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That can change your perspective. I've been watching Gator football since 1973.
We have never been in a situation like this before.
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We have never been in a situation like this before.
- Jun 20, 2014
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- Feb 4, 2015
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Instant gratification? 15 year SEC championship drought doesn’t seem like instant gratification to me.
We’re tired of sucking
We’re sick and tired of sucking because we really, really suck. BAD. And we have for quite a while.
The three coaches before BN and our crap administration of the program put us in a very, very bad place far beyond what SOS and Meyer walked into.
This season and probably 2023 were always going to stink because of it and yet people were saying 8 or 9 wins or bust. No way. I’m shocked we got to a bowl.
There was nothing left. Only Mullen’s smoke and mirrors and the illusion of quality…..
- Nov 5, 2019
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Yet, the LT declared for the draft so logic says Tarquin and Barber would have gone into offseason as the top two tackles. We don't know why he transferred but we know our O-line lost 4 solid contributors. Need some portal action.
- Jun 18, 2014
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While I agree Mullen left us in rough-ish shape, we need to realize we still had top 25 talent and a 1st round QB (side note - if we think he couldn’t develop AR but he’s going to develop Mertz for next year…..start Rashada).
I really like Napier as a person and think he can still be very successful here, but being honest with where we’re currently at, we should all agree it’s not good enough right now. We shouldn’t treat UF coaches making $6-7M with kiddie gloves, UF is a place you should be able to win at immediately with all the talent you’re surrounded with and especially now with the transfer portal. This shouldn’t be a learn-on-the-job program, and our admin needs to stop acting like it is in both football and basketball.
Idk if the plan is to not emphasize winning for first couple years while the foundation and culture is being built, but what I can tell you is going 0-2 vs UGA, UT, LSU and FSU will not sit well with Gator Nation. Here’s to hoping Billy gets us turned around sooner rather than later
Oh, and I do realize the admin is a large part of the issue too. If we rid ourselves of Foley and Strick, I’ll allow Nape more time to get this turned around
- Jun 30, 2014
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It's starts and ends with the big uglies. BN knows it.
Gotta give the WRs, RBs and QBs a chance.
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Champ was hoping to be the first coach in history to win a game 2-0. Someday.If we only would have held on to muschamp. We'd be winning championships right now. We just need to be patient
- Feb 4, 2015
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While I agree Mullen left us in rough-ish shape, we need to realize we still had top 25 talent and a 1st round QB (side note - if we think he couldn’t develop AR but he’s going to develop Mertz for next year…..start Rashada).
I really like Napier as a person and think he can still be very successful here, but being honest with where we’re currently at, we should all agree it’s not good enough right now. We shouldn’t treat UF coaches making $6-7M with kiddie gloves, UF is a place you should be able to win at immediately with all the talent you’re surrounded with and especially now with the transfer portal. This shouldn’t be a learn-on-the-job program, and our admin needs to stop acting like it is in both football and basketball.
Idk if the plan is to not emphasize winning for first couple years while the foundation and culture is being built, but what I can tell you is going 0-2 vs UGA, UT, LSU and FSU will not sit well with Gator Nation. Here’s to hoping Billy gets us turned around sooner rather than later
Oh, and I do realize the admin is a large part of the issue too. If we rid ourselves of Foley and Strick, I’ll allow Nape more time to get this turned around
Based on where our problems put us, “sooner” still looks like another year of cleaning up the huge mess. I’ll expect tangible, substantial progress come 2024, and if it doesn’t start to materialize then I’m going to start looking for the pitchfork….
And AR was trash. Great athlete. Crap collegiate QB. Let the pros see what they can do. Glad he’s gone even though we’re dealing with filler material in White Lightning (Mertz) for 2023.
- Sep 9, 2014
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Okay, this is kind of weird, but I'm actually getting psyched about our defense next year. Now if we could just get a couple of LB’s out of the portal and an alien abduction of Toney I'd be fully onboard.
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Only thing he’ll be lighting up is the checkout sign at Publix
(I kid, I kid. Hope he’s better than expected lol)
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The biggest jump is almost always year one to year 2. In addition, by us having two classes under our belt, two years of portal work and a remaining group of guys that have obviously bought in, we’ll be seeing a lot of Napier’s guys out there. So we’ll know what we have by this point next season. I think we’ll be happy overall with the improvement.
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At this point we can no longer blame Mullen. Next years team belongs to BN so whatever the result it's on him.
- Jun 11, 2014
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I wouldn't say that entirely, but the pendulum definitely swings more towards Napier next year than it did this year.
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Takes at least 7 years to purge and build. You need to temper your expectations.
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Laughable if you were serious but I know you jest.
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