Episode 17 Tampa Sports Round Up and Gator Football

· Gators o 16 days until game day vs Ole Miss o Florida did have a positive test for covid § Makes it 22 total player since may to have it. § Florida front loaded practices so this is not as horrible as it sounds · Of course speedy recovery for the player who contacted it o Couple players “banged up” in the second scrimmage § Mullen wont say who and what until the seriousness of the injuries are known o Another sloppy scrimmage but getting better. Mullen expects sloppiness in the first few games § He is always stressing the amount of practice time lost. § One more week before game prep starts in earnest. o Wants to see more consistency with the qbs § One source with eyes on the scrimmage said the qbs threw 3 ints o Defense did not have a single three and out § Couple ways to look at this · Running game must be keep drives alive · O line must be holding their own o This season success, imo, is predicated on 3rd down § Get off the field on 3rd down and extend plays o Running backs continue to be a position group that is showing out, mullen mentioned nayquan wright as someone running hard § Malik davis is looking like the davis of old, his freshman year he was a threat to break on everytime he touched the ball. o Jean Delance is playing well on the OL o Evidently Toney has made a transformation into an all-around wr § Will be interesting to see if he provides more than a gadget guy. · Need more plays like the one against Kentucky or Miami that we saw last year o Last year he only had 10 catches for nearly 20 yards a catch o I imagine he gets more catches this year if he stays healthy o Gators have the 4th most active 53 man roster players. § Behind bama, osu and lsu § Big deal! 4 receivers from last years team made 53 man rosters · Swain, Hammond, Cleveland and Jefferson o This should go a long way in recruiting o Some Power 5 coaches were asked which team(s) could surprise and end up in the CFP § Gators were mentioned frequently amongst the anonymous coaches. · Bucs o Bucs vs Saints § Predictions § Take it or leave it? · Who is scoring the first td? o Lots of talk coming up on Friday o Saints 3.5 point favorites o ESPN FPI gives the Saints a 60/40 chance of winning this game · Lightning o Game 2 of ecf tonight o Dominate in every facet in game 1 o Nearly every shot hit the net during that game o Lightning were 3/6 on power plays during that game § We talked about it coming out of the jackets series and they have really turned it on and its now a strength in their game o Like most teams when their stars are shining its hard to beat them § If Hedman, Pointe and Kuch are playing at a high level, who can beat the bolts? o Kuch to pointe to kuch was great. o The defense is being active in the offensive zone and that is huge to the success of the bolts. o Islanders will make adjustments and the lightning must do it too. § What got you 8 goals wont work tonight § Lets see if Coop can counter what ever trotz comes out with o In sports there is always a saying “have a short memory” this could be a pitcher, a quarter back, in this case both teams need a short memory Rays, 6-4 last ten, need to finish strong last 20 games. Up 3.5 on the  Blue Jays.