ESPN-CFP & Bowl Predicts;SDS Predicts 7-5 Gator Season;Gators' Defense-A Work in Progress; Utah Game Sells Out;O'Brien watch list

[Jeff from Jax]

SEC 2 of top 3

Gators play 3 Top 10 teams; opening game with Utah - a bit*ch !

My Head - close, but no cigar; Utah wins -

Too many "NEWS" when describing the Gators - New Head Coach, New Staff, New Offensive Scheme, New Defensive Scheme, New Starting QB, New Backup QB, New #1 RB

My Heart (is with Sadgator) - Gators beat Utah

Still rather have a creme filled CupCake or a Twinkie for our 1st game.

Remember - in the words of Charlie Pell - more improvement in a team between the 1st & 2nd game of the season than at any other time.

We will need it to beat UK in 2nd game.

#25 BYU - 234 points

Others receiving votes:
Tennessee 180, Texas 164, Iowa 163, Penn State 160, LSU 55, Fresno State 32, Minnesota 31, UCF 27, Purdue 17, Mississippi State 15, Auburn 15, Kansas State 14, Florida 14, North Carolina 9, Boise State 5, Air Force 4, Appalachian State 4, UCLA 2,

https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll

 

[Countygator1]

Dang, glad to see we edged out Appy St in others receiving votes category!!

 

[Gator Fever]

More disrespect

 

[sadgator]

Don’t believe the hype. Florida is going to beat Utah…seriously….100%…

remember sadgator told you this…

 

[brownlec]

I'm telling y'all now.....I'm going to be drunk as hell rooting for us to beat the Utes convincingly. Tough task, but if accomplished we vault into the top 15 with ease. 🐊🐊

 

[Jeff from Jax]

Don’t believe the hype. Florida is going to beat Utah…seriously….100%…

remember sadgator told you this…

Sad,

I have found a new recipe - Pan Fried Crow Fillets.

If Gators beat Utah, which I hope they do !; I will happily cook & eat this dish.

For me, the problem is that too many things about this Gator team taking shape, start with NEW !

New Head Coach, New staff, etc, etc - see above.

Napier & 1/3 of his staff have never Coached a game at this level. Just coming out of the tunnel will be a New experience for him.

IMO, our opponent - Utah - is the exact opposite & is the real deal !

Utah - same HC for 18 years - Kyle Whittingham took over in 2004 when Urban Meyer came to UF. Same OC & DC, same QB1, etc, etc.

I afraid we will be in the moral victory zone - close but no cigar.

 

[Gator Fever]

Sad,

I have found a new recipe - Pan Fried Crow Fillets.

If Gators beat Utah, which I hope they do !; I will happily cook & eat this dish.

For me, the problem is that too many things about this Gator team taking shape, start with NEW !

New Head Coach, New staff, etc, etc - see above.

Napier & 1/3 of his staff have never Coached a game at this level. Just coming out of the tunnel will be a New experience for him.

IMO, our opponent - Utah - is the exact opposite & is the real deal !

Utah - same HC for 18 years - Kyle Whittingham took over in 2004 when Urban Meyer came to UF. Same OC & DC, same QB1, etc, etc.

I afraid we will be in the moral victory zone - close but no cigar.

18 years is nothing to the 100+ years the Gators have smacked down any PAC 12 team that came to Florida field.

 

[Jeff from Jax]

18 years is nothing to the 100+ years the Gators have smacked down any PAC 12 team that came to Florida field.

Fever,
Both your sample size (n) & your population (N) are statistically insignificant & not very current -
BUT
If our Gators beat Utah, which I hope they do, I will HAPPILY eat a 2nd helping of Crow JUST for YOU ! LOL

Curious, what is the Gator's record when playing on the WestCoast ?

 

[sadgator]

18 years is nothing to the 100+ years the Gators have smacked down any PAC 12 team that came to Florida field.

We are going to overwhelm the sh!t out of those sumbitches. sadgator knows this…the oracle has shown him…

 

[instaGATOR]

Last Years Results + Preseason Polls = 😴

 

[Jeff from Jax]

Matt Stinchcomb took some time recently to break down Florida’s schedule, and give his game-by-game predictions for the Gators in Billy Napier’s first season in charge.

The SEC Network analyst sees a rough start, including 0-2 out of the gate, and a 1-3 mark before back-to-back wins arrive.

