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The Florida job
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:31 pm
Can Florida actually do any better than Billy Napier anymore? Does anybody with an established reputation even want to touch that tar baby?
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Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:32 pm to UncleRoll
Easily. Napier was a shot in the dark. Sometimes that shite works. It didnt.
They will pull out big guns this time
They will pull out big guns this time
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:33 pm to UncleRoll
Of course they can. Florida is a top 5 job. They have tons of money and tremendous in state talent.
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:35 pm to crimsoncoded94
I’m not so sure about that.This isn’t Steve Spurrier’s gators anymore. Jim McElwain even fricked a shark to try andget out of there.
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:36 pm to UncleRoll
Every hire is a shot in the dark. Just time for them to spin that roulette wheel again.
Hire a G5 coach - may work or may not
Hire a P4 coach - may work or may not
Hire an coordinator - may work or may not
It's all a crapshoot, so just spin that wheel again.
Hire a G5 coach - may work or may not
Hire a P4 coach - may work or may not
Hire an coordinator - may work or may not
It's all a crapshoot, so just spin that wheel again.
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:37 pm to OleVaught14
Every hire was the right hire up until they got fired.
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:43 pm to pankReb
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Every hire was the right hire up until they got fired.
And 80% or more of them end up fired. And regardless of which group you hire from, the chances of it being successful is all the same. Though the coordinator route at the moment seems to be the most successful (Ryan Day, Freeman, Kirby, Lanning).
This post was edited on 10/28/25 at 7:43 pm
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:45 pm to OleVaught14
Your arse still gotta play those gators wouldn't it be a.shame if we knocked your arse out of playoffs sort of like last year
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:45 pm to UncleRoll
Looking forward to the whiffs that LSU has before they realized they fricked up by firing Kelly and trying to welch on the buyout
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:45 pm to Uga Alum
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Of course they can. Florida is a top 5 job. They have tons of money and tremendous in state talent.
Florida is like the rednecks that won the lottery and think they should be members of an exclusive country club……
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:47 pm to UncleRoll
Nope
The UAA has successfully destroyed Florida football
They are pretending to try to hire lane kiffin to keep the stadium Reno money coming in but they really want to hire kerwin bell
The UAA has successfully destroyed Florida football
They are pretending to try to hire lane kiffin to keep the stadium Reno money coming in but they really want to hire kerwin bell
This post was edited on 10/28/25 at 7:51 pm
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:48 pm to Jdillard343434
Florida fans are broken.
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:48 pm to Jdillard343434
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Your arse still gotta play those gators wouldn't it be a.shame if we knocked your arse out of playoffs sort of like last year
Someone will. It'll probably be State though.
Doesn't change the fact that regardless of who you all hire it's a crapshoot. And I include Kiffin in that - history has more than proven that the vast majority of CFB hires fail
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:49 pm to crimsoncoded94
quote:we’ve said that every time and end up with some little dick g5 coach we have to google when he’s announced
They will pull out big guns this time
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:53 pm to theCAW
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we’ve said that every time and end up with some little dick g5 coach we have to google when he’s announced
Lets make a bet bro, IF we get
Lane
Fisch
Brohm
Golesh
Franklin
Riley
ALL big names.
You have to stop bitching for a Calander yr ..
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:53 pm to UncleRoll
Napier was a good hire, he just didn't work out. I still think he would have been a better fit at LSU and would have done better than Kelly.
It's like poker. Pocket aces is the best hand and the one you should play and bet on, but it doesn't always work out. That doesn't mean you were wrong to play them. Napier wasn't pocket aces, but he wasn't a bad hand to play.
Meanwhile you get guys like Coach O and Gene Chizik who are basically a 2/7 and manages to flop a full house. AKA let's the give the coordinators the credit they are due.
Urban Meyer has near the same resume as Napier, slightly better. He was at Bowling Green like 2 years and improved them and had good seasons, and then he did it at Utah for 2 years - he got attention because he got up to top 5(with Utah easier schedules, but notable). That was his resume when Florida hired him. Good hire that worked out.
You need to look for a guy who has improved programs where they've been. That's the guy you want. The better they've shown that, the better the hire.
And you need to take context into account as well. Take Auburn hiring Harsin. Bad hire. He took over an already successful program and basically made their fans shut the frick up because the program declined. He had 1 pretty good season before Auburn hired him. Not the guy you want.
Sark - bad hire. The dude was at Washington and earned the name 7 win Sark. USC wanted Petersen from Boise St. Petersen turns down USC. USC hires Sark. Washington then hires Petersen who takes them to the playoffs. Harsin takes over for Petersen.
Kiffin - previously a bad hire, but good after the Saban rehab. Built up FAU.
etc.
There are exceptions. Coaches can get better, learn from the past(like Kiffin). But this is what I generally look for.
It's like poker. Pocket aces is the best hand and the one you should play and bet on, but it doesn't always work out. That doesn't mean you were wrong to play them. Napier wasn't pocket aces, but he wasn't a bad hand to play.
Meanwhile you get guys like Coach O and Gene Chizik who are basically a 2/7 and manages to flop a full house. AKA let's the give the coordinators the credit they are due.
Urban Meyer has near the same resume as Napier, slightly better. He was at Bowling Green like 2 years and improved them and had good seasons, and then he did it at Utah for 2 years - he got attention because he got up to top 5(with Utah easier schedules, but notable). That was his resume when Florida hired him. Good hire that worked out.
You need to look for a guy who has improved programs where they've been. That's the guy you want. The better they've shown that, the better the hire.
And you need to take context into account as well. Take Auburn hiring Harsin. Bad hire. He took over an already successful program and basically made their fans shut the frick up because the program declined. He had 1 pretty good season before Auburn hired him. Not the guy you want.
Sark - bad hire. The dude was at Washington and earned the name 7 win Sark. USC wanted Petersen from Boise St. Petersen turns down USC. USC hires Sark. Washington then hires Petersen who takes them to the playoffs. Harsin takes over for Petersen.
Kiffin - previously a bad hire, but good after the Saban rehab. Built up FAU.
etc.
There are exceptions. Coaches can get better, learn from the past(like Kiffin). But this is what I generally look for.
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:54 pm to OleVaught14
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Every hire is a shot in the dark. Just time for them to spin that roulette wheel again.
Hire a G5 coach - may work or may not
Hire a P4 coach - may work or may not
Hire an coordinator - may work or may not
It's all a crapshoot, so just spin that wheel again.
Exactly!! And, don't lock yourself in long term.
Rodo
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:55 pm to dbuchanon
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You have to stop bitching for a Calander yr ..
quote:I can commit to this.
Lets make a bet bro, IF we get Lane
The other names…depends which ones.
Brohm, Franklin, Riley I’ll probably be able to not bitch
Golesh or fisch can’t commit to those yet
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:57 pm to OleVaught14
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Every hire is a shot in the dark. Just time for them to spin that roulette wheel again.
Hire a G5 coach - may work or may not
Hire a P4 coach - may work or may not
Hire an coordinator - may work or may not
It's all a crapshoot, so just spin that wheel again.
Maybe try Lane Kiffin for a change.
This post was edited on 10/28/25 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:57 pm to 3down10
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I still think he would have been a better fit at LSU and would have done better than Kelly.
I agree. He was a better fit there personally and offensively.
This post was edited on 10/28/25 at 7:58 pm
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