You want to call mullen a douche. asshat, whatever, Im all for it. You want to say he is an idiot for picking the Gators to finish 4th is letting your viewpoint of him as a douche influence you. I would expect that you understand that distinction.
I think your point is that Mullen's take is not an unreasonable one since we struggled last year--and while there's undeniable talent on the team, there's also lots of questions. Ok, that would be fair.
That said: don't sit here and say that Mullen's being completely objective here by any means. He's letting his opinions on the players and the locker room influence his picks. It's not as if Kentucky or Tennessee don't have question marks themselves--and he's refusing (mostly out of ego) to see that those are very winnable games for us.
Mullen and Florida's fanbase had an antagonistic relationship for years prior to him becoming our coach (he took more than a few potshots at us over the years); and thus the lukewarm (at best) reception he got when he was here--even when he was winning. Things are reverting to form: we didn't like him much and he doesn't like us. There's no objectivity to be had more than that because each side has their own biases.
As for me: Mullen's an insufferable douche and an asshat; and can go Fuch Himself.