“The first 2 rattles out of the trap, brutal,” Stinchcomb said. “This is a brutal way to kick things off. Utah at 7, that’s a legit top 10 team that you think might actually hold up for the balance of the season.”

There’s another tough stretch later in the season where Stinchcomb sees 3 straight losses to LSU, Georgia and Texas A&M. However, Napier and the Gators finish strong and win their final 3 games against South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Florida State.
https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/f...-by-game-predictions-about-floridas-schedule/

 

[Jeff from Jax]

Does the team stay together if a brutal early schedule translates to losses?​

Florida opens against one of the best-coached outfits in the country. Utah is also elite at the game’s most important position, quarterback, with first-team All-Pac 12 returning starter Cam Rising gracing a host of preseason All-American candidate lists. Perhaps the Utes will wilt in the fourth quarter in the Florida heat, but the nighttime start does the Gators no favors and a Florida team playing in Game 1 under a new regime certainly won’t be expected to win by anyone outside its rabid fans.

Instead of the traditional cupcake after a tough game, Florida will face media darling Kentucky in The Swamp the following week, meaning the Gators open the year against two of the most physical teams in college football this season.

A Sept. 17 home tilt vs. USF should be a win, but the Gators have one projected loss (Utah), and two coin-flip games (Kentucky, at Tennessee) on the September slate. Will Napier and the staff be able to hold the locker room together if the Gators start 1-3?
https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/f...itical-questions-florida-must-answer-in-2022/

 

[Gator Fever]

Does the team stay together if a brutal early schedule translates to losses?​

Florida opens against one of the best-coached outfits in the country. Utah is also elite at the game’s most important position, quarterback, with first-team All-Pac 12 returning starter Cam Rising gracing a host of preseason All-American candidate lists. Perhaps the Utes will wilt in the fourth quarter in the Florida heat, but the nighttime start does the Gators no favors and a Florida team playing in Game 1 under a new regime certainly won’t be expected to win by anyone outside its rabid fans.

Instead of the traditional cupcake after a tough game, Florida will face media darling Kentucky in The Swamp the following week, meaning the Gators open the year against two of the most physical teams in college football this season.

A Sept. 17 home tilt vs. USF should be a win, but the Gators have one projected loss (Utah), and two coin-flip games (Kentucky, at Tennessee) on the September slate. Will Napier and the staff be able to hold the locker room together if the Gators start 1-3?
https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/f...itical-questions-florida-must-answer-in-2022/

It would be a disgrace after KY beat us last season to let them come to the Swamp and pound us again. The same with letting a PAC 12 team do that to us on our field.

 

[sadgator]

It is gonna be so awesome to watch Utah fall apart under the tremendous pressure, deafening noise, exhausting heat and humidity, and raucous atmosphere of a new era of Gator football. And people will “all of the sudden” remember why Gainesville is hard.

sadgator wishes he was gonna be there. This is gonna be one of those, “I was there” ones…

 

[Countygator1]

Does the team stay together if a brutal early schedule translates to losses?​

Florida opens against one of the best-coached outfits in the country. Utah is also elite at the game’s most important position, quarterback, with first-team All-Pac 12 returning starter Cam Rising gracing a host of preseason All-American candidate lists. Perhaps the Utes will wilt in the fourth quarter in the Florida heat, but the nighttime start does the Gators no favors and a Florida team playing in Game 1 under a new regime certainly won’t be expected to win by anyone outside its rabid fans.

Instead of the traditional cupcake after a tough game, Florida will face media darling Kentucky in The Swamp the following week, meaning the Gators open the year against two of the most physical teams in college football this season.

A Sept. 17 home tilt vs. USF should be a win, but the Gators have one projected loss (Utah), and two coin-flip games (Kentucky, at Tennessee) on the September slate. Will Napier and the staff be able to hold the locker room together if the Gators start 1-3?
https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/f...itical-questions-florida-must-answer-in-2022/

Utah is not a physical team. Pac 12 is soft. KY has some physical aspects but won't come in and just pound someone into submission. We will have better athletes than both Utah and KY. Doesn't always translate to wins....

 

[instaGATOR]

Gators are 7-0 entering the WLOCP, while Matt Stinchcomb just fills the role of yet another clueless media-moron, making his money off of idiot projections... (my story, and I'm sticking wid-it, for at least the next 18 daze) 😉

PS -- We all know how our Edge starter is, and the 5 behind him on the depth chart.
What none of you seem to know is who the Utie-tuties have as their 1-2 at LT. Go take a look and then get back to me....

