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Is top-ranked and defending national champ Florida vulnerable?
ESPN’s Pat Forde seemed to think so after watching the Gators’ 23-13 win over Tennessee.
Wrote Forde:
Florida’s wideouts were not dramatically more involved, as it becomes clear this team is still searching for ways to replace Percy Harvin and Louis Murphy.
And another:
And perhaps Tebow should touch it less often if he’s going to survive an entire season in the high-impact SEC. He’s close to indestructible, but injuries do happen. Ask Oklahoma and USC how much fun it’s been playing without their starting quarterbacks.
Even with Tebow, Florida did not look invulnerable in its first big test of 2009. This game had to give a glimmer of hope to the folks in Tuscaloosa, Baton Rouge, Oxford and anywhere else they’re dreaming of an SEC title.
Hope in Lexington? Probably not. It should be an interesting game, but I don’t see the Cats having much chance Saturday, especially when the Gators will have spent all week hearing how they may not be the team they were in 2008.
“Seems like we always get them when they’re mad,” said UK coach Rich Brooks at his press luncheon today.
