What's worse is Miami, in reality, is a 6-6 team at best.
Football Thoughts on this Florida team moving onto 2024......
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With their ACC schedule, I think they'll do better than that. But I know what you're saying. There are probably 5-6 better teams on the Gator schedule.
Not sure on Miami as they look pretty good on paper. They might have LSU level talent. I would say GA, TX and Ole Miss on our schedule are better though.
"This ain't your daddy's UF, we have some systemic problems that need to be addressed. Not just coaching. We suck more d!ck than Coldplay opening up for Nickelback."
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For those who have said that NIL deficiencies at Florida is the reason we're losing, here's an article you should read.
It would be nice if they could show the actual NIL deals for players but much of it is private I think. That list has nothing to do with NIL really. The teams getting the top recruits and portal guys are paying the most NIL right now. Some are heavier on one or the other though.
He has to go first so the new AD can go through the coach search process.
Correct me if I'm off base her @GatorFever, but here's my perception of the NIL situation and that article. THE University of Florida has the 4th most money coming into the athletics department and some Gator fans are saying that we can't compete with other schools with NIL deals they are putting together. That makes no sense to me except to assume that UF's leadership (President, AD, University Athletic Assn., big money boosters, etc) have decided to use the money that's available to them for other things. It seems that our people in charge didn't realize how important, valuable and critical NIL was going to be in bringing in elite athletes and so have fallen behind the 8-ball in comparison with other schools, who recognized all this early on and acted on it immediately. The money is and has been there, but we have failed leadership at virtually all levels and that is why we are losing the NIL battles. It's absolutely not a matter of resources because it's obvious we are up there at the top in regards to resources. It's a matter of priotities and choices and UF leadership has blundered big time and it's killing us. How about accountability for those in control, like would happen in any other big business where bad decisions hurt the brand?
You know I am not really sure how it's working now and have heard talk of some NIL in the future coming out of that pie but I think now NIL to players is mostly from the collectives and other deals the real big boosters are behind. The OSU coach was recorded telling their big boosters he couldnt keep their roster at the level it was without like twenty or so million from them.
My point, though is that all states had their laws about paying college athletes and all conferences and universities had their rules. And when the courts said athletes deserved to be paid, collectivies and different orgainzations were formed all over the country to make it work for the respective universities. Florida's leadership, for whatever reasons, weren't aggressive or creative enough to get on top of the issue and figure out how best to jump into the NIL era to benefit our athletic programs. Other schools took advantage of the new rules and are now light years ahead of us in that respect, in spite of us having as much or more money available than any of them. That's a failure in leadership at the very top and, to me, it's inexcusable. Am I wrong?
But I think until it changes soon its mostly from the big boosters. We'll anything except bona-fide market driven NIL from some businesses which the court lawsuit authorized. I don't think the courts said players had to be paid just that you couldn't restrict them profiting from their own NIL.
The details don't matter to me. The fact is that Florida has the money to be at the top of the NIL era. But those in control over that money have decided, for whatever reason, to use it for other things. I have no money to invest in Gator sports so have no say. But those that do made the decisions that put us in this predicament. Combine that with bad coaching hires from Scott Stricklin and his inabiliity to convince our wealthy benefactors of the critical importance of NIL and here we are! Basically LOSERS! We are not entitled, as some goofballs love to say. But we are expectant that those in power will be diligent and responsible with the jobs they've pledged to uphold to do their best to put out the very best athletics programs possible for THE University of Florida. And they have failed.
Yes they have failed and it is a big time failure. There is no excuse to be in the position our football program is in. We have the money and the high school talent. We need to use the portal to our advantage and NIL should be our friend.
But we must address the coaching staff now and bring in a good X and O man and someone who is attuned to the times. Being an also ran in the SEC is pathetic and when teams like Kentucky have moved past you, it is time to come to reality. The reality is Florida football sucks and there is no excuse for that to happen. NONE. College football has changed and one must change with it.
Yep we better get with the program because like half of the new SEC is spending pretty big money.
The University of Florida has more NIL deals in place than any other school. We're #4 in money given to the athletics dept. and #8 in revenue from athletics. So saying our problem is that we can't compete with other schools regarding NIL is just not true.
nittanylionswire.usatoday.com
Top 10 colleges with the most NIL deals for athletes
Top 10 schools based on total number of NIL deals for college athletes
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But we arent getting any returns on our investmentsThe University of Florida has more NIL deals in place than any other school. We're #4 in money given to the athletics dept. and #8 in revenue from athletics. So saying our problem is that we can't compete with other schools regarding NIL is just not true.
Top 10 colleges with the most NIL deals for athletes
Top 10 schools based on total number of NIL deals for college athletes
The University of Florida has more NIL deals in place than any other school. We're #4 in money given to the athletics dept. and #8 in revenue from athletics. So saying our problem is that we can't compete with other schools regarding NIL is just not true.
