re: NegaGators, WTF?

I will say one thing I am optimistic about is QB development.

Mullen has proven over and over that he can do that, and it's been the biggest piece that UF has been missing in recent years.

Traditionally, if UF has a QB that can walk and chew gum at the same time, the team is pretty good.

Don't know if UF has a QB like that on the roster right now, but I'm sure Mullen will find one in the next couple of years if there isn't one already.

I was at games in the 90s.

We would be up 20 and people in the stands on the alumni side would be screaming bloody murder at spurrier.

I dont know what a good Gator QB looks like anymore.

I am sold on our offense being a complete pile of garbage until I see us scoring 30+ points again and looking somewhat competent on a play to play basis.

I know Trask can see the field better (as evidenced by the Spring Game), but we'll just have to see going forward. Franks has a lot of work to do, and so too does Trask but I feel like ultimately it comes down to who can read the defense better pre-snap and adjust the offense with little help.

Mullen's offense is very QB "think" heavy. I would never say this on TWitter, but I actually think Jalon Jones is our future, not Emory.

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You don't need to see his on field production to know he's an average coach? Based on what? Give me something for you to feel that way, if you have any evidence whatsoever. You could say his record against Top 25 teams, but of course, he's at MSST. I'm sure if we went back 9 years before he got there they probably didn't have a single ranked win. In fact, their program has net losses. So tell me what evidence that you have, not what you feel.

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I really wish you would pump the brakes on thinking you know me. I promise you have know idea who I am or what I know.
I don’t like that he uses his QB as a battering ram 15 times a game.
I don’t like the coaching staff he has put together.
I think demoting Sieder for Knox was a bad decision.
The emphasis he put on California in recruiting was borderline mental retardation.
What is he doing with the gimmicky workouts and Butch like sayings?
How many times are we going to hear relentless effort while we are sitting in #30th place in recruiting?
Why didn’t he bring in a grad transfer like Burrow?
This is just off the top of my head would you like me to keep going?

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Is Gatorbait24 an alt for TJgator1215? Sounding a lot alike.

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TJ has been here quite a bit longer than I have. I say positive things from time to time about our Gators so I may be bad but I’m not him.

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substantial amount of the truly negative, always bitching Gator fans online are young people (15-25 years old) who missed out on the Spurrier and Meyer days. Many of them didn't become UF fans until they got to college (something I had no idea was a thing until the internet taught me not everyone grew up watching football). So, you're on campus with all the energy of a big-time program and you see statues and trophies and everyone around you is talking about how you just missed the time when we were the absolute shite, the fricking kings of college athletics. Then you get 4-8 and Clarabelle at QB - kinda easy to see the attitude that would foster.

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What a beautiful explanation of what many of us feel. Nicely done.

“ I don’t like that he uses his QB as a battering ram 15 times a game.”
“Why not? His Quarterback almost had a thousand yards rushing, and we won a championship with a Rushing Quarterback. (Really won two because of him, but we'll say for one.) IF you point to the injury, Tebow had a clean run to a championship, so.”

Because it’s a QB injury waiting to happen, Tebow and Dak are rare. I like keeping my QB’s upright and healthy they aren’t running backs.

“I don’t like the coaching staff he has put together.”
“What coaching staff do you think is better in the SEC? Just for an example, our coaching staff has 22 / 23 years of experience in their respective positions, while UT has only 2 split between their HC, OC and DC. So we'll say behind UGA, Alabama and maybe A&M at this point?”

Experience isn’t everything, he didn’t hire enough coaches that have Florida ties. He brought 4 position coaches that have all glaring weaknesses as recruiters and that’s simply to many on one staff. Sure there may be some really good coaches, but it doesn’t feel or seem like the right mesh to me. Just my opinion though.

“I think demoting Sieder for Knox was a bad decision.”
“Seider decided to go before he was even changed according to insiders.”

Rubbish, I’ve heard very different, all Sieder wanted was to remain RB coach, get a slight bump in pay which he very clearly deserved, and a promise that there was an opportunity to move up in title at some point. CDM told him to take a hike if he didn’t like coaching TE’s. Those are the facts as I know them, do with that what you want.

“The emphasis he put on California in recruiting was borderline mental retardation.”
“The #1 CB in the country in two different agencies calls you and says he wants to visit and has high interest, what do you say?”

I certainly take the phone call and invite him to visit, what I certainly do not do is, ignore Zipperer and spend all my time on Ethan Rae who was clearly using us to make USC give him the go ahead. Or send all my coaches on visits to California when a highly rated DE and FSU recruit is coming on campus to visit leaving only my DC in town. On top of that Pittman was a bust, and we spent entirely to much time evaluating and sending offers to average players over there that we very easily could’ve been spending time on the same caliber player in state. That’s my opinion though.


“What is he doing with the gimmicky workouts and Butch like sayings”
“Building team cohesion. Our team has looked much more united over the past off-season than ever before and they look like they're having fun. They're allowed to have fun if they're making strides in the S&C portion.”

Then keep that shite in house, it look ridiculous to everyone else and it’s not helping the “brand” CDM seems to care so much about.

“How many times are we going to hear relentless effort while we are sitting in #30th place in recruiting?”
“When do people sign their LOIs?”

Sieder is the reason he was able to close so well last year, he isn’t here to bail him out this time. Black won’t qualify, he’s our best recruit. We aren’t leading for a single other top 40 player. How are we going to make up so much ground without an ace recruiter, and being so far behind already? It’s not unrealistic to think we will barely finish in the top 20 and that’s just not acceptable. I understand you think it’s going to be great after we win some games but I simply don’t see that happening and that’s my opinion I’m allowed to have it.

“Why didn’t he bring in a grad transfer like Burrow?”
“Promises to future and current Quarterbacks, who are our future. Emory might not pan out (we'll have to see) for his size and style, but Jalon Jones is a stud Quarterback that would have been pissed off if we brought in a bandaid like we did with McElwain.”

That’s ridiculous he was hired to win games, not protect his players feelings. If he doesn’t have a QB ready go find one that is. Develop Emory along the way. A grad transfer would be gone before Jalon gets here anyway. If Jalon is fine with coming after Emory a grad transfer would have made no difference.

It’s okay to have different opinions Straws we’ll see soon how it will play out.

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Stopped talking to Zipperer lmfao.

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This is all I will respond too because you clearly don’t want to hear what I have too say (which is weird because you did ask me to continue) and I’m tired of wasting my time. I meant while our staff thought they were getting Rea. Zipperer was all Miami then, I know we have since gotten back into things with him, but my point was if we never flirt with Rae he would probably be commited by now. Have a nice night.

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I'm listening to you, you just don't know what the frick you're talking about

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When did I say he wasn’t at Friday night lights? I clearly said “I know we have since gotten back into it with him. “ It’s fine Straws continue beating your drum you are the only one who knows anything my man.