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Midweek Musings: Jim McElwain can't be patient, but Florida fans can be

Florida's spring game wasn't exactly what Jim McElwain wanted. But fans can be patient, even if he can't.

The difference between going to a game and watching it on television is never so dramatic as it is at a spring game — and Florida's 2015 edition of the Orange and Blue Debut on Saturday produced the most dramatic divide I've seen in covering the Gators.

The first play of the day was a kick return for a touchdown by Demarcus Robinson which put six points on the board, but the next one was a snap for the Orange offense from its own 40 — and not only was that (and the ban on tackling on special teams) never really explained in the stadium, the six points never came off the board.