It truly was a tale of two seasons in Gainesville this year. Florida's improbable 6-0 start under first-year coach Jim McElwain gave us the sense that there was something very different about this team. There was more confidence and an actual offense.
Then, starting quarterback Will Grier was suspended for a year after testing positive for a banned substance. The team was handed over to Treon Harris, and things quickly went downhill on that side of the ball. Florida eventually won the SEC Eastern Division for the first time since 2009, but without much of an offense, the shine wore off against talented defenses, as the Gators lost their final three games by a combined score of 97-24, including Friday's embarrassing 41-7 bowl loss to Michigan.