It predicated on Lagway developing too. Hope hes much better and healthy with legs. Also, lets keep qbs under 300 yards.
Connelly's college football 'ifs' list: How contenders can come together Florida Gators (+4000) If ... Lagway is what we think he is. Like Arch Manning, we're projecting success onto DJ Lagway. The No. 8 prospect in the 2024 class went 6-1 as a starter and averaged an explosive 16.7 yards per completion. But he also threw nine interceptions with subpar efficiency, and he ranked 69th in Total QBR. That he's currently No. 6 in the Heisman odds, then, feels aggressive. Lagway has great size, a huge arm and solid mobility, but that's a lot of hype. If ... he has receivers. Last season's two main pass catchers are gone, and sophomores Eugene Wilson III and Aidan Mizell are the two most proven returning options outside of UCLA transfer J.Michael Sturdivant. Wilson caught 61 passes as a freshman and had receptions of 85 and 40 yards early in 2024 before a season-ending injury. He's a likely star, but Lagway will also need help from others. If ... last season's sophomore defenders become steely-eyed veterans. How young was Florida's 2024 defense? Of the 12 returning defenders who had 200-plus snaps, eight are now sophomores or juniors. That the Gators still jumped from 60th to 23rd in defensive SP+ was exciting, and it wouldn't be surprising if the Gators enjoyed another leap in 2025. That will require juniors such as nickel Sharif Denson and linebacker Grayson Howard to raise their games even more. If ... the Gators have the depth to survive this ridiculous schedule. Florida went 8-5 last season -- 2-5 against the SP+ top 15 and 6-0 against everyone else. The late-season upsets of LSU and Ole Miss were exciting, but with seven more projected top-15 opponents on the schedule, a genuine title run will require even more huge wins and exceptional depth.
Here are the contestants. Double check to see that I entered your picks accurately. panelist..........LgIsl.....USF.....LSU.....Mia.....TX.....A&M.....MSst.....GA.....KY.....Miss.....TN.....FSU.....record gatordavisl.......W..........W.........L.........L.........L........W.........W..........L.........W......W.........W.......W.........8-4 TrueGator.........W..........W.........L.........W........L........W.........W..........L.........W.......W.........W......W.........9-3 danmanne65....W..........W.........L..........W.......W........W.........W..........L.........W......W.........W.......W.......10-2 dave_thinker....W..........W.........L..........W.......W........L..........W..........W........W.......L.........W.......W.........9-3 Gatorhead.......W..........W.........L..........W.......W........L..........W..........W........W.......L..........W......W.........9-3 manigordo.......W..........W........W..........L........L.........L..........W..........W........W.......L..........W......W.........8-4 kalaniocc.........W..........W........W..........W.......W........W.........W..........W........W.......W.........W.......W.......12-0 librarywest.......L..........W........W..........W........W........W.........W..........W........W......W..........W.......W.......11-1 eastowest........W.........W.........L..........W........W........L..........W..........W........W......W..........W.......W.......10-2 lizardbreath.....W..........W........W..........W........L........W.........W...........L........W.......W..........W.......W.......10-2 gators1994......W..........W........L...........L........L........W..........W..........W........W.......W..........W.......W........9-3 I will keep this thread updated throughout the season. Thanks for your picks.
Long Island.....W vs. USF................W at LSU.................L at Miami..............W vs. Texas.............L at Texas A&M.......L vs. Miss St...........W vs. Georgia..........L at Kentucky..........L at Ole Miss...........W vs. Tennessee.......W vs. FSU.............. W 7-5
I have a feeling this is the year everything comes together. Billy being in San Antonio and watching the basketball team take it all showed him that at Florida winning means more. We are the Florida Gators, and this is the year we ascend back to the top where we belong. Long Island…………….W USF…………………………W At LSU………………………W Texas………………………..W Texas A&M………………..L Miss. St……………………W Georgia……………………W At Kentucky…………………..W At Ole Miss. ………………….L Tenn…………………………..W FSU………………………….W
I feel almost superstitious about making a prediction after how strange last year was. We are in a hard conference, so I would feel like homer only seeing 2 or 3 losses so I am just going to say how our competition stacks up to last year. Long Island…………….who? Worse than Samford USF…………………………improved over UCF At LSU………………………improved Texas………………………..same Texas A&M………………..improved Miss. St……………………same Georgia……………………same At Kentucky…………………..worse At Ole Miss. ………………….same Tenn…………………………..far worse FSU………………………….same
This thread is for 2025 Gator football record predictions. Please take your other issues to another thread. @ETGator
Please refer to the instructions in the OP. If you wish to be included, I will be happy to get you in, but would appreciate you labeling the games accordingly and including the record (if you didn't). Not trying to be a jerk; I'm quite busy with a newborn + work and can only invest so much time to running these contests.
vs. Long Island.....W vs. USF................W at LSU.................L at Miami..............W vs. Texas.............L at Texas A&M.......L vs. Miss St...........W vs. Georgia..........L at Kentucky..........W at Ole Miss...........L vs. Tennessee.......W vs. FSU................W Record: 7-5