Florida 49, Kentucky 28

Though the game was not as close as the score would seem. All the same, the second half was both dissapointing and troubling. First string sat out most of the second half, and that's when things went downhill. Now, understandably, second string isn't the same caliber, and so won't perform as well. But the entire second half (even when first stringers were put back in), there was no focus on offense, no focus on defense. Everybody seemed to be trying to play out the clock; unfortunately, that's when teams lose. And Kentucky made the most of playing the clock.

Not only did Florida not score in the second half (almost Spurrier-esque), Kentucky put up 14 fourth quarter points with Chris Pulley - a backup QB. And while 537 total yards sounds like a lot, 437 of that came in the first half. A hundred yards of offense in the entire second half! And it showed in the time of possession: 13:32 (vs 21:12 in the first half). While it was good work for the second string, it revealed some major problems with quality of depth. Things better tighten up because next week is not in the friendly confines of the Swamp - it's on the road to 'Bama.

And once again, where were the special teams. A blocked punt led to Kentucky's first score less than two minutes into the game. Big runbacks by Kentucky, and pretty much none by Florida. No serious touchbacks (the front corner of the endzone doesn't really count), and short punts are not a good showing. And Kentucky recovered on onside kick. You'd think special teams would be special, and require the least amount of change with a new head coach. Apparently not.

I'll leave it with this from Coach Meyer:

"I was absolutely disgusted," Meyer said of having to reinsert his starters. "You shouldn't have to do that at Florida."

"I think our fears were exposed, that being that this team has very little depth."