Florida Gator fans are fond of the Fun ‘n’ Gun offense of the 1990’s which lit up scoreboards in its pass-happy attack. That aerial assault helped former Gator great wide receiver Reidel Anthony catch an SEC record 18 touchdowns passes in 1996 while also earning first-team All-America and All-SEC honors the same season.

Former Florida WR Reidel Anthony sees a need to change offensive philosophies in today's SEC.

Anthony, who came to Florida from Glades Central High School, totaled 126 catches for 2,274 yards during his three year career with the Gators in that wide open attack before being selected No. 16 overall in the 1997 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

As much success as the Fun ‘n’ Gun brought Anthony in his career and how that offense help change the style of play in the SEC, he also is aware the game is evolving back to what it once was.

“When Emmitt Smith was there they ran it,” Anthony said of the 1980’s Gators. “Ran the ball in the 80’s, we threw it around in the 90’s, 2000’s threw it around, 2010 it’s a new generation - run it! Run it until they stop you, milk that clock and control the game.”

Anthony, who is currently an assistant football coach at his alma mater Glades Central, realizes that is exactly what second-year head coach Will Muschamp working on now, a ball control offense.

“Look at Alabama and what they did to Michigan,” Anthony said. “A Big Ten team, they are known for power and Alabama up front just destroyed them. That’s what he’s trying to get to. If he has a couple linemen that can move with size, he can do a lot more things than what he is doing.”

“I see improvement. You know (Mike) Gillislee is running hard and he finally got his chance and he’s pretty good. You got (Matt) Jones from Armwood backing up and once he gets a little confidence he will be OK. Then you know next year you got (Kelvin) Taylor coming in and the other back out of Winter Haven (Adam Lane). It’s going to come with what Muschamp wants. We know he’s got a hell of a defensive mind from where he came from. He knows how to coach a defense.”

The transition from Urban Meyer’s spread to Muschamp’s down hill pro-style offense has had bumps along the way, but Anthony feels the new head ball coach is dealing with the transition appropriately.

“He’s handling it the best he can. It is what it is, you can only coach up what you have...At the end of the day only those eleven on the field can compete. You can have the best game plan in the world, the best trick plays in the world and if they don’t execute it looks like you don’t know what you are doing. They will get it down.

“Plus, he’s got a young quarterback so you’re kind of limited on the packages you can put in...Driskel will have some growing pains, but he will grow into a good quarterback. Get that running game going and everything will figure itself out.”

As the new offensive style of Florida football is finding its footing, Anthony realizes leaning on the other side of the ball, as the Gators are right now, is a pretty solid tactic.

“The defense though, they fly around. As long as the secondary plays well, we will be alright because that front seven is pretty good.”