Is there any way this is all part of some well thought out master plan by Boy Blunder and his League of Super Coaches? If you check out the headlines and stories after the Florida-Tennessee game you can see he pulled a fast one over on the media.
Kiffin had every Gator fan circle September 19th on their calender with his remarks soon after being hired. I’ll admit that I wished time would speed up so these two teams could strap on the helmets and play the off-the-field antics in The Swamp.
Over the weekend Mike Gillislee became the first Gator Freshman to lose his stripe. Jonotthan Harrison also lost his stripe and is running with the first team offense since some players are out with injuries. Gator Freshmen earn their right to be on the team by showing they are ready to play. To signify this Coach Meyer has all Freshmen with a black stripe over their Gator white stripe on their helmet. The last three years we have seen great production out of the players that have lost their stripe first: Jeff Demps, Major Wright, and someone named Percy Harvin.
With only 23 days till the home opener the Gators have now put on the pads and are ready to get down to business. It should be a great fall practice as guys try to crack the starting line-up. On defense there is going to be competition at every position. Defensive Coordinator Charlie Strong summed it up like this at the Gators Media Day:
