Labor Day weekend!

Before I get into the football, I'll mention that I spent most of the weekend at SonQuest, a big youth rally in Orlando (as a chaperone). Young people show a spirituality that is so genuine and sincere, I am always encouraged by events like that.

OK, I was able to watch most of the Gator game. Sloppy is the best word for it. Offense always starts with the center - QB exchange and in the shotgun it can get a little hairy. UF's offense is based so much on timing, that poor snaps are a dream come true for the opposition. I concede that Miami of Ohio played their tails off. Some of the Gator's struggles can be corrected, maybe even most. What concerns me is not John Brantley, or Pouncey's poor snaps (OK they do). What concerns me about Florida is that I don't see good offensive adjustments under Adazzio that I did under Dan Mullen. Florida better make some serious improvements between now and Saturday, or the USF Bulls will be trouble in the Swamp. South Florida is MUCH better than Miami, OH.

Thanks to the Sun replay on Sunday nights, I was able to watch the Noles win over Samford. Jimbo's debut was successful and there is reason for optimism in Tallahassee, especially since FSU has struggled against these "warm up" teams over the last few seasons. The Noles better get better in every phase of the game before Saturday, as they take their "chop" to Norman, OK to play the Sooners.

LSU is lucky. TCU prevailed against Oregon State. East Carolina beat Tulsa on a hail mary on the last play of the game. Georgia and South Carolina is a huge SEC game this week, and Ole Miss lost to Jacksonville State. Notre Dame looked good against Purdue and Michigan looked much improved in their win over UCONN.

Now, a little catch up on the high school games. Georgia got two signature wins on Friday night. North Gwinnett beat Crenshaw from LA California and Camden County beat Miami Central 45-42. Other than the Central loss, the Florida teams have had another good weekend so far. Cocoa went to Pennsylvania and beat power Thomas Jefferson like a DRUM. Manattee beat Woodland Hills PA, like a DRUM too. At this moment, PB Dwyer has opened pretty sloppy against Cleveland OH Glenville and are down 6-0. My son went to Texas for the long weekend and was able to watch Abilene High beat Frankinton, LA at Shotwell. Next week Cocoa plays Abilene in the big Texas/Florida challenge. Trinity (Euless) Texas is beating Arkansas power Shiloh Christian 21-7 over on Fox sports. Locally, Dr Phillips crushed Edgewater and Apopak handled Lake Brantley.

Gonna have my first Fantasy Football draft tonight, so we will see how this goes!