Any of you guys look at Florida's schedule?

Question

9/1 Bowling Green
9/8 @ Texas A&M
9/15 @ Tennessee
9/22 Kentucky
9/29 OPEN
10/6 LSU
10/13 @ Vanderbilt
10/20 South Carolina
10/27 vs. Georgia
11/3 Missouri
11/10 Louisiana Lafayette
11/17 Jacksonville State
11/24 @ Florida State

Usually they play one of their cream puff games before us...this year they play two in a row. We should be favored, but it's worth noticing.

Link: Florida Schedule

Originally posted on Football Message Board by fsu67810.

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Still not as easy as the ACC's. And what about your OOC schedule on top of that??!

Originally posted on Football Message Board by ftball0129.

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We won a national title before you guys did. Usually, the older brother goes through puberty first.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by NoleBlitz34.

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Since the SEC did not form until 1933, I am not quite sure where you come up with "86 years."

PS, it does not change your overall point, but good smack talk should at least be accurate. :-)

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I think I'd probably rank those Bama>Mizzou>aTm>Auburn.

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our fanbase lacks credibility ...?? Ok I'm lost. Doesn't every fan root for their team and predict better results most of the time than what occurs in the season. Look at the domers. Every year...they might win it all.

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fwiw...I believe the overall success of UF's season will be determined in week's 2 and 3. @Tex AM and @ UT. A split and you'll have 7 or possibly 8 wins. You drop both of those...You could be playing FSU just to have a winning record.

That includes the 3 wins against the liteweights and victories over UK and Vandy. Myself, based on their improvement, the game being played in Nashville and where it falls on the UF schedule (trap game)...I wouldn't sleep on Vandy.

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for LSU or Bama?

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As a seminole fan I was in texas last year and attended a texas a&m game with my brother in law who is an alum and let me tell you they pack the house and always have a great showing at home. Florida doesn't know what's in store in texas. I predict that game a loss maybe by double digits. That place is a hostile enviroment believe me.

Answer 1

Not too difficult of a schedule. LSU at home and FSU on the road are easily their toughest games. If they are half way decent on offense then they should run the rest of their schedule...USCe at home...UGA struggles in their series, etc, etc. 10-2 unless Musty blows a gasket,,

Originally posted on Football Message Board by kellylexy.

Answer 2

I hope you are kidding about 10-2. They will be lucky to break 8 wins

Originally posted on Football Message Board by NOLE FAN1.

Answer 3

3-9.Wins over Kentucky,JS,and BG.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by nolesbucsceltics.

Answer 4

I believe they'll be lucky to go 7-5. Plus, I don't like where that Vandy game is on their schedule.

Muschampi is another of these...over-hyped, over-paid and under-performing coaches.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by PJD3883.

Answer 5

i predict they lose at Vanderbilt. I'm a vandy alum so that is actually a game i might go to.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Lemon Thrower.

Answer 6

Gators will be first SEC team to lose to Texas A&M in a while. Luckily they'll have the excuse"they are an SEC team now.. That makes them good,"

Originally posted on Football Message Board by seminolesrule112.

Answer 7

I say 8-4

Originally posted on Football Message Board by 1BigNolesfan.

Answer 8

Seriously? Bowling Green, Louisiana Lafayette, and Jacksonville St all in the same year?

It's ridiculous those will all count towards bowl eligibility. They only have to win 3 real games to go to a bowl.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by GUNNole.

Answer 9

Going to a bowl game isn't much to brag about these days. Especially at a program like UF.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by 1BigNolesfan.

Answer 10

that's probably tougher than Murray state, savannah state, duke (and Maryland and bc).

Originally posted on Football Message Board by barnnole.

Answer 11

9/1 Bowling Green - W
9/8 @ Texas A&M - L
9/15 @ Tennessee - L
9/22 Kentucky - W
9/29 OPEN
10/6 LSU - L
10/13 @ Vanderbilt - W
10/20 South Carolina - L
10/27 vs. Georgia - L
11/3 Missouri - W
11/10 Louisiana Lafayette - W
11/17 Jacksonville State - W
11/24 @ Florida State - L

In all honesty, UF goes 6-6, but this is still only February. And Yes, I picked Tenn on the upset, you heard it hear first. If that Tyler Bray kid is healthy, Tenn wins.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by noles_phins4558.

Answer 12

It's going to take a while to realize Tx A&M and Missouri as SEC teams.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by maddog69.

