The time has come for these two teams to slug it out for a SEC crown but more importantly a trip to the National Championship. Let's do a little breaking down of the game..
Bama's oline vs the Gators D-line. Can
Bama be able to handle the stunts and bull rushes of the best D-line in the nation? Can the Gators get over losing their best pass rusher?
Bama's oline has to be able to pass protect for
McElroy. Florida will put emphasis on shutting down
Heisman hopeful Mark Ingram and making
McElroy beat them with his arm. As for Florida, Jermaine Cunningham is as talented as Carlos Dunlap. Gator DC Charlie Strong will
likely set up mismatches
against the
Bama oline.
Joe Haden vs Julio Jones- Julio has come on strong as of late and
that's a good thing for
Bama since they have struggled early in the passing game. Joe
Haden is a very talented corner that will easily be a first round pick in the NFL. Look for
Julio to try and get going on isolated coverage but
Haden doesn't give up much if any yards.
Special Teams- This position may very well decide the game. The Gators don't give up any yards on punts. Literally, go look at the stats. However, like I mentioned
earlier in the week Javier Arenas just isn't anybody. He has set NCAA records in punt returns. Look for Florida to kick away if they have to punt. The Gators have a dynamic
returner in Brandon James and we know what he rings to the table.
Tim Tebow vs Rolando McClain- Two great competitors who have
tremendous respect for each other will go head to head a few times. McClain will likely be a "spy" on third and short. We all know
Tebow does his magic during this time and McClain knows first hand from last year's game.
Saban vs Meyer- Saban knows defense, Meyer knows offense. These two are the best in the business in what they do. It will be
interesting to see what each has in store for one another.
Saban usually gets revenge on the second shot and Meyer is just a big game coach in
marquee games.
Final Prediction- Florida 24
Bama 20. I except another
slugfest between this two. It hard to ignore the
Tebow factor in big games. I think he
again just wills the Gators to another SEC Championship......However, I will be glad to take my words back if
Bama wins.
Have a good weekend!
Mark Ingram becomes the first Alabama football player to take the Heisman home. Well deserved for him.
Sorry for such the long delay between posts, the jobby job has had me locked down. Well, Bama destroyed Florida and now will play Texas for the National Champioship. The Tide looked very impressive on their way to the SEC title.
The time has come for these two teams to slug it out for a SEC crown but more importantly a trip to the National Championship. Let's do a little breaking down of the game..
Ivan Maisel writes a good articel about why the Tebow factor is hard to ignore when facing the Gators. He asks four coaches from the SEC who all went 0-2 in facing Bama and Florida this year, Whats they keys to beating either team.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=4706117
-Florida took a big hit in the suspension of DE Carlos Dunlap for his DUI. Dunlap is their best pass rusher and is a huge mismatch for opposing offenses. Look for UF to get some work in from their younger guys such as Willie Green. Bama QB Greg McElroy can probably rest a little easy but the Gators D is still just as ramped.
