Yeah... I thought that was pretty ridiculous as well. I'm worried about Arkansas, F$U, the Vaaaawwwwls... I think we handle everyone else.
Sent From Shane's iPhone Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > On Aug 11, 2016, at 8:42 AM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > > Did anyone else here read this? > Florida will lose to Vanderbilt, Tennessee, and Arkansas. > Just who is this Shehan Jeyarajah? Vanderbilt? Really? > We’re going to lose to Vanderbilt but… beat Georgia. > Of course, we only have an 11 game winning streak against the Vols. > And, Arkansas. Have we ever lost to them since they joined the SEC? > More proof that when you have nothing to say, make something up and stand by > it to the death! > And, hope someone notices. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > PARKS > 305B Indian Lake Blvd > Suite 220 > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > [email protected] > Crystal ball: Predicting every Florida game in 2016 > > Ed Zurga/Getty Images > Florida coach Jim McElwain hopes to replicate his 10-win start to his career > in 2016. > BY SHEHAN JEYARAJAH, SEC COUNTRY VIA THE PALM BEACH POST > The offseason is about speculation, but now is the time for definitive > predictions. With fall camps open across the SEC, teams are starting to take > shape. > Florida unexpectedly blew through the SEC East last year in head coach Jim > McElwain’s first season in Gainesville. But after a 6-0 start, QB Will Grier > tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance and was suspended, and > the Gators went 4-4 in their final eight games. Finding a consistent > contributor at quarterback — possibly transfer Luke Del Rio — and replacing > 10 starters will be essential to keeping up in an improving SEC East. > Here is how we project each one of Florida’s games this season. > > Florida Gators > 2015 record: 10-4, 7-1 SEC; First place SEC East > UMass – Sept. 3 in Gainesville, Fla. > > The Minutemen have struggled since moving up to the FBS level. UMass went 3-9 > last season, including losses to Colorado and Bowling Green. Florida still > will be sorting some things out on offense, but this is a simple tune-up game. > Prediction: Florida win (1-0, 0-0 SEC) > Kentucky – Sept. 10 in Gainesville, Fla. > > The Wildcats are building under head coach Mark Stoops. Kentucky — which has > lost 29 straight games to the Gators — has accumulated talent under Stoops, > but still has not seen consistent defensive performance. This will be the > perfect opportunity for Del Rio, or whoever starts at quarterback for > Florida, to get some practice against quality competition. > Prediction: Florida win (2-0, 1-0 SEC) > North Texas – Sept. 17 in Gainesville, Fla. > > The Mean Green have an exciting new coach in former North Carolina offensive > coordinator Seth Littrell. Regardless, he takes over a team that went 1-11 > last season. The Florida reserves will get a chance to build some live-action > experience. > > Prediction: Florida win (3-0, 1-0 SEC) > Tennessee – Sept. 24 in Knoxville, Tenn. > > Four weeks into the season, Florida faces its biggest test. The Gators have > an 11-game winning streak against Tennessee that is as much mental as > physical at this point. However, this is the year Tennessee finally puts it > together. Both teams have aggressive defensive units, but between QB Joshua > Dobbs and RBs Alvin Kamara and Jalen Hurd, Tennessee has more offensive > pieces to work with. The streak falls, and the balance of power in the East > shifts. > Prediction: Florida loss (3-1, 1-1 SEC) > Vanderbilt – Oct. 1 in Nashville, Tenn. > > Florida has a week off between tough games against Tennessee and LSU — or > does it? Even if poor kicker play is to blame, the Gators struggled to beat > Vanderbilt last season, winning a 9-7 slugfest in The Swamp. This time > around, the Commodores are more experienced and have the confidence to match > with the game heading back to Nashville. A slow start in a look-ahead spot > will doom the Gators. > Prediction: Florida loss (3-2, 1-2 SEC) > LSU – Oct. 8 in Gainesville, Fla. > > This is