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Dudleys87 said:
If they solidify themselves up front and actually start blocking people the running game and PA could be leathal

We all know Eason can throw it 78 miles
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True, but it's hard to go all in on UGA given the head scratching losses they've had over the years.

Now that Clemson broke through and won another national title, CFB should now refer to any game lost to an underdog as "pulling a Georgia".
 
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UT_Tix79 said:
I read Michigan had 46 seniors last year, plus any juniors that left early. 43 of their 44 2 deep were seniors last year according to one site. That's absolutely insane.
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I've heard that as well and I just don't understand stand how it's possible to have that many seniors, even with redshirt seniors.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
True, but it's hard to go all in on UGA given the head scratching losses they've had over the years.

Now that Clemson broke through and won another national title, CFB should now refer to any game lost to an underdog as "pulling a Georgia".
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Very true.

Hopefully Tennessee doesn't pull a Georgia and drop the Tech game nxt season
 
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Dudleys87 said:
LW,


Who was Davis backup? Dude looks to be a monster at MLB
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David Reese was JD's backup, and he's a beast.

He'll be a true sophomore next season, so barring injury, academic or off-the-field shenanigans he'll be around for another two seasons.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
David Reese was JD's backup, and he's a beast.

He'll be a true sophomore next season, so barring injury, academic or off-the-field shenanigans he'll be around for another two seasons.
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When he came in and blew up the RB up it made me cringe. I'll worry about Tennessee running attack for 2 seasons now
 
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Florida had recruiting drop offs at the end of both the Spurrier and Meyer eras. Both coaches took their foot off the gas in their final year or so, and it showed up 2 to 3 years later.

A lot has changed in the way that Alabama and Clemson have recruited and built rosters with previously unheard of depth. Florida has had decent recruiting at WR, and pretty decent at running back. But there is no depth. Both Florida and UT would probably start Alabama's or Clemson's third string guys in those spots, and for sure would sell the house for their second string guys.

Where Florida has been abysmal is offensive line. QB has just been a comedy of errors, such terrible luck and people not panning out. See e.g. Driskel. That had better change, and quickly.

There is no doubt but that success on the field breeds recruiting success, and if we can get things righted on offense this year and make some noise, beat Michigan and/or FSU, then yes, I do believe it would snowball, as the article says. But if we continue with these mediocre 3 and 4 loss seasons, meh, we'll recruit at the level of a 3 or 4 loss season forever.

Fact is, no one in the SEC can compete with Alabama or FSU right now in recruiting. Ergo, we cannot compete on the field. Ergo, we get out recruited the next year. And the year after.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Florida had recruiting drop offs at the end of both the Spurrier and Meyer eras. Both coaches took their foot off the gas in their final year or so, and it showed up 2 to 3 years later.

A lot has changed in the way that Alabama and Clemson have recruited and built rosters with previously unheard of depth. Florida has had decent recruiting at WR, and pretty decent at running back. But there is no depth. Both Florida and UT would probably start Alabama's or Clemson's third string guys in those spots, and for sure would sell the house for their second string guys.

Where Florida has been abysmal is offensive line. QB has just been a comedy of errors, such terrible luck and people not panning out. See e.g. Driskel. That had better change, and quickly.

There is no doubt but that success on the field breeds recruiting success, and if we can get things righted on offense this year and make some noise, beat Michigan and/or FSU, then yes, I do believe it would snowball, as the article says. But if we continue with these mediocre 3 and 4 loss seasons, meh, we'll recruit at the level of a 3 or 4 loss season forever.

Fact is, no one in the SEC can compete with Alabama or FSU right now in recruiting. Ergo, we cannot compete on the field. Ergo, we get out recruited the next year. And the year after.
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I don't think UT would take eithers third string RB as a starter here. I don't know eithers third string will be, but Bamas RB success comes from exceptional blocking. they are good rbs no doubt. but on any other team they would never be Heisman candidates. imo. like I said I have no clue about Clemson, but I am stoked to see what Kelly does next year as starter. he was electric this year and I have no problem feeding him.

