To follow some of the posters, I believe that this class is a sign of us working our way out of the ditch we've been in for the last several years. First of all, it has better star power than what we had under McElwain's watch and second, the positional balance or roster management outweighs what was customary from both Butters and Muschamp. Step 2 is going to be how these recruits and the rest of the roster are not only physically coached-up, but also trained and required to be more team and school-focused. The jury on Mullen and staff will be out until we see these aspects being put into production. Or first glimpse has been the change in S&C and a better emphasis on academic accountability (got the latter second-hand). The Spring game should give us a better picture from a team X's and O's and fundamentals standpoint.
We may not have wound up in the top 10 recruiting this cycle, and I know many are still taking a cautious look at how effective Mullen's offense and defense will be here at UF compared to what was accomplished at MissSt, but you have to like what he was able to do with the recruiting in such a short span. Personally, I don't think he has put as much time, effort, and energy into his genesis as the HBC to sit back and see if the program will do OK on auto-pilot. I think he and the staff will do what it takes to not only get us back to respectability, but make us competitive for the top prizes. Whether that definitely will happen and how soon if so remains to be seen, but again, you have to appreciate what he has brought thus far, particularly compared to what we've been getting. I feel like a measure of pride was restored yesterday.
