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re: If Florida doesn't hire Kiffin, it won't be because he said, "No, thanks."

Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:05 am to
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
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Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:05 am to
Lol you think Gainesville is more Hillbilly? First off Florida does not have many hills, and Gainesville is not hillbilly at all...Very few college towns are. Very liberal most college towns are, so very far from it....though liberals who consider themselves "men" crack me up after college...getting a job and having to pay taxes quickly turns you away from liberal ideas. Now Spring Hill or Starke, Florida are insane hicks.
This post was edited on 9/30/25 at 9:08 am
Posted by twk
Wichita Falls, Texas
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:09 am to
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Lol you think Gainesville is more Hillbilly? You are very, very dumb. First off Florida does not have many hills, and Gainesville is not hillbilly at all...Very few college towns are. Very liberal most college rowns are, so very far from it....though liberals who consider themselves "men" crack me up after college...getting a job and having to pay taxes quickly turns you away from liberal ideas. Now Spring Hill or Starke, Florida are insane hicks.
One of the best ways to get a sense of what kind of college town you are in is to count the number of roundabouts that they have installed at traffic intersections. College professors love roundabouts; makes them feel like sophisticated Europeans. There are a lot of roundabouts in Gainesville.
Posted by Landmass
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Member since Jun 2013
24161 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:09 am to
Ole Miss is a better program than Florida in every metric aside from number of fans.

We have a better NIL collective, better AD, better University leadership, better practice facilities, better organization, better media presence (currently), better college town, better reputation in coaching circles, and even a better handle on boosters. Oh, and we can pay top 10 money to coaches as well. We have one of the largest assistant pay pools in the nation and the highest paid assistant coach in the SEC at DC. We have the highest paid OC (#1 in the SEC and the #5 in the nation).

We are more organized and everyone involved is pulling the rope in the same direction.

It starts at the top. This man is the GOAT.



For my entire life, we had penny pinching ADs that tried to save a dime and "get by" rather than really see what we could do when the gloves came off. Keith has been the only true AD in my life that has said, "let's see how far we can go." He gives all of our coaches whatever they need to succeed. Under his leadership football has thrived, basketball has been reborn, baseball won a National Championship, Golf won a National Championship, Cheerleading has won multiple National Championships, Softball has a brand new stadium and our NIL is one of the best collectives in the nation all while creating the standard template used by most schools for NIL contracts.

Your days of seeing us in the rearview mirror are over.
This post was edited on 9/30/25 at 9:10 am
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
26762 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:10 am to
Weird but oddly true
Posted by generalgator87
Member since Nov 2022
645 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:13 am to
We also won a national championship that year in football and basketball. Something you haven't done in my lifetime or my parents lifetime.
Posted by jonnyanony
Member since Nov 2020
14721 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:15 am to
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Ole Miss is a better program than Florida in every metric aside from number of fans.

We have a better NIL collective, better AD, better University leadership, better practice facilities, better organization, better media presence (currently), better college town, better reputation in coaching circles, and even a better handle on boosters. Oh, and we can pay top 10 money to coaches as well. We have one of the largest assistant pay pools in the nation and the highest paid assistant coach in the SEC at DC. We have the highest paid OC (#1 in the SEC and the #5 in the nation).


yeah but you still haven't won anything

like not a single thing
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
26762 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:15 am to
Lol. You are insane, Ole Miss has won how many SEC titles in CFB since 1980? You are not even close and it is beyond laughable that you think that. We have more SEC titles, more National titles, more heisman winners, more first round draft picks, more draft picks, bigger stadium...very, very, very easy to see UF has a much better program..even at our worse we beat you.

Posted by Landmass
Premium Member
Member since Jun 2013
24161 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:17 am to
Florida had a brief stretch of greatness from the 90s to the early 2000s. Outside of that, your program has been terrible.

Your last football national championship was nearly 20 years ago, so a lot of people can now also claim that they haven't seen Florida win a football natty in their lifetimes.
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
26762 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:18 am to
When have you done better? Lol...
Posted by generalgator87
Member since Nov 2022
645 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:20 am to
One school is the flagship university in the third largest state. One is a school in a state that is ranked in the bottom 5 in most meaningful metrics. UF has significantly more money than Ole Miss. Just look at the endowments.

UF has achieved more with flawed coaches like Muschamp (matches Lane's best season with 11 wins), Mac (went to two more SEC championships than Ole Miss has ever been too), and Mullen (3 straight NY6 bowls and a SEC championship appearance).

When UF gets the right head coach, we win SEC and National Championships. When Ole Miss gets its best head coach right, its still hoping to finish the season in the top 10. There is just no comparison.
This post was edited on 9/30/25 at 9:22 am
Posted by generalgator87
Member since Nov 2022
645 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:29 am to
From 1960-1990, when our program was terrible...

Ole Miss was 191-142-10.

UF was 213-124-10.

Posted by Landmass
Premium Member
Member since Jun 2013
24161 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:33 am to
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yeah but you still haven't won anything

like not a single thing






Posted by Olemissrebs2020
Member since Oct 2020
695 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:36 am to
If I’m not mistaken, Florida would have to buy out Napier 20 mill and pay ole miss 40 mill to buy out Kiffin. Not that Florida can’t do it but that’s a lot of money hoping Lane has the success he’s had at ole Miss.
Posted by generalgator87
Member since Nov 2022
645 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:38 am to


This post was edited on 9/30/25 at 9:41 am
Posted by bgator85
Sarasota
Member since Aug 2007
6167 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:41 am to
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One of the best ways to get a sense of what kind of college town you are in is to count the number of roundabouts that they have installed at traffic intersections. College professors love roundabouts; makes them feel like sophisticated Europeans. There are a lot of roundabouts in Gainesville.


There's a ton of roundabouts all over Florida because of the FDOT and their preference, has nothing to do with college professors.
Posted by Landmass
Premium Member
Member since Jun 2013
24161 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 10:03 am to
You have a loss to Ole Miss enshrined in your stadium.



Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
39444 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 10:12 am to
that was the last time Ole Miss won in the swamp... almost 20 years ago.
Posted by generalgator87
Member since Nov 2022
645 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 10:19 am to
When we lost to them, we turned it around and won the national championship. When they lost to us last year, they turned around and won the Gator Bowl.
Posted by pankReb
Defending National Champs Fan
Member since Mar 2009
71425 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 12:18 pm to
And you also lost to Houston Nutt that year….so…once again….your logic is bad
This post was edited on 9/30/25 at 12:19 pm
Posted by Go Go Gata
Member since Oct 2016
4234 posts
Posted on 9/30/25 at 12:20 pm to
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For my entire life, we had penny pinching ADs that tried to save a dime and "get by" rather than really see what we could do when the gloves came off.

Congrats on that. Must be nice.
UF needs to get serious again about football.
However, Ole Miss doesn't compare to UF overall.
This post was edited on 9/30/25 at 12:24 pm
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