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re: Florida has FIRED HC Billy Napier

Posted on 10/19/25 at 12:50 pm to
Posted by Go Go Gata
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 12:50 pm to
Posted by OliverQueen81
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 12:50 pm to
NO
Posted by 3down10
Member since Sep 2014
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 12:50 pm to
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I don't think so, at this point. He has support from a few LR boosters but it's nothing compared to what a quality hire would get out of LR and NWA boosters. Lots of money has been held back over the last 2 years with Pittman at the helm and most want a clean slate.

That being said, if BP wins 3 or more remaining games the job is probably his regardless. His chances for the job solely depends on wins and nothing else


So who are you going to hire then?
Posted by 3down10
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 12:52 pm to
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NO




Posted by gatorsimz
cafe risque
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 12:52 pm to
So glad I’ll never have to watch another Napier called Gator offense in my life.
Posted by brambo
Member since Aug 2018
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 12:53 pm to
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Napier sounded drunk after the game yesterday. And stupid. I have no idea how he ever got the job to begin with


He got the job for the same reason Butterteeth Sharkfricker McElwain did. Precisely because he didn’t come across as a winner who would challenge the UAA.
Posted by tcroot
Member since Jan 2013
358 posts
Posted on 10/19/25 at 12:54 pm to
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I don't trust Stricklin to hire a good coach.


I get that, but he did hire Golden.
Posted by GatorNation4Lyfe
Houston
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 12:56 pm to
Praise Jesus, praise Jesus…
Posted by RazorBroncs
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 12:56 pm to
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So who are you going to hire then?


shite, don't ask me. If I knew that I would be making bank with lottery numbers or sports betting. I just know a few people with big $$$ and close connections to the donor side and this is the general consensus amongst them.

Our Athletic Director isn't making the hire himself, it's our BoT and a sort of search firm - neither of which have ties to Petrino or like him necessarily
Posted by GeauxLSU17
Member since Dec 2018
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 12:58 pm to
It's official now
Posted by WylieTiger
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 12:59 pm to
C’mon LSU…..axe BK.
Posted by Go Go Gata
Member since Oct 2016
4246 posts
Posted on 10/19/25 at 12:59 pm to
He should've never been hired.
Posted by 3down10
Member since Sep 2014
36365 posts
Posted on 10/19/25 at 1:00 pm to
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shite, don't ask me. If I knew that I would be making bank with lottery numbers or sports betting. I just know a few people with big $$$ and close connections to the donor side and this is the general consensus amongst them.

Our Athletic Director isn't making the hire himself, it's our BoT and a sort of search firm - neither of which have ties to Petrino or like him necessarily


I never understood why Pittman was hired. Seems like a great dude, but I don't get how you hire a guy who's entire career was a lineman coach for a HC position.

So I don't even have a remote clue what kind of people Arkansas even believes it can hire.

It seems to me like Petrino is huge upgrade in every way.
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 1:00 pm to
If Norvell and/or BK get canned, SC would be stupid to fire Beamer (even with all the many problems we've had this year). There would be too many good schools in front of us to pick from the scraps that would be left...
Posted by FirstCityDawg
Member since May 2017
3390 posts
Posted on 10/19/25 at 1:00 pm to
1a. Kiffin
1b. Fisch
2. Golesh


Posted by OliverQueen81
In The South
Member since Oct 2015
10695 posts
Posted on 10/19/25 at 1:00 pm to
IT'S OFFICIAL!!!!
Posted by JohnnyBob
The Lake
Member since Aug 2012
10280 posts
Posted on 10/19/25 at 1:02 pm to
Big Jim Sexton is about to loot a number of athletic departments and booster clubs with all of these openings.
Posted by RazorBroncs
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 1:03 pm to

It was clear he knew it last night at the press conference.

Kinda shitty to make him coach his team to a win, knowing he's fired either way, and then put him through that PC answering questions about his future. He teared up and could only muster "I love the game of football" by the end of it.

Kinda feel bad for the dude, he wasn't cut out for UF but seems like a good guy
Posted by Go Go Gata
Member since Oct 2016
4246 posts
Posted on 10/19/25 at 1:03 pm to
He didnt coach his team to a win.

MSU had the game won.

MSU threw the game away to a DT with seconds on the clock.

That UF team wins despite Napier.
This post was edited on 10/19/25 at 1:04 pm
Posted by gatorsimz
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Member since Feb 2009
8332 posts
Posted on 10/19/25 at 1:06 pm to
Agreed, they should have just fired him ahead of time if they were going to do it regardless this weekend. My only thought is maybe they gave billy the choice to coach one more time, idk. Stricklin is a clown himself tho, so no surprise this was handled poorly.
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