re: The Official Coaching Search Thread- updates in OP

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At the quarterbacks meeting, Roper spoke about his graduate assistant Matthew Symmes, who had come with him from Duke.

“Symmes has done more for me than I’ll ever be able to do for him,” Roper said.

There was an awkward pause and some laughter because Symmes, sitting at the end of the table, quietly compiling notes, clearly needs Roper to help him climb the coaching ladder.

But Roper quickly reminded those in attendance that they were all on the hot seat (at Florida) — not just Muschamp.

“Everyone in this room’s got to play good, or Symmes and I will be packing our bags and going down the road,” Roper said. “Wouldn’t be the first time, would it, Symmes?”

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