We have good players and we need more ... Muschamp is doing a very good job on closing some gaps and working his tail off for these young men. I also like the fact he is going into NC and trying to get young men. To have the some of the top players in your 'pond' is a sign of progress. Now we just need to reel the big fish back home! lol
For a very good breakdown on how we should finish it is more on the points.. we are currently at 1622 points Rivals.com which has us around #19-20); again not bad and usually equals another 6-9 win season with a nice bowl.
But for baseline status wise we should stride for with >=2000 points every year. Which will give us (around) top 15 or higher finish. Top 15 or higher finishes would push us closer to closing the gap of Alabama(thank goodness we don't play them every year), Georgia and Clemson. [At least for the next few years Georgia and Clemson will be our toughest games.]
For the breakdown of how rivals does their scoring and formula.. see link ->
https://n.rivals.com/news/rivals-com-football-team-recruiting-rankings-formula-1