UF verse Bama

Bama 6 point favorites on the road IN THE SWAMP? I mean seriously, whats the difference between these two teams? Both have great defenses, a great running game and question marks at QB. Both coaches know each other very well and have similar approaches to the game. Im just not seeing it. But I am seeing one clear mismatch. And it greatly favors the home team. I have watched several of Alabamas games and it has been a trade mark of Nick Sabans teams for over a decade... they have big strong linebackers (Hightower- 6'4, 260lbs... Upshaw- 6'2, 265lbs.... Johnson 6'3, 250lbs... Harris 6'3, 250lbs).... you know where im going with this... can they really expect to run sideline to sideline with arguably the two fastest running backs in the nation in Demps and Rainey? Who will be on the field at the same time for much of the game? The answer is no, not a chance, not in a million years. So how does Bama counter this? They roll up there safeties and make them "force" players. Or the bring in an extra nickel back (but that takes away from what Bama and Saban likes to do so I dont see that happening) So lets look at Bama rolling up a safety to give an 8 man front. Ok thats an option, and a good one at that. But lets be honest, Demps and Rainey are even mismatches for the most talented safeties, especially Alabamas. You see at Alabama and under Nick Saban (under most true 3-4 schemes) safeties are pretty much like linebackers, and linebackers are pretty much extra defensive lineman. So while Alabama plays excellent gap-assignment football, they simply dont have the speed to keep up with Floridas two play makers in the backfield. Even if Alabama runs an 8 man front with a walked up safety, no one in Alabamas 8 man front can run side line to side line with either of the Gators running backs who like I said above, will be on the field at the same time. No one in Alabamas front 8 can cover Demps or Rainey when they go out for passes and God forbid if one motions out to the slot and gets matched up one-on-one with an Alabama line backer or safety. That has touchdown written all over. My point is simple, I know Bama has a great defense and I respect Nick Saban and Kirby Smart more than any other Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator combo in the country but this is just a match up that they can not win. They have been recruiting for the 3-4 defense for a while now and dont expect them to change simply because of this particular matchup. Thats not how Saban coaches and quite frankly they dont have the players to make such a change. If I were you I would throw out last years game between the two teams as Florida (as a whole) was in a state of confusion with a Head Coach who obviously didnt have his heart in the game and was already planning his retirement, and an offensive coordinator who simply was out foxed by the young Kirby Smart. Dont expect that to happen Saturday as Charlie Weis is probably the greatest offensive mind in college or professional football. He will know how to get the ball into Demps and Raineys hands by more than your simply hand off. Muschamp will have this team ready to play, as will Saban, but this game has one clear mismatch and it is one that Alabama can not counter.

Where are you getting this +6 line at?

Statements like "UF needs to play a pro-style offense to better utilize Brantley" and "Demps didn't play in the UF-Bama game last season" will and have discredited all the garbage coming out of your brain. 

Try and keep that shit in the bottom feeder threads. 

Thanks. 

Florida does run a pro-style offense. Great fact, you f-ing idiot. 

Statements like "UF needs to play a pro-style offense to better utilize Brantley" and "Demps didn't play in the UF-Bama game last season" will and have discredited all the garbage coming out of your brain. 

Try and keep that shit in the bottom feeder threads. 

Thanks. 

This is without a doubt the general recipe for "knowing football"... boy I feel dumb now. It sucks to know that I am a complete moron when it comes to a sport I have played, and paid attention to all my life...