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While I do like how the offense looks with AR15.....I dont think UF's defense is quite there yet to adequately stop a great Ute's offense and team that returns almost all their starters. Napier pointed out the high amount of penalties in the spring game, and I dont think it bodes well to expect it to be fixed in the first game of the year.

While I am expecting UF to lose, Im not going to get down about it. I do believe that despite their slow start last season, Utah would have beaten bama by 10 by the end of the season.
 
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Utah is our first game! Can we get them?
They were the PAC-12 Champs! What say you all?
FIFU

UU 2021 - 10-4 Lac12-C

2021 PPG - 36
Rushing - 3,035 at 5.6 ypc, with 37 TD's
Passing - 3,000 at 7.48/att with 24 TD's

Total Off. 431/Gm at 6.4 Yds/Play
The offense looks like mostly run, supplemented with dink & dunk passing.
(imo, def needs to play them tight in the box with man in the secondary)

FG's 12 of 18
Net Punt Ave 35.46 --- (UF has better kickers)
Fumbles--Lost 23--7
Gave up 42 sacks <<< this
Ave Penalties Yds/Gm 45.14 (disciplined)
ToP/Gm 30:49

So pretty good stats, but in a conf that hasn't won a NC in decades....
Their 4 Losses: BYU-SDSt-OreSt - and tOSU in Bowl.

Recruiting:
2023 #48 UF Coaching Change -- #52 UU Stable Coaching Staff
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2022 #17 UF -- #38 UU
2021 #12 UF -- #34 UU
2020 #9 UF --- #30 UU
2019 #9 UF --- #42 UU
2018 #14 UF -- #33 UU
5 Yr Ave - 12.2 UF -- 35.4 UU


Coach-um-up Nappy, because there are no lack of talent excuses....
 
FIFU

UU 2021 - 10-4 Lac12-C

2021 PPG - 36
Rushing - 3,035 at 5.6 ypc, with 37 TD's
Passing - 3,000 at 7.48/att with 24 TD's

Total Off. 431/Gm at 6.4 Yds/Play
The offense looks like mostly run, supplemented with dink & dunk passing.
(imo, def needs to play them tight in the box with man in the secondary)

FG's 12 of 18
Net Punt Ave 35.46 --- (UF has better kickers)
Fumbles--Lost 23--7
Gave up 42 sacks <<< this
Ave Penalties Yds/Gm 45.14 (disciplined)
ToP/Gm 30:49

So pretty good stats, but in a conf that hasn't won a NC in decades....
Their 4 Losses: BYU-SDSt-OreSt - and tOSU in Bowl.

Recruiting:
2023 #48 UF Coaching Change -- #52 UU Stable Coaching Staff
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2022 #17 UF -- #38 UU
2021 #12 UF -- #34 UU
2020 #9 UF --- #30 UU
2019 #9 UF --- #42 UU
2018 #14 UF -- #33 UU
5 Yr Ave - 12.2 UF -- 35.4 UU


Coach-um-up Nappy, because there are no lack of talent excuses....
I agree. Utah doesn’t exactly make you quake in your shoes and we are the Florida Gators at HOME! So I expect to win this game.
 
While I am expecting UF to lose, Im not going to get down about it. I do believe that despite their slow start last season, Utah would have beaten bama by 10 by the end of the season.
😂 🤣 😂
Oct 23 Utah 34 - 42 OreSt
Bowl - Utah 45 - 48 tOSU (11-2)
Big 12-C Mich 42 - 27 tOSU
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2021 End of Season Results:

Alabama 41 - 21 UGly - SEC-C (-20)
Alabama 27 - 6 Cincy - CFP
Alabama 18 - 33 UGly - CFP NC (-15)
Alabama 13-2 NC Runner-Up

Utah went 10-4 and lost to tOSU in their bowl game.
4 Losses: BYU-SDSt-OreSt - and tOSU in Bowl.
Heck, CFP Cincy would have likely beat Utah at the end of the season.
Utah 10-4 Bowl Loser
 
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I’m actually predicting a loss in this game. Utah is a good team with a good coach. We will have a new staff and new system. This is when you would prefer a directional school as your 1st game to work on things.
The advantage we may have is it is a home game and hopefully it is played at like 3:30pm (have they announced the game time). The second thing is Utah has started the season slow at times and really starts clicking as they get deeper into their season.
 
