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1. To provide factual analysis of all things Florida Gator Football. 2. To have unfiltered conversation around the product on the field as well as recruiting and overall coaching decisions. Our analysis will be based on review of film, evaluation of strategy and tactics, and observation of player personnel decisions and on field execution.
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Send us a text Ben and Randy discuss the statistical backing for whether or not the program has the ability to return to a dominant force in the SEC next season. We then review whether or not we believe this will happen based on the capability of the team and coaches, and what roadblocks we see to this occurring. Lastly, we discuss what it would me…
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Send us a text Ben and Randy discuss the results and play of the 2025 Orange and Blue game. Also have conversation around recruiting, team culture, and overall talent improvement that we witnessed in the 2025 Spring Game. We also highlight the players that stood out and where we believe the team is headed moving into the 2025 season.…
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Send us a text Randy and Ben discuss the changes and updates to the roster for the 2025 season, including some live breaking recruiting news. We discuss the impact of the coaching changes and how we feel the team can carry over momentum from the 2024 season based on development they showed even without a historical data president for this occurring…
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Send us a text Randy and Ben discuss the recent staff and coaching changes with the football program at UF. We discuss the impact of the new GM and assistant GM roles on the overall football operation including roster and NIL management. We also discuss all of the recent coaching changes and what impact we feel each will have based on the data from…
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Send us a text Randy and Ben discuss the different positional groups on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. We discuss whether or not we think each group will be better, worse, or neutral compared to last season and discuss each other's take on both sides of the ball. We also discuss our upcoming foray into Gator basketball and how …
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Send us a text Randy and Ben discuss the final 2025 recruiting class for Florida, including all transfers since early NSD. We break down how each player will impact the gators and whether or not we think the transfers will start. We also discuss the coaching changes that have taken place so far in the offseason and how these help the team in their …
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Send us a text Ben and Randy discuss the defensive performance of the team in the 3 years under Napier. We look at the ways that the defense has improved and also the opportunities that still exist to get better from both a scheme and execution standpoint. We also discuss whether or not Armstrong should be replaced and the case for that to happen o…
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Send us a text Randy and Ben break down the case for an Offensive Coordinator to be hired for the gators this offseason. We look at this from a purely analytical standpoint, taking into account multiple stats that the team has produced offensively over the 3 years under Napier's tenure as the play caller. We then discuss why these stats are so sign…
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Send us a text Ben and Randy break down the bowl win over Tulane and look at both the offensive concerns, and the defensive showcase that we saw. We also discuss the continued surge in recruiting for the team from both 2025 signees as well as the transfer portal. Lastly we review the results for Keep It or Pitch It from our picks and give the full …
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Send us a text Randy and Ben discuss the regular season performance of the team overall on both offense and defense. We then break down where each position group ended up as a strength, a weakness, or neutral for the season. We also discuss the results of the record vs the strength of the schedule and review our Keep It or Pitch It results from the…
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Send us a text Randy and Ben break down the 2025 recruiting class following Early Nation Signing Day. We discuss the significant improvements the class made from even just a month ago, but also what it still is needing to help this team improve moving forward. We also do an in depth review of each player in the class and what they can help bring to…
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Send us a text Ben and Randy break down the win over the Noles at Doak Campbell including a review of both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. We discuss where the offense continues to have opportunities to improve, while the defense is shining significantly. We also review the full season results for Keep It or Pitch It and discuss our …
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Send us a text Randy and Ben break down the massive win over the Rebels and what implications this has for Gator football moving forward. We discuss the implications from the standpoint of the finish to the season, moving into next year, and of course the wins we have seen already in recruiting. We also discuss where we continue to see positives, b…
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Send us a text Ben and Randy break down the signature win against LSU from this past Saturday. We discuss the implications for the remainder of the season for the team, bowl eligibility, and recruiting. We also play another round of Keep It or Pitch it for this week's game with Ole Miss and discuss the surprising results of the NCAA '25 sims for th…
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Send us a text Randy and Ben break down the blowout loss to Texas and how much it really hurts considering the circumstances by which it came about. We also discuss where there were positive things, (though only a few), and where things could have gone better as well. We also review the news in regards to Napier being retained as head coach for nex…
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Send us a text Ben and Randy break down the gut wrenching loss to Georgia despite a great effort from the team especially on the defensive side of the ball. We discuss the impact of losing Lagway and how this affects things going forward, even with the recent news that we may get him back sooner than expected. We also play another round of Keep It …
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Send us a text Randy and Ben discuss the where the team is heading into the gauntlet of the 2024 schedule and what we feel is both good and needs to improve on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. We also debate whether it is better to retain Napier or part ways and what the potential gains and losses of each scenario would be. Lastl…
