GatorCountry brings you a new podcast as we recap the Florida Gators lost to the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday night in the Swamp.

Andrew Spivey and Nick de la Torre break down what went wrong for the Gators on Saturday and how they think Feleipe Franks did in the game.

Andrew and Nick also break down what the Gators can do to fix the issues from Saturday night as they move on to face Colorado State on Saturday.

TRANSCRIPT:

Andrew:​What’s up, Gator Country? Your man, Andrew Spivey, here with Nicholas de la Torre. Nicholas, the streak is over, my friend. You and I have seen Kentucky beat Florida. Something you and I have never seen before, and it happened.

Nick:​Never thought I would see the day. Last time it happened Halley’s comet had just passed the Earth. It comes around every 75 years. The way the series was going, it looked like old Halley would make another trip around and come back to Earth before Kentucky won, but the Wildcats took care of business. They had been getting close. Maybe not every year, but in recent years they had been getting close.

Andrew:​Listen, Kentucky just outplayed Florida.

Nick:​Yeah. I mean, Kentucky outplayed Florida last year.

Andrew:​For the last three games, honestly.

Nick:​I think it was four years ago maybe, it was the Driscoll year where they went into overtime, and he didn’t get the snap off.

Andrew:​Yes. To Demarcus Robinson.

Nick:​Yeah.

Andrew:​I thought that was three years ago, but you may be right. They all kind of run together. Nick, I guess let’s just get right on into it. You and I were fooled by the defense last week. You and I were fooled by, I won’t say I was fooled by Feleipe. I will give Feleipe Franks credit where credit is due. Feleipewasn’t as bad as his stats will show, as the score will show. 17 of 38, 232 yards, two touchdowns, an interception, 11 carries, 44 yards. I will say Feleipe didn’t have his best game, didn’t have his worst game. Forced some throws, was late on some throws, the pick, missed Malik Davis wide open in the end zone for a two-point conversion. It was not a great day for him, but this wasn’t sitting on Feleipe Franks, Nick.

Nick:​Yeah. I thought Feleipe in the first half was okay. It’s about what he’s going to be. I mean, I said it on Friday. I was encouraged by some of the things he did against Charleston Southern, but I needed to see it against Kentucky. For the beginning, before Florida got down, and then the entire offense needed to press, once Feleipe Franks started pressing, then you go back to what you are. When you’re playing relaxed, like he was against Charleston Southern, he was good. When he was relaxed, when they were up, or when the score was tied, and he wasn’t pressing, he was fine against Kentucky.

But that’s what he is. He’s not an All-SEC type quarterback. He’s never going to be a Heisman contender. Feleipe Franks is what he is. If you bought too much stock after beating an underfunded Charleston Southern football program in one of the least funded conferences in college football, then that’s on you. You didn’t listen to our podcast. We didn’t tell you to buy stock in him just because he looked a little bit better.

Andrew:​Hold on now. You picked him.

Nick:​I picked him. That was bad. I was on pace probably for a win, and then the second half, then they played the other half of the game.

Andrew:​Yeah. Here’s the thing for me, Nick, and I said this to you. Again, I’m not putting this game on Feleipe Franks. If anyone in America, and anyone on that coaching staff, and anyone in that football office, expects Feleipe Franks to win the game solely by himself, they’re crazy. Listen, that’s no disrespect to Feleipe Franks. I think you can say that with a lot of quarterbacks in the country, and Feleipe is one of them, unfortunately. What are you doing to believe he was the guy that could win it on his own? I’m just not sure of that,