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Great story about why coaching matters
RaceBannon
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about great coaching
2005
First-year Florida coach Urban Meyer had shed tears in his postgame press conference at LSU after his team couldn't cross its own 30-yard line in four fourth-quarter possessions. In the Gators' 2005 losses to Alabama and LSU, the vaunted spread option Meyer had brought from Utah had flopped. It had become obvious he didn't have the players he needed to run it.
So, during the bye week between the LSU game and the meeting with fourth-ranked Georgia, Meyer tossed most of his offense. He reinstated the fullback position that he had eliminated upon his arrival, moving a former walk-on named Billy Latsko back to offense from linebacker and creating a folk hero in the process. Meyer cribbed plays from Arkansas, which had lost by three at Georgia a week before the Gators and Bulldogs met. Meyer also put in plays that looked shockingly similar to ones Florida had run under coordinator Larry Fedora in 2004.
Georgia still likely would have won had quarterback D.J. Shockley been healthy, but with backup Joe Tereshinski starting, the Gators stood a chance. The Bulldogs' defense looked stunned by an offense that didn't resemble anything Florida had run all season. The Gators scored touchdowns on their first two possessions. They never scored again, but their defense held fast. Florida's 14–10 win was probably the most important of Meyer's tenure in Gainesville. To this day, I have never seen a coaching staff happier about a win—and that includes every national title game I've covered. It proved Meyer could adjust his offense to work against the best of the SEC, and the preparation for that game laid the foundation for the offense the Gators would use while winning the national title in 2006.
"Is that what we want to become? No," Meyer said a day after beating Georgia. "Do we want to win games? Yes. That was the decision made. We had to win that game. I'm comfortable with winning."
2005
First-year Florida coach Urban Meyer had shed tears in his postgame press conference at LSU after his team couldn't cross its own 30-yard line in four fourth-quarter possessions. In the Gators' 2005 losses to Alabama and LSU, the vaunted spread option Meyer had brought from Utah had flopped. It had become obvious he didn't have the players he needed to run it.
So, during the bye week between the LSU game and the meeting with fourth-ranked Georgia, Meyer tossed most of his offense. He reinstated the fullback position that he had eliminated upon his arrival, moving a former walk-on named Billy Latsko back to offense from linebacker and creating a folk hero in the process. Meyer cribbed plays from Arkansas, which had lost by three at Georgia a week before the Gators and Bulldogs met. Meyer also put in plays that looked shockingly similar to ones Florida had run under coordinator Larry Fedora in 2004.
Georgia still likely would have won had quarterback D.J. Shockley been healthy, but with backup Joe Tereshinski starting, the Gators stood a chance. The Bulldogs' defense looked stunned by an offense that didn't resemble anything Florida had run all season. The Gators scored touchdowns on their first two possessions. They never scored again, but their defense held fast. Florida's 14–10 win was probably the most important of Meyer's tenure in Gainesville. To this day, I have never seen a coaching staff happier about a win—and that includes every national title game I've covered. It proved Meyer could adjust his offense to work against the best of the SEC, and the preparation for that game laid the foundation for the offense the Gators would use while winning the national title in 2006.
"Is that what we want to become? No," Meyer said a day after beating Georgia. "Do we want to win games? Yes. That was the decision made. We had to win that game. I'm comfortable with winning."
Comments
DWash + Gaskin = Profit.
They were favored by 4 in that game. They won by 4. Not because of the offense- the offense sucked balls. It was one of the worst games of the year for an offense that averaged 27 points against power 5 conference teams.
They won because they held Georgia to 4.5 yards per play and Georgia missed two field goals.
Not a huge neuheisel fan, but it shows what can happen when a coach understands his players' abilities and puts winning over some "offensive philosophy" that worked in a different place, a different time, and with different people.
One other thing, for as much as people like to criticize Petersen's last year at BSU in 2013, I think his offense was actually 17th in the nation in points per game.
When will UW not be in the middle of a HUGE rebuilding year?
When will doogs stop dismissing every successful coach and apologizing for the losers we hire?
They didn't cross midfield against LSU. Those 14 points stopped them from losing 10-0
Only at UW is the task so fucking monumental that you can't expect shit for 12 years so just sit back and make excuses.
Does anyone think that Petersen burns with the fire of a thousand suns to win like Meyer did and does?
Why would he you fucking doogs love losing
Rack me
I'm no spring chicken, and I was at UW for a good chunk of the glory years. But WTF does that have to do with our situation today? Nothing.
@HeretoBeatmyChest has been doing yeoman's work putting things in perspective. Losing sucks. I agree and get it. But clicking your heels and demanding "win or GTFO" because we were dominant 25 years ago is bullshit.
LIPO, you impetulant fucks. Oh, and fire Smith today.
I'm talking about now and you win by putting the work and brains in not by making pissant excuses for losers.
Fuck perspective
Perspective would have had Meyer say I need time to get players for my system so someday we can win you know maybe but its hard and shit
Instead
"Is that what we want to become? No," Meyer said a day after beating Georgia. "Do we want to win games? Yes. That was the decision made. We had to win that game. I'm comfortable with winning."
They HAD to win.
The last time that was the mantra at UW is fucking too long ago to remember.
instead we you doogs and your fucking loser excuses
I'm talking about now and you win by putting the work and brains in not by making pissant excuses for losers.
Fuck perspective
Perspective would have had Meyer say I need time to get players for my system so someday we can win you know maybe but its hard and shit
Instead
"Is that what we want to become? No," Meyer said a day after beating Georgia. "Do we want to win games? Yes. That was the decision made. We had to win that game. I'm comfortable with winning."
They HAD to win.
The last time that was the mantra at UW is fucking too long ago to remember.
instead we you doogs and your fucking loser excuses
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