Gator Country breaks down the SEC Championship for the Florida Gators in the latest podcast as we look at the key match-ups.

Andrew Spivey and Nick de la Torre break down how the Gators can score against the Alabama defense, plus how they can get the playmakers the ball.

Andrew and Nick also look at what the Gators defense must do to stop Alabama's offense and the running quarterback that is now in play for the Crimson Tide.

TRANSCRIPT:

Andrew:What’s up, Gator Country? Your man, Andrew Spivey, here with Nicholas de la Torre. Nicholas, Wednesday before Hotlanta, and things are starting to heat up. Coach Mac sounded like he was sick of the offense on Monday.
Nick:He joins a long list of people.
Andrew:Yeah. He joins a long, long list of people. I think that might have been the last straw for him, seeing that game. I think he is now committed to change.
Nick:What kind of change are we talking? Because I feel like there are wholesale changes. You kind of look at it like what Alabama’s done. Alabama, we asked Joey Ivie, said, “Hey, how different is this offense that you’re going to face on Saturday than the one you faced a year ago?” He said, “Very different,” and there’s changes as far as who’s calling plays, stuff like that. Like wholesale changes, or tweaks?
Andrew:Wholesale changes. I think you are probably looking at some changes play calling wise, personally, and I think that you are going to see that there’s going to be an opening of the offense a little bit. I think you’re looking at a stage now where you need a quarterback can run a little bit, especially in a case like Florida where your offensive line is just okay. A running quarterback helps that a ton. Look at Deondre Francois, I mean, Florida was getting pressure in the game a lot of times, but he’s able to escape.
Nick:Yeah. Florida does not really have that on, you have that. Austin Appleby can. I mean, listen, he’s not Mike Vick, but he’s someone who can move a little bit.
Andrew:Yeah, but you know what I mean. He’s not Francois. He’s not Jalen Hurts. He’s not even Josh Dobbs. He’s not those guys that can hurt you with their legs a lot.
Nick:Do you think that we see Del Rio move, run a little bit more, this week?
Andrew:Del Rio?
Nick:Sorry. Appleby. See Appleby move as far as, McElwain said on Monday that we have something, some option stuff, but that it was just covered. That FSU did what they were supposed to do. Do you think we see him move a little bit more this week?
Andrew:I’ll say yes, but I mean I don’t think it’s there, and you’re not running away from anybody.
Nick:Well, so what can do you? What can we do this week?
Andrew:I think the main thing is you’ve got to get rid of the ball quick, and that has got to be the way it’s got to be. It’s got to be getting rid of the ball quick, so that you don’t hear, you don’t have pressure. You can’t, Florida’s not going to be able to hold up against their line, so you’re going to have to get rid of the ball quick and hope that your linemen are able to get their hands down a little bit. I think you have to do that.
I’ll say this. For the first time in a long time, Mac finally admits that the playmakers aren’t getting the ball enough, and that he needs to get the ball, the playmakers the ball more. I think we talked about this every week, that whole get the ball, or that list of get the ball to this person hasn’t been there. Whether that’s a Nuss thing or a Mac thing, or an offensive generals thing, you’ve got to do it. I said this on a radio show on Monday, and that is whatever you have to do Saturday to be competitive, you do. This is it. There is no, okay, next week, kind of deal. You’re playing for this, and then you have a bowl game. So whatever it takes, if it takes running Appleby 30 times on zone reads until they respect you, respect Scarlett, that’s what you have to do.
Nick:I think the problem that they had, Florida had, against LSU