We're getting better and better
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- Jun 11, 2014
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I was almost spot on the score...but yeah I expect more from this team against a WAC team
- Aug 30, 2014
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We don't have an imbecile leading us and tbh, I like the direction. Yes that loss to Kentucky was bad...but look... the kentucky streak was GOING to end sometime with how bad we've been. It should have ended several times this decade and took an absolute implosion by kentucky to not end last year. Mullen is working with a 4-8 roster, and imo I see signs that players are...wait for it....LEARNING. I never had that feel under Butters.
- Jun 9, 2014
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I think they actually played better tonight. Losing Wilson would be a loss for anyone, even Bammer or Suckeyes, but the safeties were a not as out of position tonight. Overall, Id say we improved.
We improved in all areas, some more than others.
The Kintucky is better than Col State, but not by much. It's hard to imagine not thinking we improved. It's a defense mechanism I guess. 4-8 is still pretty likely.
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I don't know that I would disagree with 4-8. We're worse off than a lot of us thought. That may be as good as it gets this year. All that matters is how we set up the next two.
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That's been pretty much my goal for this year: 6 wins and a top 10 recruiting class.
- Mar 27, 2016
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Exactly:
1. The offense was still awful against one of college football's worse defenses.
2. The defensive effort was better but still too many missed tackles and too many third and Granthams. The effort which is what was mostly lacking against UK was better. Certainly the Colorado State offense is more of a challenge than their defense.
3. Special teams showed some promise. Place kicking was good. Punting was ok. UF did NOTHING to cause their punter to miss an ok snap on the first punt. The punt that was blocked was a nice play. The punt returns were good, but the TD return was when the clock was such that the game was becoming over. The coverage teams seemed solid.
4. I am concerned that the staff had clearly pumped the announced and analysts full of 87 DB are out or whatever number they were claiming. I am not sure I feel good about a staff that spends their time pumping the press full of excuses particularly against the likes of Colorado State.
5. I sure wish Mullen would give Trask a series in the first half and then Franks an extra series in the second half. Franks is one hit away from UF needing Trask to have some experience. It would be nice if some of Trask's experience was with the players who play.
- Aug 28, 2014
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Yep.
Best chances are UT, Vandy, Little Sisters of the Poor, and F$U.
- Mar 27, 2016
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UF certainly has more talent that Vandy, MSU, Idaho, Missouri and SoCar. The question is will that talent get the coaching it needs.
- Jun 9, 2014
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I'm going to modify, or recant, what I said earlier. I think 4-8 is a little too dour. I think 5-7 at the worst and 7-5 at the best.
Still not a great season, but that's not how you measure progress from where we're at. Not with this level of talent. You measure it by how well the players respond to Mullen and how well he recruits
Still not a great season, but that's not how you measure progress from where we're at. Not with this level of talent. You measure it by how well the players respond to Mullen and how well he recruits
- Feb 4, 2015
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Franks is absolutely putrid. Unacceptably bad. CSU tried to give us the game early and he gave it right back.
SEC teams will make him look foolish while he makes us look foolish.
His suck compounds the other problems this team has.
- Feb 4, 2015
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It doesn't matter. Franks and his **** play will have us down two to three scores in each of the SEC games.
- Jun 12, 2014
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Colorado State is pure garbage. Not a good team at all. Arkansas lost by 27 to North Texas so, that Colorado State win becomes much less impressive.
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It is the job of the head coach to coach up a credible QB. Franks is not required to play by law (not Law) or anything.
I have seen 6th string walk on QBs become very good starters at UF as RFROSH. I have seen 4th or 5th string QBs who were suspended the prior season for gambling become very good starters at UF. This was before the days of graduate transfers.
Someplace on the UF roster is someone who can be a credible college QB. We are paying a guy over $6 million to find and coach up that person.
- Mar 27, 2016
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I agree with the Facepalm Threatmatrix. It is amazing that we are paying a guy $6 million and he can not identify and coach up a QB.
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If by better talent you mean higher star rankings. We don't have anything near an SEC caliber line talent wise.
