Questions about Florida Football

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Just curious because all I hear about is Tennessee

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That's because Serreneaux lives for tRant. It's likely the home screen on his Dell PC's Internet Explorer.

Not a Florida fan, but not much is expected from Florida this season. They might struggle to make a bowl game.

Thus, you hear more about TN since their is a ton of young talent on that roster. If Butch can not coach up that talent then he has no business being a head coach at a P5 school.

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What do you Florida fans expect out of the Quarterback spot? Do you expect the defense to progress, take a step back, or stay the same? What are some reasonable expectations for your place in the east this coming season?

Just curious because all I hear about is Tennessee and Georgia

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Not a Florida fan but I can answer some of this:

-Most expect Grier to win out as the starter at QB. He redshirted last year and def. has an arm on him but he's green as hell and may have problems staying upright due to their OL.

-Their defense should be about the same, particularly the secondary.

-I don't know about their expectations but their biggest Achilles' heel is that they have a nightmare oline situation. They have 5 scholarship players on OL (a few freshmen OL will arrive for summer/fall to help but they are freshmen despite being top prospects).

Like Tennessee last year, they are replacing their entire OL with players who have little or no actual experience and like us they will very likely have to play true froshies on the OL. That did not work out well for us because OL is a developmental position and I'd be surprised if UF doesn't have similar problems because of it -- the whole offense is dependent on the OL to function.

Isn't a lot expected from Del Rio's kid? Could he be in the mix this fall?

The CEO of Netscape was an Ole Miss alum and namesake of our honors college for the longest time. Not really something to brag about anymore

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Not a Florida fan but I can answer some of this:

-Most expect Grier to win out as the starter at QB. He redshirted last year and def. has an arm on him but he's green as hell and may have problems staying upright due to their OL.

-Their defense should be about the same, particularly the secondary.

-I don't know about their expectations but their biggest Achilles' heel is that they have a nightmare oline situation. They have 5 scholarship players on OL (a few freshmen OL will arrive for summer/fall to help but they are freshmen despite being top prospects).

Like Tennessee last year, they are replacing their entire OL with players who have little or no actual experience and like us they will very likely have to play true froshies on the OL. That did not work out well for us because OL is a developmental position and I'd be surprised if UF doesn't have similar problems because of it -- the whole offense is dependent on the OL to function.

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Cool. Thanks

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nebraskafaninwi

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You obviously arent a Nebraska fan in WI.. You're a Tennessee alter

QB situation is going to be better than last year. Mostly because of coaching, we all assume, but also because both QB's have decent talent, and the skill positions look better than they have in recent times.

Offensive line is obviously the biggest weakness. The two best linemen on the team are David Sharpe - a solid LT, big, athletic (6'6, 350) but only a sophomore and Trip Thurman, a RS JR.

Trip Thurman is the most experienced guy and he'll play center. Solid player. He has injury issues though, so durability is a question. They'll probably have a true freshman starting at RT in 5* Martez Ivey.

The guard positions should be OK. Andrew Mike will play one - he is a 2nd year guy, RS Fr, and the other will probably be Antonio Riles, a RS So. Can't get much worse than Tyler Moore was the past few years. But this idea that UF will be starting multiple true freshmen and a walk-on like UT last year is a dream. if Desir-Jones or someone other than Ivey is good enough to start day one that would a surprise, and would be a good sign for UF, who just needs a couple freshmen to step up for depth.

RB is OK with Kelvin Taylor and Adam Lane. Adding Scarlett was a big recruiting win for UF, and he will contribute right away. A solid unit if they get any blocking at all.

WR position is best it's been in years. TE is very good with Jake McGee and Deandre Goldsby. They will put up some receiving yards this year if healthy (Jake broke his leg last year and didn't play). Demarcus Robinson is going to be one of the best WR in the SEC this year. Even with the travesty on offense last year he put up 53 receptions, 810 yards, and 7 TDs. Brandon Powell has moved to slot full time and is UF's best slot WR in a while. UF needs another guy to step up. They have a few new guys coming in, but we don't know what to expect. Worton, Thompson, Showers, and Fulwood are all guys that have talent, that need to start contributing more often. Hopefully Callaway can come in and play right away. Kalif Jackson was here in the spring but is probably a year away.

The defense should be better than last year. UF had 2 sophomores (Hargreaves and Neal) and 2 freshmen (Tabor and Dawson) who played most of the minutes in the secondary last year. They gave up a bunch of bad 3rd and longs. This unit should be very strong this year. Poole and Maye add experience are both 4th year players. Poole gave up some big plays last year, and Maye had a tough season, but Poole improved late and Maye is moving back to his natural position at safety last I heard (he played a lot of nickel under Muschamp).

The defensive line is going to be very disruptive and has a lot of depth. Jon Bullard is back for his senior year and was quietly very good last year, 53 tackles, 8.5 TFL and 12 QBH. He will anchor the unit on one end while Alex Mcallister disrupts on the other side. He had 6 sacks as a back up last year, and has first round physical skills. The DT position is loaded, so UF looks to be tough against the run this year. Taven Bryan, Joey Ivie, Khairi Clark, and Caleb Brantley will play the most. LB is a little thin, but the talent is good. Davis, Morrison, Anazalone, and McMillan look like they will play the most. UF will be in Nickel a lot though.

Altogether a better unit than last year. It'll be interesting to see how they perform with different coaches.

UF has a good/great punter in John Townsend. The FG kicker is a bit of a mystery, but Austin Hardin looks to be the guy. He had an OK year last year and has a pretty strong leg.


As far as expectations - the schedule is tough. But it always is at Florida. Big deal. As bad as UF was last year with Muschamp, they were a few frick ups from being 9-2 (really 10-2). I wouldn't be surprised with 6-6, especially if injuries hit key players, but wouldn't be surprised with 10-2 either. It's not like anyone in the east looks all that beastly this year, and the west draw isn't so bad.

If UF has a good offense, they will roll through the SEC east.

It's been the only thing stopping them for years now.

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