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Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by GatorGrowl, Sep 2, 2023.

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  1. gator34654

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    Did you mention they were missing 8 starters? We weren't so much as beaten by a better team, we made far too many inexcusable mistakes. We were definitely not prepared to play catch up as with zero urgency. I could go on but it would be beating a dead horse.
    Listen don't let me rain on your optimism, I hope we improve.
     
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  2. gog8ators

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    Whew was going to suggest this before I saw your post! If the Buffs have a better record than us at the end of the year can we suggest it?
     
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  3. theycallmecoach

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    Complaining about crowd noise with SEC games coming up is probably not a wise idea.

    That is always going to be a problem.
     
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  4. l_boy

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    Whatever were the recruiting violations of Pell, which I don’t specifically remember.
     
  5. l_boy

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    People forget that under Zook we won some pretty big games, including beating #1 and eventual national champion LSU, #2 GA and #10 Ark in a 3 or 4 game stretch. Problem he couldn’t consistently win the games we should have, usually at home.
     
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  6. toprowgator

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    Don't forget how well he recruited also. Just ask Urban.
     
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  7. ocalaman

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    Naw, man. I want FSU to lose every game in every sport they play. I've felt that way all my life and am too old to change.
     
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  8. gator_n_sc

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    No worries my gator brethren we all are each other's ebb and flow
     
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  9. gator_n_sc

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    No
     
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  10. shane4three

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    Zooker won some big ones.
     
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  11. shane4three

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    100 percent on the urgency thing or lack of urgency. But that starts with the coaches meaning they need to show a little emotion.
     
  12. gbranton

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    It’s a conundrum. Both sides are right here. I acknowledge that the constant hiring/firing train we are on is a disaster for the program, which is already not in a good place. At the same time I did not and do not feel like Napier is the right guy for the job. So do you damage the program by getting rid of the wrong guy or damage the program by allowing the wrong guy to continue to lose games? I am frustrated because I watch our rivals make better hires than us. When Alabama needed a coach, they hired a guy who won a Natty at LSU. When LSU needed a coach they hired the guy from Notre Dame. When Auburn needed a coach they hired a guy who took Ole Miss to #1 and beat Bama. We hire dudes from Texas who masterminded the first draft class in 50 years to have zero players drafted to the NFL, who were doing a fair job at Colorado State or who were coaching in the Sunbelt and yet we expect to hang with Bama and Georgia. It seems like there isn’t a solution to this that will not involve pain or be the wrong answer to half the fanbase.
     
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  13. swampbabe

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    No
     
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  14. Crusher

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    I think you missed my point or perhaps were not aware that UMich forced Harbaugh to take a pay-cut. You are advocating UF taking the UMich approach when dealing with an under-performing program....how do you think Napier would react to getting his paycheck cut until he showed that his system works?
     
  15. cocodrilo

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    What does the Christian Broadcasting Network have to do with it?
     
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  16. SuperMOM

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    They will pray for Coach Billy Bapier.
     
  17. Gatorhead

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    I'm hoping your premature regarding CBN.
    Recruit, recruit, recruit.
     
  18. gbranton

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    Honestly I’d actually LIKE to be wrong about him, I would gladly admit it while watching UF win an SEC title.
     
  19. wingtee

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    That’s what I thought
     
  20. wingtee

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    U are full of pooh
     
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