It is different though still crazy hot. We have a new coach the players want to impress and the right QB getting all the 1st team reps now. The crowd and noise will be a big plus also. I do wish this was an afternoon game though.
Fever,
Nothing would make me happier than to be proven wrong about the Utah game !
I will acknowledge that Insta made an excellent point; the teams that will play each other on Sept 3, are NOT the teams from last season & getting too caught up in trying to compare them is futile.
BUT Utah is not our usual Rent-A-Victum. Posters on this board sneer at the PAC12; but could the Gators have won it ?
Could they win it this year ?
My problem is that I have suffered through toooo many preseasons with wild & unrealistic expectations for the Gators.
When things crashed & burned, it was painful.
IMO, the Gators are in rebuilding mode & Utah is not.
Richardson is obviously the best QB Napier can put on the field; he has enormous physical talent.
The past is the best predictor of the future. People talk about Richardson's LSU Game - he threw a stupid interception & LOST.
If he had half the mental sharpness & QB Smarts of
Danny Wuerffel, I would be ECSTATIC !
Unfortunately, he has never shown that all important aspect of a QB's game.
Without Grantham, our Defense will have to be better.
How effective Napier's Run-centric offense will be in the SEC is anyone's guess. Bama abandoned it years ago. Our OL is still a question mark - until they prove it on the field.
NOTE: Saban's QB, Bryce Young was able to replace Bama's traditional running game by throwing for 4872 yds & 47 tds with only 7 ints in the regular season.
Something called the Heisman ?
if my memory correct, Young & Richardson were in the same recruiting class; Richardson seems a little behind him in performance.
44 days until we answer some questions.