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Oct 23 Utah 34 - 42 OreSt
Bowl - Utah 45 - 48 tOSU (11-2)
Big 12-C Mich 42 - 27 tOSU
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2021 End of Season Results:

Alabama 41 - 21 UGly - SEC-C (-20)
Alabama 27 - 6 Cincy - CFP
Alabama 18 - 33 UGly - CFP NC (-15)
Alabama 13-2 NC Runner-Up

Utah went 10-4 and lost to tOSU in their bowl game.
4 Losses: BYU-SDSt-OreSt - and tOSU in Bowl.
Heck, CFP Cincy would have likely beat Utah at the end of the season.
Utah 10-4 Bowl Loser

I clearly stressed the Utah end of season version rather than beginning....had you understood that message you wouldnt have joyfully mentioned the overall record.

They lost 1 game after the the slow start at the beginning of the season, before barely losing to OSU in a bowl....so sue them. It took them a few weeks to work out some kinks. If only we could be so fortunate.

Michigan finally found the leprechaun in beating OSU.....but so what? What about when Alabama destroyed UGA in their first meeting of the season...and Saban was higly reveered for his pre-bowl preparation? The point is that one game doesnt paint the whole story and I doubt anybody would think UM would beat OSU 5 out of 10 times.

You wanna talk about that 1 loss? The one that you mentioned? The 7 win Oregon State?

Remind me,..... Didnt Bama almost get beat by a 6 win UF team as well? Didn't they almost get beat by a 6 win LSU team as well? Didn't they almost get beat by a 6 win Auburn team as well?


Bama was inconsistant, at best, and was extremely fortunate it didnt catch up to them more often. If those SEC teams I mentioned had half the offense of Utah, they would have won. Even an anemic offense like UF kept them in the game vs bama till the end. The way bama lapses on defense? It would be like Madden games for Utah. Fyi, lets remember that 4 UF wins were over ooc cupcakes.




I doubt anybody wouldnt be be laying a very big advantage on Utah vs Cincy, all said and done. Watch for the Utes to be in the playoff this season.
 
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You are welcome to your speculation and opinions, that's your right.

What team(s) that made the CFP did Utah beat?
Name their best win on their 10-4 season?

Bama beat Cincy in the CFP, and during the season they beat NC UGly by more points that UGly beat them by for the NC.

JMOHO, but Utah had a good season,,, for a no-Def. Lac 12 team anyway.

I believe that Utah is a 50/50 game for UF in 2022.
Utah would not have beat a 13-2 Bama, but of course, that's just my opinion.
Off season blather from both of us on this subject.
 
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You are welcome to your speculation and opinions, that's your right.

What team(s) that made the CFP did Utah beat?
Name their best win on their 10-4 season?

Bama beat Cincy in the CFP, and during the season they beat NC UGly by more points that UGly beat them by for in the NC.

JMOHO, but Utah had a good season,,, for a no-Def. Lac 12 team anyway.

I believe that Utah is a 50/50 game for UF in 2022.
Utah would not have beat a 13-2 Bama, but of course, that's just my opinion.
Off season blather from both of us on this subject.
Agree, no way Utah beats Bama in a game that matters. Sure maybe a consolation bowl game ( which has already happened) but no way in a kick(ass) off classic or a CFP game.
 
UF comes to the @ Home Utah game with a 5 year Ave #12.2 Recruiting class.
UU comes to the @ Swamp game with a 5 year Ave #35.4 Recruiting class.

So of course, the dog-pokers of the world would tell you that the above means that it's a sure win for the Gators because of the vast importance of recruit class rankings.
😉

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Billy Napier's last 4 seasons at ULL = 40-12 (.769)
Kyle Wittingham's last 4 seasons at Utah = 33-14 (.702)
(3-2 in shortened Co-V 2020)

Fun Facts:
Kyle is 1-0 vs Bama, but he's 0-2 vs BSU....
🤔

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Utah's projected starters vs iG's WaG starters:
This is just for a very general comparison of players, nothing more...

