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Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by gator34654, Dec 16, 2024.

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  1. gator34654

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    What's your take? As most of you know I was one among numerous posters who wanted him gone. Thankfully things changed. I believe our record will be 8-5 this season which is indeed a big turnaround.
    I am cautiously optimistic. What he and the coaches accomplished in turning our recruitment around is nothing short of remarkable. I am convinced with a winning record moving forward he will have our recruitment in the top seven. I say seven in that I'm not sure we can outbid other teams for top players.
    I think he is learning on the job replacing bad coaches for better ones. He has shown he is willing to adapt and that is a positive thing. He has also shown he can find diamonds in the portal.
    Now the question for me is can our winning be sustained without a guy like Lag? A top qb can hide a ton of worts just ask sow's hc. Mertz is a good qb but with major limitations that did not translate into lots of wins. Also, I firmly believe our O could be so much better with a talented and proven OC. It's much about good to great.
    I think we have turned the corner on D, and with some key D additions I think we won't have to rely on bend but don't break style. I still am convinced championships are won with dominate defenses.
    For me, BN is off the hot seat, and now it's up to him to make UF a top contender. The players are all his. I expect us to do better than 8-5 next year.
     
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  2. FranceGator

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    A new thread, how refreshing.
     
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  3. G8R92

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    I didn't think that OC horse was quite dead yet, so let's continue flogging it some more.
     
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    I don't like candy canes.
     
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  5. TrueGator

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    I guessed 7 to 8 wins this year. Vegas predicted 3.5. A smart man would have put money on that, but, nooooo. Not me.
     
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  6. ETGator

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    Locking. This was discussed for 12 pages or so until it got to the point of insults and was locked too.
     
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