2013 Florida Gators

[Swamp Swagger]

Lets hear what you guys think about our up an coming season.

We are young but talented in my opinion. An Driskel will be improved along with I think will be a heck of a running back in Matt Jones, but still no play makers at Wr or TE

As for defense like I said young but talented with depth being our main weakness. We could have been flat out nasty if the some of our stars chose to stay one more year.

http://youtu.be/dAWgtjszQfw

[Twenty Four]

Re: 2013 Florida Gators

Lets hear what you guys think about our up an coming season.

We are young but talented in my opinion. An Driskel will be improved along with I think will be a heck of a running back in Matt Jones, but still no play makers at Wr or TE

As for defense like I said young but talented with depth being our main weakness. We could have been flat out nasty if the some of our stars chose to stay one more year.

http://youtu.be/dAWgtjszQfw

Agreed to an extent, HB Kelvin Taylor is the real deal. Im hearing he will see a lot of carries. I also disagree with the TE/WR comment. Quinton Dunbar, and the 2 stud freshman could have break out seasons.... also don't forget about Trey Burton, hes all over the field. As well as the TE's rom the 2012 class. One will be a true Sophomore and the other a RS Freshman. That being said, I expect us to win the East, I really do. I see USC as the biggest threat and this point. I like a Florida/Alabama SEC Championship. Ill say we have a 1-loss regular season... which will put us in title game contention.


Excuse my avi and sig... im a 100% gator fan, however I lost a bet on the UF/UGA game and ill honor it....


GO GATORS!!

[Swamp Swagger]

Agreed to an extent, HB Kelvin Taylor is the real deal. Im hearing he will see a lot of carries. I also disagree with the TE/WR comment. Quinton Dunbar, and the 2 stud freshman could have break out seasons.... also don't forget about Trey Burton, hes all over the field. As well as the TE's rom the 2012 class. One will be a true Sophomore and the other a RS Freshman. That being said, I expect us to win the East, I really do. I see USC as the biggest threat and this point. I like a Florida/Alabama SEC Championship. Ill say we have a 1-loss regular season... which will put us in title game contention.


Excuse my avi and sig... im a 100% gator fan, however I lost a bet on the UF/UGA game and ill honor it....


GO GATORS!!

I keep hearing KT has good vision an such but I'm just not sold he can do it all till I see it. Right now I think his name alone is carrying a lot of his hype, along also played a pretty darn weak high school schedule. Does he have the tools? For sure but I wanna see him turn it on one game then I'm all aboard lol

[Swamp Swagger]

Also are D-line should be nasty

Bullard, Dominique Easley, Dante Fowler and Ronald Powell all line up on the defensive front.

[Twenty Four]

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Guess its time to get my prediction out of the way here...

vs. Toledo - W
@ Miami - W
vs. Tennessee - W
@ Kentucky - W
vs. Arkansas - W
@ LSU - L
@ Missouri - W
vs. Georgia - W
vs. Vanderbilt - W
@ South Carolina - W
vs. Georgia Southern - W
vs. Florida State - W

I think we go 11-1 and win the east, that will put us in a spot to play for the national title. I think LSU gets us this year in Death Valley, but that could be out only stumble on our way to another great season.

Future looks bright in GatorNation!

[richmondn96]

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It's all about the Georgia game. Until then, barring an epic collapse, we will really have no idea about the direction of the season.

[Sportsforever]

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It's all about the Georgia game. Until then, barring an epic collapse, we will really have no idea about the direction of the season.

Will not be surprised to see this team lose the opener to Toledo...not even joking. They struggled with Bowling Green and Louisiana Monroe at home...if they play the same way they will lose. Muschamp has already gone on record as saying this year will be the same approach of grind it out offense and rely on the defense to get it done.

[BunnyHardaway]

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Will not be surprised to see this team lose the opener to Toledo...not even joking. They struggled with Bowling Green and Louisiana Monroe at home...if they play the same way they will lose. Muschamp has already gone on record as saying this year will be the same approach of grind it out offense and rely on the defense to get it done.

