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My 2 Bits Florida Gators Football Podcast

Ben Mixon and Randy Persad
45 episodes   Last Updated: Dec 24, 24

1. To provide factual analysis of all things Florida Gator Football.

2. To have unfiltered conversation around the product on the field as well as recruiting and overall coaching decisions. Our analysis will be based on review of film, evaluation of strategy and tactics, and observation of player personnel decisions and on field execution. 

Episodes

Ben and Randy break down the bowl win over Tulane and look at both the offensive concerns, and the defensive showcase that we saw. We also discuss the continued surge in recruiting for the team from both 2025 signees as well as the transfer portal. Lastly we review the results for Keep It or Pitch It from our picks and give the full season record for each of us in 2024.
Randy and Ben discuss the regular season performance of the team overall on both offense and defense. We then break down where each position group ended up as a strength, a weakness, or neutral for the season. We also discuss the results of the record vs the strength of the schedule and review our Keep It or Pitch It results from the beginning of the season. We also play a final round of Keep It or Pitch It for our bowl game with Tulane and the NCAA 25 sims results for the game.
Randy and Ben break down the 2025 recruiting class following Early Nation Signing Day. We discuss the significant improvements the class made from even just a month ago, but also what it still is needing to help this team improve moving forward. We also do an in depth review of each player in the class and what they can help bring to UF in the future. Lastly we examine what we both feel UF needs to target in the winter portal to help made 2025's roster the best it can be!
Ben and Randy break down the win over the Noles at Doak Campbell including a review of both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. We discuss where the offense continues to have opportunities to improve, while the defense is shining significantly. We also review the full season results for Keep It or Pitch It and discuss our upcoming schedule for our end of the season episodes as well.
Randy and Ben break down the massive win over the Rebels and what implications this has for Gator football moving forward. We discuss the implications from the standpoint of the finish to the season, moving into next year, and of course the wins we have seen already in recruiting. We also discuss where we continue to see positives, but also opportunities for continue growth and improvement. Lastly, we play another round of Keep It or Pitch It for this week's game with FSU and review the results of the NCAA '25 sims as well.
Ben and Randy break down the signature win against LSU from this past Saturday. We discuss the implications for the remainder of the season for the team, bowl eligibility, and recruiting. We also play another round of Keep It or Pitch it for this week's game with Ole Miss and discuss the surprising results of the NCAA '25 sims for this week. Go Gators!!
Randy and Ben break down the blowout loss to Texas and how much it really hurts considering the circumstances by which it came about. We also discuss where there were positive things, (though only a few), and where things could have gone better as well. We also review the news in regards to Napier being retained as head coach for next season and play another round of Keep It or Pitch It for LSU. Lastly, we review the NCAA 25 Sims results for this weeks game as well and what keys it revealed that we will look out for.
Ben and Randy break down the gut wrenching loss to Georgia despite a great effort from the team especially on the defensive side of the ball. We discuss the impact of losing Lagway and how this affects things going forward, even with the recent news that we may get him back sooner than expected. We also play another round of Keep It or Pitch it for this weeks game at Texas and discuss the results of the NCAA 25 sims.
Randy and Ben discuss the where the team is heading into the gauntlet of the 2024 schedule and what we feel is both good and needs to improve on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. We also debate whether it is better to retain Napier or part ways and what the potential gains and losses of each scenario would be. Lastly we finish with another round of Keep It or Pitch It for this weeks game with UGA and a review of what the NCAA 25 sims showed about the matchup for this weekend.
Ben and Randy break down the blowout win over Kentucky and how the Gators were able to score so effectively against a solid Kentucky defense. We also discuss how the defense continues to perform well since the bye week, but where we continue to see opportunity for both sides to improve as well. We also review our keep it or pitch it picks from last week and how our pre-season picks are looking heading into the mid-season bye week as well.