GAINESVILLE — As Florida positioned national championship-winning Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer feet away from the podium where next year’s coach Jon Sumrall spoke in his introductory press conference, the current team pensively stared at him.
While Florida wanted onlookers to believe it could still recapture the magic of Tim Tebow and Danny Wuerffel, the reality of this season hung over the 100-person crowd like an August thunderstorm.
u200bThis team, to put it kindly, has been dragged through the sludge of the college football sewers, ending one of the worst seasons in a decade with a 4-8 record.