CBN on Josh Pate’s the Late Kick on Tuesday

[Swamp Donkey]

Dude has the IQ of a plant.

FIFY.

 

[Altitude Gator]

Dude has the personality of a plant.

I can't watch that dolt. I fast forwarded through both interviews during the spring game. I feel like my IQ drops a few points every time I hear him.

I was hoping for a brief summary from someone who had the fortitude to listen to this.

 

[MertzJay26]

 

[FireFoley]

We would all like to have a successful program and see a much better product on the field, but that is going to take monumental changes, much of which starts with the staff meaning the head coach. But how can anyone feel that is ever going to happen as I had to turn this off after the host asked a genuine, simple question about special teams play. Sling Blade put more twists and turns into that answer than I ever watched a mouse trying to navigate a maze. Listening to that most farcical, convoluted answer left me thinking we had Ray Guy as our punter, Adam Vinatieri as our kicker, Matthew Slater on kick coverage, Devin Hester returning all kicks, never committed a penalty the entire season on special teams and averaged 1 blocked kick per game. For Christ sakes, that answer alone is enough to show anyone who has ever watched 5 minutes of football that Karl will never be a successful head coach at the highest level. It was borderline perjury.

 

[revgator]

I tried. I really, really tried to get through it all. I turned it off after Billy said Special Teams was one of the best in the nation.

I don't think you can fix a problem if you don't think there is a problem to fix.

Do I think that's coach speak? No, I genuinely believe that Billy is perplexed every time we lose.

 

[SaltGator]

Tater continues to call plays and thinks special teams are great. Looking forward to another great season.

 

[oxrageous]

I enjoyed the interviews. He is honest and genuine. Can't wait for the season.

 

[Altitude Gator]

I enjoyed the interviews. He is honest and genuine. Can't wait for the season.

I agree. He is honest and genuine. He is also a dolt who is in over his honest and genuine head.

 

[GatorJ]

I enjoyed the interviews. He is honest and genuine. Can't wait for the season.

I actually thought it was a pretty good interview too.

I didn’t really see any Coach speak. And even on the special teams issue he said they have had organizational challenges. He did qualify it by saying that the rest of the ST worked really well but organizationally (getting people on the field, etc…) they know they work

 

[GatorJB]

Napier is going all-in on his plan and process. It either works or it won't. One thing from that interview seems clear to me. Everyone there from the players, to support staff, to the UAA are all-in as well, and they all think the ship is moving towards the right direction and much further almost than the outside perception. We'll see.

But I don't get the sense that Napier is on any hot seat. When that pressure is there, you can see and hear it in the coaches during their interviews. Napier has the demeanor of someone who won 8 or 9 games last year. Know a lot of people think he'll be fired mid-season, but I think the only way Napier is let go is if there is another losing regular season at the end of the year.

 

[gatormandan]

But I don't get the sense that Napier is on any hot seat.

Right now I agree. If we go into Jax with a losing record that will and should change. Personally I want him to win.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Napier is going all-in on his plan and process. It either works or it won't. One thing from that interview seems clear to me. Everyone there from the players, to support staff, to the UAA are all-in as well, and they all think the ship is moving towards the right direction and much further almost than the outside perception. We'll see.

But I don't get the sense that Napier is on any hot seat. When that pressure is there, you can see and hear it in the coaches during their interviews. Napier has the demeanor of someone who won 8 or 9 games last year. Know a lot of people think he'll be fired mid-season, but I think the only way Napier is let go is if there is another losing regular season at the end of the year.

Right now he isn't. Stricklin wants this to work, and has made that clear.

 

[FlyingGator]

Napier is going all-in on his plan and process. It either works or it won't. One thing from that interview seems clear to me. Everyone there from the players, to support staff, to the UAA are all-in as well, and they all think the ship is moving towards the right direction and much further almost than the outside perception. We'll see.

But I don't get the sense that Napier is on any hot seat. When that pressure is there, you can see and hear it in the coaches during their interviews. Napier has the demeanor of someone who won 8 or 9 games last year. Know a lot of people think he'll be fired mid-season, but I think the only way Napier is let go is if there is another losing regular season at the end of the year.

Pate seems high on program and even presses those that don’t agree to bet against them at Fan Duel. He must be getting a cut of those that bet we will win more than 6 games. Billy literally has nothing to lose by not changing anything and everything to gain. Either he proves he was right with at least a 7-9 win season or he walks away a fired multi-millionaire at mid season. At least he hasn't mailed it in yet like Mullen did after the LSU Shoe throw loss..

 

[MertzJay26]

Imagine having 2 OCs on staff and still refusing to give up playcalling

 

[GatorFL]

I also thought it was good. My biggest takeaway is that he knows he's in year 3, he has a roster of his guys, and he knows they need to win regardless of schedule. This is his year. We will all know after the Miami game what this team will be.

 

[aka]

Lol....he could have whipped out a knife and committed hari kari and some would have said he did it all wrong.

 

[MJMGator]

I also thought it was good. My biggest takeaway is that he knows he's in year 3, he has a roster of his guys, and he knows they need to win regardless of schedule. This is his year. We will all know after the Miami game what this team will be.

We know now. We’ve got 2 years of data to show us.

 

[MertzJay26]

Lol....he could have whipped out a knife and committed hari kari and some would have said he did it all wrong.

7-14 vs P5 good sir. He’s wrong until further notice.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

I don't think you can fix a problem if you don't think there is a problem to fix.

X1000

 

[Durty South Swamp]

At least he hasn't mailed it in yet like Mullen did after the LSU Shoe throw loss..

i feel like hes been mailing it in since he arrived. what part of the program is better than when dildo dan was here - and dont say facilities b/c that has nothing to do with either of them.