SMART FOOTBALL ON BAMA AND FLORIDA
If you don't obsessively check Smart Football for new updates on at least a weekly basis, go hit yourself in the balls with the nearest heavy object. If you have no balls, i.e. you are female, then apply a heavy object to the balls of the man closest to you. When he grabs his jumblies and collapses to the ground asking "WHYYYYYYY?", just nod at him and say, "You know why," and then walk away. He'll understand, even if he doesn't and eventually bleeds out internally from the injuries.
Smart Football already had a brilliant piece on Saban's defense; you may now add to it the companion piece on Urban Meyer's offense, which Chris sums up beautifully:
If the old running offenses of yesteryear, in reflecting earlier times, were like punishing boxers who engaged in matches where the biggest and strongest won, then offenses like (Paul) Johnson's and Meyer's, in reflecting their times, are like martial arts: without sacrificing either strength or power, they punish you but also use speed, quickness, and cleverness to, hit you where you do not expect and probe to find your weak spots, and exploit them, witout mercy.
We can only hope Saturday unfurls in such techno-backed glory--the prospect of facing any Saban team out of year one terrifies us. Watch the safeties roll exactly where they're supposed to roll, the linebackers hold contain, the corners play their assignments perfectly.
We could care less about the names on the depth chart: it's the discipline you have to respect. They don't go anywhere they're not supposed to go on any play no matter the formation or scheme. Add talent, and you're talking about a noose just waiting for someone to jump on in and test it out. (Saban: "Yep. Looks like that's strangling you just fine.")
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I think Uf is very talented but The Gators are just 1 and 3 against TheTIDE in the last 4 meetings and that was before CNS.
Just a thought…..think about it.
by Charlie Murphey on Dec 3, 2008 1:13 PM EST reply actions
Chrileakfan4life this guy is not.
The transition from hypertechno to gangsta rap to Journey is a both jarring and disconcerting at the same time.
by BurritoBrosShits on Dec 3, 2008 1:18 PM EST reply actions
Frauds Dept:
Bama and Florida have feasted on cupcakes throughout the year. First, with the Mickey Mouse non-conference games in the beginning of the year and later with the Frauds of the SEC (LSU, UGA, Auburn, blah, blah, blah).
Finally, Bama and Florida will go at it on Saturday…and I have no idea how Bama will keep Florida beating them by at least three TDs. Bama will then end up as Fraud No. 4 or 5 of the SEC this year.
by Stacy Keibler Luvs Me on Dec 3, 2008 1:19 PM EST reply actions
Orson, why are you nervous? My Tigahs almost beat them. LSU almost beat Bama. That’s bad.
Meanwhile, LSU and every other team that played Bama close has been skullfucked by Florida.
Take the 10 points and UF with everything you own. Buy me a drink in thanks later.
by Joshua on Dec 3, 2008 1:24 PM EST reply actions
Frauds or not the other conferences have their fare share of garbage.
The big twelve have some nice Offenses but no D.
The pac 10 have one good team and a bunch of JUco teams.
The big 10eleven is junk.
The ACC is mediocre at best.
Who else ?
by Charlie Murphey on Dec 3, 2008 1:25 PM EST reply actions
woooooooo……
forgot about that damn extra point.
The rebels……Bama beat them…UF did not.
by Charlie Murphey on Dec 3, 2008 1:30 PM EST reply actions
Insulted Dept:
- 5 writes: “The pac 10 have one good team and a bunch of JUco teams.”
I do not think so. I am pretty sure your average JUCO team can whack Washington, Washington State and a few others in the Pac 10 pretty easily….
by Stacy Keibler Luvs Me on Dec 3, 2008 1:32 PM EST reply actions
And if you remember against the mediocre U it was 9-3 at the end of three quarters.
If it is that close on Saturday by the fourth it could be trouble.
Anything is possible???
by Charlie Murphey on Dec 3, 2008 1:36 PM EST reply actions
Charlie, you’ll have to go elsewhere to find people to bait. The last time we got swole before an Alabama game Freddie Milons used up all his talent in a single game and then evaporated into thin air immediately afterwards.
by Orson Swindle on Dec 3, 2008 1:38 PM EST reply actions
Sorry about that Juco teams…….I was just making a point.
