Game 9 Discussion Thread: vs Arkansas (Saturday November 4, 2023) @ 12:00pm EST

Really big home game for Coach Napier and the Gators here. Lose and its pretty likely we have a losing 5-7 season and don't even make it to a bowl game. This 2-6 Arkansas team has only beaten 1 FBS team this season and it was a 1-7 Kent State team whose only win this season was against an FCS opponent. Arkansas has basically the same FBS results in the win - loss column this season so far as Vanderbilt. Their coach looks like he will probably be fired at the end of the season regardless of this game. Arkansas did play LSU and Bama tough on the road however. Will this game be close enough where Coach Napier's game management can cost us this game? If he was to blow this game and we did go 5-7 he will be on a warm seat in 2024. Talent alone should have got us a 7-5 record this season as only 3 teams really have us outgunned in that department.

Win this one to get bowl eligible.

If we can steal one or two of the last 3 games, and win the bowl game, that would be a great season given expectations coming into it.

I predicted loss to UGA, win vs. Arky, losses @ LSU and Mizzou, and beating FSU.

So 7-5.

No way
Sorry guys no way is this team winning any of the last 3 games.

If they want to go bowling this Saturday is Florida's opportunity because the gators are going 0 - 3 against LSWHO Zou & Free Shoes U

I actually think the Mizzou game is our most difficult game left. Arkansas is not good (although not as bad as their record says). LSU is the week after the Bama game, so I could see them overlooking us. FSU is at home.

Mizzou also has the best run defense left on our schedule. I think the way to win one of the last 3 is to try to maintain time of possession and make the game as short as possible.

I would also love to see us make a couple adjustments on the o-line (Slaughter to take over full time at center, something better than a trashcan at tackle), and start trying to rotate some of our freshmen corners in because Kimber and Marshall have looked so bad it's hard to imagine anyone playing worse.

Yes unfortunately this defense talent isn't anywhere near what we thought at the beginning of the season.

I like Austin Armstrong as our DC once we start getting talent at DE and developing a good pass Rush things will start changing for this team.
Unfortunately at this point and time our pass rush is more like giving the QB time to pick us apart.

ZOU had alot of mistakes against LSU there defense wasn't great at stopping the run. So the O-LINE needs to step up to the plate and play tough or they may not win another game this season.

Arky has had 2 weeks for there new Offensive play callers to come up with a plan and this will not be an easy game. It's at noon with the black Jerseys I see a loss written all over this predicament!!!

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Arky has had 2 weeks for there new Offensive play callers to come up with a plan and this will not be an easy game. It's at noon with the black Jerseys I see a loss written all over this predicament!!!

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Jeremiah Smith is also planning on being there.

The last time a team from Florida wore black jerseys against a struggling conference foe while Jeremiah Smith was in attendance was Miami vs Georgia Tech!

Prez Sasse

He did.


Here you go Matt… some tradition.






Imma laugh when they implement these on the regular helmets similar to the Buckeye stickers.