the pivotal game for both LSU and Florida this season. The Tigers are > legitimate national championship contenders. ESPN’s FPI projects them as the > most likely team to win the SEC outright, even over No. 1 Alabama. Florida is > playing at home, but that might be the Gators’ only clear advantage. LSU > boasts the top running back in the nation (Leonard Fournette), a pair of > elite wide receiver threats (Malachi Dupre and Travin Dural) and experience > (18 returning starters). Florida has some upside, but not quite enough to > pull off the upset. > > Prediction: Florida loss (3-3, 1-3 SEC) > Missouri – Oct. 15 in Gainesville, Fla. > > After a stretch of tough games, this is where Florida’s offense finally > starts to find itself. Mizzou quietly has developed into one of the most > consistent defenses in the SEC, but the Gators offensive line will have the > performance of its life. The running game will have its hands full against a > dominant Missouri defensive line, but will attract enough attention to let > the Del Rio to Antonio Callaway connection go to work. Missouri will be held > to fewer than 10 points. > Prediction: Florida win (4-3, 2-3 SEC) > Georgia – Oct. 29 in Jacksonville, Fla. > > In one of the marquee games on the schedule, McElwain’s squad will best Kirby > Smart’s in a battle of former Nick Saban assistants. Georgia is trying to > replace much of its front seven from last season, and Florida’s running back > stable will start to come to life. Georgia RBs Nick Chubb and Sony Michel > will go off, but inconsistent quarterback play will cause Smart to finally > turn the reins over full-time to freshman Jacob Eason going forward. > Prediction: Florida win (5-3, 3-3 SEC) > Arkansas – Nov. 5 in Fayetteville, Ark. > > Florida will be coming off the high of a win over Georgia, but the last thing > the Gators will want to deal with after a trying game against the Bulldogs is > the Razorbacks’ aggressive and physical offense. Florida will get off to a > sluggish start, which will open the door for Arkansas coach Bret Bielema to > pull off one of his signature November highlights. > > Prediction: Florida loss (5-4, 3-4 SEC) > South Carolina – Nov. 12 in Gainesville, Fla. > > Not only will Florida have an opportunity to play against the worst team in > the SEC; it gets to play against a head coach that took its program from > national contenders to cellar dwellers. Will Muschamp has little talent to > work with at South Carolina, which does not bode well against a physically > dominant Florida squad. > Prediction: Florida win (6-4, 4-4 SEC) > Presbyterian – Nov. 19 in Gainesville, Fla. > > The Blue Hose went 2-9 last season, despite playing in the FCS, with wins > against Campbell and Kennesaw State. This is nothing more than a > well-deserved bye week for the Gators late in the season. > Prediction: Florida win (7-4, 4-4 SEC) > Florida State – Nov. 26 in Tallahassee, Fla. > > It’s almost unfair that the Gators defense has to face Dalvin Cook and > Fournette in the same season. Both will be looking for Heisman Trophy buzz, > and Cook will be able to build it in his final game of the regular season. > Florida mustered just two points last season against the Seminoles – in > Gainesville, no less. Moving back to Tallahassee, the Gators are in trouble. > Prediction: Florida loss (7-5, 4-4 SEC) > Projected record: 7-5, 4-4 SEC; Third in the SEC East > > Analysis: In many ways, Florida is better than last year. With Del Rio under > center and a dominant defense on the back end, the Gators are in a position > to make strides. But the SEC is significantly deeper than it was last season. > Will Florida be the 6-0 team from the beginning of last season or the 4-4 > team from the end? The answer lies somewhere in between. > Other installments – > > Vanderbilt > South Carolina > Missouri > Kentucky > Georgia (8/11) > Tennessee (8/11) > Mississippi State (8/12) > Arkansas (8/12) > Auburn (8/13) > Texas A&M (8/14) > Ole Miss (8//15) > LSU (8/15) > Alabama (8/16) > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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