Answer 13

I think their offense will actually be worse than last year. But the defense will be great. I see them losing to Tx A&M, LSU, Georgia, SoCar, FSU, and a good chance to lose to Vandy, with a possible upset at Tenn. Missouri could be tough, too. Of course, they may pull an upset or 2 also. I'll go with at least 4 losses.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Forceps.

Answer 14

Cross your fingers for 6 losses and a bowl opponent other than Ohio State.

9/1 Bowling Green W
9/8 @ Texas A&M L
9/15 @ Tennessee W
9/22 Kentucky W
9/29 OPEN
10/6 LSU L
10/13 @ Vanderbilt W
10/20 South Carolina L
10/27 vs. Georgia L
11/3 Missouri L
11/10 Louisiana Lafayette W
11/17 Jacksonville State W
11/24 @ Florida State L

Still don't think UF has the offense to beat most opponents. Defense will keep it close though and will be exhausted by Tally time.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by vickers85.

Answer 15

i "heard" they were trying to rearrange their schedule so they would have an "open date" after playing lafayette & jax state and before they come to tally ... could have been a rumor

Originally posted on Football Message Board by BigBadJake.

Answer 16

There is an agreement/arrangement in place that neither school will have an open date before they play.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by PJD3883.

Answer 17

At this point, they're as likely to play Lincoln High in a bowl game as they are Ohio State.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by bigwalk.

Answer 18

They get 3 weeks to prepare for FSU this year. Looks like UF and SEC have that date circled.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by 321Nole.

Answer 19

Tell me about it... For a second I thought I was in the Twilight Zone when I saw that uf was playing an ooc game besides us on the road!

Then I realized TAMU was in the SEC now.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Thrashmaster.

Answer 20

Do any of you actually think you have any clue how to evaluate football teams considering you claim to be back every single year and yet you haven't won an ACC Championship since Tebow was in highschool?

Your track records for predicting how teams will play during a season is terrible. You guys are like the fanbase that cried wolf. Until FSU performs up to your fan's predictions or maybe until they just win an ACC title, I don't think anyone is going to take any of you seriously.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by TallyGator83.

Answer 21

...says the man with 86 years of experience.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by PJD3883.

Answer 22

Not sure about the rest of the posters here, but I could care less how serious you and other fans take us.

Didn't you get the memo? Turds aren't supposed to post on WC until you beat us again.

For the record my predictions were very serious. I was close to picking UT over UF as well considering they were an injured WR away from beating you in your own house (not saying much anymore I know).

Much like last year's predictions there's simply no signs that UF will be any better this year.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by vickers85.

Answer 23

Do you really believe that people will take your predictions seriously considering your track records or was this just supposed to be an uninformed Nole circle jerk?

Originally posted on Football Message Board by TallyGator83.

Answer 24

I don't think there was a question of whether your predictions were serious or not. It's more about you and your fanbases' lack of credibility than whether you were serious.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by TallyGator83.

Answer 25

Also I find it funny that you all believe Florida had any sort of say in this schedule. The SEC made this schedule and wanted Florida as Texas A&M's first opponent to ensure good fan turn out and TV ratings. They swapped one of our first two cupcakes with a SEC game from one of the two slots before FSU. Our school had absolutely nothing to do with scheduling 2 cupcakes before FSU and was actually against it. I also believe having two easy games where you aren't forced to play at your highest level before FSU will ultimately hurt us more than it will do us good.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by TallyGator83.

Answer 26

No...it was meant to mean exactly what it did.

Florida was king of the "wait till next year" crowd. 86 years.

The best decade in your history (winning pct) (1990-1999) you were our bitch, and a distant 3rd to us in record.

Your first NC year, featured a loss to Florida State.

You had a high for a few years, but those are bookend by big-time lows.

Thigs are so bad in Hog Town, that your only smack is our predictions. Can't get any lower than that

Originally posted on Football Message Board by PJD3883.

Answer 27

LOL that's the best response you can come up with?

Florida has won 4 NC's in two different sports along with being the only school in NCAA history to hold both basketball and football titles at the same time and did it twice since the last time FSU had an ACC Championship. Maybe you should start living in the present instead of talking about things that happened during the last millenia.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by TallyGator83.

Answer 28

Why don’t you start living in the present? UF is currently on a 2 game losing streak to FSU and had to beat a bad OSU team in a bowl to avoid a losing season. You had a nice little 4 year run but even then you had a 4 loss season mixed in.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by gcnole.