Utah Offense vs Gator Defense

WR-X Vele 6-5 204 rsSo -- Marshall 6-0 192 So
WR-Z Enis 6-3 208 Sr ----- Hill 6-0 193 rsSo
WR-R Parks 5-10 170 So -- Kimber 6-0 170 rsSo

LT Kump 6-5 309 So ---- DE Cox 6-4 253 rsJr
LG Bills 6-4 318 rsSo ---- DT Dexter 6-6 313 So
OC Maile 6-2 304 rsJr --- DT Watson 6-5 415 So
RG Laurmea 6-4 312 rsSo -- DT Humphries 6-6 330 rsSo
RT Daniels 6-4 299 rsJr -- DE Umanmieien 6-4 259 So
TE-Y Kincaid 6-4 242 Sr-xfer -- OLB Borders 6-4 232 rsFr
TE-U Kuithe 6-2 222 Sr --- OLB Black 6-3 221 Jr

QB Rising 6-2 220 rsJr-xfer -- ILB Miller 6-1 228 rsSr
RB Thomas 6-2 238 Jr-xfer -- ILB Burney 6-2 236 Sr

Utah Defense vs Gator Offense

LDE Suguturaga 6-4 265 rsSo - LT Gouraige 6-5 310 rsJ
LDT Tafuna 6-3 297 So -------- LG White 6-5 334 Jr
RDT Kaufusi 6-7 288 Sr-xfer -- RG Torrance 6-5 335
RDE Fillinger 6-4 250 rsSo ---- RT Tarquin 6-5 301
Stud Furey 6-2 226 Jr --------- OC Equakun 6-4 305
(nobody over 300 vs everybody over 300)

Rover Reid 6-0 226 So --- QB Richardson 6-4 237 So
MAC Diabate 6-4 220 Sr - RB Lingard 6-0 205 rsJr

LCB Broughton 5-11 195 Jr - WR Shorter6-5 228 rsJr
RCB Phillips 5-10 184 So --- WR Herderson 6-3 193 So
Nic Mataele 5-11 186 rsSo - WR Whittemore 6-4 210 rsSo
FS Hubert 6-0 198 Sr ------ TE Zipperer 6-3 234 Jr
SS Bishop 6-2 206 So ------ TE Zanders 6-5 261 rsJr
(little bittie DB's vs full size receivers)

In the Trench Warfare Section:
Utah DL Ave 265.2 vs Gator OL Ave 317.0
Utah OL Ave 308.4 vs Gator DL Ave 314.0
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More iG guesswork:

Utah will try to run the ball down the Gators throat.
They will pass as the need or opportunity presents itself.
The Gators need to load the box and play man in the secondary.

Gators will need to show good balance, but depend on the arm and legs of AR-15.
The Gators size and speed across the board should be the deciding factor.
Turnovers, penalties and/or injuries, can tip the balance either way, in any game.
 
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Utah is our first game! Can we get them? They are the PAC-12 Champs! What say you all?

I'm not sure on Napier, he's an unknown. I'm not sure what Utah returns but they were peaking at the end of last yr. I think it will be tough for the Gators to win this game. Is it at home?
 
Teams like Utah are not use to losing to teams like the Gators lol - on a serious note, that's a REALLY tough first game. Utah is good and we're on the rebound - if I'm laying money I personally like the Utes.
 
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UF comes to the @ Home Utah game with a 5 year Ave #12.2 Recruiting class.
UU comes to the @ Swamp game with a 5 year Ave #35.4 Recruiting class.


So of course, the dog-pokers of the world would tell you that the above means that it's a sure win for the Gators because of the vast importance of recruit class rankings.
😉

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Billy Napier's last 4 seasons at ULL = 40-12 (.769)
Kyle Wittingham's last 4 seasons at Utah = 33-14 (.702)
(3-2 in shortened Co-V 2020)

Fun Facts:
Kyle is 1-0 vs Bama, but he's 0-2 vs BSU....
🤔

==========

Utah's projected starters vs iG's WaG starters:
This is just for a very general comparison of players, nothing more...

