Billy Napier is preaching patience at Florida, as fan frustration bubbled up again following the loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday.

At his Monday press conference, Napier gave a message to fans and said, “One day at a time, one person at a time. We’re going to get it done. … We’re like many staffs in the history of this game, we’re in Year 1 with a lot of work to do.”

Napier added that Florida’s a team that can be very average and he said they’re trying to be elite, and that consistency is what they’re searching for to close the season.

Asked about outsiders’ judgement of the program, Napier said, “I think you’ve got to get consumed with the things you know are under your control … these things are a process.”

Put simply, Napier said, “We have to get up off the ground, dust ourselves off and get back to work.”