Jason Lieser of the PALM BEACH POST alerts us to some delightful comments this week from Univ. of Florida left guard Carl Johnson as he reflected about last week’s game against Alabama.
Johnson on his Tuscaloosa takeaway:
“It showed us that these Crimson Tides are not gods. They’re people. To me, it wasn’t deflating. It was just, rest assured we can beat these guys. Look what we just did to the No. 1 team in the nation. We just drove the ball 85 yards. That just gave me more confidence.”
And there’s this from Johnson on Alabama’s defense this season compared to last:
“Same old. Wasn’t no spectacular. About the same, I would say. I didn’t see no freak athletes out there. We just couldn’t capitalize out there.”
(”Crimson Tides are not gods” - If that isn’t a Kenny Chesney tune, it will be)
If pro football doesn’t work out, Carl’s got mall jewelry store salesman locked down.
6:01 am on October 9th, 2010
Moral victories are for losers.
8:03 am on October 9th, 2010
What’s your point Brooks?
UF outgained them, drove inside the five yard line 3 times, and look at the numbers by McElroy, Ingram , and Richardson.
8:12 am on October 9th, 2010
JohnC1908
Yea, you look at THOSE numbers and I will look at the score!! 31-6! Moral victories are for losers.
8:37 am on October 9th, 2010
He never said it was a moral victory.
1:45 pm on October 9th, 2010
@JohnC1908 - How many times does someone actually come out and say, “Yeah, that was a moral victory for us”? If you’re incapable of deciphering Johnson’s statement and reading between the lines, then you’re probably a Florida homer and there’s no sense in even trying to make my point.
Bottom line (like John L said): you can outgain, outman, outdefend or outwhatever the opponent all day long, but if in the end if that number next to “Gators” on the scoreboard is less than the number next to “Tide”, then the Gators are the loser. If after that you choose to bellyache about being able to drive down inside the five-yard line, then you’re content on hanging your hat on a moral victory. Congratulations, but those aren’t the types of victories that help you in the polls.
11:06 am on October 11th, 2010
Urban Meyer,, in a word,, overrated!
1:49 pm on October 11th, 2010
Well I’m not reading between the same lines as you. It looks to me that he’s saying they weren’t all that great, and we shot ourselves in the foot. Nowhere in his comments do I see him being proud of the way they played up there.
2:59 pm on October 11th, 2010
31-6 says plenty.