Posted on 10/20/2025 11:39:49 AM PDT by Red Badger
It had to be done. Naps is a good guy but time to move on. Let the search begin and Go Gators!
Unfortunately other people than Stricklin have a say in the tournaments’ outcomes.
It could be worse, Penn State has already fired their coach and owes him over 50 million to go away, FSU wants to fire their coach, but they are choking on the 50 million it will take to make him go away.
Maybe Florida needs a new Athletic Director.
And all this time I thought the goal was for athletes to get an education.
College football is BIG BUSINESS...............
Heh, heh. I know. I forgot the /s tag.
Either Gunnar Stockton or Carson Beck had to leave UGA. Why did Carson Beck go to Miami, now #9, rather than Florida, now # 99?
(Gunnar Stockton’s UGA is now #5. So UGA probably made the best choice.)
Better weather.................
Makes sense... He obviously failed to hire the proper coach... So fire him, get a new Director and a new coach at the same time.
James Franklin made it about as far as he could with Penn State, and this year was a regression. It’s been clear for years he didn’t have what it takes to get his team to consistently beat ranked teams.
Sometimes it’s better to cut losses than to throw good money after bad.
Naps with the Gators was even worse.
“Florida owes Napier about $21 million, a cost Stricklin said was not “insignificant.””
No kidding Sherlock. I asked Google AI how much money the program brings in and the amount dwarfs the $21M.
Bill Belichick might soon be available....(GRIN)
Bill Belichick might soon be available....(GRIN)
This insane arms race in college football is unsustainable.
These programs firing coaches mid-season are going to be unable to get head coaches from other schools who are happy where they are, and/or are in the midst of earning playoff spots.
Florida could have bought a whole lot of football talent with the buyout money they’re paying Napier. I like the Gators, but who’s going to want to step into that horrible mess.
I hear Urban Meyer is still kicking................
FL should bring back Steve Spurrier. If for nothing else but the entertaining back-and-forth press conferences between him and Lane Kiffin whenever the Gators play the Rebels. LOL
What about his girlfriend? (Asking for a friend.)
and the Gators finished the year with four straight wins. But that momentum did not carry into this season,
He sacrificed Lagway to win those four games, at the cost of Lagway’s career. He was brought back too soon, and he’s a shell of what he could have been.
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