they read run, Peek does a poor job of containing the LB (Brandon Hicks) and he blows the play up for a loss. Really not the drive they were looking for, it only took about 2 minutes off the clock and the defense is back out again. A 3 and out and the UF faithful are getting confident again....
4th and 5- P.J. Fitzgerald punt for 40 yards, returned by Brandon James for 12 yards Bad
PJ outkicks his cover and kicks to the coverage. James shows great vision and patience on the play and lets his wall set up. UF has 1 breakdown and that is they didn't contain the punter. Thankfully, PJ gets the tackle on James because if he goes typical punter on him, there is a TD looming.
1st and 10- Tim Tebow pass incomplete to Aaron Hernandez. Good
Florida runs a play action and gets one on one with Hernandez and Jackson. Jackson does an outstanding job of keeping his ground and not letting AH get separation. This is especially big because KJ's safety help gets sucked in to the play action fake. Florida would have been better served with a WR there, but Tebow is more comfortable with Hernandez.
2nd and 10- Brandon James rush for 9 yards to the Fla 34, FLORIDA penalty 10 yard holding accepted. Good
Only because of the hold, but a big turn around moment in the drive. Florida uses motion and goes into their option read to the right. Barron takes a terrible position on the play because he's responsible for the pitch man. Tebow is contained so there was no need to pursue him. As a result the pitch is made and James gets down field, but a hold negates it. Really it was a silly hold because MJ wouldn't have made the stop until after the 1st down.
2nd and 11- Tim Tebow pass complete to Emmanuel Moody for a loss of 3 yards Good
Florida now is in a must pass situation and they run a swing pass to Moody, but he loses his feet and loses 3 yards. Wouldn't have produced much if he kept his feet Kareem Jackson again makes a strong play.
3rd and 14- Tim Tebow pass incomplete to Jeffery Demps. Good and Bad
Bama goes dime due to the down and distance, but gets very little pressure on Tebow. The coverage is solid and it finally results in some pressure but the play is made by Marquis Johnson to send the Gators to the sideline. If you want an example of coaching someone up, see Marquis and compare him in the Sugar Bowl and Va Tech and now. The player hasn't changed, but they have coached him up to be a starter.
4th and 14- Chas Henry punt for 54 yards, fair catch by Javier Arenas Good
Anytime you get them off the field, it is a good day. Chas Henry killed the ball again. He'd be my vote for the Ray Guy award.
Overall the drive was a good one for the defense as they survived a few mistakes but kept UF from cashing in on them.
1st and 10- Trent Richardson rush for 6 yards
2nd and 4- Greg McElroy pass complete to Marquis Maze for 12 yards Good
Bama comes out in their 2 TE formation, but they use Peek this time as a HBack and bring Jones inside. It reads run, but it is a play action. Greg's reads are Jones on a little out route, and Maze running an in route over the flat. He checks and Jones is blanketed, but Maze squares up and gives him a target. He hits it by threading it between defenders.
1st and 10- Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Brad Smelley. Bad
Bama goes to the shotgun on 1st down. Smelley lines up to the right, Jones Maze left. They fake the hand off and the protection is poor from the right side. McElroy has to throw off his back foot and it is mercifully incomplete. That is his first real bad pass of the day. Smelley when watching him in the route just doesn't look like a guy who is all in right now. If there is one guy ready for next season, it is him. It has not been a great year for him and he's really lost his job and the coach's confidence in him.
2nd and 10- Trent Richardson rush for 6 yards Good
Bama has gone back to their basic formation. 2 WR, Peek and Dial at Hback. Dial cuts inside to counter and seal the gap, Trent gets stuffed, but keeps his pads low and the tackle target small. he breaks a tackle, stiff arms a corner, and McElroy throws his body into another defender a la Tyler Watts a decade before, and gets 6 motivational big yards.
3rd and 4- Greg McElroy pass complete to Marquis Maze for 34 yards Good
Gary being Gary decides to start the "The Guy They Didn't Want" tag. Ok, to be fair here, yes he wasn't Bama or Shula's first option, Tebow was. However, do you know of a single coach who would rank McElroy ahead of Tebow? The 3rd down play is the Ace 2 TE formation. It reads run, and UF has 3 linebackers and a safety in the box. Bama runs a simple hook route and Maze but UF is blitzing and the corner is out of position. Maze gets open and makes about 30 yards before a white jersey finds him. Florida has put too much pride in their "speed" because they are out of position a lot and the linebackers won't catch guys like Maze or Ingram in the open field when they hit their 2nd gear.