Answer 29

An FSU fan telling a Florida fan to live in the present. How ironic is that. You guys have been living in the past for over a decade. Your last ACC Title was 7 years ago yet you've predicted one every year since. You quote me as living in the past and yet the FSU fan I was responding to was talking about things that happened last millenia. When FSU actually doesn't something worthwhile then let us know and maybe we won't laugh at you for living in the past. Also having rings custom made to celebrate 4 loss seasons is pretty telling just how far your program has fallen.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by TallyGator83.

Answer 30

Nole fan here. I am willing to believe the gates had little control over the order of their schedule, given the additon of two new teams to the SEC. But the west div. opponents are a gift: No Auburn, Alabama, or Arkansas. Without going back to the 2010 & 2011 schedules, I think they were to play Auburn one more year before rotating out; but correct me if I'm wrong. I think the bad team chemistry from last year is reduced.

Regardless of how it happened, the order in which the teams is far more favorable than last year, when the gates played AL, Auburn, LSU and GA (after open date) in sequence. My impression is that UF will go 8-4: losses to LSU & FSU; and 2-2 among GA, SC, TAMU, TN.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by crm.

Answer 31

5-7

Originally posted on Football Message Board by RDML.

Answer 32

How's this for living in the present....31-7 and 21-7. Is that current enough for you? Guess you must be really laughing at your team for losing 2 in a row to such a lowly school as FSU. I guess taking 59 years to win your 1st SEC title is ok...much better than us not winning our conference title for 7 years.....

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Tims_a_nole.

Answer 33

1) Gators are going to be terrible. ~7-6

2) I absolutely think Trickett is a huge liability and needs to be let go... and I fully expect our offensive line to continue to suck... However, this is the first year since 2003 that I have purchased season tickets for FSU... and I also have a room booked a Miami Hilton...because I trust my intuition.

Believe what you like.... But our defense is going to be insane and will win out of spite of our shitty OL. We just added 2 future high 1st round NFL picks to a strong defensive line. I doubt a single QB finishes against our defense this year. I've been a FSU fan all my life and a Ravens fan since they were created. FSU will be very similar to the Ravens this year.

This post was edited on 2/25 8:16 PM by fsufanforever

Originally posted on Football Message Board by fsufanforever.

Answer 34

The SEC really wants UF to beat us this year. Normally they have one bye week before our game. Now they have two.

We really need to start doing this. We need to schedule a non-AQ team or FCS team the week before UF.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by CrazedNole.

Answer 35

Games gators play before the FSU rival game....2006 W.Carolina,2007 Fla. Atl,2008 Citadel,2009 Fla.Intl,2010 Appalachian st. 2011 Furman.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Illinoisnole10.

Answer 36

Yet with all that, Florida still own the series by double digits, still owns the longest three consecutive winning streaks in the series, has winning record in Tallahassee, has more national titles.....and best of all......beat FSU like a drum in the most important game between the two programs.

So you you want to talk about who is who's "bitch", then you might want to ponder on all these things

Originally posted on Football Message Board by MJWilliamson.

Answer 37

Surely I'm not the only one who finds it hilarious that you chose the word "ponder" instead of "consider" or some other synonym.

Does the thought of CP7 mocking your gator chomp and making Ubran Meyer quit still burn in your memory?

Originally posted on Football Message Board by vickers85.

Answer 38

Weak sauce. If you are going to smack talk, at least make it remotely aggressive and believable.

Ponder's record against Florida was 1-3, (1-4 if you count his redshirt year.)

And if even if it were remotely possible that the FSU loss was what made Meyer retire, then many Gators will thank you for that

Originally posted on Football Message Board by MJWilliamson.

Answer 39

No, I was talking about the FSU/UF game where Urban literally gave up. It was depressing. And I dont see how you can call him 1-4 when three of those games he didnt even step on the field. So congrats, you beat Ponder his first year starting. Go hang your hat on a 2008 win, I'll keep thinking about all those sad faces at BHG when Parks walked in the pick 6. The mass exodus to the trailer parks was epic.

I'm glad you're brave enough to come on here and talk smack at all. Most of the usuals are MIA. I guess that's what happens when your team's hopes rest on the shoulders of players that have been greatly unimpressive...

Originally posted on Football Message Board by vickers85.

