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re: Florida isn't a better job than Ole Miss or Missouri
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:38 am to Jeepin_Josh
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:38 am to Jeepin_Josh
A few thoughts
Yes, the Gators sit in a talent hotbed. BUT, it's not the big 3 of FL, FL St., and Miami any more. That state is now stuffed with functional college football programs fighting for the best talent. And NIL has reduced the advantage of being in a recruit-heavy state anyway.
Florida does offer a coach the advantage of lax supervision and great leeway on undesirable students/great players. The Meyer years proved UF has no issue with you running a criminal network as long as you are collecting Ws.
Yes, the Gators sit in a talent hotbed. BUT, it's not the big 3 of FL, FL St., and Miami any more. That state is now stuffed with functional college football programs fighting for the best talent. And NIL has reduced the advantage of being in a recruit-heavy state anyway.
Florida does offer a coach the advantage of lax supervision and great leeway on undesirable students/great players. The Meyer years proved UF has no issue with you running a criminal network as long as you are collecting Ws.
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Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:49 am to Tiger97
Florida has the advantage in location, recruiting, history, and every definable category. It is unquestionably the best available job at this time. To believe otherwise is just stupid.
Doesn't mean they get their pick of coaches, but it definitely a better job than both Missouri and Ole Miss. OP is smoking crack
Doesn't mean they get their pick of coaches, but it definitely a better job than both Missouri and Ole Miss. OP is smoking crack
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:50 am to Mizz-SEC
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Same anomaly with VOLOL's But muh worst 20 year down period in progrum history...
Yet we’ve still won 4/5 against you Yankees
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:52 am to Craw_Dad
Florda IS a better job than Mizzou and Ole miss.
That said, in this new age its not much of a step up, and the solid agreement is more along the lines of - is it worth it? I dont think its worth it, personally. Too many things can go wrong.
That said, in this new age its not much of a step up, and the solid agreement is more along the lines of - is it worth it? I dont think its worth it, personally. Too many things can go wrong.
This post was edited on 10/21/25 at 9:53 am
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:04 am to Craw_Dad
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Convince me. Why is Florida the better job? Your answer shouldn't include anything about the accomplishments of Steve Spurrier. Today's recruits weren't alive for that.
SEC Championship Appearances Since Spurrier Left (2001):
Florida: 6 (2-4)
Mizzou: 2 (0-2)
Ole Miss: 0 (0-0)
National Championship Appearances Since Spurrier Left (2001):
Florida: 2 (2-0)
Mizzou: 0 (0-0)
Ole Miss: 0 (0-0)
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:04 am to Craw_Dad
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Florida isn't a better job than Ole Miss or Missouri
Yeah it is. By a lot for both
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:06 am to Tiger97
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Florida does offer a coach the advantage of lax supervision and great leeway on undesirable students/great players.
Are you suggesting that MIZ or OM players go to school? That sounds pre-Covid.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:06 am to Tiger97
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The Meyer years proved UF has no issue with you running a criminal network as long as you are collecting Ws.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:09 am to bgator85
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UF can pay at the top of the market value if it needs to. UF also shouldn't overpay coaches for the sake of appearances. If Napier deserved to make more money, he would have.
But let’s be real here the difference between 9 million and $11 million in the big scope of things isn’t really that much. What can you afford in your life at 11 million per year that you can’t really afford at 9 million per year?
The difference between 1 million and 3 million is dramatic, between 100,000 and 300,000 is the same thing
But 9 million and 11 million doesn’t change anybody’s life at all
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:15 am to Jeepin_Josh
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yea, but Gainesville is a crap hole in the middle of nowhere.
It is odd.
Gainesville is not as bad as people make it out to be... but for a huge, monied resort state like Florida... it is certainly not all that impressive for a flagship university community.
You'd think it would be way more upscale, gentrified and dressed up than it is.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:18 am to BamaScoop
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Only thing better would be living in Florida.
Gainesville ain't 30A.
Oxford > Gainesville.
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Florida is a better job though than both, by far. It just has nothing to do with quality of living in Gainesville. They will just get better players, have more funding, have a history of national championships, have a better stadium atmosphere, etc. It's just a better job. Period.