 

[sadgator]

Gators are 7-0 entering the WLOCP…

Let’s not get crazy now…but Florida is going to be Jacked Up in that opener…

 

[GatorNation79]

SEC 2 of top 3

Gators play 3 Top 10 teams; opening game with Utah - a bit*ch !

My Head - close, but no cigar; Utah wins -

Too many "NEWS" when describing the Gators - New Coach, New Staff, New Offensive Scheme, New Defensive Scheme, New Starting QB, New Backup QB, New #1 RB

My Heart (is with Sadgator) - Gators beat Utah

Still rather have a creme filled CupCake or a Twinkie for our 1st game.

Remember - in the words of Charlie Pell - more improvement in a team between the 1st & 2nd game of the season than at any other time.

We will need it to beat UK in 2nd game.

#25 BYU - 234 points

Others receiving votes:
Tennessee 180, Texas 164, Iowa 163, Penn State 160, LSU 55, Fresno State 32, Minnesota 31, UCF 27, Purdue 17, Mississippi State 15, Auburn 15, Kansas State 14, Florida 14, North Carolina 9, Boise State 5, Air Force 4, Appalachian State 4, UCLA 2,

https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll

Like every year 1/2 of the teams with expectations won't be ranked at the end of the year.

 

[Jeff from Jax]

2022 Davey O’Brien Watch List​

FYI - We play such a chump schedule that only Half of all of our opponents have their QBs listed on the Davey O'Brien Pre Season Watch List.

No matter what our record is - I will guarantee one thing - Billy & the Gators Won't Quit !

Our 1st Four Opponents

Click the links for more detailed stats on all the QBs!

Cameron Rising, Utah
Will Levis, Kentucky
Gerry Bohanon, USF
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee

Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
Stetson Bennett, Georgia

Hopefully our DBs (& our entire D) have noticed this & are ready for our usual walk in the park those 1st 4 games !

https://www.on3.com/news/preseason-...ce-young-cj-stroud-caleb-williams-will-levis/

 

[ocalaman]

Speculation is fun, but none of us knows what's going to happen. Utah is a really good team with a solid, experienced coach and a lot of veteran players returning. It's a huge game for both teams and I'm hoping the heat and humidity will be an advantage for the Gators, especially in the 2nd half. The glass half full fans are sure we're going to win because of the new coaching staff, we're in the SEC, etc., etc. The glass half empty folks remember 6-7, a dismal showing against UCF, etc., etc. I admit that I don't have a clue who's going to win that game and I honestly don't think anyone else does either. What I do know is that I'm excited about the team and can't wait to see what immediate impact the new coach and his philosophy will have on this group of players. Goooo Gators!!!

 

[Jeff from Jax]

Utah taking extreme measures to prepare for elements in season-opener against Florida​

Known affectionately to locals and begrudgingly to visitors as The Swamp, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium seats more than 90,000 and packs noise and humidity inside a completely enclosed bowl that offers little in the way of breeze. Utah is preparing accordingly.

According to KSL.com’s Josh Furlong, Utah has been conducting practices inside the Spence Eccles Field House with the heat cranked up and artificial noise on full blast. The Utes are doing what they can to try and simulate the humidity and atmosphere they’ll face in Florida on Sept. 3.

For Florida’s season-opener last year against FAU, on Sept. 4, the temperature peaked at 88 degrees in the afternoon. Shortly after kickoff, at 7:30 local time, the temperature was 76 degrees with 96% humidity. That number never dropped below 90% throughout the game.

Obviously, I'm not a very good meteorologist !
Did not remember conditions being that extreme.

https://saturdayoutwest.com/utah-ut...or-elements-in-season-opener-against-florida/

 

[Jeff from Jax]

Utah vs. Florida named one of the most anticipated college football games in ESPN roundtable​

Utah opens its 2022 season with a trip to “The Swamp” to play Florida on Sept. 3 — the first time the Utes have played an SEC opponent since Utah beat Alabama in the 2009 Sugar Bowl.
The last time the Utes played an SEC opponent in the regular season was a 1984 road loss to Tennessee.

In a roundtable, ESPN college football reporters mentioned Utah vs. Florida as one of their most anticipated games of the early season, and Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson vs. the Utes’ defense as one of the most anticipated “player-opponent” matchups.