Oh joy.

I really can't believe the same school is responsible for last year's offense and the 06-09 offenses. Different coaches obviously, but last year was like watching a midget football team play offense.

[Swamp Swagger]

Toledo gets blown out. Bank on it!

[Sportsforever]

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Toledo gets blown out. Bank on it!

Yes, because we blew out so many teams last year. Until they quit playing this stupid, conservative offense, they won't blow teams out and will have a very small margin for error.

[The JareBear]

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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/florida-linebacker-arrested-barking-police-dog-4-15-152743518.html

I am usually pretty hard on athletes who get in trouble, and based on the first arrest, this guy really doesn't sound like a super cool dude. That being said, I kinda feel for him a little bit on this. You're a kid, you got a little bit of a Star Ego going on, you're chilling at 4:45 in the morning. you see a police dog, you bark at it. I didn't know that barking at a police dog could get you arrested. I figured something like that would get you a stern "get the bleep outta here" or maybe they put you in cuffs and scare you or something, but damn.

[Swamp Swagger]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-...152743518.html

I am usually pretty hard on athletes who get in trouble, and based on the first arrest, this guy really doesn't sound like a super cool dude. That being said, I kinda feel for him a little bit on this. You're a kid, you got a little bit of a Star Ego going on, you're chilling at 4:45 in the morning. you see a police dog, you bark at it. I didn't know that barking at a police dog could get you arrested. I figured something like that would get you a stern "get the bleep outta here" or maybe they put you in cuffs and scare you or something, but damn.

I agree with you, but man that is just dumb on both sides if you ask me.

What you in for bud?

Barking at a dog. Lol

[Amoo316]

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Will not be surprised to see this team lose the opener to Toledo...not even joking. They struggled with Bowling Green and Louisiana Monroe at home...if they play the same way they will lose. Muschamp has already gone on record as saying this year will be the same approach of grind it out offense and rely on the defense to get it done.

Glad to have you back this year Sports :P

Now that we have that out of the way, let's do this the right way:

Sat, Aug 31 vs Toledo
Sat, Sept 7 @ Miami (FL)
Sat, Sept 21 vs Tennessee
Sat, Sept 28 @ Kentucky
Sat, Oct 5 vs Arkansas
Sat, Oct 12 @ LSU
Sat, Oct 19 @ Missouri
Sat, Nov 2 vs Georgia*
Sat, Nov 9 vs Vanderbilt
Sat, Nov 16 @ South Carolina
Sat, Nov 23 vs Georgia Southern
Sat, Nov 30 vs Florida St


1- They will not lose to Toledo (W)
2- They shouldn't lose to Miami, but I have a feeling Miami in Golden's second year will be sneaky good this year. I expect a 1 possession game, but I think UF finds a way to win. (W)
3- I like Butch a lot, but UT just doesn't have the horses right now to play on Florida's level. (W)
4- I think UK is on the rise with their new HC and in recruiting, but like UT, they don't have the horses (W)
5- Arkansas is another team I think could be sneaky good this year. I'm not sure how their offensive talent (and there is a bit of it there) is going to fit into the "Wisconsin" system, but this could be another good game. (W)
6- I HATE LSU, I HATE LSU, I HATE LSU. They are supposed to be down this year. They are supposed to not have the talent this year. They are supposed to be vulnerable this year. DAMN YOU LES MILES. Death Valley at night, I don't like the smell of this. (L)
7 - LOL Missu (W)
8- I flat out think UGA is a better team this year. The question again this year will all come down to can Aaron Murray play well in a big game. If he does, they should blow UF out, if he doesn't it will be exciting. (L)
9- Ok let's all sleep on James Franklin and Vandy, because clearly they have NO chance to beat the mighty Gators right? I'm picking UF in this game, only because this game is in The Swamp. This should be a good game. (W)
10- @USC, I don't like it. It hasn't been announced yet, but I expect that to be a night game and that place is crazy at night. I think USC and UGA are the two best teams in the east this year and unless Driskell plays like a completely different QB thi year, I'm not sure we beat USC. (L)
11- (W)
12- New D-Coordinator, New starting QB, pummeled last year. (W)

So again I have UF at 9-3 coming out of the regular season and I'm not sure if that's going to be good enough to give Muschamp another year or not. I think more important then their final record is going to be how the team looks with the eye test in regards to Boom keeping his job.

