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Ericvol2096 said:
UF has the same # of 5*'s on their roster as ours but all of ours are freshman and sophmores.

They have 6 evenly divided I think it is 2 seniors, 1 JR, 1 Soph and 2 Freshman.

They also have a couple more 4 *'s on their roster than us and once again their 4*'s are older than ours.

McElwain walked into a great situation. He was an offensive coach with a Elite defense that already knew how to perform.

He had some tools to work with on offense (Robinson, Callaway, RB's, Grier, TE) and really just had to get their confidence up and get them to gel.

The only real miracle I see that they have pulled off is with the OL. Not sure how it hasn't been more of a liability.

To act like we lost to some crappy team in the Swamp is ignorant.

It is frustrating knowing how close we were and that we had every right to win, but it did take two trick plays and a few 4th downs for us to ever get in position to be ahead.
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Before season
"CJM sucks and will go 6-6. That OL is worse than Vols last yr. They have no play makers. Defense lost a ton and Collins isn't Muschamp."


Now:

"UF had talent on roster. Mac walked into ideal situation"


I remember saying I wouldn't be shocked to see UF win 8 this yr.


Glad to see order restored with UF and UT in the East.
 
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RockyTopInBham said:
The AL Board of Trustees shut down the UAB program since UAB was "part of the same school system" and didn't require "a second team to represent UA". Basically Paul Bryant Jr. and his trustee posse wanted to kick the little guy, and Birmingham responded with a ton of support, including some very high end donors that helped get the finances it needed to build new facilities and potentially partner with the city of Birmingham to build a new stadium downtown instead of the crappile that is Legion Field.

UAB will return in 2017. Fans wanted 2016, but realistically, we wouldn't have had enough players to field a starting 22, yet alone 85 guys. Crazy scenario, probably the toughest recruiting job in the nation. Find 35ish guys to sign with you this class, convince them all it's ok that there's no team for a year (you can RS and focus on getting stronger), then convince another 50-ish before the 2017 class to join a program that is literally starting back from scratch.

All that to say, fan support from the people of Birmingham has probably tripled since all of this happened. Never seen anything quite like it.
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Wow! Didn't realize they were coming back. I knew Alabama was trying to destroy the program. Thanks for the info.
 
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I would like to hang 50+ on SCAR in Spurrier's honor.

Actually, I would like to hang 50+ on every remaining opponent... but that is unlikely against Vandy's and Mizzou's defense, not to mention that the coaches will start taking out the starters when we have a good lead. Scores could end up a lot closer than the UK game.
 
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LA Vol said:
I would like to hang 50+ on SCAR in Spurrier's honor.

Actually, I would like to hang 50+ on every remaining opponent... but that is unlikely against Vandy's and Mizzou's defense, not to mention that the coaches will start taking out the starters when we have a good lead. Scores could end up a lot closer than the UK game.
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Houston put up 34 on Vandy, surely we can do better
 
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LA Vol said:
I would like to hang 50+ on SCAR in Spurrier's honor.

Actually, I would like to hang 50+ on every remaining opponent... but that is unlikely against Vandy's and Mizzou's defense, not to mention that the coaches will start taking out the starters when we have a good lead. Scores could end up a lot closer than the UK game.
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When Fulmer was here...

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When Fulmer retired...

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When he retired...

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HialeahGator said:
Before season
"CJM sucks and will go 6-6. That OL is worse than Vols last yr. They have no play makers. Defense lost a ton and Collins isn't Muschamp."


Now:

"UF had talent on roster. Mac walked into ideal situation"


I remember saying I wouldn't be shocked to see UF win 8 this yr.


Glad to see order restored with UF and UT in the East.
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I'm genuinely surprised Florida is as good as they are. I think they have benefited in large part from everyone else in the East being a dumpster fire with questionable coaching and/or talent, but I thought UF's offensive line would cause WAY more headaches than it has. Maybe they were better than anyone thought.

And that's not taking anything from McElwain. I thought when he was hired and think now that he's a good coach, but some of the problems Florida APPEARED to have couldn't be addressed solely by coaching.
 
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I came across an article in the college football world about Jim Harbaugh potentially being one and done at Michigan. I would love for us to destroy his Wolverines in a bowl and see him bolt Michigan for Da Bears.
 
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jkleno said:
I came across an article in the college football world about Jim Harbaugh potentially being one and done at Michigan. I would love for us to destroy his Wolverines in a bowl and see him bolt Michigan for Da Bears.
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He's gonna have his pickings from the AFC South Teams too: Colts, Titans, and Jaguars... All with NFL talent at QB.
 
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HialeahGator said:
Before season
"CJM sucks and will go 6-6. That OL is worse than Vols last yr. They have no play makers. Defense lost a ton and Collins isn't Muschamp."


Now:

"UF had talent on roster. Mac walked into ideal situation"


I remember saying I wouldn't be shocked to see UF win 8 this yr.


Glad to see order restored with UF and UT in the East.
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He is pretty much a lock for coach of the year. We get it. Stop rubbing it in
 
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HialeahGator said:
Before season
"CJM sucks and will go 6-6. That OL is worse than Vols last yr. They have no play makers. Defense lost a ton and Collins isn't Muschamp."


Now:

"UF had talent on roster. Mac walked into ideal situation"


I remember saying I wouldn't be shocked to see UF win 8 this yr.


Glad to see order restored with UF and UT in the East.
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Florida's season should be a heckuva of reminder or lesson for football fans...a great defense will take you a very, very long way. Reduces the rest of the conversation to just noise.
 
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HialeahGator said:
Before season
"CJM sucks and will go 6-6. That OL is worse than Vols last yr. They have no play makers. Defense lost a ton and Collins isn't Muschamp."


Now:

"UF had talent on roster. Mac walked into ideal situation"


I remember saying I wouldn't be shocked to see UF win 8 this yr.


Glad to see order restored with UF and UT in the East.
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Mac is the next Saban, but better.
 
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HialeahGator said:
Before season
"CJM sucks and will go 6-6. That OL is worse than Vols last yr. They have no play makers. Defense lost a ton and Collins isn't Muschamp."


Now:

"UF had talent on roster. Mac walked into ideal situation"


I remember saying I wouldn't be shocked to see UF win 8 this yr.


Glad to see order restored with UF and UT in the East.
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I posted in July detailed breakdown of every player on both rosters trying to show how close the UF and TN talent was and how they had more upperclassmen ranked highly out of HS.

I've never thought UF would blow this year so don't put words in my mouth brotha!
 
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The Breakerboy said:
You really think KMack class will have a bad year in 2017 when they are juniors???? We'll be extremely strong on the offensive and defensive lines. Playmakers will be everywhere and the Senior class will be loaded as well. Plus the 2016 class with a year of experience and a few impact 2017 players. Down year really?
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No Dobbs in 2017 and Guarantano will only be a RS Freshmen. I think folks don't acknowledge just how important Dobbs is to our success.

We could also be losing Hurd, Kamara, and Barnett early. That's alot of talent to replace.
 
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