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re: HoopShizz: Napier to be fired this Sunday win or lose.
Posted on 10/14/25 at 11:38 pm to AlextheBodacious
Posted on 10/14/25 at 11:38 pm to AlextheBodacious
Hahahahahahahah
Must be a Moscona plant
Must be a Moscona plant
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Posted on 10/14/25 at 11:51 pm to T1gerNate
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Kiffin to Florida feels all but inevitable
Auburn mods over at 247 think the same…
Posted on 10/15/25 at 5:31 am to navy
Whoever comes down to Gainesville is going to be under instant pressure to win big.
Not many coaches will want to walk into that situation. We'll get stuck with an up and comer again.
Will it be a Butch Jones or will it be a Josh Heupel?
Roll the dice, I guess.
Not many coaches will want to walk into that situation. We'll get stuck with an up and comer again.
Will it be a Butch Jones or will it be a Josh Heupel?
Roll the dice, I guess.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 5:38 am to John somers
For as much talent as Florida has within it's states borders, it's always perplexed me how more people don't win there. Take away Spurrier and Urban, and the program is mid. This job is tougher than people think.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 5:42 am to koreandawg
I doubt they are waiting - it is just a formality
Posted on 10/15/25 at 5:45 am to GeauxLSU4
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For as much talent as Florida has within it's states borders, it's always perplexed me how more people don't win there. Take away Spurrier and Urban, and the program is mid. This job is tougher than people think
For as much shitt as Auburn takes in here more making bad hires, Florida and Arky are right up there. Tenner was in a rut til they landed Big titties heupel
Posted on 10/15/25 at 5:49 am to koreandawg
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It's stupid then to wait and fire him. If you know you're gonna do it, just do it.
This has never been true.
The biggest coaching hire blunders have come when a program fires a coach without a very solid plan A and plan B.
You get your ducks in a row, you aim, then you fire.
This post was edited on 10/15/25 at 5:50 am
Posted on 10/15/25 at 5:54 am to John somers
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Whoever comes down to Gainesville is going to be under instant pressure to win big.
Not many coaches will want to walk into that situation. We'll get stuck with an up and comer again.
A couple of counterpoints:
Napier just got almost four years where he was allowed to suck out loud. If the next coach goes 6-6 in year one it will be considered a success.
The schedule the last two/three years was probably the worst schedule any coach could walk into. Not defending Napier but he was behind the 8 ball and the only way to survive it was to be a pretty good coach. Which he's clearly not.
Next year eases up quite a bit.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 6:05 am to finchmeister08
quote:No they aren't. Possibly with agents but not directly with the coaches. And why would you want Freeman? He's good for a couple of losses a year with a cushy schedule.
Conversations are being held with top candidates Ole Miss HC Lane Kiffin and Notre Dame HC Marcus Freeman via back channels.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 6:26 am to Diamondawg
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No they aren't. Possibly with agents but not directly with the coaches. And why would you want Freeman? He's good for a couple of losses a year with a cushy schedule.
Because Freeman is like the poster child to hire for Stricklin and the UAA. Kiffin on the other hand, is not.
Edit and oh yeah...
This post was edited on 10/15/25 at 6:29 am
Posted on 10/15/25 at 6:59 am to finchmeister08
I remember being skeptical about the peace deal rumblings in the middle east...but when I saw hoopshizz break the story, I knew it was legit
Posted on 10/15/25 at 7:02 am to JackWagon
quote:I am going to scream out loud and laugh my arse off if Striklin is allowed to be within a 1,000 miles of your next football coach hire.
Because Freeman is like the poster child to hire for Stricklin and the UAA. Kiffin on the other hand, is not.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 7:04 am to koreandawg
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It's stupid then to wait and fire him. If you know you're gonna do it, just do it.
In the portal era you have to consider the temperature of the locker room. The trajectory of the UF football program could be very different if guys like Vernell Brown, Dallas Wilson, etc stay vs if they fire someone the locker room is still somewhat behind and they leave. Its also not like anyone who UF would actually hire could be announced yet.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 7:15 am to finchmeister08
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Conversations are being held with top candidates Ole Miss HC Lane Kiffin and Notre Dame HC Marcus Freeman via back channels.
Neither are leaving their current positions in the middle of the season. FL may fire Billy, today, but they won't get either until January.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 7:18 am to AlextheBodacious
Haha I just realized why there is so much Marcus Freeman talk to Florida.
He beat Georgia last year.
eta: and Lane did too!
He beat Georgia last year.
eta: and Lane did too!
This post was edited on 10/15/25 at 7:19 am
Posted on 10/15/25 at 7:23 am to finchmeister08
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Auburn mods over at 247 think the same…
Honestly, anything that Phillip Marshall posts, you should expect the opposite to happen.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 8:00 am to Diamondawg
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I am going to scream out loud and laugh my arse off if Striklin is allowed to be within a 1,000 miles of your next football coach hire.
I don’t think it’s going to be his pick. I’m going with the boosters are choosing this time around depending on who they can get.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 8:37 am to JackWagon
No one thinks that either head coach is actively involved in any negotiations. That's what agents are for, & no agent is sitting on his hands, waiting to react to any development. Agents make those developments happen. Strictly as an aside, Sexton is quite the large, obese even, man.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 8:43 am to koreandawg
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It's stupid then to wait and fire him. If you know you're gonna do it, just do it.
What the florida people are saying is that Billy was informed of the decision and given the option to coach saturday or not and is choosing to coach.
Whether that's true or not, or a sensible thing to do from and administration standpoint or not, is up for debate.
If it is true, then at minimum it's commendable on Napier's part. They have a bye next week, which would track with the timeline
Posted on 10/15/25 at 8:48 am to Boomer65
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We never expected someone like Brian Kelly to end up at LSU, did we? Never know.
LSU was a soft landing for a guy that could plainly see his welcome was worn out at Notre Dame. Like Buzz Williams at A&M. Freeman is not in that position.
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