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*** The end is near, for Billy Napier at Florida ***

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by 62gator, Sep 14, 2024.

  1. RealGatorFan

    RealGatorFan Premium Member

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    Vandy would wipe us off the map. Do you seriously think our defense is going to stop an inverted wishbone when they are built to stop the spread? Why do you think Vandy is scoring so many points? If they can fine tune their defense, they are CFP bound.
     
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  2. uftaipan

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    Actually, I think his personal mission this season is to coach this team in a way he can explain potential employers for the next job. At least that means he cannot afford to quiet quit, no matter how bad things might go.
     
  3. uftaipan

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    Uh … no.
     
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  4. murphree_hall

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    I don’t think Vandy wipes us off the the map if we play like the first half of the UCF game. That’s about as complete of a performance I’ve seen by our team in the entire Napier era and possibly even Mullen’s last year. I just haven’t seen us play defense like that in 4 years.
     
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  5. workemsillyg8rs

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    As bad as we have looked at times, the teams that beat us are a combined 7-1 and both ranked. We are beating the teams that we should beat. I agree, we should be a top 25 team in year 3. BN is not the guy for us but there are a lot of top 25 teams not beating the teams that they should beat.
     
  6. tommyvee

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    Not conceding any of those games just yet. Still rooting for Billy to pull this one out. If we win and the team rally around one another, then the process is working.
     
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  7. workemsillyg8rs

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    If they beat UT and SWAC BN keeps his job. Book it!
     
  8. tommyvee

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    Game looks less daunting at this point. We are lucky Arkansas gave us another blueprint on how to bear a team.
     
  9. tommyvee

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    What’s the joke? Rodney Dangerfield, I understand. Sam Kinison?
     
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  10. tommyvee

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    Clark Lea is in his 4th year at Vandy. He was 2-10 last year (same as his first year). He’s no James Franklin.
     
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  11. workemsillyg8rs

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    If you don’t get it then there is no point in explaining it to you.
     
  12. RealGatorFan

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    BS. We got lucky because they lost a ton of their passing attack with players opting out. They had no choice but to run the ball and we knew it. We played better gap control and tackled well, which is a big deal, but make no mistake, we played MSU 2.0. What I see glaring from Napier is he lacks a spine and that will cost us every game going forward. He has no fire, no ability to stick or grow a lead. He goes Muschamp in the 2nd half of every game, unless we are getting blown out or the game is close. We've scored the majority of our points in the Napier-era in the 1st half.
     
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  13. ETGator

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  14. bobcatgator

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    Great game plan and congrats to Vandy…further proof that even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then. As for the Gators and Billy, it’s great to win but they scored ZERO points in the second half. Billy is still a dead man walking.
     
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  15. MarineG8R

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    Sun shines on a dog’s…..
     
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  16. tommyvee

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  17. workemsillyg8rs

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    You just lack a sense of humor. It is ok. You will survive this.
     
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  18. tommyvee

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    I’m waiting for the humor.
     
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  19. airgator96

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    Unfortunately, I agree. If he somehow gets to 6 wins. They are going to give him another year, because of the schedule and 26 million other reasons.

    Not to mention Miami is 6-0 and TxA&M is 5-1, combined 11-1 is what we lost to.
     
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  20. workemsillyg8rs

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    You always will be.