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Nick Saban informs Alabama players he’s retiring, per report
That “elderly” man just won the SEC and has another stellar class coming in 2024. What a lame take..
^^this.. seems like a completely logical statement
Big commitment and big save by CBN
Positive for the Gators.
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What does CBN have to sell?
He can’t sell a winning record, a strong finish to the end of the season, a bowl game, nothing that all these other teams have on their résumé.
Of course, we all are going to support the players that came to go to school and play football at UF, But we are stuck between a rock and a hard place, and just grasping at whatever little bit of good news trickles into the program.
That is no standard. No Coach has made it whose worse or on par with the year before. Like 8115 says we’re all trying to be positive, but do you believe in miracles? It’ll take one for him to keep assemblance of this class together.
The writing is on the wall. Haven’t been on this earth long enough to know about the 50s – 60s UF coaches, but currently we are in bad shape. Don’t see Billy getting out of this either.
The loss of Umanmielen and Etienne are are telling for the fate of this coaching staff.
Yes, Trevor missed assignments blocking free safeties and blitzers during the year.
But how much of that could be pinned on coaching ? the coaching on this team was so bad this year, with the exception of the Tennessee game.
The addition of Armstrong as the DC has not moved the needle and firing the DL and CB coaches looks like Napier covering for his guy.
This one stings. Is this move more an indicator that Napiers tenure as coach will as unsuccessful as his first two years? Or that the portal will be the nail in the coffin for teams struggling to become relevant.
Traditionally, you had to keep your players, especially your impact players around to mature and grow from freshman year through to senior year.
If the team showed improvement this past season, I believe he would’ve stuck around.
If they don’t get things turned around quick, this type of attrition is going to be the norm, and he will never be able to gain any traction. Hard to lose players of this caliber and fight the uphill battle to become a winning program again.
The fact that he couldn’t convince him to stick around does is troublesome and telling.
No way that happens if FSU wins.
If they lose Bama gets the spot.
Texas can beat any of those teams, including Michigan.
Don’t think Alabama was a lesser team. Their D line pretty much dominated UGA’s O line and Milroe was at his dual threat best.
It always comes down to line play and Alabamas lines were just better tonight.
Chances are, yes.
FSU will get crushed by whoever they play in the playoff, if they get in.
They got taken to the wire by a 5-7 team missing half its defensive starters and a untested freshman qb.
FSU has a losing record against UF.
Balance that.
Spot on.
Not only was Spurrier a great coach,
He surrounded himself with great assistants who helped him implement his game plans.
I don’t get everyone who says this team does not have talent. Yes, there are some weaknesses, but good coaching will overcome and hide those weaknesses. The Gators don’t have that advantage at this time. Everyone bashing the O line, we were gouging them at times with the run game. Billy killed the momentum by calling swing plays and ineffective screens that started 7 yards behind the line of scrimmage.
He just about got Max Brown killed on a handful of plays that should never have been called.
Listen, hindsight is 20/20, we all know that.
But also putting on rose colored glasses for this season is not the solution. Changes have to be made, and anyone who evaluates this season without being a rah-rah fan should realize this coach is in over his head.
Results on the field are what matter in evaluating the Gators season.
Let’s play a hypothetical. Imagine if a new A.D. was hired this off-season. That a D would sit with Napier and start asking him questions about the previous seasons games. “ Coach’ please explain to me the thought process behind the flea flicker trick play in the game against FSU.”
“ Coach, please explain to me how you made your halftime adjustments after playing the first half in XX game..”
“Coach, can you explain how you have instilled situational awareness to your players throughout your practices?”
How could Coach Napier reasonably explain the shortcomings? There are so many mistakes and just plain bad coaching moves done by the staff at this point it is really hard to defend.
The season is over, no progress has been made, our new defensive coordinator has been terrible with the exception of one game. The proof is in the pudding. You are what your record is.
We all care for the players, and admire them for their efforts throughout the season.
But Napier has put them in so many bad positions, and basically failed them despite of their efforts.
I’ve seen enough, I’ve seen enough football and UF head coaches to know when someone is in over their head and it’s not up for the job. Unfortunately, I think this is where Napier is.
To take the money and run.
Stricklin got swindled.
It’s like basic football situational awareness
Is completely lacking on this team.
There’s like four coaches per player on this team and none of them can teach common sense.
Horse sh!t.
Bad play calls. Bad special-teams. Undisciplined Defense. Defensive backs in the wrong positions. And we still had a chance to win the game.
This is probably the most undisciplined, poorly coached team that has ever been in Gainesville.
Zero discipline. It’s embarrassing.
We have seen enough. Sorry, Billy is not up to standard.
His team is too undisciplined and his play calls are indefensible.
This was the game they had to get.
He gave it away.
So sick of the clown show.
Horrible play calls, and again and again the undisciplined defense and boneheaded mistakes that drag us back out on the field amd gives the opponents the game.
We have seen enough. Get Billy out of there.
It’s one thing to be stubborn, but his refusal to accept the portal and some of his recent comments are borderline stupid..
Neckbrace in his future.
As usual this list is a joke.
Clemson shouldn’t be on anyone’s list, Missouri is waay better than half the teams ahead of it. I think they just throw darts at a cork board and write down the results.
A lot of progress made in this game, and a lot to build on for the rest of this season. Great game to watch. Now Mertz and the rest of the team can rest up and regroup for the WLCP. Go ?