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Social media reactions to Florida’s three-score loss to Georgia

The Florida-Georgia game went about as well as the oddsmakers expected, and Gators fans have some TAKES following the loss.

The 2022 Florida-Georgia game is in the books, and the Bulldogs ran away with the win, 42-20, after a mild scare in the third quarter.

It wasn’t the end Florida fans wanted to see, but a loss isn’t totally unexpected when taking on the top-ranked team in the country. The aftermath of the game saw varying takes from the Florida faithful. Some felt good about their team’s second-half performance against a fierce rival, while others called for a change at quarterback (really, guys?).

A mix of frustration and hope is the best way to describe the current state of the Gators fan base, and the post-game social media narrative backs that up.

Things won’t get much easier for Florida next week, either. The Gators are headed to College Station to face Texas A&M on the road, and a win would almost guarantee a bowl game appearance with South Carolina and Vanderbilt left on the schedule.

Here’s a look at the top reactions to Florida’s up-and-down loss to Georgia on Saturday.

Good, Bad and Ugly: The best and worst from Gators’ loss to the Bulldogs

Take a look at how the Gators Wire gang breaks down Saturday’s tough loss against a fierce rival.

Florida football fell to the .500 mark for the 2022 season after its 42-20 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. The margin of victory for the ‘Dawgs was just about what the oddsmakers had predicted as last year’s national champions continue to roll along, while the Gators’ struggles in their first year under new head coach [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] have shown few signs of improvement.

The annual rivalry, which has been held on neutral grounds since 1933 save for a two-year stretch in the mid-1990s, had all of the passion and excitement that historically surrounds one of the nation’s finest grudge matches. However, Florida came out flat while Georgia throttled their opponent in the opening half; a strong effort coming out of the halftime locker room by the Gators made the game interesting but was not enough to prevail.

The Gators Wire gang quickly convened after the end of the game to give its collective takes on what they saw on the field in Jacksonville. Take a look below at how each interpreted the outcome of the troubling loss along with an outlook on what the loss means moving forward into the final third of the season.

Sunday Hash: Florida’s loss to Georgia puts Gators’ season on the brink

Pat Dooley serves up his morning-after brunch to munch on following Florida’s loss.

There is one truth in the Gator Nation right now and that is this: Florida is 1-4 in the SEC for the first time since the 1948 team.

Oh, I am aware that the 1979 team didn’t win a conference game or any other kind of game for that matter and the 1971 team went 1-6 by winning its final SEC game of the season.

They could still be in the argument for the Gators’ worst SEC season ever.

Because no Florida fans in 74 years have grabbed a newspaper (do those even exist anymore?) and looked at the SEC standings and seen 1-4 next to Florida.

(It will be a battle of two 1-4 teams next Saturday, but that’s for later in the week).

How did we get here and can Florida climb out of this hole? The Sunday Hash looks into these matters.

Players of the game: Michigan football defeats Michigan State

Solid performances across the board! #GoBlue

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Paul Bunyan is back in Ann Arbor after Michigan defeated Michigan State, 29-7.

Jim Harbaugh got his first win against Mel Tucker. Michigan entered the gae 0-2 against Mel Tucker and the Spartans but the maize and blue had a dominating performance against their in-state rival.

If you look at the stats from the game, Michigan demolished Michigan State. The Wolverines outgained the Spartans on Saturday 443-253 yards. The maize and blue had 27 first downs compared to MSU having 11.

Per usual, Michigan ran the ball down the Spartans’ throat. The Wolverines gained 276 yards on the ground. Blake Corum looked the Heisman part against the Wolverines’ bitter rival. Corum carried the ball 33 times for 177 yards.

The Michigan defense forced one turnover by Michigan State and Payton Thorne. The Wolverines allowed a meager 37 yards on the ground from the Spartans. The maize and blue defense wreaked havoc for majority of the game against Michigan State.

Here are our Michigan football players of the game from Saturday’s win against Michigan State.

Big Ten power rankings after Week 9: Showdowns to come soon

The pecking order is pretty clear now.

It wasn’t a crazy week in the Big Ten, despite a ranked-on-ranked matchup between Penn State and Ohio State, and a rivalry game between Michigan football and Michigan State. However, some teams really got things going, while others could do next to nothing.

In a strange turn of events, the Iowa offense wasn’t the one that did next to nothing.

PREVIOUSLY: Big Ten power rankings after Week 8

Four teams were off this week, but OSU beat PSU, Michigan beat MSU, Illinois beat Nebraska, Iowa beat Northwestern, and Minnesota dominated Rutgers. With all those games now in the books, here are our latest Big Ten power rankings with Week 9 in the rear view mirror.

ESPN updates college football power rankings after Week 9

The No. 1 team here shouldn’t be the No. 1 team.