WR, again I don't think UF or UT would start their third STRING guys. their third best, maybe. but at least at UT, at least, I doubt he takes the number one position.

now if you said their third string CBs I would say yes, TN would start them.
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
This is why I feel good about us winning the East this year. Florida is gonna take a step back because of their poor recruiting in 2015-2017. I think we beat them in the swamp this year. Georgia isn't ready like us 2 years ago. Most of their talent is freshmen and sophomores. And I don't think Kirby Smart is a good coach either. We should beat them at home.

Without the off-season hype I expect the team to be hungry to prove themselves.

We'll go 11-1 in 2017 with our only loss being at Alabama.
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You forgot to factor in Butch
 
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I think if Florida had a QB worth a damn, people would see how solid the rest of the team is.

The problem is.....they haven't had a QB worth a damn and no one is positive they will have a QB worth a damn to start the 2017 season.

I think LSU's overall level of talent is superior to Florida, but to show you how much difference one player can make (especially at the most important position), LSU lost 4 games last season allowing 16, 18, 10 and 16 points in those games. They were mediocre enough to lose to Florida because of one position on the field.

I'm not going to try to argue that Florida would be a national title contender with a good QB. However, all this other garbage would be silenced in a hurry.
 
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What does UF do next year after losing so many pieces on Defense and not having a ton of guys to just keep that elite Defense train rolling? I don't see the Offense being that much better next year either.

What is the outlook on next year from a Florida fan's perspective?
 
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MockingVol said:
What does UF do next year after losing so many pieces on Defense and not having a ton of guys to just keep that elite Defense train rolling? I don't see the Offense being that much better next year either.

What is the outlook on next year from a Florida fan's perspective?
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Most fans are HEAVILY relying on Franks or Trask to step up and play better than Luke Del Rio. Offense is expected to be considerably better with the RFr QB's.

Defense lost a lot of NFL talent, and some of the DB's will have to learn quickly(freshmen contributing) but the DLine should be ok this year. Some fans are not expecting a big drop off in defense. I expect defense to take a small step back, or quite possibly gel quickly and stay even.
 
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mockingvol said:
what does uf do next year after losing so many pieces on defense and not having a ton of guys to just keep that elite defense train rolling? I don't see the offense being that much better next year either.

What is the outlook on next year from a florida fan's perspective?
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Mika said:
Most fans are HEAVILY relying on Franks or Trask to step up and play better than Luke Del Rio. Offense is expected to be considerably better with the RFr QB's.

Defense lost a lot of NFL talent, and some of the DB's will have to learn quickly(freshmen contributing) but the DLine should be ok this year. Some fans are not expecting a big drop off in defense. I expect defense to take a small step back, or quite possibly gel quickly and stay even.
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Our defense takes a step back this season, but the drop off won't be as severe as many think, unless our corners underperform.

Really think we reload at LB with Reese and Joseph. Not sure what to make of our DL just yet...plenty of bodies but no difference makers like Brantley or Bullard.
 
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lawrence wright said:
our defense takes a step back this season, but the drop off won't be as severe as many think, unless our corners underperform.

Really think we reload at lb with reese and joseph. Not sure what to make of our dl just yet...plenty of bodies but no difference makers like brantley or bullard.
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Realistically, depending on a couple swing games I could see you guys going 9-3 with losses to UM, one of A&M or LSU, and maybe FSU.

If QB play doesn't improve or regresses somehow, the defense drops off, and your offense can't find replacement playmakers, I could also see UF going 6-6/7-5 with losses to some combination of UM, UT, UGA, LSU, A&M, or FSU.

I think my prediction for you guys will be 8-4. Not sure where the losses will come, but I see you guys finishing in the top 3 in the East pretty easily, if not winning it.
 
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If you look at the roster QB and DL are the two clear defeciancies. If it stays that way then we should be in good shape.

Cece Jefferson is the only known commodity on the DL. And there are no known commodities at QB.
 
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mitzustu said:
If you look at the roster QB and DL are the two clear defeciancies. If it stays that way then we should be in good shape.

Cece Jefferson is the only known commodity on the DL. And there are no known commodities at QB.
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I wouldn't even call him a game changer at this point

Jmo.
 
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