Florida hires Louisiana's Billy Napier as new Head Football Coach (11/28/2021) ***EDIT: and fired on 10/19/2025***
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Saw this article in SDS and thought I'd post it here to look back at at the end of the season.
I honestly have no idea what will happen with my Gators this year. Not even going to make a prediction. I still think our play calling has been our biggest downfall. Not sure if that chnages this year or not.
Anyway.......
“I’m gonna pick the Gators to finish somewhere around fifth or sixth (in the SEC), win between eight and 10 games. Maybe nine. Something like that,†Spurrier said on Another Dooley Noted Podcast. “I think we have a lot of good players. If we can beat Miami in the first game and develop some confidence that we are good enough to win, and now let’s go do it, maybe that will sustain us throughout the course of the season.â€Â
I honestly have no idea what will happen with my Gators this year. Not even going to make a prediction. I still think our play calling has been our biggest downfall. Not sure if that chnages this year or not.
Anyway.......
Steve Spurrier predicts Florida will exceed expectations in 2024
Steve Spurrier predicts Florida will win 8-10 games in 2024, exceeding projections in the 4-6 range based on betting odds and ESPN's FPI.
www.saturdaydownsouth.com
“I’m gonna pick the Gators to finish somewhere around fifth or sixth (in the SEC), win between eight and 10 games. Maybe nine. Something like that,†Spurrier said on Another Dooley Noted Podcast. “I think we have a lot of good players. If we can beat Miami in the first game and develop some confidence that we are good enough to win, and now let’s go do it, maybe that will sustain us throughout the course of the season.â€Â
Granted the typed word is absent tone, inflection and other communicative signs, but this doesn't sound like the Ole Ball Coach actually has a lot of confidence in his 8-10 wins prediction. I think Napier gets canned either during the season or after. He may have gotten in over his coaching head with this type of program.
Thanks - I mean....we both share the same rivals, pretty much.
If not....I don't think I would have lasted this long here....lol.......
But to your point - the gold standard for me has always been Florida vs. Bama in Atlanta at the end of the regular season to decide the conference title. Would love to get back to that at some point.....
Thanks - I mean....we both share the same rivals, pretty much.
If not....I don't think I would have lasted this long here....lol.......
But to your point - the gold standard for me has always been Florida vs. Bama in Atlanta at the end of the regular season to decide the conference title. Would love to get back to that at some point.....
I hope that it happens this season, Bazza!
Serious questions: is Spurrier still all there?
I mean, I'd love for him to be correct, but KALEN DeBoer's Alabama team doesn't even play Texas this year...
I mean, I'd love for him to be correct, but KALEN DeBoer's Alabama team doesn't even play Texas this year...
This what he said:
I think they do play Texas early, is that correct?
1. He's CLEARLY asking a question.
2. He CLEARLY said "I think".
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I read it, it's just odd to pick a team to win the SEC without apparently even knowing who they play.
Just reading the quotes, it seemed like he was answering the questions like he was sitting at the bar with a group of guys just shooting the breeze. Not much thought or care into what he was actually saying.
Sounds like he's really high on Jalen DeBoer. Or maybe he was just really high.
Not at all. You're just picking one out of 16.
A. He didn't make his pick ONLY on the basis of who they play:
“I like Jalen DeBoer and I think their players and their team will say ‘We don’t need our coach to win. We’re good enough to win by ourselves.’ And this guy is a hell of a coach, Jalen DeBoer.
B. And as I pointed out............
This what he said:
"I think they do play Texas early, is that correct?"
1. He's CLEARLY asking a question.
2. He CLEARLY said "I think".
C. Further.......I don't even know ANY SEC team's schedule by memory.......not even Florida's.
(if I did I'd be called "Selma" or something......)
Getting uglier here. Starting to hear things about possible Napier termination.
I wouldn't characterize things as a dumpster fire as much as just a ridiculously bad coaching effort.
It's been my opinion all along the blame should mostly fall on the offense coaching/management.....while many have steadfastly put the blame on our defense. Stuff like that always complicates things.
I think we are finally seeing it actually IS primarily a problem with the offense......which will help move things along towards some kind of change........
Credit also goes to aTm for a very well executed effort in an SEC road win with their second string QB, who was amazing!
I wouldn't characterize things as a dumpster fire as much as just a ridiculously bad coaching effort.
It's been my opinion all along the blame should mostly fall on the offense coaching/management.....while many have steadfastly put the blame on our defense. Stuff like that always complicates things.
I think we are finally seeing it actually IS primarily a problem with the offense......which will help move things along towards some kind of change........
Credit also goes to aTm for a very well executed effort in an SEC road win with their second string QB, who was amazing!
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Napier just wasn't ready for a big time school. He can go back to a lesser school and do as well as he did at Louisiana
Napier not being able to open that bottle of Aquafina a few weeks ago lives rent free in my head.
I’ve created a whole backstory for it in my mind where someone in the UF media dept put a dab of Gorilla Glue on the cap before putting it on the podium and then nudged somebody saying ‘watch this’ as Billy struggled to get it open.
This will be his Villain origin story.
But I have a sick sense of humor sometimes and just wanna watch things burn ðŸâ€Â¥
FWIW...this was posted right after I posted my last post:
Makes sense but of course the pitch fork crowd will still be after his head!
Makes sense but of course the pitch fork crowd will still be after his head!
I hate it for you...and the SEC. We need a strong UF football team...I'm beginning to suspect there is something intrinsic in the "system" that needs to be eradicated. BN is a good coach...but if he has people pulling in another direction he cannot be a success.
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