Uncle Rob

Dan Mullen quiet quit on the Gators. He wasn't recruiting and mailing in the rest of his work. Thought he only needed to work one day a week.

James, at least, is a Senior and would have to red shirt to have 1 year of eligibility left.

I am not totally sold on Milroe. Last year he got benched because of his inconsistency. He could look lost for most of a game and then pull a rabbit out of the hat once or twice to win. He has looked very good this season but I would not be surprised if he lays an egg somewhere. His ceiling is high but his cellar is deep.

That game should not have been close. There is no way that the refs weren't on the take.

If the OL gives Mertz time, he is going to crave up Miami's secondary like a thanksgiving turkey.

I'm so glad Davis is playing for Buffalo. Can't let Martinez do a Davis imitation

Florida has plenty of playmakers. It's a question of will Mertz have enough time to get the ball to them?

I don't see him redshirting. It would be pointless. I suspect we have him for a maximum of three years, so he should play this year. If Mertz is playing well, he is a change of pace. If Mertz is not winning games, or gets injured, then DJ gets the car keys.

I think Nussmeier may be LSU's version of John Brantley. I don't think anyone will be comparing him positively to Daniels 10 years from now.

You could literally replace Tennessee with Florida and use the same post, and it would be a pretty accurate description of the team's potential. I think Mertz and the running back room are better at Florida. Everyone but Vanderbilt has the potential to be aa top 4 SEC team in the preseason.

I know that you have to deal with injuries, but in my opinion, Mertz breaking his collar bone cost the Gators wins against Missouri, a Travis less FSU, and a shot at a bowl game. Napier really has been snake bit by the QB position at Florida.

There will be cramping against Miami. It has been in the high 70s at 6am with 95% humidity all August. You are sweating immediately.

As far as Lagway versus Gunner, 2", 22 lbs, and probably a stronger arm.

3-4 weeks is an awful fast recover time from a broken bone and a running back needs both hands to play.

If the Gators lose to Tennessee and Mertz doesn't look sharp, either his leash is very short against Kentucky or DJ gets the start. Kentucky doesn't have Davis this year and I don't see them continuing their streak. I also see the Gators taking out FSU in the final game.

Nussmeier at #17 preseason based on one start, in a non playoff bowl game, is just silly. I'm not saying that he can't be in the top 25 by seasons end but you need to earn your preseason ranking. Arnold, Johnson, Iamaleave, and Moss are all in the same boat. Several others on this list are either playing on new teams or with new coaching staffs and as a Gator fan, I know how that can go.

I don't understand why you give good ratings based on bowl game performances. So many players with draft potential skip bowl games that it really skews the bowl game performances. It's almost like rating players on spring game performance.

Davis had our number while at Vanderbilt and Kentucky. I'm glad he is now playing for Buffalo.

Let me use small words: This is a Sports site.

7. Shemar James was the one defensive player Florida could not afford to lose last year and he had a season ending injury warming up for the Georgia game. Jack Pyburn tried to fill his shoes and tore his ACL against Missouri. It is hard to have a good defense without a decent middle linebacker. I feel much better about our depth at linebacker this year.

They drove to the hoop, drawing fouls and then they made the free throws. Samuel, in particular was perfect from the free throw line (9/9).

The win came down to free throws. Kentucky hit 20 and Florida hit 18. Florida was forced to foul a 90% FT shooter as time was running out.

Comparing Jordan Travis against Jayden Daniels in their head to head competition is misleading. At the end of the season you could see that the FSU defense was elite while LSUs defense was mid pack Not really sure who should win between Travis, Daniels, and Penix.

I initially thought that FSU got hosed, but I have changed my mind. Ask yourself this: If FSU with Tate Rodemaker at QB played Alabama next week, who would you put money on? FSU has a great defense, but I'd have to go with Alabama. Jalen Milroe has been pulling rabbits out of hats all year.

I think Florida is more likely to beat FSU and Missouri. Hoping they win both. P.S. Why is it so hard to sign into this site? 12 character password and an email confirmation code? This is a sports commentary site not a defense contractor.

The bye week comes at a good time for Bowers.

Both of Mertz's interceptions this year have been tipped by the receiver. Now we have one that was tipped to another receiver and that somehow cheapens the win? This was the first game all season that the ball bounced Florida's way. The Gators were due for some luck, won the spread, won the over/under, and won the game on the road. I'll take it.

Lat year neither team gained 280 yards in total offense. These are two coaches that like to lean on their defense. I expect a winning score of less than 30 points and the team that makes fewer offensive mistakes is going to win the game. Penalties and turnovers are going to be the difference. I like the way that Mertz has been playing and I think he will lead the Gators to victory if the Gator OL can handle the crowd noise.

My biggest concern is dealing with crowd noise and minimizing false start/procedure penalties. If the Gators can do that and Billy goes for the throat a little more, we should be fine.

Saying that the Gators were "far from perfect" is stretch. MvNeese State was no competition, but a bad snap and an off sides penalty are pretty minor faults. They played the freshman receivers to see what they can do. I'm sure Wilson will play a big role against Tennessee but I'm not sure that the other freshman have jumped over Burke and Frazier.