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Can Florida afford to fire Napier?
Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:37 am
Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:37 am
They would owe him over $19million if they fired him today
With their remaining schedule, bowl eligibility is a 50/50 proposition
As an outsider looking in, it would appear that the Gators are LAGging WAY behind in NIL money
If Gator alums are content to being the 4th best team in the Sunshine State, they can stay the course and hope for another good basketball season or drain the swamp now and start the process of catching Florida State, Miami and South Florida
With their remaining schedule, bowl eligibility is a 50/50 proposition
As an outsider looking in, it would appear that the Gators are LAGging WAY behind in NIL money
If Gator alums are content to being the 4th best team in the Sunshine State, they can stay the course and hope for another good basketball season or drain the swamp now and start the process of catching Florida State, Miami and South Florida
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Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:38 am to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
Compare that 19 mil to Bk's buyout or DeBoer's buyout. Yes they can afford to fire him.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:40 am to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
Chump change as buy outs go.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:41 am to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
Jedd Fisch of the Gators family
Rhett Lashlee
Some other offensive minded young 40's guy like Spurrier and Meyer were when we hired them
Rhett Lashlee
Some other offensive minded young 40's guy like Spurrier and Meyer were when we hired them
Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:43 am to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
quote:Scott Frost will have UCF in a better place in 2-3 years if they stick with Napier.
4th best team in the Sunshine State
Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:44 am to Partha
Who does Florida want to hire? Kiffin?
Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:48 am to Draco Malfoy
quote:I'd like a Lane Kiffin hire. So what if his ceiling could be 9 wins or so and just missing the playoffs (at Ole Miss at least, if that is indeed his ceiling).
Kiffin?
His offense is fun and that would be a major improvement over Napier and the tail end of the Mullen era (after Dan checked out, focused Dan could probably do that too, but once he checked out you can't keep a coach like that).
However, I doubt Kiffin leaves Ole Miss for Florida now. They have better NIL buy in from boosters and is just in better position to be competitive in the NIL era than Florida.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:49 am to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
Napier is done. They should have fired him last year. He won’t survive to see October. I think they’ll pull the trigger in a few weeks.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:50 am to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
Nope they spent all their money on a stadium kitchen.
The chickin wangs are fire though!
The chickin wangs are fire though!
Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:53 am to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
5-8 million was a big deal a decade ago. Now 20 million is affordable.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:55 am to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
Nope. Extending him is the answer.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:01 am to bigDgator
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:04 am to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
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As an outsider looking in, it would appear that the Gators are LAGging WAY behind in NIL money
Napier is a good example of where waiting too long to fire a coach can be just as expensive as paying a big buyout early. If the fans, boosters, and players don't believe in the coach, apathy sets in, donations dry up, and recruits/current roster demand even more money to commit/stay. Not to mention you waste 2 more years than you had to after already knowing it wasn't working.
Large companies pay insane severance/buyout packages to get rid of CEO's who have lost investor confidence. Cheaper to pay it than have investors start bailing and the stock drop.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:40 am to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
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Can Florida afford to fire Napier?
I think the real question everyone should be asking is if Florida can afford to NOT give Napier a lifetime contract?
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:42 am to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
Money isn’t the issue. We are lagging behind in NIL to maybe 10 programs and that’s because our boosters don’t like Billy. We have plenty of money.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:49 am to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
quote:They would need to fire Striklin too so probably not.
Can Florida afford to fire Napier?
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:54 am to Diamondawg
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They would need to fire Striklin too so probably not.
They just extended this Miss St POS.
UF can afford it but wont.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 12:30 pm to Go Go Gata
quote:He must have unbecoming pictures of someone in the admin. With buy out of Merlins and the unknowns behind this hire, how many costly mistakes does he get to make?
They just extended this Miss St POS.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 12:33 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
Money is not an issue.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 12:35 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
I think 20 million is at end of season with 10 million due shortly after firing.
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