Five Thoughts

1. I mentioned before the game (and I was by no means alone in this sentiment) that Florida needed two things to have a chance to win: a) land a couple of haymakers and b) succeed to at least some small degree with their base plays. They succeeded on (a), scoring on a 65-yard bomb 19 seconds into the game. But (b) was a complete and total failure. A 5.6% rushing success rate is about as low as you will ever see, and if you are one-dimensional against Alabama, you are going to get mauled. Chris Rainey and Jeffery Demps: 14 carries, four yards.
   
   
2. With Trent Richardson and that defense, I'm not sure it matters, but I'm less and less impressed with Alabama's passing game. Florida has a very strong pass defense, but ... Richardson is the No. 2 target, and Marquise Maze is only averaging 6.6 yards per target, a very low total for a No. 1 target.
   
   
3. That said, the passing game was just good enough to convert some passing downs and extend drives. And that's probably as good as it needs to be.
   
   
4. Oh, Trent Richardson. If the line is going to be clearing that much space, he'll be a Heisman finalist.
   
   
5. It is pretty difficult to hold a team to a negative S&P, even for one quarter. 'Bama pulled it off in Q4.