Everywhere he's been he's had significant success. Indiana was bottom tier of the Big 10 last year and are now a playoff contender and just blewout Nebraska's best team in decades. Should we wait another year and risk someone else offering him first, or do what makes sense and get first in line? I've seen enough. This dude is f'real. Comparing him to Dykes is the stretch, not Cig's resume.
LMAO! Laney? That's your dude?!? Dude got tarmac'd by USC. What do you propose to hedge against us getting screwed over by tarmac'd Laney, if that's what we get instead of good Laney, that makes my idea "yapping"? Can't wait to hear your acid trip reply.
BTW Cignetti left Alabama for the IUP HC job because as he's said "I didn't want to still be an assistant when I was 58" - this was over a decade ago now, but he clearly has aspirations. Big time aspirations. He has confidence and bravado and is clearly trying to prove himself. Do we really think he would say no to UF who has significantly more resources and support for their football program? You really think Cignetti is the type of guy who'd fear Kirby or Sark? Idk about yall, but this guy looks and acts like Spurrier to me. Confident in his process and abilities and ready to prove it big time. He's currently doing it. But I'm sure he knows UF would give him a better shot at a title than IU. Money talks. But this is also just logic - if he wants to win big that is. Then again, who's to say they won't go far in the playoff considering how well they're playing currently. He's having an unreal season considering the talent that was on that team. Imagine his coaching with Florida talent.
Question- knowing what we now know, would anyone hire Napier over Cignetti or kiffin? Upside of Napier is avoid a buyout and more of what we’ve seen. No reason to believe we keep/get better players with him (recruiting terrible and we lost top players last year). The notion of stability with Napier is dubious if not illusory from what I see. A coach who can return us to competitive in the sec with potential championship ability seems the mark. Cignetti and kiffin both represent that (albeit age and kiffin’s past are fair questions). Napier, to me, does not. If Napier showed growth or willingness to adapt maybe I’d see it differently but that is not the case.
I think we play better in 2024 and have a marginally better chance at a better hire if we fire him now. But by far the most important thing is he’s fired this year. My main worry is we keep him. I do NOT want to root for us to lose. What if we are going into FSU with 6 wins. Are we forced to root for us to lose to avoid keeping Napier? I’d rather that situation not happen.
OK let’s try one last time. @walrus, you listen up here too. Last chance here before I cut you both off. Ready? Here goes: CIG, KIFFIN, FISCH, etc ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO US RIGHT NOW. THAT’S WHY I’M SUGGESTING WE WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE AVAILABLE - AT THE END OF THE SEASON. Got it now?
Ok, and if Napier gets to the end of the season with 5-6 wins and the feckless UAA decides to keep him in 2025 and we miss out on all those options, then what? Because all signs point to that being their goal. So tell us what EXACTLY your plan is. Recruiting under Napier is in a death spiral because of his ineptitude and no other reason. Instead of insulting everyone without ever giving a logical road forward make your case for keeping Napier past this year because that is where what you are suggesting will inevitably lead us.
So no discussion of recruits, transfers, schedule next year, or any future possibilities. I get your point that there will be a time when this decision is made, but yelling (all caps) that fans shouldn’t talk about the future on a message board?
