Florida’s loss to Missouri may have raised questions about whether the Gators needed to shake up their routine, but Jon Sumrall isn’t treating it that way.
After the defeat, Sumrall made it clear that the weekly rhythm stays intact. Monday remains the run-through day.
Tuesday is still the most physical practice of the week. Wednesday is also physical, though usually not as long as Tuesday.
In his view, the structure doesn’t need a makeover just because one game went sideways.
“Yeah, that's a good question, Mike. It doesn't really change.
I think just your rhythm you practice with in regards to what each day looks like, it's the same every week, in regards to Monday is your run-through day, Tuesday's the most physical day of the week, Wednesday's another fairly physical day, not as long as Tuesday usually. But the practice schedule doesn't change a whole lot; my approach doesn't change a whole lot.
“The one thing I'd say is a lot of the time when things are going good, I'm probably in the building and everybody thinks I'm grumpy because I'm trying to keep everybody's head level and focused.
"And when things don't go good like last Saturday, you kind of make very direct corrections but try to build confidence back up and help guys understand, "Hey, just because it didn't go good last week doesn't mean we can't respond and do something good the next week. And we've done some good things this year, we gotta bounce back,” Jon Sumrall said.
That approach comes after a game in which Florida didn’t get much done on either side of the ball. It was the kind of performance that naturally sparks talk of adjustments, especially when a team comes out of a loss looking flat.
Still, the bigger picture hasn’t changed for everyone watching the Gators. The Ole Miss win showed what Florida can look like when it’s clicking, and that’s why there’s not much reason to hit the panic button yet. The next couple of weeks should tell a lot more about what this team really is.
At the same time, Missouri deserves its share of credit. The Tigers beat Florida on both sides of the ball last Saturday, and sometimes that’s the simplest explanation: one team just got outplayed.
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