We're here

Well, hello there.

You're reading live from the Georgia Dome. We'll have a little discussion of the game here. Not too much, of course, because the SEC limits how many updates I can provide. The actual terminology used is that bloggers can't provide descriptions "approaching play-by-play."

For some reason, they obviously believe that if that is allowed to happen that reading these games will become more popular than watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. A sound theory, as the success of newspapers more than backs up.

Anyway, I'll pass along what I can. We're about 10 minutes or so away. The teams are about to take the field.

Let's go.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FIRST QUARTER

15:00 on the game clock: This is a rather noisy venue. I'm guessing 60-40, Alabama, in terms of fans. Not as bad as I thought for Florida. This place is jam-packed, though.

15:00: We're still waiting on CBS. It's 3:12 by my watch. What are you doing?

10:37: Tide's on the board first. Leigh Tiffin (I know, I'm shocked too) from 48 yards out put an end to a pretty good opening drive for Alabama. Everything you would expect -- a catch by Julio, a drop by Julio and some power running. It doesn't appear as if Florida watched the Iron Bowl film. Or they did and it makes absolutely no difference. I would lean to the latter.

9:38: Things didn't work quite so well for the Gators and Mr. Tebow. They tried the little tight end shuffle pass on first down and it got almost nothing. Jeff Demps dropped a pass on second down. Tebow threw it away on third. Alabama has done an excellent job covering the UF wideouts on the first two pass plays. NOBODY out in a pattern was open.

6:20: Greg McElroy has come to play, ladies and gentlemen. I know it's early, but if this continues, it's gonna be a long, long day for the Gators. Honestly, the way it's looked early, this has the feel of a blowout.

5:33: Alabama gets on the board second. Ingram red zone TD run from the 7. Tide up 10- ... no, wait, let's make that 9-0. Tiffin, the dude who went right down the middle on a 48-yard field goal a few minutes back -- you might remember it from one of my earlier posts -- just missed the PAT. I don't think it's going to matter the way things are looking early here. But if does, and you cost me a trip to Hollywood, you're dead to me, Tiffin. Dead.

00:28: And Florida's in the game again. Caleb Sturgis from 48 makes it 9-3. Decent enough drive for the Gators. Tebow and McClain met a couple of times. Pretty much a draw. McClain dropped him for a loss and Tebow carried McClain for a couple of yards.