March 12, 2019 · 9:36 AM

“This is the Florida Man of college football schedules…”

No question about it — the Gators’ have one weird-ass schedule this year.

Oh, and kudos for the gratuitous Georgia Southern upset.  Never forget!

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9 responses to ““This is the Florida Man of college football schedules…””

  1. UGA '97
    March 12, 2019 at 9:59 AM

    They go outside home stadium 5 times vs SEC opponents, but 8 games in home state, two cupcakes and 3 buys makes up for that. I see 9-3 reg season

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    • Mayor
      March 12, 2019 at 2:45 PM

      That 5th game away from their home stadium is the JAX game–outside the FU stadium but not by much. Jeremy Foley and SOS plotted going back years to have FU play as many games inside the State of Florida as possible and having bye weeks ahead of tough games (read: UGA) understanding that gave the Gators an edge, and it worked. This season is a bit unusual because they get 2 FCS teams and two “neutral site” games (both in the State of Florida). The Gators have IMHO a very average team but will likely win 9 regular season games (maybe more) because of the schedule. This is how they save their powder for the big games–cupcakes and playing away games in state.

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  2. Joe Dash (@Dashlok)
    March 12, 2019 at 11:30 AM

    I see a potential 4 game losing streak starting in October… and losing 4 offensive linemen, not unthinkable that they might drop the season opener to the U.

    The season for them hinges on the Auburn and USCe games. They should handle the rest of the east just fine. If they come into the cocktail party 2-1 from October, I expect a dogfight. If they come in 1-2 or 0-3 they will roll over and it will be another blowout.

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  3. The Dawg abides
    March 12, 2019 at 12:04 PM

    Wasn’t Alex Kirshner the kid eaten in Jaws?

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  4. Hogbody Spradlin
    March 12, 2019 at 12:29 PM

    +1 for Florida Man

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  5. PTC DAWG
    March 12, 2019 at 1:20 PM

    TWO FCS teams, way to step it up Gators…

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  6. stoopnagle
    March 12, 2019 at 1:24 PM

    Stop. We’re supposed to feed the Gator Hype (TM) not tamp it down.

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  7. UGA'13
    March 12, 2019 at 2:31 PM

    Some interesting OC from Reddit:

    [OC] How far each FBS team has to travel in 2019 from CFB

    5(?) teams with bye-weeks before playing us, 4 regular season games against preseason S&P+ top 15 teams (7 in the top 25), an SEC matchup to open the season, and now this. Looks like Georgia has a weird schedule this year too.

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