Billy Napier Intro Press Conference Thread; immediately followed with live Oxcast

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Well guys I'm real sorry to be a downer and everything but considering how psyched I am about this hire I figured an explanation is owed why I guess I won't be here for the festivities today.

My Dad just called to say my Mom has passed. I have to tidy up my affairs for the week so I can go over there to Clearwater now.

Kind of in shock.

Guess I will see you fellas later. Go Gators!!

I’m so sorry for your loss. God bless you, your dad and family.
 

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I wish someone had asked him how much affect knowing SOS has an office at the football stadium influence his decision to take the job in Florida?

As a self confessed junkie, I’ll bet he soaks up every thing SOS has to say and won’t be bugging the man for a bottle of wine….
 

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Well guys I'm real sorry to be a downer and everything but considering how psyched I am about this hire I figured an explanation is owed why I guess I won't be here for the festivities today.

My Dad just called to say my Mom has passed. I have to tidy up my affairs for the week so I can go over there to Clearwater now.

Kind of in shock.

Guess I will see you fellas later. Go Gators!!

damn… I’m sorry the hear that GGG. I hope your family can get through this tough time with peace God bless.
 

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Napier has far too much grace and integrity than to publicly attack or try to embarrass someone in public much less to someone that had been nothing but kind to him. It's called 'character'
 

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Just watched the presser. First time in a while that we've had a coach who understands that he has to rise to the occasion, and he is arriving with a real plan to do so. That alone is a massive difference from what we've been subjected to over the past decade.

For that reason alone, I'm all in.
 

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Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the mouth.

The thing is we aren no longer marching into battle with 10 soldiers while the other team gets 100 or more.

The reason the other team's LBs were calling our plays? that's partially called game prep. (It is also piss poor playcalling). They did that because THEY DID know our plays. They had quality guys studying everything about us. They probably knew how many pimples were on the ass of each lineman.

Meanwhile we came out clueless, just played base defense and offense until halftime and tried to adjust (which admittedly was the only thing Penis Dan did reasonably well).
 

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Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the mouth. .

True. But at least we finally have one. And I get the sense if his initial plan isn’t working, this guy won’t just twiddle his thumbs and stick his head up his ass pretending everything’s fine like his predecessors. Like I said earlier, we’ll know a lot more about his abilities by the middle of his 2nd season. He’s got a ton of work to do, and the good thing is that I think he realizes it.
 

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True. But at least we finally have one. And I get the sense if his initial plan isn’t working, this guy won’t just twiddle his thumbs and stick his head up his ass pretending everything’s fine like his predecessors. .
maybe but he's been pretty committed to run run run for over a decade, even after it got him fired and even after he saw saving switch to aggressive downfield passing.
 

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Well guys I'm real sorry to be a downer and everything but considering how psyched I am about this hire I figured an explanation is owed why I guess I won't be here for the festivities today.

My Dad just called to say my Mom has passed. I have to tidy up my affairs for the week so I can go over there to Clearwater now.

Kind of in shock.

Guess I will see you fellas later. Go Gators!!
Sincere condolences during what I can only imagine is a very difficult time for you and your family.
 

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Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the mouth.

The thing is we aren no longer marching into battle with 10 soldiers while the other team gets 100 or more.

The reason the other team's LBs were calling our plays? that's partially called game prep. (It is also piss poor playcalling). They did that because THEY DID know our plays. They had quality guys studying everything about us. They probably knew how many pimples were on the ass of each lineman.

Meanwhile we came out clueless, just played base defense and offense until halftime and tried to adjust (which admittedly was the only thing Penis Dan did reasonably well).
One of the most infuriating things about the UGLY game this year was the LB calling everything pre-snap because of how predictable it all was
 

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One of the most infuriating things about the UGLY game this year was the LB calling everything pre-snap because of how predictable it all was
it wasn't just him. they were doing it at Kentucky also.
 

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