Utah Offense vs Gator Defense

WR-X Vele 6-5 204 rsSo -- Marshall 6-0 192 So
WR-Z Enis 6-3 208 Sr ----- Hill 6-0 193 rsSo
WR-R Parks 5-10 170 So -- Kimber 6-0 170 rsSo

LT Kump 6-5 309 So ---- DE Cox 6-4 253 rsJr
LG Bills 6-4 318 rsSo ---- DT Dexter 6-6 313 So
OC Maile 6-2 304 rsJr --- DT Watson 6-5 415 So
RG Laurmea 6-4 312 rsSo -- DT Humphries 6-6 330 rsSo
RT Daniels 6-4 299 rsJr -- DE Umanmieien 6-4 259 So
TE-Y Kincaid 6-4 242 Sr-xfer -- OLB Borders 6-4 232 rsFr
TE-U Kuithe 6-2 222 Sr --- OLB Black 6-3 221 Jr

QB Rising 6-2 220 rsJr-xfer -- ILB Miller 6-1 228 rsSr
RB Thomas 6-2 238 Jr-xfer -- ILB Burney 6-2 236 Sr

Utah Defense vs Gator Offense

LDE Suguturaga 6-4 265 rsSo - LT Gouraige 6-5 310 rsJ
LDT Tafuna 6-3 297 So -------- LG White 6-5 334 Jr
RDT Kaufusi 6-7 288 Sr-xfer -- RG Torrance 6-5 335
RDE Fillinger 6-4 250 rsSo ---- RT Tarquin 6-5 301
Stud Furey 6-2 226 Jr --------- OC Equakun 6-4 305
(nobody over 300 vs everybody over 300)

Rover Reid 6-0 226 So --- QB Richardson 6-4 237 So
MAC Diabate 6-4 220 Sr - RB Lingard 6-0 205 rsJr

LCB Broughton 5-11 195 Jr - WR Shorter6-5 228 rsJr
RCB Phillips 5-10 184 So --- WR Herderson 6-3 193 So
Nic Mataele 5-11 186 rsSo - WR Whittemore 6-4 210 rsSo
FS Hubert 6-0 198 Sr ------ TE Zipperer 6-3 234 Jr
SS Bishop 6-2 206 So ------ TE Zanders 6-5 261 rsJr
(little bittie DB's vs full size receivers)

In the Trench Warfare Section:
Utah DL Ave 265.2 vs Gator OL Ave 317.0
Utah OL Ave 308.4 vs Gator DL Ave 314.0
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More iG guesswork:

Utah will try to run the ball down the Gators throat.
They will pass as the need or opportunity presents itself.
The Gators need to load the box and play man in the secondary.

Gators will need to show good balance, but depend on the arm and legs of AR-15.
The Gators size and speed across the board should be the deciding factor.
Turnovers, penalties and/or injuries, can tip the balance either way, in any game.

Why are all the early polls disrespecting us and talking up Utah so much? We will be well above them in talent composite index I would think. Probably top # 12 area to their # 30 area.
 
I'm staying with my 50/50, but I'd bet a beer on the Gators....

Key Issues,,, to me anyway:

Player talent:

UF comes to the @ Home Utah game with a 5 year Ave #12.2 Recruiting class.
UU comes to the @ Swamp game with a 5 year Ave #35.4 Recruiting class.

Coaching Ability:


Billy Napier's last 4 seasons at ULL = 40-12 (.769)
Kyle Wittingham's last 4 seasons at Utah = 33-14 (.702)

In the Trench Warfare Section:

Utah DL Ave 265.2 vs Gator OL Ave 317.0
Utah OL Ave 308.4 vs Gator DL Ave 314.0

UU secondary - 5-10, 5-11, 5-11, 6-0, 6-2
UF receivers --- 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-5


QB Cameron Rising 6-2 220 So (3rd Yr)
63.8% 7.8 Yds/Att, L-49, 42 Sacks vs Lac-12 defenses.
Rushing - 6.7 Ypc, L-62

QB Anthony Richardson 6-4 237 So (2nd Yr)
59.0%, 8.4 Yds/Att, L-75 vs SEC defenses.
Rush - 8.0 Ypc, L-80
Fr All SEC Team as the Gator backup QB while nursing injuries.
AR-15 seems to have made strong advances, going by the Spring game.

And I'd be a lot happier about the Utah game and the coming season, if Max Brown could come in and beat out Miller for the backup job, but I doubt that ole Nappy will even make any attempt to move Brown up in the pecking order.
(McLame/Del Rio --- Nappy/Miller)
🙄
 
I'm staying with my 50/50, but I'd bet a beer on the Gators....

