UF's Tabor: "Michigan wasn't that good, just well-coached"
Florida's Jalen Tabor, better recognized last New Years Day as a burnt Christmas cookie due to chasing Michigan receivers all day, saying Michigan's 34-point win over Florida was just solely due to being coached well.
#Gators DB Teez Tabor speaking to the media today: "Last year, I didn't think Michigan was that good. They were just well-coached." pic.twitter.com/AU88Frd2Cr
— Graham Hall (@GrahamHall_) December 16, 2016
Michigan opens the 2017 season against florida.
December 17th, 2016 at 11:14 AM ^
Plus, I don't think UF does have particularly great athletes at this point. The new coach isn't recruiting well enough to suit the fan base--I've read their endless complaints on this--and that's especially true of the skill positions. Muschamp left some talent behind, but he didn't recruit at the level FSU recruits.
December 17th, 2016 at 11:19 AM ^
Yeah and I don't see them catching FSU anytime soon. They do have dudes at the skill positions right now, but they could be Muschamp leftovers I guess. Calloway is a darn good WR and they're gonna have 3 DBs drafted this year, but we might start to see McElwain's recruiting shortcomings as the depth chart starts to turn over.
December 17th, 2016 at 11:24 AM ^
FL fans were lamenting in the DPJ threads how they could not keep up in WR recruiting with Michigan.
December 17th, 2016 at 10:46 AM ^
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December 17th, 2016 at 10:46 AM ^
he reveals what we already knew, UF is poorly coached.
Also, their athletes had no business being on the same field with Michigan. They should have played IU or Northwestern if they wanted similar compition.
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December 17th, 2016 at 10:50 AM ^
Both teams will replacing a lot of talent on defense. Florida returns a lot on offense, but that may not be a good thing given how bad they were this year.
December 17th, 2016 at 1:16 PM ^
I know for sure we will have a huge edge in QB with Speight vs. whoever their QB may be. The outlook is not great per some of their knowledgable fans that I know quite well. Florida is in the middle of its own RR/Hoke mediocrity cycle. McElwain is not the guy to get them out of it IMO.
December 17th, 2016 at 1:19 PM ^
December 17th, 2016 at 10:49 AM ^
Imagine how good we will be when we have good players!
December 17th, 2016 at 12:31 PM ^
That's just what I was thinking. We certainly do have some good players now, but IMO not as many as we're going to have. Hoke's recruiting dipped toward the end. Once Harbaugh has a full cycle of talent, that "well-coached" team is going to be scary.
That said, Florida was at best similarly talented, not better. There were some high upside NFL players on that roster, but also plenty of mediocrity by comparison to past Florida teams. They didn't have much to speak of at all on the offensive side.
December 17th, 2016 at 10:51 AM ^
Media dude adds another tweet that says:
"To clarify, Tabor was suprised Michigan was as good as they were. Added they were even better due to their coaching."
I think that when Tabor says "wasn't that good" I don't think he is trying to throw shade. He means he didn't think we were 34 points and a mudhole stomping of their asses in the state of Florida good. And probably that he underestimated us because slow B1G team SEC blah blah balh. And just maybe, he has an opinion of the Gators that may have been just a wee bit over inflated.
December 17th, 2016 at 10:49 AM ^
"Michigan wasn't very good except for the fact that Michigan was very good." - Jalen Tabor, 2016
December 17th, 2016 at 10:51 AM ^
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December 17th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
If a buddy of mine is any indication, Gator Nation is still in a wait-and-see on McElwain.
Nussmeier as OC is a thumbs-down, however.
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December 17th, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^
You got trucked last year. Be glad your not getting it again this year.
December 17th, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^
I'm not very good at accounting except for the fact that I passed the CPA exam and now good
December 17th, 2016 at 10:55 AM ^
#Gators DB Teez Tabor on if he would consider season a failure for not winning Jim Thorpe Award: "Not really. It's a senior award anyway."
— Graham Hall (@GrahamHall_) December 16, 2016
This year's Thorpe winner, Adoree Jackson, is a junior, the same class as Tabor. The other two finalists were seniors and did not win.
Last year's winner, Desmond King, won as a junior and was not even a finalist as a senior.
Tabor wasn't a finalist for the Thorpe Award, but may get nominated for the Playa Haters' Ball.
December 17th, 2016 at 11:20 AM ^
He's approaching Cardale Jones territory - classic
December 17th, 2016 at 1:50 PM ^
In the 'I didn't come to play school' list.
December 17th, 2016 at 11:27 AM ^
He's not the sharpest cleat on the shoe.
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December 17th, 2016 at 11:29 AM ^
Hell, we're one play removed from playing in the playoff for the National Championship.
December 17th, 2016 at 10:56 AM ^
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December 17th, 2016 at 11:04 AM ^
Every team is a synthesis of talent/scheme
I'm sure to florida- michigan athletes are meh
Best athlete Peppers never saw field due to punching wall
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December 17th, 2016 at 11:10 AM ^
Honestly you're just insulting yourself. If we weren't very good, but just well-coached, then you're neither good nor well-coached.
41-7 you bitter little chump
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December 17th, 2016 at 11:11 AM ^
December 17th, 2016 at 12:39 PM ^
That's what wd does. And most people just eat it up without bothering to check for themselves. Clickbait title, mis applied quotes taken out of context to support a narrative.
December 17th, 2016 at 2:04 PM ^
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December 17th, 2016 at 2:22 PM ^
That's too bad. It's yellow journalism.
December 17th, 2016 at 11:42 AM ^
December 17th, 2016 at 11:12 AM ^
Well that means the future looks bright when guys like Rashan Gary and DPJ are seniors.
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Is Tabor trying to help us recruit? Thanks, dude.
December 17th, 2016 at 11:15 AM ^
I think it's a compliment.