Florida-Tennessee is a popular ESPN College GameDay destination, as this particular matchup in 2012 was the last time Rece Davis, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and crew touched down back in Tennessee.
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According to Florida Athletics, during the offseason, while basking in the glow of three straight SEC titles and Florida’s first national championship title as well as three consecutive victories over the Vols, Spurrier told media members, “You can’t spell Citrus Bowl without a “U” and a ‘T.'” He also mocked Manning for returning to Tennessee for a fourth year.
“He had.missed an extra point: the only one he missed in his season, about 4 minutes before they got the ball back and he had the chance to win it with a field goal”, Wrisberg said. Luke Del Rio threw for 186 yards in 14 of 25 passes. No, he hasn’t been ideal, and he’s made his share of mistakes, but I’m sure everyone can agree that this is probably the most consistent the quarterback position has been since the No. 15 was in school. If Del Rio was healthy and under center, we would pick Florida. Tennessee is 1-0 in the nike smokey gray uniforms after a huge come-for-behind win vs the Georgia Bulldogs last season while sporting the threads. The Vols have a ton of injuries on defense, but the Gators are without their starting quarterback. He’s played in big games.
In addition to an 11-game winning streak over the Volunteers, Florida owns a 26-19 series edge.
I don’t care who wins Saturday but I do want one thing to play out.
“That’s a classic right there”, McElwain said of Wilson’s comment “I’ve got to find out what the heck that means”.
So, it’s Tennessee week. “That is why you compete, and I think the way you work in practice and the way you prepare gives you confidence going into game day”.
“I’m sure in their minds this is a walk in the park for them and they probably should think that based on how we performed against them a year ago”.
On paper, it’s Florida’s toughest game of the young season: A top-15 opponent, a valiant offense and Southeast Conference East implications on the line. Suddenly a 12-1 FSU team wouldn’t look so bad to the College Football Playoff committee. “So I guess for whatever it’s worth, that’s Pete the cop’s deal”. Nobody has ever seen a duck pull a truck.
The 14th-ranked Vols (3-0, 0-0 SEC) and Gators (3-0, 1-0 SEC) meet for the 46th time on Saturday, with kickoff set for 3:30 p.m. ET at Neyland Stadium. Florida has a defensive line that is very athletic and shifty.
“You know, I haven’t really heard about it other than heard bits and pieces, but hey, look, these guys are who they are”. But an inability of the offense to uphold its end of the bargain will see the game remain close, but in favor of the home team and a snapped streak. Colton Jumper, now Tennessee’s starting middle linebacker is the lone weak spot in the defense for the most part.
The Vol’s meanwhile with wins over Appalachian, Virginia Tech and OH, they struggled in all those games, with the biggest win over the Hokies.
But, if Florida plays to its abilities, this game will turn ugly for the Vols.
In 2015, Tennessee boasted one of the top special teams units in the country – a unit that often appeared as the x-factor in several of the Vols’ nine victories.
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Appleby started four games for the Boilermakers last season and shouldn’t be fazed by playing in front of 108,000 at Neyland Stadium, having played in Big Ten stadiums and hostile environments at Nebraska and at Iowa. “Florida Gators are going to win, simple as that”.
