Thoughts on this Florida team moving onto 2024......
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Just a general FYI....
Eleven top-five team finishes - including men's outdoor track & field's third consecutive NCAA title - propelled Florida Athletics to a fourth-place finish in the 2023-24 LEARFIELD Directors' Cup final standings.
Florida is the only program among the nation's top 10 athletic programs each of the last 40 seasons.
Eleven top-five team finishes - including men's outdoor track & field's third consecutive NCAA title - propelled Florida Athletics to a fourth-place finish in the 2023-24 LEARFIELD Directors' Cup final standings.
Florida is the only program among the nation's top 10 athletic programs each of the last 40 seasons.
We need Football back. The Gators are on a run in football they haven't been on since around the end of WW2 I think.
Any maybe..........you should follow your own advice.
Gee, look who it was that started with this crap yet again, while I was posting position room depth for 2024....
2025 247 Recruit Class & Rankings:
65. UF - 8 Commits
#40 TE Micah Jones 6-5 246 *** Natl NA
65. UF - 8 Commits
#11 Edge Jalen Wiggins 6-4.5 255 **** Natl 77
#14 RB Waltez Clark 6-1 194 **** Natl 239
-----#40 TE Micah Jones 6-5 246 *** Natl NA
48 WR Joshua Moore 6-4 205 *** Natl NA
#63 RB Chad Gasper 5-10 200 *** Natl NA75 DL Jeramiah McCloud 6-3 280 *** Natl NA
114 WR Tae'shaun Gelsey 6-4 215 *** Natl NA
5 P Hayden Craig 6-2 190 *** Natl NA
It's a good thing that they got a great HC with a 50+ staff that can really recruit.....Yep a Miami loss would likely be fatal to Napier short of Lagway taking over and getting a 6-6 record (I highly doubt 6-6 with Mertz starting the whole season would save him). 2 other games that losses would be very hard for him to overcome are UCF and KY.
Lindy's 2024 UF Football Position Group Rankings in the SEC:
RB - 4.
QB - 8.
WR - 10.
OL - 14.
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DL - 14.
LB - 11.
DB - 11.
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ST - 13. UF
> Hired Joe Houston to help Chris Couch try to coach-up the ST's.
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In the 2023 season, the entire Gator defense had a gran-total of 3 Interceptions.
So, just how bad was that you ask???
Past individual Gator interceptions in a single season:
9. Keiwan Ratliff - 2003 >>> He also set the school record for punt return yards
and tied the single-game record for interceptions, with 3.
8. Ryan Smith - 2006
7. Will White - 1990 > 14 career > 3x All SEC 1st Team
7. Randy Talbot - 1974
7. John Clifford - 1970
6. Lito Sheppard - 2000 >> + 5 defended, 2 FF, 1 FR
5. Ahmad Black - 2008 > 13 career
RB - 4.
QB - 8.
WR - 10.
OL - 14.
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DL - 14.
LB - 11.
DB - 11.
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ST - 13. UF
> Hired Joe Houston to help Chris Couch try to coach-up the ST's.
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In the 2023 season, the entire Gator defense had a gran-total of 3 Interceptions.
So, just how bad was that you ask???
Past individual Gator interceptions in a single season:
9. Keiwan Ratliff - 2003 >>> He also set the school record for punt return yards
and tied the single-game record for interceptions, with 3.
8. Ryan Smith - 2006
7. Will White - 1990 > 14 career > 3x All SEC 1st Team
7. Randy Talbot - 1974
7. John Clifford - 1970
6. Lito Sheppard - 2000 >> + 5 defended, 2 FF, 1 FR
5. Ahmad Black - 2008 > 13 career
Very few people have faith we could go 8-4 or better this season.
We are on the list of teams that could win it all due to our blue chip ratio. We are #11 in the country on that. Only 4 SEC teams are higher on that. I think it was GA. Bama, TX and LSU if I remember correctly.
IF,,, If the coaching staff +50 were anywhere near the top in the country, then the above might make a difference....
Jus-sayin'
Well even though the ratio is high I think we only have 2 starters on this team right now opposing coaches would say we have to really account for this player when calling plays or playing defense. Devin Moore and Wilson. I don't think the others are good enough to alter the other teams approach.
That seems a good bit pessimistic to me dude.
Looking back at the Gator 1st & 2nd year players that have started and/or played and been game and season changers in the past. Emmitt Smith comes to mind in a long list of others, and you never know who they will be, 3-stars as often as 4-5-stars.
Guys that I'd add to your 2, not that they are the only other possibilities for 2024....
#1 QB-dt DJ Lagway 6-3 241 ***** - Gatorade PoY
#10 OT Fletcher Westphal 6-8 325 **** - Va HS PoY
Trifecta of newbees at RB - Webb-Baugh-Daniels
And a 4-Way of newbees at WR - Mizell-Jean-Abrams-Hawkins
#1 EDGE LJ McCray 6-6 274 *****
#1 LB Myles Graham 6-1 222 ***** - Also T&F
FS/QB Gregory Smith III 6-3 209 **** - Also B-Ball & T&F
NT Michai Boireau 6-5 382 ****
Others including the xfers could surprise us, and the 2024 starters are yet to be determined.
The Coaching, System, and Game Day Play Calling is still in question.....
None of our starters except those 2 imo. As for most of the others you listed I doubt the real young guys get too much playing time early. It's crazy when you look at the all SEC teams listed by these places and KY is probably in front of us there. Crazy we are at that point now.
So, you think that you already KNOW who the starters are going to be at the end of Fall practice???
List um up for us,,, and I'll consider them and maybe reconsider...
Alright who do you think will change the depth chart to start after Fall practice that didn't already earn it in by the end of spring?
Sorry feveredbrains, but I asked you first.... 🤓
Are you claiming that the season starters are all set in stone post O&B game?
Ignores the late arrivals, both HS recruits and the xfers, plus the summer programs and team training, not to mention the 4 weeks of Fall practice....
Now, you list your Spring (coming season) starters, and I'll try to list those that are in solid competition for those positions.
I bet I can tell you the starters basically for game 1 right now (well at least who will play the most snaps at the position in the game) except for maybe TE which the play call will determine which of the 2 or if both are in there. Name me the late transfer or true freshman you think has a chance to play the most snaps at their position in the Miami game over the spring practice players?
Edit: I forget about Badger as I could see him possibly starting against Miami.
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