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Billy Napier Emotional Reaction to Florida Gators Loss vs. Florida State: "It's Tough" | Post-Game

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  3. flgator79

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    Napier sounds like sabear aight
     
  4. hoyt233

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    Prattvile, AL-Go Lions!
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  5. RayGator

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    Who ?
     
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  6. red4512

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    Maybe it is a scrabble puzzle.
     
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  7. trey65

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    Napier was very good in that presser.
     
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  8. Crusher

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    Really? I thought it was a cliche-fest. I'm not suggesting that he doesn't really feel the way he said he did, but if he wanted to take the focus off the team's glaring failures in that game, then I agree he did a good job.
     
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  9. rmonteag

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    Meh
     
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  10. hawaiigator

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    It’s not awesome walking into a shitshow that the guy before you left and having to sit there feeling the weight of taking the blame for shortcomings that MAY not be in your control.
     
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  11. duggers_dad

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    I think it’s like a Kwisatz Haderach
     
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    remodeling a broken airplane in mid-flight
     
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  13. gatorstrackman

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    He is paid 7 million per year with a huge staff under him that is funded by UF. Quit making excuses
     
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  14. ThomasD89

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    By game TWELVE that argument wears a tad thin.

    Not like he didnt choose the job either.

    Just own it and tell everyone you are going to do everything necessary to get better.
     
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  15. scooterp

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    He’s pretty much been saying that. But there isn’t a magic switch under the stadium that you can flip to just make all the problems go away.
     
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  16. duggers_dad

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    So there are problems ? That’s basically what we are saying. And that they have not been satisfactorily addressed.
     
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    First year, talent with limited depth, and what IMO was the worst possible record at 6-6.

    He is recruiting lights-out and in the process of a significant rebuild to get where we want to be (SEC/playoff contenders). High salary or not - we should all know this wasn’t a quick fix.

    Why anyone thinks that a coach is going to be transparent and have tons of answers 10 minutes after a loss is baffling to me.
     
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  18. Gatorhead

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    Agree, Agree, Agree.

    But I treat Head Coaches like President's-
    Year 1 - Cleaning up the other guys mess.
    Year 2 - improvement required on offense, defence and special teams, especially the
    W-L record, MATTERS.
    Year 3 - challenging for the SEC E and Conference Playoff.
    Year 4 - winning the SEC / playoffs
    Year 5 Run for reelection - Winning the SEC and the Playoffs, size up the rings baby!
     
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  19. Montanagator

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    I'll give him a couple or 3 years to get this recruiting done. Look what it did for the pups.
     
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  20. duggers_dad

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    Billy is recruiting well. But he’s recruiting lights-out. He needs to close with a flourish earn that descriptor.
     
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