Miss. Valley State 52 Washington 7…..
by Charlie Murphey on Dec 3, 2008 1:38 PM EST reply actions
Big respect to you guys. The BCS champ will be Crowned Saturday in Atlanta. One way or another.
by Charlie Murphey on Dec 3, 2008 1:43 PM EST reply actions
I think its friggin hilarious that Bama and UF are called frauds…
How funny is it going to be when OU wins the B12 title game and then gets out-schemed and out-played AGAIN in a bowl game. BILL FUCKING STEWART out coached Bob Stoops last year.’Nuff said….
by beckett929 on Dec 3, 2008 1:49 PM EST reply actions
Shows some clips from the 2008 Capitol One Bowl.
by Mike Hart on Dec 3, 2008 1:53 PM EST reply actions
There sure were a lot of Percy Harvin highlights in that clip…
I remember the last time an undefeated “one dimensional” offensive Alabama team ranked No. 1 in America played the high flying Gators in the SEC championship game:
by adolph oliver bush on Dec 3, 2008 1:56 PM EST reply actions
correction…we were not #1 going into the ’92 SEC championship game. we were, however, undefeated.
by adolph oliver bush on Dec 3, 2008 2:02 PM EST reply actions
Tebow to be replaced by Shane Matthews on Saturday.
And Antonion Langham has one game of eligibility left.
by Tater Salad on Dec 3, 2008 2:07 PM EST reply actions
+1 on Freddie Milons. Man, after that game, I thought he was going to win 3 Heisman’s before he left.
He never really did much after that game, talk about peaking early.
by El Kabong!!! on Dec 3, 2008 2:13 PM EST reply actions
@1 & 15
So I’m guessing you’re not the first to complain when others mock Bama fans for living in the past?
by NativeSon on Dec 3, 2008 2:27 PM EST reply actions
Fraud Dept Part 2:
#13: I called Bama Frauds, not Florida. Florida’s schedule (Citadel?, Citadel?) though is as fraudelent as ’Bama’s and the other SEC frauds….
by Stacy Keibler Luvs Me on Dec 3, 2008 2:31 PM EST reply actions
It has been the most wonderful season. I was at UA during an time that one would think Ears Whitworth was still on the sidelines..so I have enjoyed every minute. However, this is the end. Orson, I hope the Gators beat the shit out of Stoops.
by CapstoneAlum on Dec 3, 2008 2:36 PM EST reply actions
“Bama is tough, but when 2 good teams play, I’ll go with more playmakers (Florida). Though Harvin is the best of all of them, and his injury might make Florida suspect.
by www.southbendblarney.com on Dec 3, 2008 2:37 PM EST reply actions
I sure am glad that Florida has tipped its hand early.
Bama has not. I am quite sure that Saban hasnt shown every weapon in his arsenal. Saban is about ball control, and for the LSU game, LSU has no pass defense, which equalled out since we really have only 3 or 4 pass plays and we decide to run left all game. I, as a Bama fan, was really doubtful until after the Auburn game, and now everything after it is puddin’, baby…….Although it would be nice to beat Florida, most know we are really to young to match up with a complex offense such as Florida….we just need to hope that Harvin is out. Pat Dooley with Gainesville Sun picks Bama if Harvin is out, Florida if Harvin is healthy, and thats about right because “The Player” as Urban calls him, is good for at least 2 Touchdowns merely by making plays on his own, turning a 5 yrd gain into a 50 yrd score…..Personally, I am suprised on how bad South Carolina turned out to be, LSU,Tenn, Ark, Miss St, Auburn, even Georgia and their non tackling secondary….its embarrassing for the SEC for this year to be broadcast. I just hope this game has some fireworks on both sides of the ball and doesnt end up 17-10 sleepwalking stalemate. Just out of curiousity, how many NFL prospects does the SEC have this year? Cant be many, at least I didnt see any….Seniors, that is….
by Mr. Pelican Pants on Dec 3, 2008 2:42 PM EST reply actions
Frauds or not, I think this has the makings of a truly epic football game. Two well-coached, talented and motivated teams at a neutral site with everything to play for.
by Daywalker trailer park on Dec 3, 2008 2:50 PM EST reply actions
@ No. 19:
I’m happy to talk about the past or the present.
Speaking of the past, why does EDSBS have a Spurrier/Wuerfful picture on the top?
by adolph oliver bush on Dec 3, 2008 2:53 PM EST reply actions
LSU was in at least 6 games last year that they could have lost.
This year the ball just didn’t bounce their way.
Any team in the SEC could go from 6-6 one year and 10-2 the next. All you need is some luck and some effort from a couple key guys.
Don’t call them Frauds.
By your formula, who other than you favorite team is not a fraud?
by Charlie Murphey on Dec 3, 2008 2:59 PM EST reply actions
AOB, same reason that Bama fans still wear those ridiculous hats- of which, I heard that was where Price got into trouble, apparently he didn’t know you can’t wear hats to the strip club. Learning- it’s FUN-damental!
by italiangator on Dec 3, 2008 3:01 PM EST reply actions
Also, I think special team play will be huge, except we cant trade field goals with Floridas TD’s…..
by Mr. Pelican Pants on Dec 3, 2008 3:05 PM EST reply actions
Frankly, I’m not understanding how most pundits are all over UF on this one. I expect it to be a very competitive game. Saban’s defense versus Meyer’s offense. I don’t care for either Bama or, especially, Florida, but I’ll be watching with a lot of interest.
