I would argue UF made the play of the game by their WR running his route 2 yrds short; it was wide open. What I saw from us is a better coached team, but no way should we’ve allowed them to hang around. To be brutally honest? This is why Mario has yet to field a CFP team despite the resources or talent discrepancy. When u face teams that r inferior & u allow them to hang around, u give them Imposter Syndrome. This is 2 of 4 games where we dominated & allowed inferior teams hang around creating undue anxiety.
If we play anything like this against better offensive teams moving fwd, we will see October - November woes. This was not just a bad UF team, it was a bad UF missing multiple starters. We played against a QB seeing ghost when he says “hike.” I know every victory is not going to be blowouts & I’ll take an ugly W or a bad L, but between ND & now UF, I have concerns. I felt way more confident at this same juncture last yr than this yr.