See Timmy run.
See Timmy pass.
Oh, look, Timmy scores another touchdown!
Scoring is not the issue for this team.
The Gators can dominate at will, and they showed that last week.
Dropping 51 points in any SEC team?s house is impressive - especially without their most electric player in Percy Harvin.Now it?s time to see something else.
It?s time for the defense to dominate.
Throughout most of the season, the defense has been the weak link.
The fledgling group has had its strong games against Tennessee and Vanderbilt, but it?s time for them to take the next step - even if it is against Florida Atlantic.
It?s time for a shutout.
FAU quarterback Rusty Smith needs to be able to sniff Derrick Harvey?s toothpaste after a sack and know whether he uses Crest or Aquafresh.
Running back Charles Pierre must be able to recite Brandon Spikes? breakfast menu to him just from the stench of Spikes? breath.
Wide receiver Cortez Gent needs to be look into Tony Joiner?s hazy blue eyes and truly know fear.
Mike Pouncey - all 313 pounds of the new defensive tackle - needs to force a fumble and return it for a touchdown, leading to the debut of the first-ever Pouncey Shuffle (every 300-pound man has to have a name for his dance).
Joe Haden needs to pick off a pass and leave every chasing Owls player in his dust.
This is the perfect opportunity for them to dominate a game from beginning to end. They?ve all had spurts.
It just hasn?t happened for a complete game yet.
Even though it is against a Sun Belt Conference team, a dominating performance would give this young defense the confidence it needs heading into bowl season, not to mention next season.
Players have continually said youth is no longer an excuse this late in the season.
The Gators will still win handily no matter how the defense plays - Tebow alone will make sure of that - but the Owls don?t have that bad of an offense.
It?s at least up there with Troy, who scored 24 points on UF in the second half.
While Tebow and the offense will be able to rest in the second half, this defense still needs to play with a fire.
The Gators have something to prove, and it takes more than one half to do that.
The smallest amount of points they?ve allowed has been 3, and that was in the season opener against Western Kentucky.
Sorry, doesn?t count.
But this will, even if you don?t stay for the entire game.
The players won?t know it initially, but walking off your home field knowing that you are capable of dominating someone gives you a sense of confidence that wasn?t there before.
Spikes has talked about BFlorida DefenseC and the pride that comes with that.
It?s something that helped lead UF to the championship last year, and if the Gators are able to find it this year, you can bet it?ll help them win the championship next year.