Key Issues,,, to me anyway:

Player talent:

UF comes to the @ Home Utah game with a 5 year Ave #12.2 Recruiting class.
UU comes to the @ Swamp game with a 5 year Ave #35.4 Recruiting class.

Coaching Ability:


Billy Napier's last 4 seasons at ULL = 40-12 (.769)
Kyle Wittingham's last 4 seasons at Utah = 33-14 (.702)

In the Trench Warfare Section:

Utah DL Ave 265.2 vs Gator OL Ave 317.0
Utah OL Ave 308.4 vs Gator DL Ave 314.0

UU secondary - 5-10, 5-11, 5-11, 6-0, 6-2
UF receivers --- 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-5


QB Cameron Rising 6-2 220 So (3rd Yr)
63.8% 7.8 Yds/Att, L-49, 42 Sacks vs Lac-12 defenses.
Rushing - 6.7 Ypc, L-62

QB Anthony Richardson 6-4 237 So (2nd Yr)
59.0%, 8.4 Yds/Att, L-75 vs SEC defenses.
Rush - 8.0 Ypc, L-80
Fr All SEC Team as the Gator backup QB while nursing injuries.
AR-15 seems to have made strong advances, going by the Spring game.

And I'd be a lot happier about the Utah game and the coming season, if Max Brown could come in and beat out Miller for the backup job, but I doubt that ole Nappy will even make any attempt to move Brown up in the pecking order.
(McLame/Del Rio --- Nappy/Miller)
🙄


You never know Miller might shine when its his time...

 
Why are all the early polls disrespecting us and talking up Utah so much? We will be well above them in talent composite index I would think. Probably top # 12 area to their # 30 area.
Not trying to be a smartass but to answer the question: because Utah will enter the game as Pac12 champs and we won like 5 games last year and have new coaches.
 
I cant believe anybody is worried about UF NOT beating UU. Pac12? No Defense?

I think we just don't know what to expect from the Gators yet right? New coaches with a new team, nobody knows what that will look like. Utah head coach has been there for an eternity it seems like so I would assume early on in the game that Utah has the advantage. As the game goes on I think UFs athletes will start making plays but I just can't see a scenario where this is a blowout win either way.
 
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Not sure folks here have watched Utah a lot the last 15 years. I'm a finance grad there so I watch from afar a bit, but last year in particular I watched like 6 of there games. They are a legit team and program. Outside of the top 5-6 teams in the coutnry last year, I would have taken Utah over about anyone else.

I know we have to do the west coast, discount them a bit - okay, that's fair. But even if UF came into the game ranked 15...this would be a dog fight. Guess what - we were terrible last year lol.
 
This and that on the UF vs UU game from the several postings so far....

Utah is bringing in a new team/roster, just like UF is.
Both have some returning players, but teams reform with new guys yearly.
Billy and Kyle are both fully competent millionaire coaches.

Note: What did Nappy do as a 1st year coach at ULL? Won Sun Belt W & got a bowl.
Four consecutive West Division titles, 4 straight bowl appearances, a share of the Sun Belt title in 2020 and as the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Champions. 2X Sun Belt CoY.
I'm guessing that he's a lot better off now at UF in his 1st year.
😎
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Recruit Class Ranking Trivia:
2022 - 38 UU -- WF 71
2021 - 34 UU -- WF 66
2020 - 30 UU -- WF 59
2019 - 42 UU -- WF 59
2018 - 33 UU -- WF 64
5 Year Recruit Class Ave. -- 12.2 UF -- 35.4 UU -- WF 63.8

UF is 23.2 better than UU
UU is 28.4 better than WF.
Too bad that recruit class rankings don't mean squat on game days....
I don't really care which you pick,,, but either recruit rankings matter, or they don't, so chose....
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GBO --
"Outside of the top 5-6 teams in the country last year, I would have taken Utah over about anyone else."

