Everyone acting like Florida's schedule is some impossible gauntlet for the new head coach needs to actually look at the numbers. The Gators play 8 home games this fall, including hosting both Tennessee and LSU in The Swamp. That's not a death sentence, that's a massive advantage when you factor in the $1.45 billion renovation coming to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
The real concern isn't who Florida plays, it's how bad the offense was last season. The Gators finished outside the top 90 in yards per play and were 112th in turnover margin. You can play a high school schedule and still lose games when you're giving the ball away that much.
The schedule narrative is lazy analysis. Florida gets Texas A&M at home, Kentucky at home, and avoids Georgia from the East cross-division games. The actual problem is whether the new coaching staff can fix a unit that ranked 87th nationally in red zone touchdown conversion. That's the story, not the names on the jersey across from them.