Oh ok. Maybe you havent checked the roster lately. We have two OL that were highly recruited in Sharp and now Ivey, we have RBs Taylor & Scarlett, a top tier recruited QB in Grier on offense. We do have DRob returning and a tight end transfer that lit up the ACC.

On defense we only have the best corner in the country, a loaded secondary that is second to none. LBs Jarrad Davis & Morrison...a top three round pick in the NFL plus a bunch of talented soph heavy LBs.
Along the DL we have a senior who will get picked early in Jon Bullard, Macallister 6'7" DE junior who grew into his body last year, some soph players who were highly recruited. Dont mind stats, but the Gator defense was tough last year and had to overcome an inept offense.

LSU? Im not skeered, Ole Miss? Certainly not. Mizzou? They are prone to play well one week and not the next. USC? Not yet possessing a great defense. UT? Are you kidding

KY? I dont use it. Vandy? Gloria lost the tight jean business after too many yeast infections. The girls school? They will have too many problems internally.

Dont know how many years Aesop has awaited a new Gator football season...but I have 53 of them and looked forward to each of them.

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Posted by gatorsimz

cafe risque

Member since Feb 2009

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Posted on 6/11/15 at 10:47 am to reel_gator8

I always enjoy your sunshine pumping Reel.

I'm optimistic as well though. None of the teams on our schedule have that great of an offense:

Of the major opponents we play:

at UK: Return Towles who showed flashes last year
UT: Return Dobbs who showed flashes but played against the weaker part of UT's schedule (outside Bama)
Ole Miss: new QB
at Missouri: Return Mauk, has played OK
at LSU: Return Harris and Jennings... neither have looked good
UGA: new QB
Vandy: new qb
at USCe: new qb
FSU: new qb

I think a lot of people concerned about the Gators offense are forgetting how average the SEC's offenses will be this year and how good UF's defense will be. The Gators will probably have the best secondary in the country this year and one of the best DLs in the SEC. If Grier and the OL play just average the Gators should win 7 or 8 games.

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Posted by slayerxing

Gainesville

Member since Feb 2010

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Posted on 6/11/15 at 11:54 am to reel_gator8

First of all let me lead with this:

in 2011-2012, UF's roster was 70% 4 and 5 star players
in 2015-2016, UF's roster will be 41% 4 and 5 star players.

There has been a huge talent drain on the UF roster in the past 2-3 years, especially on offense.

Are there some talented players? Yes. Is UF equal to the best teams in the conference in regards to elite talent? No. Not anymore, and it could get worse before it gets better.

This post was edited on 6/24/15 at 8:33 am

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