It wasn’t the wildest college football Saturday of the year, but there were certainly some teams that asserted themselves, while others languished a bit.

Ohio State struggled for three-quarters (or more) against Penn State. TCU and West Virginia were in a match. UCF upset Cincinnati. Wake Forest lost to Louisville, Syracuse lost to Notre Dame and South Carolina lost to Mizzou. Meanwhile, Michigan dominated, but didn’t completely blow out MSU. Georgia did blow out Florida, and Tennessee eviscerated Kentucky. Oregon handled business against Cal, and USC hung on for dear life against Arizona.

ESPN updated its power rankings once the week was said and done. Here are where each team stands against the others in the eyes of the worldwide leader.

The best photos from Michigan football 29-7 win over MSU

Lots of great photos in here! #GoBlue

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan football had a different kind of challenge on Saturday, facing a Michigan State team that had been reeling but had come into the game with some confidence after beating Wisconsin in Week 7.

With it being a rivalry game and the first point on the checklist of most important goals for the Wolverines this season, the maize and blue couldn’t slip up. While it wasn’t as emphatic of a win as the Week 7 game vs. Penn State, Michigan completely dominated offensively, and defensively dominated the second half.

WolverinesWire’s Isaiah Hole was on the sidelines, as usual, to photograph the game. Here are his favorite pictures.

Mel Tucker says he doesn’t know what happened in tunnel, gives credit to Michigan for win

He didn’t exactly say much here.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — There wasn’t much Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker could say after Michigan won, 29-7. It was a lopsided affair that could have been much worse had the Wolverines managed to convert more in the red zone.

Beyond that, multiple MSU players assaulted at least one Michigan player in the tunnel after the game, the second incident (this one being far worse) in as many games in Ann Arbor.

As far as the tunnel incident is concerned, Tucker didn’t have much to say, as he didn’t know anything about it once he arrived at his postgame press conference, he said.

“I don’t know,” Tucker said. “I know that was a heated game. Things were heated. We’re trying to get our guys in the locker room. We’ll have to figure out what happened.”

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He didn’t speak much on Michigan in his presser, but noted the Wolverines were a better team. He told his team after the game to acknowledge that and move on.

“I said ‘Hey, just give them credit. They beat us today,'” Tucker said. “They played better football than us today, and we didn’t get it done. So give them credit and let’s get ready to move on to the next one.”

The loss for MSU moves the Spartans to 3-5.

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Quick recap: Defensive issues exposed in CU Buffs’ loss to Arizona State

RECAP: The #cubuffs couldn’t overcome a rough start in their loss to Arizona State

Arizona State was a beatable opponent.

That was the consensus until about five minutes into Saturday evening’s tilt when it became clear that the Sun Devils’ size advantage was an obstacle too large for Colorado in its 42-34 loss.

Poor tackling was the most glaring issue and one that ultimately allowed ASU’s offense 557 total yards, including 10 plays for over 20 yards. And while JT Shrout’s offense had its moments, the Buffs’ rough defensive night has Colorado staring at a 1-7 record (1-2 under interim head coach Mike Sanford).

From the moment Xazavian Valladay scored on ASU’s opening drive, Colorado played from behind, trailing by as few as four points in the second quarter to as many as 22 in the fourth.

The Buffs did, however, have a respectable comeback attempt in the fourth quarter. Deion Smith, who rushed for a career-high 111 yards, punched in a late touchdown, and Jordyn Tyson returned a punt 88 yards into the endzone. But all of that was for naught as the Buffs couldn’t get another stop on D.

In his second consecutive start, JT Shrout threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns, although his 38% passing embodied a continued issue. His most impressive moment came late in the second quarter when he hit Jordyn Tyson for a 58-yard touchdown on the run.

Colorado now looks ahead to a brutal month of November, starting with Oregon next Saturday.

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Twitter reactions from Michigan football defeating Michigan State

See ya, little brother! #GoBlue

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After losing two straight games to Michigan State, the Wolverines ended the streak on Saturday.

Michigan football defeated Michigan State, 29-7, to improve to 8-0 and keep its undefeated season alive.

The Wolverines led 13-7 at the half, but the second half belonged to Michigan. The Wolverines outgained MSU, 443-252, and Michigan had 27 first downs to the Spartans’ 11 overall.

Michigan demolished the Spartans if you look at the stats. MSU mustered 37 rushing yards during the game, and the Spartans were stuffed twice when trying to run on fourth and short.

The only negative to the game for Michigan was it settled for five field goals, including three from the red zone. Two of those came inside the MSU 5-yard line.

But the Michigan defense dominated, and the Wolverines did what they needed to beat the struggling Spartans.

Here are the best Twitter reactions.