This post was edited on 10/21/25 at 10:33 am
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:20 am to Craw_Dad
In state talent, you’re home every night.
Florida as a state has more to offer than either MO or and especially MS lol - I’m from there, it’s a shithole.-
UF has NCs
Other two ….
Florida as a state has more to offer than either MO or and especially MS lol - I’m from there, it’s a shithole.-
UF has NCs
Other two ….
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:23 am to Craw_Dad
Who in their right mind would opt to live in Gainesville? There's a reason the stadium is called The Swamp.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:26 am to Craw_Dad
Is it easier for them to get better players at Florida? Yes.
Then it's a better job.
Then it's a better job.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:26 am to Craw_Dad
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Florida isn't a better job than Ole Miss or Missouri
National Championships in the last 40 years….
Florida - 3
Missouri - 0
Ole Miss - 0
Florida has better facilities, a better recruiting base, and better Alumni/Donors.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:29 am to Craw_Dad
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Convince me.
Every college football team in America not in the state of Florida has a player from the state of Florida.
That means, not only do they have enough in-state talent to fill their rosters, they have enough to supplement every roster in America. Same with Texas.
This fact alone makes it better.
And No, Mizzou isn't a better job than Texas, either.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:30 am to Craw_Dad
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Tim Tebow should be Florida's target for next head coach, ex-NFL star says
Florida Gators football is in search of a new head coach after the school fired Billy Napier on Sunday following an error-filled victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III floated a big name that the Gators might want to consider as their next head coach – Tim Tebow.
"I’ve said this for years now, I think they should hire Tim Tebow," Griffin said Monday on "The Dan Patrick Show." "I think they should hire Tim Tebow. If Tim Tebow goes into any home in Florida, you’re telling me that those parents aren’t saying, ‘Yep, sign me up, I’m coming.’ You gotta put a great staff around him."
Patrick and Griffin debated the notion of hiring an iconic athlete like Tebow as their head coach as it didn’t exactly turn out great in college basketball for Georgetown and Patrick Ewing and St. John’s and Chris Mullin. However, it did work out for Florida when the team hired Steve Spurrier to be its head coach before the 1990 season.
Tebow hasn’t exactly expressed interest in coaching. He’s been on the front lines of the effort to stop human trafficking when he’s not analyzing the current state of college football during the season.
Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin vowed to be thorough in his efforts to find the next head coach.
The Gators have never appeared in the College Football Playoff. Tebow led the program to national championships under Urban Meyer in 2006 and 2008.
How bad is the Florida front office to allow this to get to a point about a former Florida player to endorse Tebow for the Florida HC job?
LINK
This post was edited on 10/21/25 at 10:34 am
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:32 am to Craw_Dad
The geezer crowd is downvoting this.
Newsflash- teams can’t horde talent anymore. So if Florida has every single good player….they are leaving now to go elsewhere to both play and make money instead of waiting for their opportunity.
Muh “fertile recruiting grounds” and “history” don’t matter in our NIL landscape.
I’ll give you geography in this case. Mizzou isn’t backed up to the gulf. But hey if you are coaching your arse off 24/7 and making millions, you can afford trips when you aren’t working. So what are you really missing?
Welcome to 2025.
Newsflash- teams can’t horde talent anymore. So if Florida has every single good player….they are leaving now to go elsewhere to both play and make money instead of waiting for their opportunity.
Muh “fertile recruiting grounds” and “history” don’t matter in our NIL landscape.
I’ll give you geography in this case. Mizzou isn’t backed up to the gulf. But hey if you are coaching your arse off 24/7 and making millions, you can afford trips when you aren’t working. So what are you really missing?
Welcome to 2025.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:40 am to ljhog
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Who in their right mind would opt to live in Gainesville? There's a reason the stadium is called The Swamp.
They don't. They live in Newberry. Pretty sure that's where Mullen's house was.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:48 am to Lsufreakout
History is always a predictor of the future with some exceptions. That said Florida is still the best state for HS football recruits
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