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re: Florida under Billy Napier- Questions
Posted on 11/23/22 at 2:43 pm to deeprig9
Posted on 11/23/22 at 2:43 pm to deeprig9
quote:He definitely needs to get the recruiting turned around and it will take several cycles to build momentum. Its not like Georgia was world beaters when Kirby arrived it took him years to get the dogs on top.
Will Florida ever win the East under Billy?
Will Florida ever be in playoff discussions in November, under Billy?
Between FSU, Miami, UCF, and Florida, will Florida ever be the best team in the state, under Billy?
Is this Florida's new normal? "Let's just get to a bowl game"?
It's a rhetorical question, I know Florida has higher goals than that.
But you know you can't do it with Billy.
So how long are you going to hang on to him?
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Posted on 11/23/22 at 3:03 pm to redbean5
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Its not like Georgia was world beaters when Kirby arrived it took him years to get the dogs on top.
Kirby did win the SEC in year 2.
First one since 2005.
But that is just a detail. Nothing big.
Posted on 11/23/22 at 3:18 pm to multicampus
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Kirby Smart went 8-5 in his first season with losses to Ole Miss, Tennessee, Vandy, Florida, and Tech.
Are you implying that Billy is going to win the SEC next year, make the playoffs, win the first playoff, then come one play away from winning the national championship next year?
Because that's what it sounds like you are implying.
Posted on 11/23/22 at 3:43 pm to deeprig9
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Are you implying that Billy is going to win the SEC next year, make the playoffs, win the first playoff, then come one play away from winning the national championship next year?
Because that's what it sounds like you are implying.
Did you think that Kirby and company were going to do what they did in year 2?
Posted on 11/23/22 at 4:00 pm to redbean5
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Its not like Georgia was world beaters when Kirby arrived it took him years to get the dogs on top.
Two is plural; so, years is a correct term.
Posted on 11/23/22 at 4:01 pm to FearlessFreep
Posted on 11/23/22 at 4:04 pm to logjamming
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Two coaches winning the East within their first two years, and they fired both of them.
Yeah because we were clearing moving in the right direction under mcelwain and Mullen.
Posted on 11/23/22 at 4:08 pm to multicampus
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Did you think that Kirby and company were going to do what they did in year 2?
Yes, I did believe year two would be much more successful.
At the time:
Jacob Eason took his freshman lumps, ready take a step forward. (That's not how it turned out, but at the time, there was reason to be positive).
Nick Chubb and Sony Michel both decided to come back for their senior season.
Isaac Nauta was coming off his True Freshman All American season.
Signed #3 consensus recruiting class, hadn't broken the top 5 since the 2009 class.
And with a coach that had 1 year under his belt. Not just his first year as HC at UGA, but his first year as a HC anywhere, at any level.
There was a lot to be legitimately hopeful for.
Does Florida or Billy have any of that kind of stuff going for them heading into Season 2 of the Napier era?
This post was edited on 11/23/22 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 11/23/22 at 4:12 pm to deeprig9
It's his first year and first years have never been very predictive one way or the other.
Posted on 11/23/22 at 4:21 pm to deeprig9
Billy Boy will be gone after year 3
Posted on 11/23/22 at 4:29 pm to koreandawg
Well it looks like the only rebuttals are "maybe he's the next Kirby Smart".
Yikes.
Yikes.
Posted on 11/23/22 at 5:06 pm to deeprig9
You could at least be more subtle when trolling.
Posted on 11/23/22 at 5:26 pm to deeprig9
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Well it looks like the only rebuttals are "maybe he's the next Kirby Smart".
Or the next Urban Meyer. Or any one of the many other championship coaches that had an up and down first year.
Basically, "he might be good, he might not." Which is a very common analysis after most coaches' year one.
Posted on 11/23/22 at 6:37 pm to deeprig9
I don't know, but the year one data at this point is not that different than the data on Kirby's year one.
Posted on 11/25/22 at 9:42 pm to deeprig9
bump
Probably should be stickied
Probably should be stickied
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