For three and a half quarters, I thought that the Gator Bowl represented as good a game as we have seen during the Al Groh era in terms of the quality of both the game plan and the execution of that plan. And then … ugh.

Breaking down the game admittedly is not a lot of fun, but that’s the task before us. Perhaps the week that has past since the game ended allows us to see the game, and the season, with a bit of perspective – for better or worse. UVa did a lot right in this game and yet the result felt so wrong. In some ways, that outcome mirrors my feelings about where the program is at today and where it might be going.

The Gator Bowl loss left Hoos feeling blue.

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