I MEAN it. Everything we are and COULD be but definitely are NOT is on display here tonight.
Fortunately UCF insists on running their "slow poke offense"--or we'd be in REAL TROUBLE.
But Billy just doesn't seem to grasp the big picture. Neither NOR your team just needs to "barely hold on" for a win.
If there were EVER a time to STEP ON THEIR NECKS, this was one. You get little for "mutual respect between Coaches"!
And FINALLY a big INT to (hopefully) put thus one away.
ANOTHER "somehow not very satisfying" win.
Yes, we DID play probably our best HALF of balanced football in the FIRST half...But at this point Coach and TEAM needed a whole game win, one that pointed to the future on the field AND on the scoreboard.
Not sure this one DOES THAT. NOT the way things somewhat wilted in the SECOND half.
But they did improve and they DID WIN.
So--GO GATORS!
NEXT week it'll be Tennessee.
It will likely take a SPECTACULARLY improved performance on the road to win THAT one.
But NO ONE will be expecting it, either.
Billy says he "likes it better" on the road, that he "has more control over everything"...I haven't observed that yielding a wholevlot of wins OR "improved play", but NOW would be good time to prove everyone wrong by showing them EXACTLY what you mean, Coach.
Until then, We DIDN'T BACK DOWN, did we?