A few thoughts to jump start your Tuesday morning:

A few thoughts to jump start your Monday morning:

A lot of Gators were featured in each of the six wild card games. And many of them remain for this weekend's games.

Lost in all the histrionics surrounding the soap opera we could have named “Days of Jaden Rashada’s Life” was the most famous Mertz since Fred and Ethel were the constant companions of the Riccardos. While folks were clutching their chests on a daily basis and screaming “It’s the big one” all because the Rashada family and their amateur representatives were attempting to hold Billy Napier and the Gators hostage, Graham Mertz was quietly going about his business learning the Florida offense while acquainting himself with new teammates.

We’ve all tried to apply common sense here, which was a mistake. So let’s go back to snap judgments and maybe try to laugh at ourselves collectively.

This isn’t the recruiting class that has the alleged gurus going cataclysmic with their comparisons to current NFL players, but it is rock solid with the kind of kids with whom you build a winning program.