[OutsiderFan]

Looking at the highlights, it looked like a pretty ill advised pass. I guess Rising thought he could thread the needle between two defenders, but it sure didn't work.

I am going further. It was mega-stupid. It was second down with 22 seconds to go. He probably had another play if the pass was incomplete before they had to kick a FG. Their were two Florida defenders in front of his receiver. His receiver had fallen, so he had to throw it low. The ball was actually behind the receiver, so he had no chance to catch it. Utah had 3 receivers crossing in the middle of the field at different depths of the end zone. Utah had one receiver running out left that was well covered. IMHO, not a well designed play because it sucked all the defenders into the same area. If the QB had waited he MIGHT have has a guy running left to right that would have been open. Hard to know because him throwing attracted defenders. Throw it away and try again.

This is exactly my point. You just can't throw a high risk pass on 2nd down and Goal with so much riding on the play. Maybe on 3rd, but you are kicking a FG for OT if you don't get TD on 3rd down, so high risk passes probably aren't a great idea in that situation period. Needs to be a "if my guy can't catch it nobody can passes on 2nd down.  I've no love for Utah, but do respect Whittingham and hate seeing teams like Utah blow big opportunities tee'd up for them, especially against an SEC team.

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"Will the Pac schools ever stop spitting the bit against SEC teams? What in the hell is Utah doing throwing a pick from the UF 6, on 2nd down and Goal, with less than 30 secs left, down 3?!?!?!?"

Um, trying to win behind one of the best QBs (allegedly) around.

"Only watched about 5 or 6 minutes of actual game time, but did see the last 3 minutes, enough to see Utah is Florida's physical equal,"

You are truly an amazingly quick study.

"and hope I'm not the only one tuning out."

Why do you want others to tune out? Why would you care, if you've given up caring?

crimson, it's real simple. You don't win a game by throwing a pick down 3 from opponent 6 yard line with less than 30 secs to play. Goose and I made clear it wasn't throwing a pass that was the problem, it was the pass thrown and the decision to make it that was the problem.

You know what made clear Utah was the equal of Florida physically? It was Utah's fantastic pass protection and usual strong defense for most part. Utah is typically great in the trenches and their TEs are very good, but they just don't have the top level outside receivers needed to get to the top of the college football heap. They can compete at the top but don't have a large margin for error against top teams.

When did I ever say anything about not caring about college football? I specifically said I'm interested, but my passion for it is gone. I hope to get it back when the market rejects its wayward path  - hence hoping others stop watching too - and it organizes itself into something I can again be passionate about.

[OutsiderFan]

Looking at the highlights, it looked like a pretty ill advised pass. I guess Rising thought he could thread the needle between two defenders, but it sure didn't work.

I am going further. It was mega-stupid. It was second down with 22 seconds to go. He probably had another play if the pass was incomplete before they had to kick a FG. Their were two Florida defenders in front of his receiver. His receiver had fallen, so he had to throw it low. The ball was actually behind the receiver, so he had no chance to catch it. Utah had 3 receivers crossing in the middle of the field at different depths of the end zone. Utah had one receiver running out left that was well covered. IMHO, not a well designed play because it sucked all the defenders into the same area. If the QB had waited he MIGHT have has a guy running left to right that would have been open. Hard to know because him throwing attracted defenders. Throw it away and try again.

This is exactly my point. You just can't throw a high risk pass on 2nd down and Goal with so much riding on the play. Maybe on 3rd, but you are kicking a FG for OT if you don't get TD on 3rd down, so high risk passes probably aren't a great idea in that situation period. Needs to be a "if my guy can't catch it nobody can passes on 2nd down.  I've no love for Utah, but do respect Whittingham and hate seeing teams like Utah blow big opportunities tee'd up for them, especially against an SEC team.

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"Will the Pac schools ever stop spitting the bit against SEC teams? What in the hell is Utah doing throwing a pick from the UF 6, on 2nd down and Goal, with less than 30 secs left, down 3?!?!?!?"

Um, trying to win behind one of the best QBs (allegedly) around.

"Only watched about 5 or 6 minutes of actual game time, but did see the last 3 minutes, enough to see Utah is Florida's physical equal,"

You are truly an amazingly quick study.

"and hope I'm not the only one tuning out."

Why do you want others to tune out? Why would you care, if you've given up caring?

crimson, it's real simple. You don't win a game by throwing a pick down 3 from opponent 6 yard line with less than 30 secs to play. Goose and I made clear it wasn't throwing a pass that was the problem, it was the pass thrown and the decision to make it that was the problem.

You know what made clear Utah was the equal of Florida physically? It was Utah's fantastic pass protection and usual strong defense for most part. Utah is typically great in the trenches and their TEs are very good, but they just don't have the top level outside receivers needed to get to the top of the college football heap. They can compete at the top but don't have a large margin for error against top teams.

When did I ever say anything about not caring about college football? I specifically said I'm interested, but my passion for it is gone. I hope to get it back when the market rejects its wayward path  - hence hoping others stop watching too - and it organizes itself into something I can again be passionate about.