1st and 10- Trent Richardson rush for 5 yards GoodWe got the answer to the trivia to which they remind the elder fans that Bama got the shaft in 66 to which my father proclaims it to be bullshit still to this day. Bama lines up in the eye and continue to use Upchurch at Fullback. It continues to confuse UF, and the play will as well. Bama runs old school option pitch right. Florida gets caught gawking a bit and the pitch is easy to make and clean, Richardson follows his blocks for a good 5. He also lowers his head and delivers a lick to his peers.
2nd and 5- Greg McElroy pass incomplete. Bad
Bama comes out in the "spread" left and McElroy sends Ingram in motion right. Florida sends the corner because Peek has lined up far side, they have studied up on Bama's tendancies. They know this will be a quick pass so they have to rush the play. They succeed because McElroy gets rid of it before he is ready.
3rd and 5- Greg McElroy rush for 5 yards to the Fla 17 for a 1ST down. Good
This is my favorite play of the game. Bama runs the same formation and really it is the same play. Florida flushes Greg from the pocket, but Bama creates a lane for him to get a couple and he shows tremendous athleticism and grit as he tap dances 3 yards and gets the first down. Of course, Bama does something good, so we have to sit through another replay for 10 minutes. Don't know who Barishnikov is but I sense I might have to turn in my man card if I did. While on the topic of Gary and Verne's gay adventure, I can tell where the ball is when he goes down, it is beyond the marker because his arm is down and the ball and arm are parallel. Duh.....
1st and 10- Mark Ingram rush for no gain Bad
The review killed momentum again. Bama is inside the 20 and goes Ace 2TE again. Peek again gets beat off the end by the linebacker and he stuffs the play before Ingram can do much. The QB has done a better job of blocking Hicks than Peek has.
2nd and 10- Greg McElroy sacked by Ahmad Black for a loss of 10 yards Ugly
Those redzone woes are creeping up again. Bama is in their base formation with 2 WR left, Peek in motion. Florida confuses the line with the blitz and 2 men get open and get really easy shots on McElroy. Carpenter and Johnson have miscommunication on their block assignment because they let one slide between them and Carpenter goes the wrong way and allows another player beyond him. It looked like someone used a cheat code in Madden it was so bad....
3rd and 20 - Roy Upchurch rush for 10 yards Bad
Bama has a chance to tack on some serious points and instead is playing for field goals. The run itself is a good run but UF is more than happy to give 10 yards and a field goal at this point. UF shows blitz but rushes 3 and drops 8, Bama runs the inside trap (where's Joe?) and Upchurch hits the hole fast for 10.
4th and 10- Leigh Tiffin 34 yard field goal Good.How does a guy hit FGs from distance but miss extras? I know some folks look at things through crimson glasses and all but really anyone who really felt Leigh should have won the Groza are fooling themselves. Overall the drive is a good one but left 4 points on the table. Bama at this point is taking the points and hoping they can keep the UF offense off the field. That extra point is still dictating the playcalling on both sides.
Bama does a good job on the kickoff coverage but the kick is short and Florida gets UF has the ball on the 30 and Bama now has to get a defensive stand.....well, here is where the composure gets lost....
1st and 10- Jeffery Demps rush for 9 yards Bad
This is a good example of why you don't play inside out. Bama is playing towards the center, but Florida runs to the left on a counter sweep. As a result, Florida has 5 blockers to Bama's 3. Rolo makes a heck of a play, but not after 9 yards is chewed.
2nd and 1- Tim Tebow rush for 23 yards Ugly
The play is a pass and the coverage is good, but Bama's front loses containment and gets greedy. Deaderick and Anders let Tebow get ahead of them and the scramble is on. He has a wide open receiver but instead he tucks and gets 2 big blocks on Jackson and Reamer. McClain again gets caught sucking inside and is out of position. Tebow is his assignment and he let him get away from him. He makes up ground on the angle but it flips the field.
1st and 10- Tim Tebow rush for 15 yards to the Alab 23 Bad
The Gators line up in a spread but the back is on Tebow's hip, it is a run option. Barron does his part to cut off the outside, but McClain again goes inside and loses Tebow in containment. Jackson tracks him down but another mo play for Tebow.
