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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Floridas Jim McElwain made Southeastern Conference history by becoming the first coach to reach the leagues championship game in his first two seasons.Hes 13-3 in SEC play, has swept rival Georgia and pushed the Gators to start making strides to improve their football facilities.It is hardly enough, at least not in Gainesville.As the 15th-ranked Gators (8-3) head to Atlanta to face top-ranked Alabama (12-0) for the second straight year, McElwain is getting more criticism than acclaim. Florida looked overmatched in a 31-13 loss at Florida State last Saturday, failing to score an offensive touchdown for the second time in as many years in the series. And McElwain, hired to fix Floridas floundering offense, has come up well short and offered nothing more than a glimpse of anything resembling Steve Spurriers Fun `n Gun that dominated the league throughout most of the 1990s.The Gators currently rank 114th in the nation in total offense, down two spots from 2015 while averaging a meager 352.7 yards a game. And they easily could drop after facing the Tides top-ranked defense Saturday.I dont look at it as a mismatch at all, McElwain said Monday. I look at it as a great opportunity, and you know thats part of the chess match. ... I know this: Were playing in this game and were going to give ourselves every opportunity to be successful.Florida was somewhat competitive in last years title game.The Gators returned a punt for a touchdown early and trailed 12-7 at halftime before Alabama pulled away and won 29-15 . Florida finished with 180 yards, the fewest of McElwains tenure. Quarterback Treon Harris got the brunt of the blame for that stinker as well as Floridas late-season slide.There havent been nearly as many excuses this year.McElwain started two transfer quarterbacks (Luke Del Rio and Austin Appleby) over two freshmen he recruited (Feleipe Franks and Kyle Trask). It seemed justifiable before the season, but looked highly questionable once it became clear Del Rio and Appleby have flaws.The Gators have thrown for fewer than 150 yards in four of their last seven games, and havent topped 230 yards passing in more than two months.I think weve done it throughout the season in glimpses and spurts, Appleby said. The key for us is going to be to the consistency. We cant shoot ourselves in the foot. We cant have negative plays. Weve got to stay on schedule and keep working. ... We know we can do it.Now its just about doing it time and time again, and thats that mental endurance thing. Thats playing for each other, trusting in the plan, not making stuff up, and just executing the plan.Consistency hasnt been Floridas offensive forte under McElwain. Consider this: The Gators have been held below 275 yards of offense in 10 of their last 17 games. And its not like theyre playing some of the nations top defense every week. In fact, eight of Floridas 11 opponents have defenses that rank 63rd or worse.So it would surprise no one to see McElwain make wholesale offensive changes after the bowl game, including firing coordinator Doug Nussmeier, line coach Mike Summers and maybe others.In the meantime, the Gators can celebrate another SEC East title, with no mention that its widely considered the worst division in the Power Five conferences. The East is 11-33 against the West over the last three years.Florida has merely managed to be better than the rest in a watered-down division, good enough to put McElwain in the record books but not enough to silence detractors who question whether a guy who once said he could win with his dog at quarterback has made Florida any better offensively after 25 games.Its obviously one of those things that you have to constantly evaluate and get better at, McElwain said. I was also brought in here to get to Atlanta. How many years have I been here? OK.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25Fake Mets Jerseys . Only three players drafted by NHL clubs were included on the Czech selection camp roster on Wednesday. Those players were Dallas Stars 2012 first-rounder Radek Faksa, Winnipeg Jets 2013 fourth-rounder Jan Kostalek and Phoenix Coyotes 2012 seventh-rounder Marek Langhamer. 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And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers.Indians 93 for 3 (Rahul 30*) trail by WICB Presidents XI 180 (Cornwall 41, Jadeja 3-16, Ashwin 3-62) by 87 runsScorecardThe Indian spinners made up for the absence of fast bowlers Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav - all rested - by dismissing WICB Presidents XI for 180 on the opening day of their three-day fixture at Warner Park in Basseterre.They accounted for eight wickets, with R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja picking up three apiece. Amit Mishra claimed 2 for 45. The hosts then struck three blows in the final session, with the day drawing to a close after the fall of Cheteshwar Pujaras wicket for 28. The Indians were 93 for 3, with KL Rahul unbeaten on 30.Rahkeem Cornwall, the Leeward Islands batsman, top scored with 41, even as Jadeja triggered a slide that resulted in the hosts slipping from 81 for 3 to 119 for 6. Jermaine Blackwood, named in West Indies squad of 13 for the first Test in Antigua, was the second-highest scorer with 36, while opener John Campbell made 34.We didnt do our talent any justice by getting bowled out for 180, Leon Johnson, the WICB Presidents XI captain, said after the days play. The pitch was two paced, there was some moisture in it early on. John (Campbell) played exceptionally well this morning until a rush of blood against Ashwin. He showed good composure, while Cornwall was his usual self, but overall we could have batted better.Fast bowler Shardul Thakur, one of four changes in the Indian XI - Stuart Binny, Ashwin and Jadeja being the others - dismissed Johnson in the eighth over after the hosts chose to bat. Campbell was the next to go when he was deceived in flight by Ashwiin to be stumped by Wriddhiman Saha, and Binny removed Shai Hope, the centurion from the first tour game last week, shortly before lunch.ddddddddddddadeja picked up three wickets in the second session to leave the hosts precariously placed. The tailenders hung around for 8.3 overs, adding 37 for the last two wickets, before Ashwin wrapped up the innings in the 63rd over.Im playing the longer format after a long time. Match fitness is important, and I wanted to bowl a long spell, Jadeja said after the days play. The way I was bowling, I felt I was getting into Test match mode. I didnt want to experiment. There was slow turn and bounce, so I just wanted to land the ball in the right areas. Our bowling plan as a group was to eliminate the boundary ball, and not give away easy singles.Jadeja was confident of Indias spin trio delivering irrespective of conditions. All three of us have different styles and we bowl at different speeds, so thats a good thing, he said. Its tough for the batsmen to judge because we also bowl different lengths. West Indies will find it tough if tracks offer turn. Weve done well at home together, so the plan will be to continue the same should we all play in the XI.Dawes and Chemar Holder, a member of West Indies Under-19 World Cup winning squad earlier this year, removed Shikhar Dhawan (9) and M Vijay (23) in consecutive overs after the openers saw off 10 overs. Pujara then contributed 28 in a 59-run stand before falling to Cornwalls off-spin in the dying moments of play. ' ' '