Florida 16, Tennessee 7

Huge! That's my first reaction. And my second is "disappointing." While the defense put on an awesome display (if they'd been like that last year, well, Zook would still be around...guess it's better they waited). Still waiting for that vaunted spread offense to show something.

Urban Meyer sums it up clearly: "We are not a great football team," said the man with the 19-game winning streak. "This was a good win by an excellent defense, adequate special teams and an inadequate offense."

And BTW, though Gator fans have already figured it out, can everybody else start ignoring Terry Bowden now?

As much as Urban Meyer likes to run the football, that plays right to the strength of Tennessee. The key for Florida will be to unleash the SEC's top passing attack against the one weakness of the Tennessee defense, its secondary.

It's very important for Florida to mix in enough of the running game to keep Tennessee's great defensive front off balance, but the main objective has to be to get the ball downfield to Chad Jackson and one of the country's best group of receivers.

As great as quarterback Chris Leak is, he's not going to beat Tennessee with his running ability. But if he can just threaten enough with his legs, his arm clearly is strong enough to cause some problems.

For Tennessee, the key is to establish Gerald Riggs Jr. and the ground attack. If the Vols can get their running game going, the play-action passing attack is sure to follow.

Man for man, Tennessee will have the most talent on the field. But as matchups go, if the Gators can get it down to their passing attack against the Volunteer secondary, the game will go in Florida's favor.

But turnovers will be the deciding factor – as they are in most big games – and Tennessee will have fewer turnovers and a couple more points.

Pick: Volunteers

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