FLORIDA FOOTBALL NOTES – 9/5/08
September 5th, 2008 ║ Posted By: John Pennington ║ Permalink ║ Tags: Florida
Receiver Percy Harvin and linebacker Brandon Spikes both had good practices on Thursday, which means they’re set to play on Saturday night against Miami.
They don’t play every year, but the Hurricanes still hold a long winning-streak against the Gators… the Gators are motivated to break.
They shouldn’t have much trouble doing just that. Anything can happen in college football, but Miami just isn’t the same Miami they used to be.
With redshirt freshman Robert Marve making his first start at quarterback for the Canes, UF coaches had to dig up game tape from his high school days just to remind themselves of what he can do.
Urban Meyer recruited Marve to Gainesville, but couldn’t land him. Why? “It’s not velocity. It’s not size. It’s not speed. It’s the IT factor. It’s the Brett Favre. It’s the Joe Montana. It’s the Tim Tebow.” Pretty high praise for Marve. And Meyer also believes Miami might have more speed than his squad. And that’s saying a whole dang lot.
Meyer did a radio show last night in which he took questions from Gator fans at the local Beef O’Brady’s. Betcha Sylvester Croom and Phillip Fulmer are glad they didn’t have to face their fans this week.
