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Post Game Thread -- Florida at Tennessee

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by tilly, Oct 12, 2024.

  1. gatormonk

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  2. Gatorologist

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    Scared money don't make money!

    Unless you have a 26 million dollar buyout!
     
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  3. The_RH_Factor

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    It’s a crying shame that the Gators don’t go undefeated every year and win the national championship.

    Quarterbacks hitting every pass, running backs gaining 10 yards on every run.

    No penalties.

    5 star players coming to Florida in droves. And, playing like 5 star players.

    Yea, it’s a crying shame.
     
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  4. oneatatime

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  5. gatormonk

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  6. oneatatime

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    In my humble opinion, if we would have gone for two with 29 seconds left, (make it or not) it would have changed my opinion of Napier.

    Was coming out in the Emory & Henry formation, an ode to Spurrier, just a bluff to get Tennessee to call a timeout or was Lagway prepared to execute the play despite what would have been tremendous crowd noise.

    Back in 2021, Missouri went for two in a comeback win over us in overtime and I think that was a big moment for Eli Drinkwitz who was in his third year as coach.

    Whether we ran the play out of the Emery and Henry formation, which I doubt UT had any idea how to defend, really doesn't matter. It would have shown Napier was willing to take a big chance, something I haven't seen to now.
     
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  7. maxgator

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    I would have been fine with the two point miss. I was calling to go for 2. Lagway just made a phenomenal play. We had momentum. He had been struggling. There was no discernable advantage that i could see in going to OT. We'ed have to fight the crowd.

    I believe the decision to kick was made because our OC had no confidence in any play they had ready. Poster child of reasons why the head coach shouldn't be the play caller.

    I give UT credit. Defense came through when it had to
     
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  8. WC53

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    First half ineptitude sealed the fate. And the 2nd half didn’t get any better.
    Players all fought hard. Coach looked like he swallowed his dip.
     
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  9. pogba

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    Maybe 1 or 2 more wins this season. Running dives out of the pistol against Texas should be a fun watch...not
     
  10. g0ggles

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    Win this game..... 7-5, 8-4 was very achievable. The uga/tx/lsu slate is brutal.... but the other games on the remaining schedule are winnable. I just need a new coach on the sideline. This dude is not a complete moron (he negotiated a juicy buyout), but he's a tier above
     
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  11. g0ggles

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    Inexcusable going into year 3. You know who's on the FG team. Have them ready to hit the field and know who to tap out for substitution. 3 back to back red zone trips..... zero points
     
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  12. gatorrob87

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    Napier’s analysts are about UF hiring and paying his cousins and other family members. I am sure about that.
    I can hear the phone conversation now.
    Billy:”Hey Cleatus, let Jethro, Rufus, and Joe Bob know that I have a real sucker on the hook. Gather up the whole clan! Use’s guys gonna anal eyes football. Don’t even nose what that means, but they gonna pay us big time money! Hurry up before this honey hole goes dry!”
     
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  13. vaxcardinal

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    I’m sure stricknine would have used this win as an excuse to extend nappys contract
     
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  14. g0ggles

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    I'm not... hindsight is 20/20, but who else was interviewed for this position. Napier was a hot commodity at the rime, but he wasn't the only coach interested in this job.

    He'll be fired by end of season.... so we'll see who's tapped to rake control of the program
     
  15. 1980gator

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    I am sure it’s been talked about a lot but that crappy spot by the ref when we were on their 20-15 yard line, on our second red zone drive on third down. The running back(?) was half a yard to a yard past the first down marker. Even so we still should have converted the fourth and inches down. That Mertz fumble at the goal line should have been overturned. The side of his body looked down. Now I have to listen to vol crap all week.
     
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  16. gatormagic

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    Thirty five days until the Gator coaching carousel begins spinning again. Frankly, I hope it is spinning to find an AD, too.
    I’ve been a Gator fan since 1965 and a season ticket holder for 52 years. I’ve seen the best and the worst of Gator football for 59 seasons. But nothing that’s come before this season matches the disappointment and ineptness we are witnessing.
    CBN is clearly in over his head and we see proof of it every time the Gators take the field.
    Yeah, a $28 million severance seems insane, but it really reinforces why we need a new AD. Let Gator fans swallow hard and move on. The Napier experiment has been embarrassing, aggravating, frustrating and damaging for the football program and our beloved university.
    I’ve been ready for a change since last season……IT’S TIME!’
     
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  17. 1980gator

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    If we make a coaching change do we still want kiffen?
     
  18. CadGator

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    Especially when you have your true freshman QB in there. If they could have stayed out 3rd and long you could give him a fighting chance.
     
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  19. pogba

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    Yes; Kiffin can bring offense back to the swamp.
     
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  20. g0ggles

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    Line up your best play call with lagway.... try to steal back a win. This coach doesn't have anything to lose. 20+ mil buyout if he's fired, keeps his job if he wins. That should be freeing to him
     
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