It was almost as if Florida came into Nashville Saturday speeding up a hill and suddenly threw the car into reverse.
That’s how violently everything changed around a program that is trying to get back to the top of the mountain only to find the road full of potholes and Do Not Enter signs.
It was a loss in every way for Florida – offense, defense and special teams all were less than good. And Florida is not a good enough team to play average and win, as we saw against Vanderbilt.
The Commodores didn’t have to do that much. The offense had 283 yards and two turnovers. The defense gave up 400 passing yards.
But in many ways, it was an early Christmas for the Commodores and this time there weren’t lumps of coal in their stockings.
The Sunday Hash looks back on the Nashville Debacle.