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UF tied for toughest 2025 schedule

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by Ahab, Mar 7, 2025.

  1. Ahab

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    According to ESPN's SP+ rankings, we're tied with Oklahoma for the toughest schedule. SEC with 12 of the top 13 toughest. A top 5 team would be projected to get 7.71 wins vs our schedule.

     
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  2. DieAGator

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    Our 8 wins should look pretty good and with a couple of bounces our way, 9 or 10. We can't slide to 6 or 7.
     
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  3. Crusher

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    Agreed and if it takes a bowl win to get to 8 there will be substantial grumbling.
     
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  4. gatorlips

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    13 out of the top 15 are SEC.
     
  5. TrueGator

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    Surprise, Surprise.
     
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  6. DieAGator

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    As of now, it's all on DJ. I hope there's a capable back up waiting to step up, if needed.
     
  7. CadGator

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    I wonder why Bobby Bowden didn't want to join the SEC?
    Instead he picked the ACC, the Almost Competitive Conference.
    I hate the Noles!
     
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  8. Wanne15

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    Winning 8-9 games would be a job well done. Of course we all want more but we don't schedule 10 win seasons. We actually have to beat several ranked teams to get to 8 wins, others only have 2-3 even on their schedule . Indiana played a joke of a schedule within the second best conference and was ranked well beyond where they should have been ranked realistically. " well they can only play the games that are on their schedule ." What a load of crap.
     
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  9. Byrus

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    Even with that schedule, if we only win 8 games Napier needs to be gone.
     
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  10. DieAGator

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    Napier is not an on-all-cylinders kind of HC. Things move slowly, or eventually. I would be pleased with 8 regular season wins and then at least the chance to get to 9. I would agree that if we are a good, solid program, 8 total is the minimum even with a tough schedule. But the people above Napier like him and aren't likely to make a change unless our win total is worse than 7. Even then, it's a maybe. Relieving a HC then hiring a winner is difficult, and expensive.
     
  11. rmonteag

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    6-6 + Bowl game=Napier staying. Lock it!
     
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  12. DieAGator

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    Well, if we happened to beat scUM, georgia, and refsu it would be a pretty good season even if 5 losses = middle of the pack SEC. "pretty good" in the sense that we know the floor, just don't know the ceiling.
     
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  13. Byrus

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    To me, this is just Florida football accepting mediocrity and making excuses. If a coach can't win more than 8 games at The University of Florida in his 4th year, a change has to be made.
     
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  14. DieAGator

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    I don't disagree but would just add that it could depend on previous season results. Had we won 9 or 10 two previous seasons and some things transpired or a couple of games didn't bounce our way, were not due to coaching errors in-game, recruiting was going very well, and the program otherwise appeared to be in great shape, I would think 'wait and see'.

    I did feel a sting when the two Florida OL committed to Clemson. It's perplexing, but OTOH, fsu and miami missed on both as well. I don't understand our OL recruiting. We should be landing top 10 OL classes every cycle. I realize this is the year our previous four years of OL recruiting/development is coming together, but a good>great team has a solid OL every season.
     
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  15. Crusher

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    Its a dollars and cents issue.
     
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  16. DieAGator

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    Maybe.
     
  17. okeechobee

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    Georgia went to the CFP with the toughest schedule in the country. That’s the standard. Anything less is a failure.
     
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    Dollars and no sense
     
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  19. Byrus

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    I agree. Unfortunately, the points above means he needs to be shown the door.
     
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