I just finished watching a pretty good Florida team beat a horribly coached LSU team. The final score was 13-3, but it doesn't really indicate how thoroughly Florida dominated the game, especially with their defense.
As far as the announcers were concerned, it was Tim Tebow this and Tim Tebow that, but Tebow really didn't do anything noteworthy, except throw a terrible interception late in the game that gave LSU some reason to think they might get back in it. Tebow really does have horrible passing mechanics. He holds the ball low and winds up on every throw, even the short ones. No way would he be able to get away with that in the NFL. He's a pretty good power runner, however. Maybe he could be a Brandon Jacobs type tailback, or run the Wildcat.
I've read more than once that LSU receiver Brandon LeFell is better than Michael Crabtree. Not a chance. LeFell was invisible in this game, especially when LSU had to pass to get back into the game, and when he DID manage to get a pass thrown his way, he dropped it.
Bottom line, LSU doesn't have a single player that I would draft in any round.
Florida has some good ones, though. If the 49ers didn't have Patrick Willis, I'd want Brandon Spikes. Spikes had a monster game, and was unstoppable late in the game during crunch time. He finished with 11 tackles, including 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble. Plus, he's just a nasty player.
Cornerback Joe Haden looks like an instant NFL starter for whichever team drafts him. He can cover like a blanket, has world-class recovery speed, and hits like a linebacker. He even had a couple big hits on kick coverage. I'd take him in the first round.
Defensive ends Carlos Dunlap and Jermaine Cunningham each had good games. Dunlap, who weighs about 290, looked pretty athletic for a big man and was especially tough against the run. Cunningham, at about 240, was very quick. LSU's overrated left-tackle, Ciron Black, who weighs in at about 325, simply couldn't handle him.
LSU might have had a shot to win this one, but their head coach, Les Miles, is incompetent. Both his defensive and offensive units appeared to be playing in formations that they haven't yet learned. His team simply wasn't ready for this one. Florida kept shooting themselves in the foot with stupid penalties, predictable play-calls, and offensive breakdowns at key points, but LSU looked like a team that had never played together before. It was a remarkably sloppy game for two such highly rated teams.