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[oso4lyf]

 

[pcitycane]

5-7. Will beat a team they shouldn’t.

 

[JgDaCane]

Who?

 

[supacane]

They have 20 commits right now. Only 5 actually are in FL. Not that its their focus historically but I still thought that was a little low.

Not sure what their numbers look like and how many they plan on signing.

Crazy that Michigan is at 26 commits. They pretty much got their class wrapped up.

UGA has 26 too. Its mental bro. The recruiting classes are finished much faster. We will get there, once the program gets stability. I remember Texas under Mack Brown used to do that in the 2000s, 20 commits before summer even finish. And those classes had counters.

Times have changed. Yes some kids will wait till december but most wont, its pretty drama free signing days. We have to get on our targets early. Thats dangerous too cuz kids get maxed out and other kids hit growth spurts.

 

[bobbydigius]

UGA has 26 too. Its mental bro. The recruiting classes are finished much faster. We will get there, once the program gets stability. I remember Texas under Mack Brown used to do that in the 2000s, 20 commits before summer even finish. And those classes had counters.

Times have changed. Yes some kids will wait till december but most wont, its pretty drama free signing days. We have to get on our targets early. Thats dangerous too cuz kids get maxed out and other kids hit growth spurts.

Everything seems to be more transparent money wise now and at the end of the day there is only a finite level of money to go around. Only certain elite of the elite kids can guarantee themselves a giant bag if they wait til the end. Most kids are being given a choice, this bag is yours but if you don’t take, someone else will grab and then that money is gone and a replacement bag isn’t guaranteed to be as big. I thought the opposite would happen but here we are.

 

[WaterburyCane]

Everything seems to be more transparent money wise now and at the end of the day there is only a finite level of money to go around. Only certain elite of the elite kids can guarantee themselves a giant bag if they wait til the end. Most kids are being given a choice, this bag is yours but if you don’t take, someone else will grab and then that money is gone and a replacement bag isn’t guaranteed to be as big. I thought the opposite would happen but here we are.

Its a gamble for sure. But I like you thought more would hold out, allowing the bidding war to go a few more rounds and also wait for a little nervous desperation to create an offer you cant refuse type situation.

But yes, most teams aren’t operating with a blank check. If you know the general market for yourself and your position, waiting for some 10% bump is risky if you are pretty much there with the offers you have in the summer.

 

[flagator86]

@ Utah L
McNeese W
Tennessee L
Charlotte W
@ Kentucky L
Vandy W
@ South Carolina L
Georgia L
Arkansas W
@ LSU L
@ Mizz W
FSU L

Trying to be impartial for this exercise, here is how I see it. For some reason I was veryy iffy on giving them the W for Charlotte but Ill give it to them for now.

@flagator86 Give us your honest projection

I can see this but I can also see us going into the UGA game with only 2 losses which is what i'm going with. Yes we're losing a dynamic QB in AR but he was inconsistent and I expect our D to drastically improve (I just can't see it being worse or the same). I believe we get our wins back vs Vandy and Kentucky but I can see us dropping the Utah and UT game(s). Despite the record last year, we lost 6 games where we were in position to win. Just get off the field on third down which has been an issue for us since 2016. The flip side too is that we won games last year where we could have EASILY lost too so I can't negate that either.

The reason why I remain positive is that our best players last year, if you named our top 10 players, were guys that our current staff brought in whether it was via the portal or HS recruiting. That gives me room for excitement under this staff going forward. I'm not expecting an unexpected run to the SEC title game, but an upward movement is what i'm seeing. 2024 and 2025 are THEE years for us.

 

[TOcane]

Well as we learned the hard way last year, it’s easier to keep the guys you have than add new ones when you are ****ting the bed.

We find out all we need to know about all the BIG 3 coaches this year. It’s put up or shut up for all 3.

IDK we added a few of our best players after the games had already been played. It’s all kind of out of whack these days lol.

 

[JgDaCane]

I can see this but I can also see us going into the UGA game with only 2 losses which is what i'm going with. Yes we're losing a dynamic QB in AR but he was inconsistent and I expect our D to drastically improve (I just can't see it being worse or the same). I believe we get our wins back vs Vandy and Kentucky but I can see us dropping the Utah and UT game(s). Despite the record last year, we lost 6 games where we were in position to win. Just get off the field on third down which has been an issue for us since 2016. The flip side too is that we won games last year where we could have EASILY lost too so I can't negate that either.

The reason why I remain positive is that our best players last year, if you named our top 10 players, were guys that our current staff brought in whether it was via the portal or HS recruiting. That gives me room for excitement under this staff going forward. I'm not expecting an unexpected run to the SEC title game, but an upward movement is what i'm seeing. 2024 and 2025 are THEE years for us.

5.5 in vegas. expect misery.