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Send us a text Ben and Randy break down the blowout win over Kentucky and how the Gators were able to score so effectively against a solid Kentucky defense. We also discuss how the defense continues to perform well since the bye week, but where we continue to see opportunity for both sides to improve as well. We also review our keep it or pitch it …
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Send us a text Randy and Ben break down the difficult overtime loss to Tennessee and how the Gators could have won the game. We discuss the difficulties on offense, particularly in the red zone, but also how well the defense played to keep us competitive in the game. We also play another round of Keep It or Pitch It for this week's Homecoming game …
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Send us a text Ben and Randy break down the quality win over UCF and how the defense made great steps in this game. We discuss where the offense was good and not so good, and how we can continue to improve going forward this season. We also play another round of keep it or pitch it for this weeks game in Knoxville with Tennessee and review the NCAA…
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Send us a text Randy (with the help of Ben's notes from vacation) discusses the Gator's road win in Starkville, MS. We discuss the opportunities for better offense and more of the same challenges that exist on defense that continue to haunt the Gators. We also play another round of Keep It or Pitch It for UCF the following week and review the sims …
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Send us a text Ben and Randy discuss the difficult loss to Florida West and how the team can find ways to move on from here through what will continue to be a difficult season. We discuss the many shortcomings we see from a coaching standpoint and where we how we feel regarding Napier's future with the program. We also play another round of Keep It…
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Send us a text Randy and Ben break down the impressive win over Samford, including DJ Lagway's breakout first starting performance. We discuss how despite the lowered competition, his throwing accuracy and pocket presence were extremely impressive. We also discuss the improvements we saw from the defense, and even some better play design! Lastly we…
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Send us a text Ben and Randy break down the difficult loss to Miami. We discuss where things went wrong on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball including analysis of play calling, communication issues, and execution. We discuss our concerns about how the team will respond, but also our belief in the players as a group and the culture …
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Send us a text Ben and Randy break down the 2024 season including our take on the strengths and weaknesses of each position group on offense and defense for the team. We give a brief review of the current recruiting class, and play Keep It or Pitch It for both the 2024 season and this week's game with Miami. As a new added segment, we are also goin…
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Send us a text Randy and Ben discuss our what we are concern with and looking forward to going into the 2024 season. We break down the reasons behind all of these points including specific stats that help drive these points home and why we believe we need to watch out for certain things with this year's team, as well as be excited about other aspec…
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Send us a text Ben and Randy discuss how hot Billy Napier's actually is, versus how hot the media seems to perceive it to be. We discuss why the perceptions are so different internally and externally currently, and how this could change going forward based on the 2024 season even though we don't believe that it will. We also discuss other contribut…
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Send us a text Randy and Ben break down the recent proposed settlement of the NCAA vs House court case which would directly pay players from the universities via revenue sharing. We also discuss the Rashada law-suit and it's implications for Napier and UF as wells as how it potentially affects the rivalry with Georgia going forward.…
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Send us a text Ben and Randy review the 2024 schedule in detail and do a deep dive analysis into each opponent. We look at last year's performance of each team, their additions and losses as well as returning impact players and project UF's chances to win based on our take of the opponent and UF's 2024 roster.…
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Send us a text Ben and Randy analyze and discuss 2024 Orange and Blue game. We break down both sides of the ball and what saw from the team overall as well as specific players. We also take a look at the different way that Napier has his team approach the spring game and give our thoughts on how the team looks heading into the fall.…
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Send us a text Ben and Randy discuss the myriad of coaching hires made during this offseason including a short bio of each coach and what we see them bringing to the Gators. We also discuss the structural changes to from a coaching standpoint to both the offense and defense that have transpired as well. Finally we give our thoughts on some of the r…
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Send us a text Randy and Ben discuss the everchanging current state of NIL in college football as well as the issues facing Florida's current and future NIL situation. We also discuss information gained from a source close to the program in regards to specific NIL booster participation and what we believe can be done to help increase funds in the c…
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Send us a text Ben and Randy discuss the program's development under Billy Napier's tenor so far at Florida. We analyze the changes that have occurred since his arrival 2 years ago and what is and isn't working thus far during his time as the head coach. We also discuss what is needed for future success under Napier in both the short and long term …
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Send us a text Ben and Randy discuss current and future state of the program under this coaching staff including this recruiting and transfer portal class as well as what is being done to help retain current players. We also discuss whether the current coaches and players are better or worse than last years iteration of the same groups based on sta…
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