Top 10 colleges with the most NIL deals for athletes
Top 10 schools based on total number of NIL deals for college athletes
But we aren't #4 in NIL paid to players. We are lagging in that. Miami bought some top portal guys this past year and we got guys right below them.
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And that now falls squarely on the HC/OC imo............
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You may be right, but where are your stats to show that? And are you talking about football players or all "players" at UF? Just curious. Could it be that the elite football players would rather go to other schools because of the mess our program is in? If they can get the same money at a program that has a chance to win a championship, why not go there instead of Gainesville?
Kerwin Bell just wins everywhere he goes....let's bring this Gator legend home!!!
WoW! That sure sounds like something that the iG has been advocating for several years now....
Maybe you aren't too dumb to learn after all? 😉
Why in the world we don't give him a look, at least at offensive coordinator, is crazy. Every stop along the way he has built a winner...getting better each season.
Maybe we could trade with Western Carolina? We send them Napier, both offensive line coaches, and our AD in exchange for Bell? We can even throw in our D coordinators to sweeten the pot.
Only thing that I can guess at is this.
Kerwin is a conservative country boy from 'Fly Over' country, so he might not fit in with the current Socialist-U twisted atmosphere. That certainly hurt and/or killed Dan's program while he was here....
Was Napier maybe one of those Socialist-U DEI hires???
Seeing the results, it's beginning to look like it.... 😉
Yep - He was an OC at USF in 2019 and that didn't work out too well. Kerwin is one of my all time favorite Gators and a local boy (Mayo) with roots in the area. He's 59 now and has done an excellent job as head coach wherever he's gone - Jacksonville, Valdosta St. & now Western Carolina. At Western Carolina his records there are "only" 4-7, 6-5, 7-4, but we have to realize this was a doormat in the Southern Conference before he took over. There must be some reason he's never been offered (or if he has been offered he's turned it down) a head coaching job at a D1 school. Maybe he had some talks at some point in the past about being an assistant at Florida and opted to stay as head coach at one of these smaller schools. Maybe those in power at UF never saw him as "head coach" material for THE University of Florida. I have no idea. I would love to have seen Bell on the UF coaching staff and have said so throughout the years, but it seems that ship has sailed.
Start DJ Lagway vs. Samford, Gators: You need the distraction (and production)
Florida's fan base is hungry for hope and starved for joy. It's time to let 5-star phenom DJ Lagway eat vs. Samford ... and maybe beyond.
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I agree, let Lagway play. That's not a knock on Mertz, but Florida needs to shake things up in a big way. Mertz has played well, and the kid is tough, but Lagway could be that spark. Good news is Samford is terrible, and it is a great opportunity to get Lagway reps.
Kerwin's son might be the most realistic opption for OC down the road.
Kade Bell - Wikipedia
And this may be our best option to replace Sun Belt Billy.
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Curious to see how he does at Washington. Decent 3 years at Arizona for sure.And this may be our best option to replace Sun Belt Billy.
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Cade doing well!Kerwin's son might be the most realistic opption for OC down the road.
Kade Bell - Wikipedia
Florida fans, media react to news of DJ Lagway’s first-career start
DJ Lagway has Florida's fan base fired up as he's set to make his first-career start in Week 2.
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ESPN’s FPI offers historically grim outlook for Florida’s 2024 season after loss to Miami
ESPN's FPI updates the win probability for every remaining game on Florida's schedule. The Gators could be in for a historically bad year.
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Where was the infamous coaches quick 'HOOK' for the under-performing during the game???
Where were the 'PACKAGES' for Lagway during the game, especially with Mertz sucking???
The Billy Napier infamous and constantly over-used motto: WE NEED TO COACH BETTER
Rural central Florida response: 'YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!'
Where were the 'PACKAGES' for Lagway during the game, especially with Mertz sucking???
The Billy Napier infamous and constantly over-used motto: WE NEED TO COACH BETTER
Rural central Florida response: 'YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!'
Napier said they look good in practice this week. They just have to execute it better in the games.
Coachspeak for "They look really good against each other. How they'll look against another team is anbody's guess."
My biggest fear for Lagway is not him getting injured, it's instead him having to attempt to succeed in CBN's primitive excuse for an offense.
CBN needs to review the Meyer/Mullen spread/option offense that was used for Tim Tebow.
If he tries to make Lagway play in his Mertz offense vs anyone but maybe Samford, they're fuched imo.... 🙄
CBN needs to review the Meyer/Mullen spread/option offense that was used for Tim Tebow.
If he tries to make Lagway play in his Mertz offense vs anyone but maybe Samford, they're fuched imo.... 🙄
A first round draft pick at QB only won 6 games in Napier's offense. It's so predictable and mundane with no real adjustments now into year 3. I'm a Mertz fan, but am glad Lagway is getting the start. Elite HS player with a lot of skills, plus a great leader and quality young man from all accounts. Wish him nothing but the best.
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