Welcome home, fellow Gator.

The Gator Nation's oldest and most active insider community
Join today!

Article: Everything Billy Napier Said After Florida’s 29-16 Victory Over No.11 Tennessee

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by ETGator, Sep 17, 2023.

  1. Sep 17, 2023 #1
    ETGator

    ETGator Long-Time Gator Stuck In East Tennessee Moderator VIP Member

    12,037
    7,576
    3,013
    Sep 15, 2007
    • Like Like x 2
    • Winner Winner x 2
    • Disagree Bacon! Disagree Bacon! x 1
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 1
  2. Sep 17, 2023 #2
    Gatorrick22

    Gatorrick22 GC Hall of Fame

    86,326
    25,913
    4,613
    Apr 3, 2007
    I wish he could talk in more detail about the recruits that we there to see that game in The Swamp live...

    I'm kind of glad he mentioned that he might have been too conservative in the second half... against some teams that could come back to bite us in the backside.
     
    Last edited: Sep 17, 2023
    • Agree Agree x 4
    • Like Like x 1
  3. Sep 17, 2023 #3
    gatormonk

    gatormonk GC Hall of Fame

    7,109
    6,353
    2,603
    Apr 3, 2007
    I wonder if part of the reason he said that was to conceal Mertz's condition.
     
    • Informative Informative x 1
  4. Sep 17, 2023 #4
    Gatorrick22

    Gatorrick22 GC Hall of Fame

    86,326
    25,913
    4,613
    Apr 3, 2007
    Mertz didn't get hurt until the fourth quarter, right? And by the fourth quarter it's okay to play conservative football with the score being what it was.

    I would have liked one more score early in the third quarter, but Napier did the right thing... he won the game. :D;)

    I just re-watched the game, I think he got hurt in the middle of the 3rd quarter.
     
    Last edited: Sep 19, 2023
    • Agree Agree x 4
    • Like Like x 1
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 1
  5. Sep 18, 2023 #5
    Wanne15

    Wanne15 GC Hall of Fame

    14,848
    3,902
    3,088
    Jan 18, 2015
    Mertz looked like he hurt his leg/ankle too. He shook it off but maybe that’s why also. Really, they scored on the first drive and then nothing forever so giving them extra opportunities probably wasn’t a good idea. Three scores up and they couldn’t break 20 in four quarters.
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Agree Agree x 1