That makes no sense to me dude, looking at who they lost 4 games to....
2021 UU finished at 10-4 and Lac12 Champs.
So what was the quality of opponents they lost to:

9-11-21 UU 17 - 26 BYU (+9) --- BYU 28 - 31 UAB (+3)

9-18-21 UU 31 - 33 SDSt (+2) -- SDSt 13 - 46 UtahSt (+33)

10-23-21 UU 34 - 42 OreSt (+8) -- OreSt 25 - 39 Cal (+14)

1-1-22 -- UU 45 - 48 tOSU (+3) -- tOSU 27 - 42 Mich (+15)

>>> While only one of the above listed teams (Mich) made the CFP.
~~ And Mich got embarrassed by UGly -- UG 34 - 11 Mich (-23)
While the UU LAC12-Champ was a 4 loss team....
When was the last time an SEC-C was a 4 loss team???

Can the new 2022 version UU beat UF in the Swamp?
Yep, 'On Any Sat' they certainly can,,,, but will they is the question?
Had they met in 2021, imo UU would likely have cleaned UF's clock.
That was THEN, while their next game will be here in the new NOW...

Both of those 2021 UU-4 & 7-UF loss teams are now history.
What you really have to do is look at the their 2022 rosters and make your arguments,
leading to your WaG on the coming winner. I'm still, after looking at all of the items,
calling it a 50/50 game, with the Swamp maybe giving UF a +3.
Where the poll meatheads happen to put them pre-season, is of no real concern to me.

BTW, incompetent fired Dan, took over a chitty McLame 4-7 team, and he went 10-3 his first season.
Nappy is taking over a 6-7 team with a solid group of SEC quality starters.
Any perceived lack of depth won't likely cause a problem in the 1st game.
They have plenty of quality depth btw, just no depth with a lot of proven playing time.
The Gator's depth has as good or better talent athletes as UU's starters.

Okay, yawl can have at my comments now....
😉
 
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This and that on the UF vs UU game from the several postings so far....

Utah is bringing in a new team/roster, just like UF is.
Both have some returning players, but teams reform with new guys yearly.
Billy and Kyle are both fully competent millionaire coaches.

Note: What did Nappy do as a 1st year coach at ULL? Won Sun Belt W & got a bowl.
Four consecutive West Division titles, 4 straight bowl appearances, a share of the Sun Belt title in 2020 and as the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Champions. 2X Sun Belt CoY.
I'm guessing that he's a lot better off now at UF in his 1st year.
😎
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Recruit Class Ranking Trina:
2022 - 38 UU -- WF 71
2021 - 34 UU -- WF 66
2020 - 30 UU -- WF 59
2019 - 42 UU -- WF 59
2018 - 33 UU -- WF 64
5 Year Recruit Class Ave. -- 12.2 UF -- 35.4 UU -- WF 63.8

UF is 23.2 better than UU
UU is 28.4 better than WF.
Too bad that recruit class rankings don't mean squat on game days....
I don't really care which you pick,,, but either recruit rankings matter, or they don't, so chose....
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GBO --
"Outside of the top 5-6 teams in the country last year, I would have taken Utah over about anyone else."

That makes no sense to me dude, looking at who they lost 4 games to....
2021 UU finished at 10-4 and Lac12 Champs.
So what was the quality of opponents they lost to:

9-11-21 UU 17 - 26 BYU (+9) --- BYU 28 - 31 UAB (+3)

9-18-21 UU 31 - 33 SDSt (+2) -- SDSt 13 - 46 UtahSt (+33)

10-23-21 UU 34 - 42 OreSt (+8) -- OreSt 25 - 39 Cal (+14)

1-1-22 -- UU 45 - 48 tOSU (+3) -- tOSU 27 - 42 Mich (+15)

>>> While only one of the above listed teams (Mich) made the CFP.
~~ And Mich got embarrassed by UGly -- UG 34 - 11 Mich (-23)
While the UU LAC12-Champ was a 4 loss team....
When was the last time an SEC-C was a 4 loss team???

Can the new 2022 version UU beat UF in the Swamp?
Yep, 'On Any Sat' they certainly can,,,, but will they is the question?
Had they met in 2021, imo UU would likely have cleaned UF's clock.
That was THEN, while their next game will be here in the new NOW...

Both of those 2021 UU-4 & 7-UF loss teams are now history.
What you really have to do is look at the their 2022 rosters and make your arguments,
leading to your WaG on the coming winner. I'm still, after looking at all of the items,
calling it a 50/50 game, with the Swamp maybe giving UF a +3.
Where the poll meatheads happen to put them pre-season, is of no real concern to me.

