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No. 34: Florida
By Paul Myerberg // Aug 3, 2012
Florida’s depth chart at the end of last season featured 37 freshmen and sophomores, which tied the Gators with Tennessee for the most in the SEC. Will Muschamp played 51 first- and second-year players altogether, the second-highest total in program history; Urban Meyer played 55 such underclassmen in 2007. Florida had nine scholarship seniors on the roster, the program’s third-fewest since 1951. Entering the season, Florida’s 148 returning starts were the third-fewest in the SEC. The 37 returning starts on defense ranked last in the conference. These are your excuses for a seven-win season, the program’s lowest single-season total since 1989. But this is Florida, home of the Gators, home of the three national titles, home of feverish expectations – excuses have no place in Gainesville.
Tags: Andre Debose, Aubrey Hill, Brent Pease, Caleb Sturgis, Charlie Weis, Damien Jacobs, Dan Quinn, De'Ante Saunders, Dominique Easley, Florida, Jacoby Brissett, Jeff Driskel, Jelani Jenkins, Jon Halapio, Jonathan Bostic, Jonotthan Harrison, Jordan Reed, Latroy Pittman, Lerentee McCray, Loucheiz Purifoy, Mack Brown, Marcus Roberson, Matt Elam, Matt Patchan, Mike Gillislee, Quinton Dunbar, Ronald Powell, SEC, Sharrif Floyd, Tom Davis, Trey Burton, Will Muschamp, Xavier Nixon
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Two-Deep Notes: U.S.C., U.F., Utah and U.C.F.
By Paul Myerberg // Mar 15, 2012
With spring comes rain, baseball, grass and depth charts. Each of the latter trio is welcome, with none more so than the parade of two-deeps cascading onto university Web sites over the last two weeks. Another four schools offered up a preliminary depth chart over the last two days: Utah, U.C.F., Florida and South Carolina. With these depth charts, and with a few others, comes spring. An important note, however: All depth charts are to be taken lightly, and then taken outside and lit aflame, because they’re worthless. Less than worthless, perhaps — for many teams, the names and numbers listed alongside the vast majority of positions are space-fillers, more or less.
Tags: Ace Sanders, Blake Bortles, Florida, George O'Leary, Jacoby Brissett, Jeff Driskel, John White IV, Jon Hays, Jordan Wynn, Leon Orr, Marcus Lattimore, Matt Elam, Mike Matulis, South Carolina, U.C.F., Utah, Will Muschamp
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No. 30: Florida
By Paul Myerberg // Aug 4, 2011
The thrill wasn’t quite gone, but the fire was. Urban Meyer could have remained Florida’s coach in perpetuity: that’s what a pair of national titles in three seasons will do for a coach’s job security. So what happened? Quite simply, Meyer couldn’t reconcile his love for the game — his burning desire to win, win, win — with the lack of energy that plagued his final season, an 8-5 finish that saw him as hands-off as he’d ever been in his sterling coaching career. Looking for the fire that drove Meyer to such early heights with the Gators, the program went for a coach with a seemingly limitless reserve of get-up-and-go. There’s a reason Will Muschamp’s coaching philosophy can be summed up in a single onomatopoeia: boom.
Tags: Andre Debose, Charlies Weis, Chris Rainey, Deonte Thompson, Dominique Easley, Florida, Jeff Demps, Jelani Jenkins, John Brantley, Jordan Reed, Matt Elam, Ronald Powell, SEC, Sharrif Floyd, Will Muschamp, Xavier Nixon
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