1st and 10- Tim Tebow pass complete to David Nelson for 23 yards Touchdown. Ugly
A guy who plays as soft as Nelson should never score 2 TDs on you over 2 years. UF comes out in a shotgun formation that looks more like the Veer than a bunch formation. Woodall gets lost on the playaction here. The defense is in a zone, which I despise in the redzone, and the Arenas releases Nelson and that makes him the safety's cover duty. Woodall instead covers Cooper who is coming across. Just a poor play from start to finish for the defense. They are still trying to catch their legs under them from 3 plays ago and Florida goes for the kill.
Overall the drive is the worst one of the day for the defense and the only TD as it turned out, but just a poor job of keeping their composure and too many seniors and veterans out of position for a team this good.
1st and 10- Greg McElroy pass complete to Mark Ingram for 69 yards Good
After an Arenas return, the Tide has to answer the bell. Momentum is on Florida's side now and Bama has to show it can weather this comeback. Bama does. They come out in the shotgun . The play is designed well. The 1 WR to the right runs a clearout/go route. The other 2 WR are split far enough to take 2 or 3 guys out by just being away from the play. McElroy does a great job of waiting for it to develop. He makes a great throw with Haden in his face. Ingram turns and has a wall to run behind and then he's off on his horse. Jones throws a 30 yard block and UF's corner makes a great hustle tackle. Of course, they make a play so we go to instant replay for a freebie timeout again.
1st and Goal- Mark Ingram rush for 3 yards Touchdown Good
Bama comes out with Cody at TE, Peek at H Back and Upchurch at fullback. Gary shows wisdom by saying "I don't think he's (Cody) in the game", how do you miss a 400 lb player? It isn't like you are trying to find Waldo in a peppermint factory. Peek goes in motion and the handoff goes right and Ingram gets 3 great blocks from Williams, Peek and Upchurch who is quietly having a huge game for the TD.
Overall it is a great drive and answers the bell and puts the Tide 2 scores up. This is the Heisman drive that Ingram had to have.
Leigh Tiffin kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. His best kick of the year.
1st and 10- Tim Tebow pass complete to Riley Cooper for 59 yards Ugly
Bama has now taken momentum back, but it is momentary. Bama's pressure is non-existent and Tebow has all day to check down and find Cooper. The defense is in cover 2 and Cooper finds the spot behind Reamer where he is just too fast for Reamer and Arenas has too much ground to cover. Woodall has a chance to make an ugly play just a bad 30 yard play but overpursues and can't set his feet, Cooper cuts up and gets an extra 10 to 15 yards. When you see the replay, everyone reads on Hernandez which is logical, but Arenas and Reamer needed to stay at home.
1st and 10- Tim Tebow rush for 2 yards GoodThe previous drive, the defense couldn't calm down. This time they stop Tebow before he starts. Marcel Dareus does a good job of staying home and containing his corner. Tebow runs right into him and it is a short gain.
2nd and 8- Tim Tebow pass incomplete to Aaron Hernandez. Good
Almost disaster, but Cody disrupts the play and forces Tebow to scramble. Reamer makes a great play to swat the ball away. Parents, if you want a play to teach your kids to play to the whistle. Reference this one on Reamer's part and on the FL WR that muffed the ball. when the ball didn't go to him, he checked out of the play and if he had kept his eyes on the play, he maybe catches and scores. Instead it is a benign incompletion and a 3rd and long.
3rd and 8- Tim Tebow pass complete to Aaron Hernandez for 4 yards Good
Bama needs a stop and gets it. Bama goes dime and puts Barron on Hernandez. The Gators put 4 WR to the left and 1 right, they bring Hernandez across the formation but Dareus and others swarm the play and it blows up before it can develop.
4th and 4- Caleb Sturgis 32 yard field goal GoodThis is a good just because they could have gone for it and I would say Meyer wishes in hind sight he had. Overall this is a bad drive because of the big play and the momentum they lost again. The quarter is winding down now and Bama is pretty content to get to the half with a 6 point lead and regroup the defense.
1st and 10- Mark Ingram rush for 3 yards BadNot for anything that happens, but they are signalling the white flag for the half.
2nd and 7- Mark Ingram rush for 3 yards Bad
Another white flag play, but Bama goes to the half with the lead so the overall is good because they've taken Florida's punches and counter punched as well as throw some haymakers that rocked them.
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