99gator
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Or play the condescending Gator fan.... again.
To answer the question. The same as every other team outside the current top tier. A combination of demonstrated performance, recruit evals, and confidence/hope that UT's new staff will develop and coach better than the last one.
Seriously?
If you think it's condescension, I'm sorry. But, how can anyone honestly speak to the talent level of the team (in a positive light) based on "watching them play" or "demonstrated performance".
If I tried to argue that a Florida team that had gone 3-7 and had been a consistent loser for a decade lost 20 guys to a transfer portal on top of the normal attrition to the NFL draft or graduation had more talent than several of their opponents based on "watching them play" or "demonstrated performance", you'd say I was delusional.
A lot of these guys have barely played in the first place.