[Sportsforever]

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Glad to have you back this year Sports :P

Now that we have that out of the way, let's do this the right way:

Sat, Aug 31 vs Toledo
Sat, Sept 7 @ Miami (FL)
Sat, Sept 21 vs Tennessee
Sat, Sept 28 @ Kentucky
Sat, Oct 5 vs Arkansas
Sat, Oct 12 @ LSU
Sat, Oct 19 @ Missouri
Sat, Nov 2 vs Georgia*
Sat, Nov 9 vs Vanderbilt
Sat, Nov 16 @ South Carolina
Sat, Nov 23 vs Georgia Southern
Sat, Nov 30 vs Florida St


1- They will not lose to Toledo (W)
2- They shouldn't lose to Miami, but I have a feeling Miami in Golden's second year will be sneaky good this year. I expect a 1 possession game, but I think UF finds a way to win. (W)
3- I like Butch a lot, but UT just doesn't have the horses right now to play on Florida's level. (W)
4- I think UK is on the rise with their new HC and in recruiting, but like UT, they don't have the horses (W)
5- Arkansas is another team I think could be sneaky good this year. I'm not sure how their offensive talent (and there is a bit of it there) is going to fit into the "Wisconsin" system, but this could be another good game. (W)
6- I HATE LSU, I HATE LSU, I HATE LSU. They are supposed to be down this year. They are supposed to not have the talent this year. They are supposed to be vulnerable this year. DAMN YOU LES MILES. Death Valley at night, I don't like the smell of this. (L)
7 - LOL Missu (W)
8- I flat out think UGA is a better team this year. The question again this year will all come down to can Aaron Murray play well in a big game. If he does, they should blow UF out, if he doesn't it will be exciting. (L)
9- Ok let's all sleep on James Franklin and Vandy, because clearly they have NO chance to beat the mighty Gators right? I'm picking UF in this game, only because this game is in The Swamp. This should be a good game. (W)
10- @USC, I don't like it. It hasn't been announced yet, but I expect that to be a night game and that place is crazy at night. I think USC and UGA are the two best teams in the east this year and unless Driskell plays like a completely different QB thi year, I'm not sure we beat USC. (L)
11- (W)
12- New D-Coordinator, New starting QB, pummeled last year. (W)

So again I have UF at 9-3 coming out of the regular season and I'm not sure if that's going to be good enough to give Muschamp another year or not. I think more important then their final record is going to be how the team looks with the eye test in regards to Boom keeping his job.

If you look in the other thread, I predicted a 9-3 finish for UF as well. I don't EXPECT them to lose to Toledo, but my point is if they play like they did against BG last year it definitely could happen. Toledo is more explosive than BG for sure and has what it takes.

I understand we have better athletes, etc, but anytime a coach chooses to play grind it out, 1-possession football you are setting yourself up to be upset. I just hate our offense so much...

[Amoo316]

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I am still willing to give Boom a chance because I believe it takes time for a coach to get his guys into a program. I'm honestly willing to give him 9-3 as acceptable this year assuming the offense shows improvements. UF didn't have the lineman or backs to play the style he wanted to play and they have limped along for 2 years with the crap they had. They were essentially playing checkers with chess pieces.

Bama's offense isn't built on high octane offense and they seem to do pretty well. I understand as a true Gator fan at heart we have always had teams built around our offense, be it Spurrier or Meyer. I'm willing to give things a shot for another year, especially now that we have a true power back, but we MUST see improvement or I'm on your side of the fence.