Florida Talent Gap vs Opponents

[Escambia94]

In terms of raw talent, the Florida Gators are #15 in the country. Apparently talent is not enough to win games. Billy Napier and his staff need to figure out how to convert superior talent into wins, because they are running out of excuses.

Talent Profiles of UF Opponents this season (UF Talent Profile Rank - 15th)

• Utah - 33rd (L)
• McNeese State - 200th (W)
• Tennessee - 16th (W)
• Charlotte - 80th (W)
• Kentucky - 31st (L)
• Vanderbilt - 58th (W)
• South Carolina - 22nd (W)
• Georgia - 2nd (L)
• Arkansas - 32nd (L)

Future opponents

• LSU - 7th
• Missouri - 25th
• FSU - 20th

 

[Escambia94]

Complete list:

1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State
4. Texas A&M
5. Clemson
6. Texas
7. LSU
8. USCw
9. Oklahoma
10. Oregon
11. Notre Dame
12. Miami
13. Penn State
14. Michigan
15. Florida
16. Tennessee
17. North Carolina
18. Auburn
19. TCU
20. FSU
21. Nebraska
22. South Carolina
23. Ole Miss
24. UCLA
25. Missouri

 

[DRU2012]

Complete list:

1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State
4. Texas A&M
5. Clemson
6. Texas
7. LSU
8. USCw
9. Oklahoma
10. Oregon
11. Notre Dame
12. Miami
13. Penn State
14. Michigan
15. Florida
16. Tennessee
17. North Carolina
18. Auburn
19. TCU
20. FSU
21. Nebraska
22. South Carolina
23. Ole Miss
24. UCLA
25. Missouri

Not sure how they ARRIVED at these rankings, but I cannot say they really surprise me. I had already come intuitively to something "vaguely similar" by the old gut level (and admittedly sometimes controversial) "personal eyetest".
Anyway, "statistically valid" or not, I can comfortably accept these as a starting point--which puts things squarely where you have them lined up, and puts Coach and staff "out of excuses", exactly as you say.
In fact, when you place our actual game results this season in the context of comparing OUR "level of talent" with THEIRS, well, THERE IT IS:
Just EXACTLY what is behind the growing frustration and dissatisfaction with what we are all seeing on the field each week.
However, mounting injuries are more and more a factor in destroying continuity, not to mention team cohesion and any chance this already "youngest team in major college football" is getting to properly see ANY "gameplan" through,
from kickoff to the (figurative) final gun. It is important not to overlook that...
AND we just learned about having lost ANOTHER one of these "young talents" for the rest of the season: Starting sophomore edge rusher Pyburn had surgery today on his ACL, torn in the 3rd quarter on Saturday...This latest misfortune is added to a whole string of recent injuries on the defense that began with Shemar and has by now taken a number of others from the line-up to leave us even more dangerously exposed, even as we go into this most difficult stretch--one that comprises the balance of our season, and which we enter still needing ONE WIN in order to achieve bowl eligibility...not to mention the extra weeks of practice, play and general exposure that we of ALL programs need in order to continue development of the current team, AND the continued building of the future "TEAM TO BE".
So frustrated, even disillusioned as we all have come by honestly, it is important to consider qualifying issues that may well demand we at the same time cut our team and staff a little slack in the way of patience, understanding, and reserved judgment?
Just a thought.

 

[Escambia94]

Not sure how they ARRIVED at these rankings, but I cannot say they really surprise me. I had already come intuitively to something "vaguely similar" by the old gut level (and admittedly sometimes controversial) "personal eyetest".
Anyway, "statistically valid" or not, I can comfortably accept these as a starting point--which puts things squarely where you have them lined up, and puts Coach and staff "out of excuses", exactly as you say.
In fact, when you place our actual game results this season in the context of comparing OUR "level of talent" with THEIRS, well, THERE IT IS:
Just EXACTLY what is behind the growing frustration and dissatisfaction with what we are all seeing on the field each week.
However, mounting injuries are more and more a factor in destroying continuity, not to mention team cohesion and any chance this already "youngest team in major college football" is getting to properly see ANY "gameplan" through,
from kickoff to the (figurative) final gun. It is important not to overlook that...
AND we just learned about having lost ANOTHER one of these "young talents" for the rest of the season: Starting sophomore edge rusher Pyburn had surgery today on his ACL, torn in the 3rd quarter on Saturday...This latest misfortune is added to a whole string of recent injuries on the defense that began with Shemar and has by now taken a number of others from the line-up to leave us even more dangerously exposed, even as we go into this most difficult stretch--one that comprises the balance of our season, and which we enter still needing ONE WIN in order to achieve bowl eligibility...not to mention the extra weeks of practice, play and general exposure that we of ALL programs need in order to continue development of the current team, AND the continued building of the future "TEAM TO BE".
So frustrated, even disillusioned as we all have come by honestly, it is important to consider qualifying issues that may well demand we at the same time cut our team and staff a little slack in the way of patience, understanding, and reserved judgment?
Just a thought.

The talent profile numbers show that Florida is good at getting talent out of high school, but is not good at maximizing that talent or keeping it in the program. The numbers are straight from the 247 Sports ratings, which closely follow all the other ratings except Rivals, and are considered the standard.

Napier’s staff needs to figure out how to match the talent to the correct position and develop this talent.