Answer 40

vickers, for the last two years the Florida/FSU game was a battle between midgets. Both teams were pretty bad. FSU was just a little less bad than Florida.

And BTW, Meyer "gave up" long before the Florida/FSU game in 2010.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by MJWilliamson.

Answer 41

Originally posted on Football Message Board by NOLE FAN1.

Answer 42

Glad you are amused, but Florida does have something to do with scheduling cupcakes before the FSU game each year. Just as they have insisted on having seven home games each and every year. It just happens that this year you get two cupcakes. Congratulations. I'm sure your fan base is thrilled. It is a winning - if not boring- formula because strength of schedule has little to do with rankings in the BCS formula.

As for A&M, have you ever seen an A&M game? I assure you, they don't have any problem with fan turn-out and TV ratings traditionally aren't a problem for SEC football. You're really reaching here.

As for easy games late in the season being a detriment, they aren't. They save wear and tear on your starters and get second and third teams game time/garbage time experience. Those two games will literally be win-win situations.

All in all, it looks like a pretty weak schedule, and with uF's defense, you should be in every game. I say 8 wins for the tates this year with a possible loss at Tennessee putting uF at 7 wins. The questions for the taters will be - how are they going to score points? how many meltdowns will Muschamp suffer on the sidelines? and why, oh why, did they extend Muschamp's contract?



Originally posted on Football Message Board by bpdz.

Answer 43

It feels good to not care what gaters say anymore.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by BillyHayes.

Answer 44

As a Nole fan I am just excited to see FSU has just beaten the gators and the Canes by larger combined victory margins the last 2 games than in anytime in their history of FSU's series with both teams. Could it be the first time in FSU history that they beat both the gators and canes (3)years in a row? Anything can happen in rivalry games but I like FSU's chances.

JMO but there is nothing quite so pleasing as having UF and UM fans tell FSU fans the reason FSU beat them is because their teams are no good.lol

Originally posted on Football Message Board by WAR PAINT.

Answer 45

Anybody who thinks UF will go 10-2 is smoking crack. This year's UF team will be even worse than last year. Look at what they return on offense. The same players from last year who were one of the worst offenses in college football. They lose Brantley and Demps, arguably their 2 best players. They have no threats at the skill positions. Now they are changing OC's. I can go down the line position by position and it is very easy to see how bad they will be. They do not have the players to run a pro style offense at any positions.

Yet we will hear time and time again that UF is loaded with all of this talent and they will run the table and all of this crap. They are a 6-6, or 5-7 team this year. I also will predict Vandy to beat them. Vandy is a hot team and their coach has lots of fire. I could see UF firing Muschamp at season's end and hiring James Franklin.

This post was edited on 2/28 9:38 PM by NoleBlitz34

Originally posted on Football Message Board by NoleBlitz34.

Answer 46

Its nearly pointless to argue potential wins and losses in CFB, as almost any team can win in a one game setting. Its much more accurate to do win shares. Win shares are basically the percentage of the time that a team will be expected to beat another. Its worth noting that this is how Vegas calculates point spreads and over/under win totals for futures betting. Example below:

9/1 Bowling Green .99
@ Texas A&M 9/15 .45
@ Tennessee 9/22 .60
Kentucky 9/29 .85
OPEN 10/6
LSU 10/13 .20
@ Vanderbilt 10/20 .70
South Carolina 10/27 ..40
vs. Georgia 11/3 .50
Missouri 11/10 .40
Louisiana Laf 11/17 .95
Jacksonville State 11/24 .99
@ Florida State. .20

Toal Win Shares : 7.23

Your numbers may differ game to game but if you're objective with this, you're always gonna come out in the same ballpark. Works for any team. And bet yor ass that UF will finish with somewhere between 5-7 and 8-4 depending on injuries, officiating, and luck, all of which actually play a huge part in wins and losses in CFB

Originally posted on Football Message Board by dnickl22.

Answer 47

How many SEC titles does FSU have? Oh, that's right. None. The ultimate puss out.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by JetSkiGator.

Answer 48

Didn't we win a de-facto SEC East title in 2010? We beat South Carolina and Florida, the top 2 teams that year. Last year we would probably would have won too. Georgia was your best team and they got blown out by Bama and LSU.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by NoleBlitz34.

Answer 49

Misery and TAMU in place of bama and Auburn.

Much easier schedule this year.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Crappy Davenpot.

Answer 50

Correction UGA would have been blown out by Bama if they had played them.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by dhqz.