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Which game will be Billy Napiers last? Poll

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by okeechobee, Aug 31, 2024.

Which game will be Billy Napiers last?

Poll closed Oct 7, 2024.
  1. Mississippi State

    32.2%
  2. UCF

    27.5%
  3. Tennessee

    5.5%
  4. Kentucky

    5.5%
  5. During the Gaunlet

    5.9%
  6. FSU/Post Season/ He goes the distance

    23.3%
  1. antny1

    antny1 GC Hall of Fame

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    It's a shame what florida has become since Meyer melted down but even worse since Mullen's 3rd year here. Fsu was spiraling in their own streak of losing seasons and Miami was middling. We had the opportunity to keep them down and continue returning to better days and yet now we are in a death spiral.

    The portal might make for quicker turn arounds but they also make for an even greater collapse when a coach is fired as the exodus will likely be greater than the incoming transfers without a huge name splash hire. Add to that a rising ole miss, the addition of Texas and Oklahoma and now a Miami uptick and the vultures are circling over the remnants of a Florida program on its last breath. There are so many dynamics working against this program right now.
     
  2. Gatorrick22

    Gatorrick22 GC Hall of Fame

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    But what's the hold up? You really think that he can get players to Ole Miss that he couldn't get in Gainesville if he came here? Do you really believe that?
     
  3. Gatorrick22

    Gatorrick22 GC Hall of Fame

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    Maybe he has illusions of grandeur? The school in not the problem in Gainesville... it's the coaches.
     
  4. ugahairydawgs

    ugahairydawgs Junior

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    I’m just saying he’s already getting them at Ole Miss. They have a better roster than Florida already. So outside of the much better HS recruiting base in Florida (that he granted would have to fight against Miami, FSU and everyone else that comes into FL to recruit) what would be the draw unless UF throws an obscene amount of cash at him (which doesn’t seem to be how they operate)?
     
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  5. rmonteag

    rmonteag GC Hall of Fame

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    This is not happening. Ole Miss will lock Kiffin down. UAA better have more names on that list...
     
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  6. Endless Excuses

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    Georgia is a really pretty state in many spots...Florida is a great place...what is the biggest attraction in Mississippi? Even Louisiana and Arkansas think Mississippi is a nasty state. He gets $9M a year and I bet he leaves that state as much as he can as soon as the season ends.
     
  7. okeechobee

    okeechobee GC Hall of Fame

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    If push comes to shove, UF have deeper pockets than Ole Miss. They are not going to win a dick measuring contest with Florida. It really comes down to the administration being willing to sign him to a record deal. And that's about the only thing stopping it from happening. Kiffin would leave Ole Miss in a heartbeat for $12 to $13 mill a year. It may not even take that much. The INSANE part is that we owe Billy Napier a $25 million buy out. That's just dumb, but..... if a school does a buyout like that, they don't care about money.
     
  8. Matthanuf06

    Matthanuf06 GC Hall of Fame

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    Urban won a title and had many consecutive great seasons.

    There is no evidence at all Meyer would be a weak CFB coach. Everything in his history says he’d get us elite, quickly.
     
  9. ugahairydawgs

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    In the hypothetical world where Florida does pony up the $$ for the buyout who gets to hire the new HC? Didn’t the current AD hire McElwain, Mullen and Napier? Surely he wouldn’t get a 4th stab at this, right?
     
  10. okeechobee

    okeechobee GC Hall of Fame

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    Every time I see Meyer reminisce about Florida, he gets a big smile on his face. I bet he'd come back at the right price... that is if Kiffin doesn't work out.
     
  11. Gatorrick22

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    It's a move up, IMHO. I think he knows that too. And with the transfer Portal and the NIL, he can change the roster in literally one off season.
     
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  12. Gatorrick22

    Gatorrick22 GC Hall of Fame

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    If I were Kiffin, I would make sure to tell his assistant coaches not to sign a long term contract with Ole Miss... He needs them to come with him, and we do NOT need to pat a buyout for them to leave their contract.
     
  13. MarineG8R

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    I’m not getting my hopes up. I have no faith in this administration
     
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  14. Gatorrick22

    Gatorrick22 GC Hall of Fame

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    They need to make this happen.
     
  15. garettk

    garettk GC Hall of Fame

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    Made nc state squirm Thursday. After the buyout he might be all we can afford.
    His offense would appeal to DJ
     
  16. MarineG8R

    MarineG8R GC Hall of Fame

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    UF is still paying Mullen for this. Lol. They haven’t gotten anything right with football in a long time.
     
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  17. garettk

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    You speak truth and reason. Unfortunately.
     
  18. garettk

    garettk GC Hall of Fame

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    The new president will likely have no previous history with current AD
     
  19. MarineG8R

    MarineG8R GC Hall of Fame

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    True, but a lot depends on who the new president will be and what their priorities are with regards to athletics.
     
  20. garettk

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    I’m available.