- Jul 12, 2005
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Probably too early to be competing for the East but the important thing is the program seems to be going in a positive direction after years of being the butt of jokes. Beating out Kentucky to 2nd in the East would be a good season.I think we are better but not good enough to compete for the East.
Our offense is great but I'm afraid that our strategy is only to score more than the other guy. At some point, the defense has to make stops. There was only 1 punt in the entire game yesterday and FL was like 5/6 on 4th downs. FL's coach made some head scratching decisions that helped us too. Going for 2 twice and not getting either one was the difference at the end of the game between kicking a field goal for a OT and having to score a TD to win.
If we can win in 2 weeks in Baton Rouge, then I might be more confident. I can only hope that they make is a day game and not a night game. Playing under the lights in front of a rowdy Death Valley crowd is not something I think this team is ready to do.
Wouldn't worry about Death Valley. Doubt it'll be a night game as CBS will choose A&M/Bama for their prime time slot. Also, you've got two weeks to prepare for us while we've got a tough road game against Auburn the week before.