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If there is a way, beyond letting Raymond recruit all positions, to shift resources we’ve used in securing the skill players we now have already committed over to getting things clicking with DT, OL, and LB “recruitments” in the second half of the year, then a ranking between 6-8 is very doable if we get who we expect to and put things together at positions that haven’t yet had the recruiting success we’ve seen at the skill positions on both sides of the ball this cycle. Gotta get the big uglies, elite ones, on the roster to aim for the top spots.
Agreed; and here's the one thing the video misses: they're somewhat assuming no one "flips" by the end of the year--or something else happens (like Saban retiring or major NCAA sanctions being leveled at Ohio State or something). Lots of possible scenarios--and that's not even mentioning a coach falling flat on their face and getting fired (see Mullen last year) or something unexpected (like Lincoln Riley leaving Oklahoma).
Napier's done a great job landing lots of 4☆ guys; but to really convince a few of the top 5☆ guys to show up (especially elite linemen), he'll need to show on the field that he's going to take Florida back to championship contenders sooner rather than later. Do that and you'll see a few flips by the end of the year.