Five optimistic predictions for Florida Football ahead of 2024 season
![Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier talks with Florida Gators quarterback Graham Mertz (15) and Florida Gators running back Montrell Johnson Jr. (1) during fall football practice at Heavener Football Complex at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL on Thursday, August 1, 2024. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_4286,h_2410,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F213%2F01j5zk285kzr49q39bg5.jpg "Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier talks with Florida Gators quarterback Graham Mertz (15) and Florida Gators running back Montrell Johnson Jr. (1) during fall football practice at Heavener Football Complex at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL on Thursday, August 1, 2024. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun]")
Florida Goes 8-4
"BuT BEn, YOu saID YEstERdAY FLOriDA waS goINg 4-8."
The duality and bipolar nature of trying to predict Florida's season is that there is a real pathway for Florida to go 4-8 and there is a real pathway they go 8-4.
Florida has the 12th-ranked roster on 247's Talent Composite, which is better than 8 of their 12 opponents in 2024. We are on record stating that Miami and Texas A&M feel over ranked, and we have a sneaking feeling that FSU will come back to Earth in 2024.
Last year Florida was a trainwreck on defense, bland on offense, and as disorganized as anyone on special teams, and were still just two plays away from a 7-5 season.
Like we said yesterday until you have done it, you haven't done it, and as close as Napier has felt, the reality is that he is 11-14. But for the past two years, Florida has been the team attempting a PR on bench press that can get the bar part of the way up but just can't lock out.
With just the slightest improvement, this is a team capable of going on a run.
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