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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. tommyvee

    tommyvee GC Hall of Fame

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    Did Bama even pursue Kiffin? The names floating around was Sark, Lanning and Norvell.
     
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  2. gator7_5

    gator7_5 GC Hall of Fame

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    How could we afford a 400M stadium renovation, but not afford to pay a top tier coach? That's ludicrous.
     
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  3. gbranton

    gbranton GC Hall of Fame

    I don’t know if they did or not, i didn’t get the impression they did. I was more or less asking if anyone else was surprised that he didn’t end up in the running for the job in Tuscaloosa.
     
  4. Heisenberg

    Heisenberg All American

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    Dude, you’ve been on fire the past couple of days. I don’t often laugh out loud at these posts, but my hat is off to you, sir. You’re making yesterday much easier to digest. Thank you.
     
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  5. SeabudGator

    SeabudGator GC Hall of Fame

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    For the folks who say “X isn’t coming here” - fine, but put a name out that might. My point being that we all know, and we do know, that Napier has failed and we will be getting a new coach. I’m not suggesting that we should settle for a “to be proven” hire. What I am saying is questioning “who we gonna get”, like a change isn’t happening, is irrelevant. The question is who, not if.
     
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  6. Wanne15

    Wanne15 GC Hall of Fame

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    I certainly can and would. Oh my God, I hurt somebody’s feelings by not being professional
     
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  7. Wanne15

    Wanne15 GC Hall of Fame

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    Anyone acting like they know what to do
    Anyone acting like they know what to do is full of shit shit. Spin that little wheel and see where it lands and hope for the best.
     
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  8. GatorDad63

    GatorDad63 GC Legend

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    Not a Kiffen supporter at all, He has shown how he will up and leave without warning. I do not want to see him near the Gator program.
     
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  9. RipCurl

    RipCurl Senior

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    Once upon a time promoting the return of UM or hiring Kiffin used to almost get your posts deleted on this board. Man, look how far we’ve come.
     
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  10. savannahgator5220

    savannahgator5220 GC Hall of Fame

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    Urban was the perfect coach at the perfect time for UF. I thank him for the two Nattys. But that time has come and gone. Time to find someone else.
     
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  11. Wanne15

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    But if we hire him, I’m your man
     
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  12. Matthanuf06

    Matthanuf06 GC Hall of Fame

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    I’d rather a guy who will up and leave because of success than a guy we have to fire because he sucks
     
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  13. okeechobee

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    LOL, some people think he would never leave Ole Miss and then this.
     
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  14. Endless Excuses

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    Id rather be rubbing it in to another team but what the hell there is no lower rung on the ladder these days...I guess it's part of coping until the new coach arrives. Sad but true.
     
  15. 62gator

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  16. sierragator

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    Pretty broken right now. Nowhere to go but up.
     
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  17. RealGatorFan

    RealGatorFan Premium Member

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    This. That's why he said he's not coming back if you just listen to him. He's talking about himself, not just Mullen or Napier. Meyer's style is not the portal. He loves to build a team and watch them grow every year. Those days are gone. Very few teams will keep the majority of their team year after year and even they lose a ton of players to the portal requiring them to poach a few every year to fill gaps.
     
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  18. biggynugs

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    If I’m not mistaken, Foley got mcElwiin. Strickland came along with Mullen
     
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  19. paidinfull

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    People keep saying this, but we continue to find new lows.
     
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  20. AustinGator1

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    I wonder if he might have more interest in the AD position. He most definitely has an eye for talent and that is very important in that position. It would be a new type of challenge for him. He certainly is familiar with the culture at Florida.
     
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