I have been open, this summer and fall, about letting this Florida Gators season ride. I did not follow spring practices on a daily basis, did not have the time or brain bandwidth to devote myself to the intimate details of the projected depth chart this summer, have not rewatched any of this fall’s games in full — highlights don’t really count — and do not pick up the secrets and gems that I am sure are available on 13 different podcasts.
But I also think that there are some things we can be pretty confident about knowing, beyond just believing — and that some of this knowledge dovetails with what the conventional wisdom about this Florida team was at the outset of this season, while other parts undercut what Billy Napier has stated as goals and certainties about this program.