 

[Cane787pr]

 

[561Cane]

I can see this but I can also see us going into the UGA game with only 2 losses which is what i'm going with. Yes we're losing a dynamic QB in AR but he was inconsistent and I expect our D to drastically improve (I just can't see it being worse or the same). I believe we get our wins back vs Vandy and Kentucky but I can see us dropping the Utah and UT game(s). Despite the record last year, we lost 6 games where we were in position to win. Just get off the field on third down which has been an issue for us since 2016. The flip side too is that we won games last year where we could have EASILY lost too so I can't negate that either.

The reason why I remain positive is that our best players last year, if you named our top 10 players, were guys that our current staff brought in whether it was via the portal or HS recruiting. That gives me room for excitement under this staff going forward. I'm not expecting an unexpected run to the SEC title game, but an upward movement is what i'm seeing. 2024 and 2025 are THEE years for us.

6-6 is your ceiling this coming season and you will lose commits. As for 24 and 25 being your years, how so? The OL has several question marks as does your QB - don't expect your current commit to ever step foot on the playing field for you.

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

I can see this but I can also see us going into the UGA game with only 2 losses which is what i'm going with. Yes we're losing a dynamic QB in AR but he was inconsistent and I expect our D to drastically improve (I just can't see it being worse or the same). I believe we get our wins back vs Vandy and Kentucky but I can see us dropping the Utah and UT game(s). Despite the record last year, we lost 6 games where we were in position to win. Just get off the field on third down which has been an issue for us since 2016. The flip side too is that we won games last year where we could have EASILY lost too so I can't negate that either.

The reason why I remain positive is that our best players last year, if you named our top 10 players, were guys that our current staff brought in whether it was via the portal or HS recruiting. That gives me room for excitement under this staff going forward. I'm not expecting an unexpected run to the SEC title game, but an upward movement is what i'm seeing. 2024 and 2025 are THEE years for us.

I actually think your biggest game is Arkansas, followed by SCar. It’s all about momentum, especially with college kids that are so emotionally-vulnerable and volatile.

Say you have two losses (with one being Utah) like you mentioned heading into SCar. You win, and you’re a respectable 2-2 in conference having already played two of the tougher teams in the SEC East. Some momentum heading into the UGA game. Now if you lose that game, you’re probably going to follow that up with a loss to UGA by 14+ (no shame in it, but optically-speaking). Still, two losses in a row to the #1 team in the country and a solid, fringe Top-25 program on the road is not the end of the world…but you have to get off the mat and play a Pittman-led team that’s always tough as ****, with a dynamic QB who does his best work in the spur of the moment. If you happen to stop the bleeding and win there, then well done.

Should you lose that game regardless of what happened to SCar (let’s assume you beat SCar and now have three losses after UGA heading into Arkansas), now you’ve picked up a 4th L and have to travel to Baton Rouge…probably another L. That’s three in a row, having to go @ a pesky Mizzou team where morale is down after dropping three consecutive, and finishing up with FSU. If you drop both the SCar and Arkansas games, you could be staring down the barrel of a disastrous finish. It’s a brutal schedule, I’ll give you that.

 

[Cajuncane]

I can see this but I can also see us going into the UGA game with only 2 losses which is what i'm going with. Yes we're losing a dynamic QB in AR but he was inconsistent and I expect our D to drastically improve (I just can't see it being worse or the same). I believe we get our wins back vs Vandy and Kentucky but I can see us dropping the Utah and UT game(s). Despite the record last year, we lost 6 games where we were in position to win. Just get off the field on third down which has been an issue for us since 2016. The flip side too is that we won games last year where we could have EASILY lost too so I can't negate that either.

The reason why I remain positive is that our best players last year, if you named our top 10 players, were guys that our current staff brought in whether it was via the portal or HS recruiting. That gives me room for excitement under this staff going forward. I'm not expecting an unexpected run to the SEC title game, but an upward movement is what i'm seeing. 2024 and 2025 are THEE years for us.

I expect to win the powerball every week but at some point I have to face the fact that it’s not going to happen

 

[flagator86]

6-6 is your ceiling this coming season and you will lose commits. As for 24 and 25 being your years, how so? The OL has several question marks as does your QB - don't expect your current commit to ever step foot on the playing field for you.

I expect to win the powerball every week but at some point I have to face the fact that it’s not going to happen

oh ok....

 

[flagator86]

I actually think your biggest game is Arkansas, followed by SCar. It’s all about momentum, especially with college kids that are so emotionally-vulnerable and volatile.

Say you have two losses (with one being Utah) like you mentioned heading into SCar. You win, and you’re a respectable 2-2 in conference having already played two of the tougher teams in the SEC East. Some momentum heading into the UGA game. Now if you lose that game, you’re probably going to follow that up with a loss to UGA by 14+ (no shame in it, but optically-speaking). Still, two losses in a row to the #1 team in the country and a solid, fringe Top-25 program on the road is not the end of the world…but you have to get off the mat and play a Pittman-led team that’s always tough as ****, with a dynamic QB who does his best work in the spur of the moment. If you happen to stop the bleeding and win there, then well done.

