re: 2023 poll position compared to 2024 . . . Voice of Reason.

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2023 Preseason Ranking = #5
2023 Final Ranking = #12

When you enter the year No.5, and then your QB wins the Heisman with two first-round pick receivers, you win the national title . . . unless your defensive backfield is soooo bad that you go backwards in the rankings to finish #12.

2024 Preseason Ranking = #12
2024 Final Ranking = ???
- The majority of the defensive backfield is the same.
- We don't have Daniels, Nabers, and Thomas to make up for the defense.

The absolute ceiling is 9 wins, but the floor could be as low as 6 wins.

A lot must go right to finish ranked:
- The QB and receivers must prove to have been better than the people they were backing up last year, despite the fact that they were backups and the same age or older as the guys ahead of them.
- We must hit the double jackpot in hiring the "next great young offensive minds" -- despite their small sample sizes and it being a roll of the dice.
- The defensive backs must have magically gain instincts that enhance tackling and ball skills.

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You used a whole lot of words to prove to us all that you are pretty dumb..

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The absolute ceiling is 9 wins

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Just a reminder that eight months from now, every player will look like a stud all-sec performer according to local media.

Let me save you all a little heartbreak, this team will once again need to hit the portal for essentially the same areas-- defensive linemen and defensive backfield, plus a transfer wide receiver and an o-linemen.

If Kelley doesn't, then the ceiling win total range is 6-8 wins.