I would be perfectly fine having press conferences when we win and not having them when we lose. It gets old hearing a coach or a player say after a loss that we just need to play harder or practice not making mistakes or whatever.
Coachspeak is "acceptable" when you are winning. It is uningratiating when you are losing. And IMO it indicates that they are not attuned to what makes their job tick. PR is about the biggest job (with blessings from the heavy hitters). If you don't like it then you need to remain at the assistant level.
In my make believe world I would compensate every head coach in America in Power 5 the same: $1 million dollars a year. Non-Negotiable. Coach wants to make more? Fine, for every conference championship, bowl win, making the playoffs, advancing in the playoffs and winning the playoffs, an incentive bonus for each. (THAT would be the negotiation point) I find it disgusting that the Lane's, The Chumps, The Mr. Peanut Butter, The Mullens, get paid because they FAILED. Who else outside of politics gets that deal? Armaments Mfg's.? At the end of the day WE are paying for this RANSOM by the coaches. Besides in a year or 2, I don't think coaching will have much to do with anything. It will all be about the big bucks for recruiting. I think it's just lovely that tuition rates go up every year. I'm sure the SEC reality deniers will say that football has nothing to do with that. Sure, and dog poo dosen't stink.
tuition does NOT go up every year, or at least not much. I have College Pre-Paid and from 18 years ago, that was an absolute horrbile investment, because the value to cover tuition has not increased much (less than 1% per year). I also didn't realize that Pre-Paid tuition only covers the academic side of tuition and not the fees that is almost half the nut.
One would think our administration would have learned you don't open the bank for unproven head coaches. We have paid dearly for imo guys with potential. Mac/BN leading small schools doesn't typically translate to greatness. I'm not saying don't hire them, I am saying be responsible in what you pay them. If you are going to pay them big bucks make it incentives. Winning record you get bonus. Sec div championship, bigger bonus. SEC champ, bigger bonus, playoff bowl, more money, ect. Instead this Adm will cost the school lots of money by paying failing coaches.
I'm not sure a lot of those failures were the first choice and if you can't swing the first one, sometimes you are desperate to pay for the next one. I think the shine of UF has been gone for awhile. A good coach can make good money at a place with less pressure than Gainesville. It's a pressure cooker.
In reference to the press conference, I’m not sure what some of y’all were expecting? It was about as forthright as one could be imo. To me, there’s nothing more specific that adds any value to the current situation, or is relevant to the messaging. Napier was telling you, if you were open to actually listening objectively, that he realizes it’s enough of the talk, actions and doing it are all that matters now. He told us 4p in The Swamp on Saturday is the only thing to judge them by this week. Truly, what other words/statements add anything more to the presser? I get some just want to be pissed, I guess. But, some of the takes, hanging on and dissecting every word of a press conference, are just middle school caliber spew. No offense intended, truly.
I'm sure there are other things he would rather do. I'm also sure that he is required by contract to do so many hours of press contact. Not going to bash him if the presser comes off like eating chalk.
Personally didn't find this one too bad, coach speak for sure but what do we really expect? Was kind of funny when he said something about y'all must be ok at your jobs or something like that.
I don't see what else he could have said to appease the pitchfork crowd... He did say our actions at 4 on saturday will tell. In reality, how we play this weekend is all that matters now.
