re: Napier: "Better people are better football players. We'll prove that this fall."

He picked a bad year to have to pick up 8 or 9 wins with that schedule it's definitely going to be tough

is Napier the Dabo of the SEC now? I thought it was Hugh.

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I think Napier would have done well at a regular program. Going straight to Florida was doomed from the start.

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I think he would have been a nightmare at LSU.

Missouri proved this last year.

They had our game last season in their back pocket and then their defense was just helpless to watch us go win

I am actually mad we don't get to play Florida and Tennessee for the guaranteed wins they'd be this year.

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There is definitely value in being a great teammate and having a positive attitude but great football players are often shitty people.

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I just wanted to know how you quantify a person as "better".

I can only guess that there's a set criteria of ideal moral attributes that Florida football players are being held against to see that the "better people" play over the more skilled assholes.

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is Napier the Dabo of the SEC now?

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https://floridagators.com/news/2022/4/6/football-gatormade-program-aims-to-be-life-altering.aspx

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Bailey came to Florida from Clemson, where she was the director of life skills and community service with the Tigers' P.A.W. Journey program the past five years. In her role at Clemson, Bailey mentored players, developed opportunities for them to participate in civic engagement and career events, and generally served as a guide to help them navigate the real world.

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The GatorMade program is described as "a holistic player-focused and purpose-driven initiative" with a similar mission: developing Gators far beyond the football field and providing them with the necessary skills to succeed in life. The program was part of Napier's master plan when he got a job at a school with the resources to support his vision.

"During the pandemic, I was anticipating potential opportunities down the road and doing research on how we would construct this and studied the P.A.W. Journey at Clemson, to their credit,'' Napier said.

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Bailey's work at Clemson caught the attention of Napier, who remembered the infantile stage of Clemson's P.A.W. Journey program from his time as an assistant coach there in 2009-10. He watched it grow from afar as his coaching career took off, and when Florida hired Napier in December, he had Bailey in mind for a job.

Meanwhile, she had a winter formal on her mind.

"I know you don't know me, but I've been paying attention to Clemson and that program for a long time," Napier said. "I would love to have you come down and talk about a program like P.A.W. Journey here from scratch. Can I get you down this Thursday?"

"Well, graduation is this Thursday, and I'm not going to miss that,'' Bailey told him. "I've got priorities in my current students. But I can come down next week."

"That's exactly why I want you down here," Napier said.

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Everyone not named LSU.

I've seen a lot of negativity and a lack of support from Florida fans since the day he was hired. In a world where a level of hype for the program can do wonders, he's gotten the opposite.

At LSU he would have been given a shite ton more support, the recruiting would probably be off the charts, etc. Better NIL support, recruiting support, and if their fan base can hype BK, they would sure as hell do it with Napier.

Florida is still my dark horse team this year. I think I have more faith in your team than you do.

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At LSU he would have been given a shite ton more support, the recruiting would probably be off the charts, etc. Better NIL support, recruiting support, and if their fan base can hype BK, they would sure as hell do it with Napier.

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your point overall makes sense and I dont disagree completely

But one thing I am not sure about here In this quoted section is if he’d be fully embraced by lsu fans as a whole

I get a sense a lot of them might’ve objected to him coming from Lafayette so I am not sure if he would’ve been welcomed with wide open arms by everyone

A really good coach, with a loaded roster, would lose hair over this season for Florida. It is a nightmare of a season. I'm not sure Napier is up to this.