Alabama vs Utah, Sugar Bowl Report Card Results​

On December 22nd, 2008, Nick Saban attempted to warn his team and the fans how dangerous this Utah Ute team with Head Coach Kyle Whittingham was when he repeatedly stated

"this is a lot better team than everyone thinks. This is a lot better team than everyone thinks!"

. Needless to say, his warning went unheeded and the Utes ran away with their second BCS Bowl victory in Utah history - Utah 31 'Bama 17. It was clear from the start that the heavily favored Crimson Tide (10 point favorite) didn't show up to play against a fiery, undefeated Utah Ute team desperately seeking respect.

https://www.deseret.com/2022/4/11/2...ipated-college-football-games-espn-roundtable

 

[PacoGator19]

Speculation is fun, but none of us knows what's going to happen. Utah is a really good team with a solid, experienced coach and a lot of veteran players returning. It's a huge game for both teams and I'm hoping the heat and humidity will be an advantage for the Gators, especially in the 2nd half. The glass half full fans are sure we're going to win because of the new coaching staff, we're in the SEC, etc., etc. The glass half empty folks remember 6-7, a dismal showing against UCF, etc., etc. I admit that I don't have a clue who's going to win that game and I honestly don't think anyone else does either. What I do know is that I'm excited about the team and can't wait to see what immediate impact the new coach and his philosophy will have on this group of players. Goooo Gators!!!

Agree with everything you just said. My biggest concern from the UF side is it is our very first game with an entire new coaching staff and new offensive & defensive system. I would have liked to play a “pre season” game first and the play Utah in Game 2. Utah has years of continuity with an experienced team.

 

[instaGATOR]

The UF vs UU Basic Facts are these:

Last 4 Combined Recruiting Classes Average Ranking:
12. UF
35 UU

Now, either all you football genius types that constantly harp on UF's Recruit Class rankings compared to UA/UG/LSU/etc matter, or they don't.... So, which is it??? 🤓

And try real hard to answer that without a whole string of but-but-but butthead excuses.... 🙄

 

[PacoGator19]

Of course recruiting matters. Just look at all the last 15-20 national championships. All programs that recruit at a very high level. Utah will never win a national title unless they start recruiting in the top 10. And yes there are upsets and the best team on paper doesn’t always win every single game but your fooling yourself if you don’t think recruiting matters if the goal is to win championships.

 

[Gator Fever]

The UF vs UU Basic Facts are these:

Last 4 Combined Recruiting Classes Average Ranking:
12. UF
35 UU

Now, either all you football genius types that constantly harp on UF's Recruit Class rankings compared to UA/UG/LSU/etc matter, or they don't.... So, which is it??? 🤓

And try real hard to answer that without a whole string of but-but-but butthead excuses.... 🙄

It didn't matter last year in many games as we got pounded by teams with much lower recruit rankings.

My view on this game is it should matter some if we don't have really bad 1st game jitters. Utah may have coaching continuity but they lost a lot on defense and will be young at many positions. Hoping with Grantham's defense gone we can slow their offense down.

 

[gatorbuilderorlando]

Gators are 7-0 entering the WLOCP, while Matt Stinchcomb just fills the role of yet another clueless media-moron, making his money off of idiot projections... (my story, and I'm sticking wid-it, for at least the next 18 daze) 😉

PS -- We all know how our Edge starter is, and the 5 behind him on the depth chart.
What none of you seem to know is who the Utie-tuties have as their 1-2 at LT. Go take a look and then get back to me....

I want to believe this so it's true lol

 

[Nicktheslick]

I want to believe this so it's true lol

Book it!

 

[instaGATOR]

Of course recruiting matters. Just look at all the last 15-20 national championships. All programs that recruit at a very high level. Utah will never win a national title unless they start recruiting in the top 10. And yes there are upsets and the best team on paper doesn’t always win every single game but your fooling yourself if you don’t think recruiting matters if the goal is to win championships.

Who exactly is fooling themselves when #35 Utah is #7 and #12 UF is NR?
Who exactly is fooling themselves on recruiting matters when they make on paper (stupid) claims and game predictions???
Sorry, buy you're not putting YOUR shoes on MY feet.. 🤓

With all due respect Paco, that's a load of swill imo, because it avoids my question on the vast difference of quality of UF vs UU players, while spewing out a bunch of straw-man drivel.

