RUMOR: Mullen is out

[TheDouglas78]

I've been around a whole bunch of you people going back 14 years now, and I've been a Gator fan for 32 years now. I will admit I'm extremely sensitive about the "spoiled fan" narrative that started after Spurrier left for the NFL. Some asshat in the media started it ("look how those demanding fans ran off Spurrier!"), and it has hung around ever since. The premise is that Gator fans are more demanding than all the other fan bases, that they are unrealistic and brutal to coaches. It is complete and total poppycock. Go to any of the FBS message boards, I don't care how crappy the school is, and you're going to find demanding, unrealistic fans. It's the name of the game, it's how it works - EVERYWHERE.

Whenever I see this narrative spread I react in a negative fashion. It's a reflex.

like your gag reflex? According to Sluggo.

 

[gator1946]

I was actually dead serious about your particular ban. Report to Swamp Gas immediately.

I've tried to get kicked out of here more than once. It's difficult. I have work to do. I have no self discipline when it comes to the Gators. I came close to posting another comment about that city in Alabama that starts with a B (don't dare spell it out). but decided to respect your wishes. I came really close though. A three day vacation sounded pretty good.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Some asshat in the media started it ("look how those demanding fans ran off Spurrier!"),.

Dooley. Always the shill and room temperature IQ. The original useful idiot.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

I've tried to get kicked out of here more than once. It's difficult. I have work to do.

You've never even had to write "I will be good" 100 times on the chalkboard.

 

[oxrageous]

I've tried to get kicked out of here more than once. It's difficult. I have work to do. I have no self discipline when it comes to the Gators. I came close to posting another comment about that city in Alabama that starts with a B (don't dare spell it out). but decided to respect your wishes. I came really close though. A three day vacation sounded pretty good.

You're 75 years old. You're at the point you should do whatever the F you want to do.

 

[oxrageous]

I think about that scene in Seinfeld when Jerry's father is eating cookies and his wife slaps at him and tells him not to ruin his meal with cookies. He says, "I've only got a few good years left. If I want a Chip Ahoy I'm going to have one."

Amen.

 

[Homer J]

What statements? That the expectations at Florida are high? Duh.

You are claiming that "SOS and Meyer and their families have reiterated over the years that fan expectations such as widespread complaints about the team even after a 10 win season were among the major factors in their decisions to leave."
Prove it or enjoy your ban - not that we'd notice your absence.

Because they were weak. You don’t think bammer fans are bad. They leave at half because they know they are going to win. We have 5 losses this year - bammer fans haven’t seen 5 losses in 5 years.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

You're 75 years old. You're at the point you should do whatever the F you want to do.

Imagine the guilt Ox would feel if he banned out and you kicked the bucket during those 96 hours? He would never be able to live with himself, 46.

 

[Mornengswede]

Dooley. Always the shill and room temperature IQ. The original useful idiot.

Yep. That’s why he was always so sure he be the one to get the scoop and break the news. “Calm down gidiots! I’ll let you know when it’s happening.” But he never broke any stories. He was always way down the pecking order, the desperate, unresourceful hack.

 

[Turk182]

I don't think anything said on a message board effects the decisions made by the UAA. It's all about money and Saturday was not a good revenue day at the Swamp. That may be the deciding fact in deciding how long Danny Boy is the Coach at Florida.

I have missed many home games over the years but Saturday was the first game I missed that I could have gone to but just didn't want to go.

 

[jdh5484]

I've been around a whole bunch of you people going back 14 years now, and I've been a Gator fan for 32 years now. I will admit I'm extremely sensitive about the "spoiled fan" narrative that started after Spurrier left for the NFL. Some asshat in the media started it ("look how those demanding fans ran off Spurrier!"), and it has hung around ever since, with the urban legend continually growing that Spurrier, Zook, Meyer etc. actually SAID that's why they left or were ousted. Yet, no one can provide the existence of these supposed quotes.

The premise is that Gator fans are more demanding than all the other fan bases, that they are unfairly unrealistic, impatient, and brutal to coaches. It is complete and total poppycock. Go to any of the FBS message boards, I don't care how crappy the school is, and you're going to find demanding, unrealistic fans. It's the name of the game, it's how it works - EVERYWHERE.

Whenever I see this narrative spread I react in a negative fashion. It's a reflex.

Get a grip.

 

[jdh5484]

I don't think anything said on a message board effects the decisions made by the UAA. It's all about money and Saturday was not a good revenue day at the Swamp. That may be the deciding fact in deciding how long Danny Boy is the Coach at Florida.

I have missed many home games over the years but Saturday was the first game I missed that I could have gone to but just didn't want to go.

It looked like an O&B game attendance wise. That's a look into the future of ticket revenues.

 

[oxrageous]

Imagine the guilt Ox would feel if he banned out and you kicked the bucket during those 96 hours? He would never be able to live with himself, 46.

At least not before I've managed to weasel into his Will.

 

[MidwestChomp]

If he truly is canned, does anyone have confidence in the admin to hit a grand slam hire?

 

[Swamp Donkey]

If he truly is canned, does anyone have confidence in the admin to hit a grand slam hire?

Im truly confident it will be another dribbler of the end of the bat single at best.

 

[MidwestChomp]

Im truly confident it will be another dribbler of the end of the bat single at best.

Wow, I didn't expect you to be that generous.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Wow, I didn't expect you to be that generous.

T's mom says he is quiet generous

 

[MidwestChomp]

T's mom says he is quiet generous

Nice play on words.....I figure that actually wasn't an error

 

[MJMGator]

I've tried to get kicked out of here more than once. It's difficult. I have work to do. I have no self discipline when it comes to the Gators. I came close to posting another comment about that city in Alabama that starts with a B (don't dare spell it out). but decided to respect your wishes. I came really close though. A three day vacation sounded pretty good.

It’s still a sh*t hole.

 

[Double Gator Dad]

Yep. That’s why he was always so sure he be the one to get the scoop and break the news. “Calm down gidiots! I’ll let you know when it’s happening.” But he never broke any stories. He was always way down the pecking order, the desperate, unresourceful hack.

He’s actually worse than your description

Dooley would ridicule and mock any “gidiot” fan that questioned anything about the program and then after the loser coach was fired he would do a podcast and explain how the fans knew what he knows you would have seen the change coming.

A complete disgrace