· 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.
