re: 5* RB Ricky Slade to PSU

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So in one year he's supposed to fix every recruit deficiency we had including, but not limited to: Quarterback, running back, the entire offensive line and all but one wide receiver?

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I thought that was the narrative on why Kirby can't or won't be successful at UGA? He was supposed to walk in and make up for a non-functional offensive line, a freshman QB, and a receiving corps who clearly have family history in the masonry business as their hands are rather brick like.

It was a nice turnaround to land a top 10 class, but TJ also has some valid complaints re: the class that you did land. At an 88.82 avg rating per player, that falls much closer to South Carolina (87.01) than it does to Bama (93.61), or Georgia (92.71) for that matter. It's a little lacking in top end talent, and heavily laden with 3* guys. It's certainly possible that Mac and Co have done a great job with talent evaluation but I don't think UF should be in the business of taking in many guys ranked outside of the top 500 nationally, let alone them making up more than 25% of the incoming recruiting class. All in all, I'm happy if he stays there. If Kirby can't get it done in the East and is still consistently out talenting the division in recruiting, it will be pretty evident he's not the guy. Good measuring stick for me.

The "we would have had a higher offensive ranking than USC if we played one more cupcake" is a bit of a broken crutch. First of all, you would have needed roughly an extra 50 yards over your average of 344 for the per game avg to match USC. You managed this against North Texas but not against UMass, the other two cupcakes on your schedule. Even if UF puts up 500 yards in that game, it still puts you behind Vanderbilt... At the end of the day, this is not where an offensive coach should have Florida as a team. You shouldn't be in the same vicinity...