Florida Gators Season in Review - LSU Tigers
by jtothep on Dec 20, 2010 1:01 PM EST
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By the time the undefeated and twelfth-ranked LSU Tigers walked into the Swamp for a 7:30p kickoff, our Nittany Lions were in full wound-licking mode after the Illinois Incident on October 9. The Gators were trying to bounce back from the whuppin Bama put on them the week before (dropping them from #7 to #14) and the Tigers were coming in at 5-0 with wins over then-#18 UNC, then-#22 WVU and a squeaker against unranked Tennessee. You may remember that game: UT celebrating as time runs out after LSU botched a snap, only later noticing the flag penalizing them for having THIRTEEN men on the field. So, on paper, it looked to be a pretty good matchup. It proved to be the same on the field.
Of LSU's 11 drives, 2 ended with rushing touchdowns, 2 with passing TDs, 1 with a FG, 1 with the end of half, 4 with a punt and 1 with an interception. Florida's 12 drives consisted of this: 3 rushing TDs, 1 KO return TD, 1 missed FG, 1 end of half, 3 punts, 2 fumbles lost and 1 interception. LSU's Jarrett Lee was 9/11 for 124 yards and 2 TDs / 0 INTs, while Florida's John Brantley, playing with four cracked ribs, was 16/24 for 154 and 0 TDs/ 1 INT. There were 5 lead changes leading up to the deciding fourth quarter, when LSU took a two-score lead, but failed on the two-point conversion. On the ensuing kickoff, 5* RSFR Andre Debose took it 88 yards to the house to cut the score to 26-21, Tigers (Florida's PAT was converted by kicker Chas Henry; ***Note: our punter may drink Cruzan Mango Rum, but Florida's kicker goes by 'Chas'). Florida's defense then forced a three and out, but LSU's did the same. On LSU's next drive, they secured one first down, but the strong Florida D held again and forced another punt. This time, the Gator offense made the possession count and they marched 10 plays for 80 yards and a 5yd rushing touchdown by 3rd string 4* SO RB Mike Gillislee (Florida was playing without leading rusher, track star Jeff Demps, who was out with a sprained track foot), taking a 29-26 lead.
That's about when The Hat got even more hatty. With 35 seconds left, LSU lined up for a game-tying 52yd FG, but did they kick it? Does Les Miles look funny wearing a hat? No, they didn't kick it. Instead, the holder flipped the ball over his head, in what kicker Josh Jasper (far less likely to wear a flipped up collar than Florida's kicker) described as not 'the greatest of pitches,' as it landed on the ground a few feet in front of him. Incredibly, tho, it bounced cleanly off the ground and up into his arms, and he ran 5 yards for a first down. Was it hatty? You bet. Heck, take a look for yourself, and feel free to comment on the fan shots in the comments; it seems to be a nice mix of doucheas and hotties.
Sorry that was so long, but it covers the review well, where you probably noted plenty of shots of outgoing Coach Urban Meyer indicating he thought it was a forward pass. It was ruled otherwise, obviously, and LSU's Lee finished the drive with 28 and 3 yard passes to Terrence Tolliver to retake the lead, secure the win, and send Florida on to the second of what would be five losses on the season.
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I remember when both of those teams were supposed to be really good.
Speaking of which, I’m going to go cry for Sukay’s torn pectoral muscle and do a remix of “Cocaine Blues” – DJK Blues, of course.
Vastly more memorable than Jon Crispin's UCLA career.
No.
Thank goodness.
Vastly more memorable than Jon Crispin's UCLA career.
by ReadingRambler on Dec 20, 2010 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
Last name, but not first name.
That’d just be ridiculous.
"I don’t spend a lot of time dwelling on the negative. I believe that having a good, peaceful mind is the basic premise for a good life."
by Adam Collyer on Dec 20, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
My neighbor's name is Charles and he goes by Charlie, but his son goes by Chas so not to confuse the two.
He used to come over to play with my son all the time until he got sick and crapped himself in my back yard. It just goes to show you, if you name your kid Chas, he will undoubtedly drop a deuce in his pants at a neighbor’s house.
"If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?" Vince Lombardi
What is so wrong with the name Chuck?
I mean, come on.
Vastly more memorable than Jon Crispin's UCLA career.
by ReadingRambler on Dec 20, 2010 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
Also, I recently passed up an opportunity to order a drink with Cruzan Mango Rum
And I’m convinced it was the right choice. I was in the Bahamas last week and dining with my wife at Nobu, in Atlantis. I’m a sucker for the island cocktails, strong with rum or wodka, and colorful like the islands. So, I’m poring through the Cocktail Menu and trying to select between $17 drinks, and I see one with Cruzan Mango. My thoughts go like this:
- oooh, I could honor Anthony Fera and have it
- yeah, but this may be too un-manly, even for me.
- it’s got no coconut in it, so could be in contention
- do I want to support Fera’s choice, which was so easy to make fun of?
- I don’t; I want the story to be: I turned it down, judiciously
So I did, and went with something else not a helluva lot manlier, but I felt better about it. So what happens next? I saw Sean Connery. Turns out he was celebrating with this guy who got knighted earlier that day. We learned all this from our waiter, Tito, and wifey insisted we stay until we saw him come out of the back party room. So I hit the head. After finishing my business and trying to dodge the bathroom attendant who insisted on not only giving me a paper towel, but also turning on the sink water and pushing the soap dispenser, I headed out the long hallway, when some dude touched my elbow. After shouting ’I’m not into that’ I looked up and saw Tito. I said, far too loudly, ‘oh, hey, did he come out yet?’ and he just silently motioned toward the back of the john. Now at this point, I was sure I wasn’t being solicited, so I camped out outside and waited for the Rascally Scot to emerge.
Upon seeing him, my first thought was ‘this is so cool, probably a reward for not having ordered the Cruzan.’ Second thought was, damn, JoePa moves better than this guy, and he’s got nearly four years on him!
The offensive line was inspired by McGloin.
by jtothep on Dec 20, 2010 2:38 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
This post isn't elite since there's no dialogue between Connery and yourself and no details of Connery hitting on your wife.
But it’s still a solid A minus.
Vastly more memorable than Jon Crispin's UCLA career.
by ReadingRambler on Dec 20, 2010 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
FOUR CRACKED RIBS?
Gutsy performance by Brantley. I guess I missed that entirely.
"I don’t spend a lot of time dwelling on the negative. I believe that having a good, peaceful mind is the basic premise for a good life."
I've been wondering about that
and think it must have hampered his performance throughout the rest of the year. It makes me a little afraid of how much better he might be next week after having all this time to heal. He could be a lot better than he looked in the back half of the season.
Sarcastradamus!
Snide predictions since 2010!
That fake FG was such a thing of luck
that the Hatter should be given 1/2 a loss. I’ve never seen a football bounce the way that one did. I was watching that with my dad and both of us shouted “Holy insert colorful language, did you see the way that bounced!? How did that happen?”
2010 PSU Football: You do not and will not understand it
I love Les Miles...
next season lets have a weekly post dedicated to his antics. I’ll try to watch the LSU games and lay off the grass….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ECrZ_7Tf9w
2010 PSU Football......YOU'RE ALL FIRED
@ArtieFufkin10
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