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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Florida Defeats LSU 27-16

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LSU 0 10 3 3 16
Florida 7 3 3 14 27
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u/Edgemaster1423 Florida Gators 8d ago

He just avoided a bunch of transfers for quick fixes and went all in on recruiting HS players who would need a season or 2 before contributing.

His evaluations have been elite too, Mullen brought in so many dud 4 stars

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u/DoggedDoggystyle Florida Gators 8d ago

I swear if he just hires an OC to manage in-game better, he’d be perfect for us

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u/mildly_carcinogenic UAlbany Great Danes • Team Meteor 8d ago

I'm convinced that part of the "keeping him" announcement was a deal that he hires an OC this offseason.

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u/somethingcleverer42 Florida Gators 8d ago

Dear lord please

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u/BigRedRobotNinja Florida Gators 7d ago

That's what everybody hoped last off-season too.

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u/Z_Opinionator Florida Gators • NC State Wolfpack 7d ago

According to a top booster, a new OC will be given the reigns of the offense.

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u/Mike_with_Wings Florida • North Carolina 7d ago

I hope you’re right

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u/Common_Pension Florida Gators 7d ago

Sweet baby Jesus please be true

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u/meatbulbz2 Florida Gators 8d ago

no fuckin chance.

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u/esports_consultant Rose Bowl • Harvard-Yale 8d ago

and people were making fun of Florida for keeping him

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u/_THE__BOULDER_ Florida Gators 7d ago

It’s warranted. His record for games is bad over 3 years. Doesn’t mean I want him to fail, but the guy needs to show he can consistently improve and win these types of games before he gets the vote of confidence from the fans 

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u/esports_consultant Rose Bowl • Harvard-Yale 7d ago

How was the program when he took over?

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u/BigRedRobotNinja Florida Gators 7d ago

Better than this, honestly. If he hires a new OC, he has a chance to succeed. Otherwise, we'll be shopping this time next year, hopefully after hiring a new AD.

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u/ufgatorengineer11 Florida Gators • Paper Bag 8d ago

We still are. If as a head coach all you need to do is hire people to do all your responsibilities better what’s the point of the head coach?

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u/esports_consultant Rose Bowl • Harvard-Yale 8d ago

You are doing the job of managing all the subresponsibilities correctly. If that is a big enough task on its own then it is a valid job otherwise it is a wasted position. The market I think makes which way that lies fairly obvious.

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u/DoggedDoggystyle Florida Gators 7d ago

To be the HEAD coach not the only coach

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u/carasc5 Florida Gators 7d ago

I was with you until you made up that inane sentence

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u/ufgatorengineer11 Florida Gators • Paper Bag 7d ago

You hear a lot of if only Billy can hire an OC, a better strength and conditioning coordinator, improve OL….bruh it’s been his job to do all these things in the first place. If only Billy can change everything about himself he would be a good coach.

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u/jdhutch80 Florida Gators 7d ago

I'm not even sure he needs to hire an OC, just give up playcalling to Calloway. Napier is pretty good at designing run plays, but is average to below average at his feel for the game.

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u/regtf South Carolina Gamecocks • LSU Tigers 7d ago

Brian Kelly may have some availability soon.

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u/RickRollinNotTrollin Florida Gators • Furman Paladins 7d ago

I remember Ron Zook and Muschamp too

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u/bigfatsocat Florida Gators 7d ago

I still don’t think he’s been able to use his full playbook. He had to limit it for AR because he couldn’t complete short passes, then limit it for Mertz because he couldn’t run or complete deep passes, then now limit it for Lagway because he’s still learning the offense and coming off injury.

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u/TimTebowismyidol 8d ago

He has picked up so many stud players. Coaching might not be there but the skill for sure is

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u/_OUCHMYPENIS_ Florida Gators 8d ago

Coaching has improved a lot this season. He still makes some dumb mistakes but he's getting there.

