by Neil Shulman | Sep 9, 2016 | Gator Football
1) Luke Del Rio throws for over 250 yards for the second straight week. Kentucky’s secondary just won’t be able to match up against Antonio Callaway, Josh Hammond, Freddie Swain and Brandon Powell. With more of the playbook likely at his disposal, the only...
by Neil Shulman | Sep 8, 2016 | Gator Football, Uncategorized
Oh, how the world has changed since the last time Kentucky beat Florida in football. Jim McElwain was a graduate assistant at Eastern Washington. Ronald Reagan was President. Tim Tebow wasn’t even born yet. Steve Spurrier was a year away from accepting his first...
by Neil Shulman | Sep 6, 2016 | Gator Football, Uncategorized
Florida’s too-close-for-comfort 24-7 victory over Massachusetts on Saturday brought a lot more nervousness than it did joy about the start of a new season, and excitement about what that new season could hold. One of the big story lines all offseason was, of...
by Neil Shulman | Sep 5, 2016 | Football Game Recaps, Gator Football
This evening was dedicated to Steve Spurrier, but the performance of Gators’ football team brought back memories of a different coach. Will Muschamp, perhaps. Or maybe Ron Zook. Either way, Florida managed to make their positives outshine their negatives in a...
by Neil Shulman | Sep 4, 2016 | First Impressions, Football Game Recaps, Gator Football, Uncategorized
I’ll admit one thing: this inaugural 2016 “Instant Analysis” piece was not particularly enjoyable to write. Hopefully, subsequent ones will be. Anyway, onto said instant analysis of the first game of the second season of Jim McElwain’s...