I bought the preseason Athlons today. Much like with Lindy's, there isn't a lot of good news for the Gator Nation, but it is slightly more positive.
Athlon has Billy Napier as one of eight coaches on the hot seat. They do mention that UF's talent was down, but they also point out some questionable game-day coaching issues.
Of the Top 26 transfers, UF received none, but did lose Trevor Etienne to Georgia. Of the 26, UF will face teams that gained 11 transfers.
They have UF ranked 35th overall, and predict they'll finish 11th in the SEC, but they also predict that the Gators will play in the Gasparilla Bowl against SMU.
No Florida players make first team All SEC.
Their SEC positional rankings are also brutal for Florida.
QB - 9th
RB - 8th
WR - 12th
OL - 10th
DL - 11th
LB - 12th
DB - 12th
For the opposing SEC coach analysis, he said that while many coaches respect how Napier has gone about his job, it is do-or-die time for him, but Graham Mertz returning might save his job.
In the final analysis, they point out Napier is 11-14, the worst two-year start in UF history since Charly Pell 45 years ago and that three consecutive losing seasons to start his career would be the first time in almost 85 years that's happened at UF.
14 of their 22 projected Florida starters are juniors or seniors.
Athlon has Billy Napier as one of eight coaches on the hot seat. They do mention that UF's talent was down, but they also point out some questionable game-day coaching issues.
Of the Top 26 transfers, UF received none, but did lose Trevor Etienne to Georgia. Of the 26, UF will face teams that gained 11 transfers.
They have UF ranked 35th overall, and predict they'll finish 11th in the SEC, but they also predict that the Gators will play in the Gasparilla Bowl against SMU.
No Florida players make first team All SEC.
Their SEC positional rankings are also brutal for Florida.
QB - 9th
RB - 8th
WR - 12th
OL - 10th
DL - 11th
LB - 12th
DB - 12th
For the opposing SEC coach analysis, he said that while many coaches respect how Napier has gone about his job, it is do-or-die time for him, but Graham Mertz returning might save his job.
In the final analysis, they point out Napier is 11-14, the worst two-year start in UF history since Charly Pell 45 years ago and that three consecutive losing seasons to start his career would be the first time in almost 85 years that's happened at UF.
14 of their 22 projected Florida starters are juniors or seniors.