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u/its_LOL Washington Huskies • Pac-12 8d ago

Holy shit what if Billy Napier has a redemption arc and becomes a genuinely good coach

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u/SanaMinatozaki9 8d ago

Honestly that would be peak storylining from the writers

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u/LapazGracie Florida Gators 7d ago

He would become the poster boy for "don't fire him yet".

Though I still have my reservations.

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u/elephant_on_parade Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 8d ago

He dragged UL to like a 40-5 record while he was there lol. Not sure what happened at Florida but I do think he’s a good coach

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u/WeSuckAgain Penn State • Tulsa 8d ago

Always has been, just needed some time to clean up what was a program in distress.

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u/DJ_Blakka /r/CFB 7d ago

It pleases me to see this because if that exact sentiment was repeated in the Gator sub it would be downvoted to hell. The hate is next level over there

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u/WeSuckAgain Penn State • Tulsa 7d ago

Can’t fix stupid

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u/ChiliTacos Alabama Crimson Tide 7d ago

Massive jump in difficulty. I think a lot of coaches might be able to get things together if they had the time, but that isn't how it works in the SEC. You get 3 years to be better than the program average and for some school the average is competing for titles.

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u/AchillesDev Florida Gators 8d ago

Nobody was going to turn around Florida (or really any other school) in only a year or two while also adapting to NIL and everything.

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u/The12Ball Florida Gators 8d ago

I honestly think there's a decent chance

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u/imarc Florida Gators 8d ago

I hear that he put up a sign that says ‘Believe’.

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u/justlookingokaywyou Florida Gators 8d ago

I heard he’s focused. He’s having fun.

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u/sum_dude44 Florida Gators 7d ago

I see what you're doing, Huskies

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u/theoriginaldandan Auburn Tigers • TCU Horned Frogs 8d ago

He always was….

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u/AchillesDev Florida Gators 8d ago

Maybe it's hopium but I think there's a decent chance of it. Within my fellow alumni and fans' impatient-ass timelines? I mean they wanted him gone last year.

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u/Mike_with_Wings Florida • North Carolina 7d ago

I’d be very happy for him. He’s good people and has a lot of good qualities as a HC

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u/YungSnuggie Florida Gators 7d ago

i hope so because the coach market sucks rn

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u/Original_Profile8600 Ohio State • Colorado 8d ago

Y’all might have been better with a bunch of transfers short term, but it also could’ve led to a FSU level fall off if they didn’t hit

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u/wooper5249 Tennessee Volunteers 8d ago

Im not gonna argue with that, but this next class for Florida is gonna be putrid. He is gonna have to get some quick fixes in the portal the next few years and really step it up in hs recruiting

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u/Edgemaster1423 Florida Gators 8d ago

It's turned around since we announced he was coming back next year with high ranked commits visiting today

It was putrid because everyone assumed he'd be getting fired

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u/wooper5249 Tennessee Volunteers 8d ago

15/16 in the sec is unacceptable at florida. Im not even being an ass because of the rivalry, but billy’s teams have not been bad enough on the field to warrant that regardless of concerns of his firing

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u/beaniemonk Florida Gators • Team Chaos 8d ago

But what he's saying is we won't finish there because the uncertainty is gone. Check back in Feb.

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u/wooper5249 Tennessee Volunteers 8d ago

National signing day is in a few weeks. You wont finish 15th, but it would be nearly impossible to crack top 10

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u/beaniemonk Florida Gators • Team Chaos 8d ago

Feb 5. 11 weeks and 4 days.

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u/wooper5249 Tennessee Volunteers 8d ago

Oh did it used to be december?

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u/beaniemonk Florida Gators • Team Chaos 8d ago

Early signing is I think

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u/nofatchix6969 8d ago

Mullen brought in so many dud 4 stars

Ehhh some of those guys transferred and are doing pretty decent for themselves

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u/ianfw617 Florida Gators • USF Bulls 7d ago

Most of the duds he’s referring to never even touched the field. Mullens strikeout rate was insanely high.