BTW, incompetent fired Dan, took over a chitty McLame 4-7 team, and he went 10-3 his first season.
Nappy is taking over a 6-7 team with a solid group of SEC quality starters.
Any perceived lack of depth won't likely cause a problem in the 1st game.
They have plenty of quality depth btw, just no depth with a lot of proven playing time.
The Gator's depth has as good or better talent athletes as UU's starters.

Okay, yawl can have at my comment now....
😉
The heat and humidity will wear them quick. I lived in Utah and Florida. Unless I am reading this wrong, they are playing in the swamp, correct?
 
All I know is way to many Gator fans are psycho's...Napier doesn't win and they will call for his head. I swear even after 2 National titles...Meyer goes 8-5 and you would have though he was a below .500 team win record at UF...way to many of our fans were like I'm glad he's retiring. Yeah been a great ride since then.
 
I cant believe anybody is worried about UF NOT beating UU. Pac12? No Defense?
Did you watch them play last year? I'm guessing not. You're making general statements ... "Pac12, no defense". I actually watched a few of their games late night Saturday's. Unlike most Pac12 teams, they are very physical, very experienced, good QB, very good coaching, they played Ohio ST down to the wire in the Rose Bowl. I expect we will have our hands full and would be very happy with a win
 
Did you watch them play last year? I'm guessing not. You're making general statements ... "Pac12, no defense". I actually watched a few of their games late night Saturday's. Unlike most Pac12 teams, they are very physical, very experienced, good QB, very good coaching, they played Ohio ST down to the wire in the Rose Bowl. I expect we will have our hands full and would be very happy with a win
Get back to me in the fall.
 
Did you watch them play last year? I'm guessing not. You're making general statements ... "Pac12, no defense". I actually watched a few of their games late night Saturday's. Unlike most Pac12 teams, they are very physical, very experienced, good QB, very good coaching, they played Ohio ST down to the wire in the Rose Bowl. I expect we will have our hands full and would be very happy with a win
The Utes have a good program. We're the underdogs going into this one IMO. Can wait to see what we look like this year. I really don't have an expectation yet. Clean slate...let's see what happens.
 
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Did you see the UF defense last year? That's why I'm worried.

Gator D in 2021 -- Note - most credit the UG Def for them winning the NC, So let's just look at a few mutual opponent scores.

UF D vs Bama 31 -- (UA Off. 41 vs UG D in SEC-C) (+10)

vs Tenn 24 -- (Tn Off. 17 vs UG D) (-7)

vs UK 20 -- (UK Off. 13 vs UG D) (-7)

The NC UGly Def was 10 Pts worse in the SEC-C game, than UF's D vs UA.

While the UGly D was only 7 Pts better than UF vs Tenn & UK.

Consistency on both O & D killed UF in 2021, but at times the Gator Def. played well.

But this is mostly stupid off-season BS'ing imo, because the 2021 teams are both over and done with. They won't be playing each other in Sept of 2022.

Both UF and UU enter the 2022 season at 0-0.

No excuses.....
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Reality vs the utes-chips that some are spreading around here as fertilizer. 😉 (@ kingofwedgeclogs -- despite their slow start last season, Utah would have beaten bama by 10 by the end of the season. )
Before swinging back at me, next time you might want to determine why I was laughing....


Utah's Defense Pts given up in 2021

17 vs NR-D2 Weber St

26 vs #27 BYU - Lost

33 vs #15 SDSt - Lost


13 vs #68 WashSt

26 vs #93 USC

21 vs #58 AzSt

42 vs #65 OreSt - Lost

24 vs #51 UCLA

7 vs #108 Stanford

29 vs #126 AZ

10 vs #36 Ore - vs the 10-4 LAC-12-C runner-up

48 vs #5 tOSU - the Big10/12-C runner-up.
tOSU only scored 27 on Mich.
Then Mich only scored 11 on the SEC-C, UGly.

In the regular season, UU only played 3 teams that were even in the Top 50, and they lost to the only one in the Top 25 (#15 SDST).

UF played in the SEC, while Utah played around in patsy-land....

Before you attempt to 'Kill the Messenger' you might want to rethink things a bit....
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