Florida this week

[615dawg]

If you would have told me that we would e 4-2 (and a dropped pick 6 from being 5-1) headed into Florida with the following statistical advantages on the Gators:

Offensive Stats - there is not a major offensive category in which Florida is better than us.
Scoring Offense: MSU 5th in SEC, Florida 7th
Total Offense: MSU 6th, Florida 11th
Passing Offense: MSU 8th, Florida 9th
Passing Touchdowns: MSU 8th, Florida 11th
Rushing Offense: MSU 2nd, Florida 9th
Rushing Touchdowns: MSU 2nd, Florida 2nd
1st Downs/Game: MSU 5th, Florida 9th
3rd Down Pct: MSU 2nd, Florida 6th
Penalties: MSU 3rd, Florida 12th
Penalty Yards: MSU 5th, Florida 9th
Time of Possession: MSU 1st, Florida 6th

Defensive Stats
Scoring Defense: MSU 4th, Florida 6th
Total Defense: Florida 4th, MSU 6th
Passing Defense: Florida 5th, MSU 8th
Rushing Defense: MSU 6th, Florida 8th

Special Teams
Punting: Florida 1st, MSU 9th
Punt Returns: MSU 8th, Florida 10th
Kick Returns: Florida 1st, MSU 6th

Guys, as crazy as it sounds, on paper, we are the better team.

Schedule wise, our Division I opponents are 19-11 (.633) and theirs are 22-14 (.611), so we are playing similar competition.

 

[TaleofTwoDogs]

the field and in this case it's Ben Hill Griffin "the Swamp" and that my friend can trump any stat. Now if we can just clean up our secondary coverage, DL play, special teams (what's the deal with 2 blocked FGs??), pics, dropped passes, keep toast on the bench, and run the ball we may have a chance at the upset.

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

for 4 quarters we can win. He is hurting right now and their offense has been really weak with him back there at QB. I hope Diaz and Co. draw up a good game plan to keep Brantley running.