UF's team quality being 35 - 12 = 23 places higher than Utah's makes Utah's chances of winning the game, especially with it being played in the SWAMP, a 1 in 3 odds possibility in the iG's estimation. Could Utah win? Yep, that's why they play the game, but they should lose by 10+ or recruit class rankings mean a lot less than YOU claim they do. That, or Napier & staff are incompetent twits at motivation/leadership. Which is it?

Last years teams/coaches will not be in the SWAMP on Sept 3rd, so what either of the 2021 teams did is totally irrelevant to the coming game.

1) Either The Gator coaches are as good/competent as the Utes, or UF hired the WRONG coaching staff.

2) Both coaching staffs have had the same preparation time to get ready for the coming game/season. Both have had to teach their 2022 teams their offensive and defensive systems, and develop their game plans.

3) Spurrier lost Emmitt Smith to the NFL, and a bunch of other starters, had to teach a very different offensive Fun & Gun system, and find a QB to run it. A whole new staff and DC to get it started, so it's gonna take years for a Gator turnaround... 🤓
9/8/90 UF 50 - 7 OkSt
9/15/90 UF 17 - 13 @ Alabama
So much for turn-around time....

 

[instaGATOR]

PS -- We all know how our Edge starter is, and the 5 behind him on the depth chart.
What none of you seem to know is who the Utie-tuties have as their 1-2 at LT. Go take a look and then get back to me....
(crickets resulted for an answer)
==========

Since no one is either smart enough to know how, or too lazy to bother, I'll spoon feed youse-guys some more important facts...


1) Brenton Cox Jr ----------- 6-3 252 rsJr *****
(2021 playing with a Jones fracture in his foot = 8 sacks, now he's 100%)

2) David Reese --------------- 6-1 238 rsJr **** (run stopper)
With the Utes forced to be run heavy in this game, he may get more time than usual.
Depth:
Lloyd Summerall III --------- 6-5 231 rsSo **** (+strength with arm span)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Jr 6-3 243 So **** (best/quickest spin move)
Chief Borders ---------------- 6-4 241 rsFr **** (+motor, hard hand punch)
Jack Pyburn ------------------ 6-3 263 Fr *** (newbee wid + size)

Good Luck to the Utes 2022 depth chart LT's on Sept 3rd.....
1) LT Braeden Daniels 6-4 297 rsJr - 2 Career Gms playing Def
2) LT Zereoue Williams 6-8 302 rsFr - No stats so far....

The iG thinks that those guys are in for a very long hot sweltering day in the SWAMP. And that's just at one position, I could do the same for virtually every position on the Utes team....

 

[gatorbuilderorlando]

Of course recruiting matters. Just look at all the last 15-20 national championships. All programs that recruit at a very high level. Utah will never win a national title unless they start recruiting in the top 10. And yes there are upsets and the best team on paper doesn’t always win every single game but your fooling yourself if you don’t think recruiting matters if the goal is to win championships.

Disagree a bit - if they get a legit top QB, and them playing in the Pac 10...they could make a run. They'd do the whole Clemson thing...though Clemson recruits way better.

 

[Jeff from Jax]

It didn't matter last year in many games as we got pounded by teams with much lower recruit rankings.
My view on this game is it should matter some if we don't have really bad 1st game jitters. Utah may have coaching continuity but they lost a lot on defense and will be young at many positions.

Fever,
Recruit rankings not always accurate; made by people who have their biases - recruits from areas close to them. etc.

We are not very talented at receiver positions. OL - who knows; every year we think we are better, etc. DL very thin' LB 1st ones decent-again no depth.

Injuries could come into play for either or both teams.

Who knows; probably a back & forth game; which staff can make meaningful adjustments ?

 

[Gator Fever]

Fever,
Recruit rankings not always accurate; made by people who have their biases - recruits from areas close to them. etc.

We are not very talented at receiver positions. OL - who knows; every year we think we are better, etc. DL very thin' LB 1st ones decent-again no depth.

Injuries could come into play for either or both teams.

Who knows; probably a back & forth game; which staff can make meaningful adjustments ?

Let me ask you this. Who do you think will have more people in NFL camps next year?

 

[Gator Fever]

PS -- We all know how our Edge starter is, and the 5 behind him on the depth chart.
What none of you seem to know is who the Utie-tuties have as their 1-2 at LT. Go take a look and then get back to me....
(crickets resulted for an answer)
==========

Since no one is either smart enough to know how, or too lazy to bother, I'll spoon feed youse-guys some more important facts...