It’ll be closer than Lee Corso’s penis.
by Gen. Stoopnagle on Dec 3, 2008 3:21 PM EST reply actions
@ 28:
I don’t mind the old-school houndstooth hats, but the new nike houndstooth caps with the red “A” on the front are trash.
But, let’s put this in perspective. Which is more stylish: a houndstooth hat, or a jort + mardi gras bead/gold chain combo? Also, because it’s pretty cold in the ATL this time of year, will Fla. fans wear Canadian Tuxes?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=canadian+tuxedo
One thing’s for sure—both sides will have grown men wearing jerseys at the game.
by adolph oliver bush on Dec 3, 2008 3:29 PM EST reply actions
AOB, it depends on the intent- since we all know that each SEC school’s fanbase actually wears jean shorts in the exact same proportions to each other, if you see an actual UF student rocking it on a Saturday it’s done with irony (much like say a tOSU student wearing a sweater vest to the game). But there are a damn lot of those hats that are caught in the cameras on gameday in Tuscaloosa- I’m not saying that there isn’t irony there, I just don’t know. I sense it’s more of the visor craze that struck Gainesville during the SOS tenure, which was just plain old marketing madness sans irony.
and MPP, good idea- you saw what happened to FSU when they brought knives to a gun fight. But as my buddy said when I texted him to poke a little fun, he was right on- “Best kicker in the league.”
by italiangator on Dec 3, 2008 3:41 PM EST reply actions
Seriously…is there any collective group of fanbases anywhere that critiques each others’ fashion choices more than the ESS-EEE-SEE?
by zzgator on Dec 3, 2008 3:44 PM EST reply actions
Bama 34 UF 31.
Boom motherfucker said our D would play well and if that man told me he had a 12 foot dick I’d believe him.
by The Snake will Drive Again! on Dec 3, 2008 3:55 PM EST reply actions
Non-Bold Prediction:
FL: 38
Bama: 12
by Stacy Keibler Luvs Me on Dec 3, 2008 4:07 PM EST reply actions
Aight, now look we’re gonna win on Saturday and I don’t give a shit if it’s against Florida or the Giants, aight, the crowd better be what it oughtta be.
by Nick Saban on Dec 3, 2008 4:45 PM EST reply actions
Alabama is very well coached and they’re an extremely talented team and it should be a good game on Saturday.
by Urban Meyer on Dec 3, 2008 4:47 PM EST reply actions
I had not seen that blog yet. Erego my balls are bleeding.
Trust me, if you didn’t check that site out and like X’s and O’s, go, sit, and soak. However, if you like Jimmy’s and Joe’s, then there are other webites NSFW you should plant your self.
I’m flumouxed about this game.
by Grady on Dec 3, 2008 4:48 PM EST reply actions
@31
Christ I just knew there was going to be an ARP! ARP! at the end of that one. Imagine my surprise. Surely there must be a collective noise that Bammers make. Of course….
Aight! Aight!
by NativeSon on Dec 3, 2008 5:23 PM EST reply actions
Those who are actually attempting to forecast this game—COMPLETE WITH SCORES—are going to get their asses kicked by the windmills at which they are tilting.
I have no idea what to expect. Bama’s been talking to Muschamp and who knows—Sir Giggity, perhaps? Meyer has just as likely been communing with Darrell Royal, June Jones and the ghosts of Don Coryell and Bobby Bowden pre-new millenium-ish.
Note: That 9 1/2 is a gambling device to draw equal money to both sides of the equation, otherwise we would have no use for the designation “underdog.”
by Counter Trap on Dec 3, 2008 6:37 PM EST reply actions
@38
I’ll admit it. I can’t really get into the Smart Football blog. I’ve tried several times, but I’m just not that into it. My balls will remain contusion-free, however, on the basis that I don’t believe it makes you less of a man to just want to watch football.
I like my football games the way I like my hotdogs.
Gimme four with extra mustard, and let me enjoy them without telling me what’s in them.
by CincySooner on Dec 4, 2008 9:06 AM EST reply actions
Still waiting on my clips from the 2008 Capitol One Bowl game - you know the one - UM vs. FU — where we kicked their butts. Come one, cut us some slack already!
Is there any way both Florida and Alabama could lose this game?
That would make Texas happy.
by Mike Hart on Dec 4, 2008 10:16 AM EST reply actions
I just hit myself in the balls with the nearest heavy object. (It was an ergonomic/hydraulic office chair, BTW.) I made sure to read the Bama/Florida Smart Football entries first though. Thanks for the tip!!
by TrevJo on Dec 4, 2008 8:20 PM EST reply actions

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