Should you lose that game regardless of what happened to SCar (let’s assume you beat SCar and now have three losses after UGA heading into Arkansas), now you’ve picked up a 4th L and have to travel to Baton Rouge…probably another L. That’s three in a row, having to go @ a pesky Mizzou team where morale is down after dropping three consecutive, and finishing up with FSU. If you drop both the SCar and Arkansas games, you could be staring down the barrel of a disastrous finish. It’s a brutal schedule, I’ll give you that.

bruh i agree!! That Arky game after the UGA loss (yea we're losing that) to me can be a "watershed" moment for Billy at UF. If he's able to get us off the mat and pull out that Arky win, the second half of the season can be a positive. We need that Arky and Missouri game cause the FSU and LSU games are going to be tight and we can very well drop both of those.

That Missouri game is going to be tricky too as we have to go there and it'll more than likely be an early afternoon COLD as **** game and you know they've always given us **** since joining the conference.

 

[WaterburyCane]

I can see this but I can also see us going into the UGA game with only 2 losses which is what i'm going with. Yes we're losing a dynamic QB in AR but he was inconsistent and I expect our D to drastically improve (I just can't see it being worse or the same). I believe we get our wins back vs Vandy and Kentucky but I can see us dropping the Utah and UT game(s). Despite the record last year, we lost 6 games where we were in position to win. Just get off the field on third down which has been an issue for us since 2016. The flip side too is that we won games last year where we could have EASILY lost too so I can't negate that either.

The reason why I remain positive is that our best players last year, if you named our top 10 players, were guys that our current staff brought in whether it was via the portal or HS recruiting. That gives me room for excitement under this staff going forward. I'm not expecting an unexpected run to the SEC title game, but an upward movement is what i'm seeing. 2024 and 2025 are THEE years for us.

Not completely delusional like your brother in arms. But I dont see a path to 7 wins unless myself and everyone else is completely underestimating some part of your team.

I will agree that your D will improve although thats not saying a lot. Your offense is going to struggle. There isnt much depth on your team either to cover up issues or injuries.

Lets see how it plays out.

 

[786Cane]

As bad as Mertz is, if he goes down, I can’t imagine how bad it turns.

 

[flagator86]

Not completely delusional like your brother in arms. But I dont see a path to 7 wins unless myself and everyone else is completely underestimating some part of your team.

I will agree that your D will improve although thats not saying a lot. Your offense is going to struggle. There isnt much depth on your team either to cover up issues or injuries.

Lets see how it plays out.

I mentioned it a few days ago, we’re going to HAVE to ground and pound until the freshmen WR’s (Eugene, Andy, and/or Aidan) step up and that’s a TALLLL order cause all we have proven is Pretty Ricky.

TE room maybe even a bigger question mark although I like Arliss. The elephant in the room is Murda Mertz.

I tell you what though; it’s that Tennessee game that’s bothering me. IDK what to expect from them either. Havent beaten us in Gainesville since 2003 but you just FEEL like they’re due at SOME point.

Oh yea our ST was HORRENDOUS last year. Lost some games because of that area too

 

[kronic]

I can see this but I can also see us going into the UGA game with only 2 losses which is what i'm going with. Yes we're losing a dynamic QB in AR but he was inconsistent and I expect our D to drastically improve (I just can't see it being worse or the same). I believe we get our wins back vs Vandy and Kentucky but I can see us dropping the Utah and UT game(s). Despite the record last year, we lost 6 games where we were in position to win. Just get off the field on third down which has been an issue for us since 2016. The flip side too is that we won games last year where we could have EASILY lost too so I can't negate that either.

The reason why I remain positive is that our best players last year, if you named our top 10 players, were guys that our current staff brought in whether it was via the portal or HS recruiting. That gives me room for excitement under this staff going forward. I'm not expecting an unexpected run to the SEC title game, but an upward movement is what i'm seeing. 2024 and 2025 are THEE years for us.

 

[RVACane]

I mentioned it a few days ago, we’re going to HAVE to ground and pound until the freshmen WR’s (Eugene, Andy, and/or Aidan) step up and that’s a TALLLL order cause all we have proven is Pretty Ricky.

TE room maybe even a bigger question mark although I like Arliss. The elephant in the room is Murda Mertz.

I tell you what though; it’s that Tennessee game that’s bothering me. IDK what to expect from them either. Havent beaten us in Gainesville since 2003 but you just FEEL like they’re due at SOME point.

Oh yea our ST was HORRENDOUS last year. Lost some games because of that area too

I think your WRs will be ok. That’s a good freshman group. I don’t see the improvement on the OL though. That’s so critical