1) Brenton Cox Jr ----------- 6-3 252 rsJr *****
(2021 playing with a Jones fracture in his foot = 8 sacks, now he's 100%)

2) David Reese --------------- 6-1 238 rsJr **** (run stopper)
With the Utes forced to be run heavy in this game, he may get more time than usual.
Depth:
Lloyd Summerall III --------- 6-5 231 rsSo **** (+strength with arm span)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Jr 6-3 243 So **** (best/quickest spin move)
Chief Borders ---------------- 6-4 241 rsFr **** (+motor, hard hand punch)
Jack Pyburn ------------------ 6-3 263 Fr *** (newbee wid + size)

Good Luck to the Utes 2022 depth chart LT's on Sept 3rd.....
1) LT Braeden Daniels 6-4 297 rsJr - 2 Career Gms playing Def
2) LT Zereoue Williams 6-8 302 rsFr - No stats so far....

The iG thinks that those guys are in for a very long hot sweltering day in the SWAMP. And that's just at one position, I could do the same for virtually every position on the Utes team....

Not sure what to think of our defense against their offense without seeing a real game first but their QB is mobile enough to limit a pass rush some. Might go and look at some of his sack numbers but he had some decent runs against some talented teams and can pass decent on the move also.

 

[PacoGator19]

Disagree a bit - if they get a legit top QB, and them playing in the Pac 10...they could make a run. They'd do the whole Clemson thing...though Clemson recruits way better.

What was the last PAC-12 team to win a national title? I believe it was USC and they were LOADED due to great recruiting by Pete Carroll. And yes Clemson recruits much better than Utah.

 

[instaGATOR]

Fever,
Recruit rankings not always accurate; made by people who have their biases - recruits from areas close to them. etc. (Paco, he's all your's)

We are not very talented at receiver positions. OL - who knows; every year we think we are better, etc. DL very thin' LB 1st ones decent-again no depth.

Injuries could come into play for either or both teams.

Who knows; probably a back & forth game; which staff can make meaningful adjustments ?

Gawds what a load of inaccurate crap speculation, with NOTHING of substance to back it up...

Gator Receivers

#2 TE Zipperer ****
#29 TE Zanders ***
OLB/TE Keeter ***
#32 TE Odom ***
#15 TE Elksnis ***
#31 TE Boardingham ***

RB Lingard *****
RB Wright ****
RB Johnson Jr *** - Sun Belt Fr PoY
RB Etienne ****

#1 WR Shorter *****
#12 WR Henderson ****
#69 WR Weston ***
#99 WR Whittemore ***
#26 WR Fraziars ****
---
#33 WR Burke ****
#44 WR Reynolds ****
#69 WR Douglas ***
#151 WR Pearsall *** - AzSt xfer
NR WR Chiaokhiao-Bowman - JuCo xfer

#4 OL in SEC running in 2021, only gave up 14 sacks all season.
4 returning OL starters, adding in RG Torrence, 1st Team SB 21, FR AA 20
DL 3 deep and LB's 5 deep with the edge being coached by Mike Peterson.

You're worse than a big Texas ranch manure spreader for slinging chit....

And oh BTW...
Utah's 2022 QB Depth Chart - The dual threat is injury insurance for starter.
#26 QB-pp Cameron Rising 6-2 218 rsJr ***
#3 QB-dt Ja'Quinden Jackson 6-2 227 rsFr TX xfer, maybe nest year...
NR QB Bryson Barnes 6-1 206 rsSo

Utah's Defense Depth Chart has 8 Soph starters
UF xfer-out LB Diabate Sr is their best player by far....

 

[Gator Fever]

Gawds what a load of inaccurate crap speculation, with NOTHING of substance to back it up...

Gator Receivers

#2 TE Zipperer ****
#29 TE Zanders ***
OLB/TE Keeter ***
#32 TE Odom ***
#15 TE Elksnis ***
#31 TE Boardingham ***

RB Lingard *****
RB Wright ****
RB Johnson Jr *** - Sun Belt Fr PoY
RB Etienne ****

#1 WR Shorter *****
#12 WR Henderson ****
#69 WR Weston ***
#99 WR Whittemore ***
#26 WR Fraziars ****
---
#33 WR Burke ****
#44 WR Reynolds ****
#69 WR Douglas ***
#151 WR Pearsall *** - AzSt xfer
NR WR Chiaokhiao-Bowman - JuCo xfer

#4 OL in SEC running in 2021, only gave up 14 sacks all season.
4 returning OL starters, adding in RG Torrence, 1st Team SB 21, FR AA 20
DL 3 deep and LB's 5 deep with the edge being coached by Mike Peterson.

