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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Florida Defeats Texas 27-24

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Florida 0 10 7 10 27
Texas 10 7 0 7 24
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u/SuperSchott Florida Gators • /r/CFB 2h ago

Never estimate Florida. We are somehow both better and worse than what everyone thinks at any moment in time

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u/drbiscuit832 Oklahoma Sooners • Sickos 2h ago

Legitimately have no idea what to think of you, but I am scared to play you

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u/SimCFB Florida Gators 2h ago

If you get the good Florida it's lights out.

If you get the bad Florida its uhhh lights in?

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u/Don_Gato1 Florida Gators • Hobart Statesmen 1h ago

I believe the industry terminology is “lights on”

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u/Geno0wl Ohio State • Cincinnati 1h ago

All we know is that one and frequently both fan bases are mad after the game is over.

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u/No_Butterscotch8726 SMU Mustangs • Penn State Nittany Lions 1h ago

Lights out for you. "I'm not trapped in here with you you're trapped in here with me," vibes.

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u/Technical_Beyond_501 Florida Gators 1h ago

We joke but it all comes down to how the opponents OL plays. We have had 2 very good guys on the defensive front with Woods and Oyebadejo. In this game LJ McCray finally played up to his potential. Texas’ offensive line could not hold up to that onslaught of 3 elite quality defenders coming at the QB and they folded

If LJ slips back into being bad again or if the other teams OL plays well then our bad DBs get exposed. That’s why we have such a massive swing in quality

If LJ keeps playing like this then we can beat anyone in spite of those bad DBs. LJ was supposed to be a first round talent. Woods is a first round talent. Oyebadejo is raw because he has only played football a few years but the skill and progress he has shown will make him a first rounder one day. I ain’t even exaggerating if we’ve watched them play. I’m glad LJ is getting his groove again

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u/jwktiger Missouri Tigers • Wisconsin Badgers 1h ago

My Experience is put Gold Tigers on the Helment amd that brings out the worst in them (avoid blue, orange or purple Tigers though)

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u/Z_Opinionator Florida Gators • NC State Wolfpack 29m ago

"SEC should never gave you Tigers money!"

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u/nondescriptun Florida State Seminoles 38m ago

Got it- we'll make sure to turn off our lights again when we play you in Nov.

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u/Technical_Beyond_501 Florida Gators 1h ago

We will destroy you guys! Or get destroyed! Who knows??

We just embarrassed Texas and Arch at home with a backup qb that couldn’t hit the broadside of a steer in the first half

LJ McCray dropped a horns down MIDSACK of Manning while he was holding him like a baby. Arch got son’ed

Really it’ll come down to how your OL plays. Our DL is very good but DBs very bad. The difference today was LJ McCray finally played to his potential. We have two other guys who could be first rounders in terms of talent so if the former top 5 prospect is playing like we hoped he would when he came here then that’s three very good guys a qb has to account for. The line becomes ultra nasty! We are hoping LJ continues playing up to his potential

If he doesn’t and the opponents OL does well then our DBs are so goddamn bad that we will get destroyed through the air. There is no fixing our DB corp. our only solution is to commit homicide on the QB before he can throw the ball. Manning was just the recipient of this plan finally coming to fruition

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u/TempSpee Jackson State Tigers 59m ago

Ok Sooner.

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u/cantevendoitbruh Louisville • Alabama 1h ago

Florida is simultaneously a top 10 and bottom 30 team.

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u/Careful-Whereas1888 1h ago

Schrödinger's Gator

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u/sloBrodanChillosevic Iowa State Cyclones • Hateful 8 1h ago

Terrifying concept

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u/Separate-Salt-1370 Florida Gators • UCF Knights 1h ago

We legit have a bottom 30 defense though. It's only a question of is the opposing offense going to shoot themselves in the foot often enough to keep the game close.

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u/TempSpee Jackson State Tigers 1h ago

And Alabama can beat the odds every year Mr. Louisville.

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u/Tableplaying_Roletop Florida Gators 1h ago

Schrödinger's Gators

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u/Impossible-Bison8055 Texas A&M Aggies 1h ago

Beat me to it

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u/snaplocket Oregon Ducks 38m ago

Same 😂 Good bit!

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u/Theduckisback Ole Miss Rebels 1h ago

Florida is an RNG team. Roll a D20 and pray.

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u/GrassFedFi Oklahoma Sooners • Colorado Buffaloes 1h ago

I cut the brakes! Wild card, bitches!

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u/elasho_149 1h ago

The Floridaman of the SEC.

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u/AdAny2704 Florida State • Peru State 1h ago

This MIGHT work in FSU's favor...JK

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u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy Florida State • Arizona 1h ago

Depends if Odell is interim coaching for us or not

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u/NeuroticNeurons Georgia Bulldogs 1h ago

Schrödinger’s estimation

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u/mattjb Florida Gators 57m ago

The Gators are like the weather in Florida - unfuckingpredictable.

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u/LasixSteroidsAbx Georgia Bulldogs • Virginia Cavaliers 1h ago

This

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u/Technical_Beyond_501 Florida Gators 1h ago

Schrodingers Football team

Or maybe Heisenberg. Florida is impossible to measure and watch at the same time. If you measure them then they’ll destroy your measurements on the field. If you watch them then you won’t understand wtf you’re seeing this week and won’t know how to evaluate their quality

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u/Substantial-Low South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1h ago

Schroedinger's Tram

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u/ltyboy Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1h ago

Schrodinger's Gator

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u/TempSpee Jackson State Tigers 1h ago edited 1h ago

Sure but I guess in life.... The longhorns are really just simply 4-2 you know...?

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u/funkymunkeyz Georgia Bulldogs 1h ago

Terrifying honestly.

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u/Krakshotz FIU Panthers • Hull Sharks 45m ago

Consistently Inconsistent

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u/Kilen13 Miami Hurricanes • Edinburgh Predators 31m ago

I'm honestly quite glad we don't play you this year. Florida-Miami games are chaotic enough when we know both teams are good. This level of Chaos UF would be a sight to see. Hope you beat FSUs ass though

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u/svh01973 4m ago

I don't want to be overestimated or underestimated, just estimated.