Billy hoodwinked the admin into thinking they hired Saban 2.0 but got duuuuuuupppeeeddd. His hubris (not giving up playcalling / OC spot, comical o-line coaching, army of analysts vs top line coaching staff) is his downfall. Georgia hits lottery in Kirby, LSU gets experience, Tenn gets innovation, Ole Miss gets swagger, TAnM gets competency, Missouri gets aggression, etc…we are way, way behind.
If I remember correctly Muschamp was fired for losing to Georgia Southern and Zook was fired for losing to Mississippi State. What will be Billy’s Waterloo?
Listening to Finebaum just now - he reminded a disgruntled Gator fan/caller that during an appearance with the show last Friday, Scott Sticklin said Billy is going to be our head coach for a long long time. So guess we all just need to get used to it, I guess......
I have no hesitation betting against Florida, but I bet UF over 4.5 wins as well; just had a hard time imagining a 4-8 or worse team this year. My imagination is much better now...
Wonder who he is slobbering over now that Saban is gone? He may hope that is the case, but unless Billy beats UGA and has a winning season, he is a dead man walking. Look at Mullen. We played Alabama close and lost his last year before the bottom fell out and he got fired. Billy couldn’t even keep it close against Miami, and looked completely outmatched on both sides of the ball. There is nothing Billy can hang his hat on to show look, things are improving. Mullen at least had his offense to point to as a bright spot and that didn’t save him.
At this moment it looks like the UCF game. However with a bye week coming on 09/28, a loss in Starkeville may do it. If those percentages all hold, a loss to UCF at home puts the Gators at 1-4 to start the season, 1-3 at home, and absolutely zero hope for anything to be accomplished this season. Billy and Stricklin would both go into witness protection if this were to unfold.
Not that it's good but with those percentages, the FPI is predicting us to go 4-8. It's not predicting 1-11.
Paul must assume Stricklin will be our AD for much longer then. I think both will be exiting the building.
Florida AD Scott Stricklin: "I really believe Billy Napier is going to be the coach at Florida for a long, long time."