You're worse than a big Texas ranch manure spreader for slinging chit....

And oh BTW...
Utah's 2022 QB Depth Chart - The dual threat is injury insurance for starter.
#26 QB-pp Cameron Rising 6-2 218 rsJr ***
#3 QB-dt Ja'Quinden Jackson 6-2 227 rsFr TX xfer, maybe nest year...
NR QB Bryson Barnes 6-1 206 rsSo

Utah's Defense Depth Chart has 8 Soph starters
UF xfer-out LB Diabate Sr is their best player by far....

OL should be better this season than in 2021 but it's a lot easier to have certain stats when your QB runs like that.

 

[Jeff from Jax]

What was the last PAC-12 team to win a national title? I believe it was USC and they were LOADED due to great recruiting by Pete Carroll. And yes Clemson recruits much better than Utah.

Paco,

Pete Carroll was a man before the times - honest, trustworthy, & ethical - he created his own informal NIL program at USC- bought a house for Reggie Bush's parent & many other thoughtful gifts for his players.

That why he ran off to the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL 1 step ahead of the NCAA violations - "Rules; what Rules; stinkin Rulebook doesn't apply to me."

Pete Carroll isn't just tarnishing his legacy at the University of Southern California. He?s taking the school down with him.

The NCAA already has imposed sanctions on USC in light of the Reggie Bush situation. Bush, a former Heisman Trophy-winning running back at USC, received thousands of dollars in illegal cash and other benefits by would-be sports marketers.

The NCAA penalized USC by disallowing the school to participate in bowl games for the next two years and taking away 30 scholarships.
Oh, I almost forgot - NCAA vacated the 2004 national championship.

Almost forgot again - Reggie Bush returned his Heisman Trophy - right before they took it away from him.

Gosh, Pete Carroll was a great recruiter & a hell of a guy;

https://nesn.com/2010/07/pete-carroll-usc-under-ncaa-investigation-for-yet-another-violation/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Bush

 

[Gator Fever]

Paco,

Pete Carroll was a man before the times - honest, trustworthy, & ethical - he created his own informal NIL program at USC- bought a house for Reggie Bush's parent & many other thoughtful gifts for his players.

That why he ran off to the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL 1 step ahead of the NCAA violations - "Rules; what Rules; stinkin Rulebook doesn't apply to me."

Pete Carroll isn't just tarnishing his legacy at the University of Southern California. He?s taking the school down with him.

The NCAA already has imposed sanctions on USC in light of the Reggie Bush situation. Bush, a former Heisman Trophy-winning running back at USC, received thousands of dollars in illegal cash and other benefits by would-be sports marketers.

The NCAA penalized USC by disallowing the school to participate in bowl games for the next two years and taking away 30 scholarships.
Oh, I almost forgot - NCAA vacated the 2004 national championship.

Almost forgot again - Reggie Bush returned his Heisman Trophy - right before they took it away from him.

Gosh, Pete Carroll is a great recruiter & a hell of a guy;

https://nesn.com/2010/07/pete-carroll-usc-under-ncaa-investigation-for-yet-another-violation/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Bush

It looks like even with this mess being legal now the PAC 12 won't be winning a championship anytime soon with USC departing.

 

[Jeff from Jax]

Rough road: The 12 toughest September schedules​

2. Florida​

The games: S3 vs. Utah; S10 vs. Kentucky; S17 vs. USF; S24 at Tennessee
The buzz: Florida plays six of its first seven at home under new coach Billy Napier. But the first two games are against ranked teams, including the opener against defending Pac-12 champ Utah. And the one road game in that stretch will be against Tennessee, which – like Game 2 opponent Kentucky – thinks it can finish second in the SEC East. It’s not an easy first-month schedule for a new coach. And given that the Gators play two games against SEC East opponents, they’re either going to be in good shape in the division race or out of it at the end of the season’s first month.
https://www.on3.com/news/college-football-toughest-september-schedules-2022/

I ordered a month's suppy of Twinkies & CupCakes - guess I better check on that order !