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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. MarineG8R

    MarineG8R GC Hall of Fame

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    Y’all know how this going to turn out.


    Jamey Chadwell come on down.
     
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  2. tommyvee

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    He’s the girl that’s hot and seems to have everything going her way, yet still single and alone.
     
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  3. Claygator

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    Ohio state is in a messy way? must have missed that.
     
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  4. Gatorrick22

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    This seems like the perfect thread to bring this interesting new to Swamp Gas... Gators fans. Some of Meyer's past coaches would be a welcomed sight. But they would need transfer portal killas this time around... with the added expectation of being, good sound teachers and motivators as position coaches. I would hope he upgrade several position coaches if he were to become our next coach.


    Former Florida offensive coordinator Steve Addazio will be in Gainseville on Saturday, but in a different setting.

    Alongside Clay Matvick providing play-by-play, Addazio will be in the booth for the ESPN+ broadcast, Gators Online’s Nick de la Torre revealed.

    Former Florida offensive coordinator Steve Addazio to call Gators vs. Samford
     
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  5. twodaparty

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    Very happy to visit the board today and see a lot of people are on board with what I think should happen.
     
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  6. shane4three

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    Let’s hope.
     
  7. gatorrob87

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    Yeah. Ohio State and Utah look so broken now.
     
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  8. garettk

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    This thread makes me feel dirty.



    I’m all in!
     
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  9. Gator715

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    If he’s half the coach he was while he was with us, that’s still a massive improvement over what we’ve seen.

    You have a point about the portal, but it’s not like there’s no solution to it. It’s more cowbell, more recruiting. You recruit such high quality and quantity you can get away with ultimatums like that. And I think Urban Meyer is that dude.

    Do I think he ever comes back to be the head coach at a high profile program though? I’m skeptical.
     
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  10. Gator715

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    Or he leaves us like he left Ohio State.
     
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  11. Gatorrick22

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    Or... It means that the Gators were the only programs out of those 3 that could not sustain a high level of greatness in football after Meyer left.
     
  12. GatorKnight5

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    Urban isn’t coming here. Because of our AD’s decisions over the past decade or so this job is where you go to end your career. It isn’t a job any good coach wants. No upside
     
  13. tommyvee

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    Zach Smith incident.
     
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  14. Endless Excuses

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    Well we can cross Frost off as an OC...he signed with the Rams...
     
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  15. tommyvee

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    Kliff Kingsbury as OC
     
  16. Claygator

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    He wins, wherever he goes. I'd take him back in a nano second.

    If we could get 6-8 years out of him, we'd win a natty or two.
     
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  17. Claygator

    Claygator GC Hall of Fame

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    Yes, but he didn't leave the program in a mess.

    His transgression was that he kept a jerk on the staff he should have canned. That's it.

    I can live with that.
     
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  18. tommyvee

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    I can too. It was just that the public perception of him not coming forward, but protecting Zach Smith doesn’t look good.
     
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  19. paidinfull

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    The idea that ANYONE is going to walk in to this mess and just give you two natty’s in less than a decade is completely bonkers to me. It’s certainly not impossible, but we have three in our entire history. Assuming that anyone is just going to show up and immediately give you two more seems like you’re just setting yourself up for disappointment. Also, the guy you’re talking about has been out of college coaching for a long time. The last time he was coaxed out of retirement was as big of a shit show as he left us with 15 years ago. He has no experience with the portal, NIL, or this generation of players.

    I just don’t get the fascination.
     
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  20. Claygator

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    So.. you're saying you can live with that? Since we all know what happened.