If it's Thursday, it must be 'perfect'
Thursday, September 3, 2015 | Football, Chris Harry
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The first game week prep under Coach Jim McElwain is nearly complete, but the next-to-last practice in the run-up to any game, any week will feature a key step to being ready for kickoff.
It's called “Perfect Thursday,” and the Florida Gators got their first taste of it on, well, Thursday.
In his last speaking opportunity for the media this week, McElwain explained Wednesday the concept behind “Perfect Thursday,” a mile-a-minute sequence where the offense must execute its first eight plays at a breakneck pace -- and with the ball never hitting the ground.
“They know the calls in every situation,” McElwain said. “A lot goes on with the understand in the player's mind [with] what to expect. We try to paint a picture for them, so when they get into Saturday they're a step ahead and not in the unknown.”
Consider it another example of the new coaching staff's meticulous attention to detail.
And no detail is too small.
“Coming out of goal-line, red area, two-point play, third down, all the different situations,” McElwain said of the areas "Perfect Thursday" hits on. “We do the same thing in the kicking game at a very quick pace, through the game plan, step by step. It's one of those things that we've done for a long time. When the guys finally figure out what 'Perfect Thursday' is, it helps them play faster on Saturday.”
So how did the first “Perfect Thursday” go?
Sorry. Practices are closed to the public.
