We got it, many of you are skeptical. It will have to actually happen for you to believe it. Understandable. Winning the way we've been winning is rather unbelievable and has required the right set of circumstances. It is difficult to imagine us being able to continue to maintain even the level of success we have had because we don't exist in a vacuum. Every other team in the east is also trying to improve and we must expect them to. Is it possible we could regress some? I'd say it's likely, at least to some degree, considering all the factors that have been mentioned. If we do, I don't think there's reason to blow up or get panties in a wad, just expect it and deal with it. Is it likely we do poorly and regress a lot? Possible, but I'm hoping not. Yes, that would be a cause for more concern and the noise here and elsewhere would be louder and uglier, and would make 2018 even more "crucial". But, either way, it would seem that 2018 has the potential to be the year when we should be much better. And, yes, I know that patience is gone for some of you and it's way past all sounding and looking the same.
I love my Gators but I wish they'd put it all together. I think Mac is being allowed to build this thing and do it his way. He has been successful, though not fast enough for some, and we are all aware of the offensive woes. Doing it his way will either continue to progress or be enough rope to hang himself. Time will tell and he has less of it. Which, to me, is the reason he got what appears to be aggressive coaches because he realizes the way things are.