@@GenXautrucity most of those sports have coaches that were not hired by Strickland. Not to mention, the football program quite literally funds the entire athletics department and then some.
This! In fact, since we have an interim president, I think Scott stays put and hires our new coach after an "on the filed interview" on Oct 5th. It would be a classic Strickland move.
Ngl I don't wanna hear that bullshit lmfao he would still have his job today if the boosters and athletic department had common sense. We wanted him to compete with Georgia and recruiting but gave him one third the finances to do so plus The Practice Facility was falling behind schedule. He's not a good CEO that much is true he didn't let go of Grantham when he should have. But the game he lost his job and we lost on a two-point conversion at the end of the game lmfao as Florida fans we would take a one-point loss to Missouri at this point😂 in fact some of you would get on your knees and beg for it
I loved Mullen at Florida but his loyalty to Grantham killed him here, I believe. Grantham might have been the worst defensive coach in UF history. Strickland is a horrible AD and must go.
What changes everything is the 12 team playoff. Because of that, Kiffin could contend every year from Ole Miss. He does't need the Florida name to do it. Considering Strickland is still there, it wouldn't surprise me if on Oct 5th we are doing an "on the field interview" for our next coach.
If I were Kiffin I wouldn’t go near toxic Florida. He’s too good for them. Napier is too. This woke world has changed. Now that college football is professional sports and these spoiled kids get everything, good coaches can’t flourish in certain places.
Lane is a game-changer. Florida chasing up-and-comer, G5s for on-the-job training have to be certifiably over. I think it's time for Stricklin to depart. He cannot make this hire.
Kiffin's first year at Ole Miss was 2020 - the DC he brought in was DJ Durkin. So, Durkin was available after the 2019 season. What do you think happens in the SEC title game with Durkin as DC opposed to Grantham, same for 2021 against Bama? In 1 year Durkin took Ole Miss from 117th in scoring defense to 51st. Mullen could have brought in Durkin but chose to keep Grantham. That move alone probably makes UF 2020 SEC champs and in the playoff, then beats Bama in 2021, giving UF 2 straight over Bama, at least a Top 5 ranking, tons of momentum and saves Mullen's job. That one move changes the trajectory of the program and it was plainly obvious to everyone in the country, yet Mullen and Stricklin refused to make that move. Mullen can cry all he wants about being told 'no' when he was at UF - the person responsible for his failure was himself. Stricklin should have said "no" when Mullen wanted to bring Grantham back in 2020. Georgia destroyed UF on 3rd down in 2019. That's why they lost that game. The entire nation knew about '3rd & Grantham' and who was it that didn't force a change on Mullen? Scott Stricklin. He has to be fired. A confederacy of experts will always prevent the right thing from being done - and that is what we have at UAA and in the UF administration. People like Fuchs and Stricklin have to go. With donks like them around, things are never going to get better.
@@TheChrismeg34 With Durkin, UF beats Bama easily 2021. UF lost that game by 2 points with Grantham. Bama beat Georgia by a ton in Atlanta, so beating Georgia would have been very realistic as well.
@@GolfSuperTillman It does matter because moving on from Grantham was something the entire nation knew to be necessary, yet the two people that should have known it first, and acted on it, refused to do so. This isn't like contemplating a better call on 4th and 3. This was obvious to everyone that watches CFB.
Good comments. Your logo bothers me: it looks like "A Peeh inside Gator Football". When Mullen was fired, Land Kiffin was still viewed as a bit weird from his Tennessee years.
If Alex Gloesh upsets Miami and finishes with a great record (and if Lane tells us ‘no’) then it’s time to get Golesh, the next great offensive head coach in college football.
Stricklin, under no circumstances, can make this next hire! Billy is as good as gone, and the AD needs to be fired with him. Do the right thing UF, go 🐊!
Why would Lane Kiffin be feuding over Ole Miss future opponents (WF backed out) if he is considering leaving? Keep dreaming. You missed him two years ago and Auburn tried to get him Lane is well positioned for a National Championship. He can play that out and go anywhere he wants besides the dumpster fire that is Florida. Beg Mullen to come back. He was a great coach. He had MSU #1 in the land before you called him home so you could just fire him. Get your tissues out. You are about to get your feelings hurt. Spend the 100 million on NIL and get some depth so you can win a game or two instead of pissing it away firing coaches.
Interesting: At the time my initial choice to replace Mullin was Scott Frost (he would have fared better at UF than Nebraska). Next was Kiffin, and people said I was nuts. Lane hurt the feelings of many UF fans. Too bad. He's a great coach and offensive genius, which is exactly what we need.
Lane ain’t coming to Florida. Look at his contract. Look at schedule; mostly cupcakes. Family loves Oxford. He is king where he’s at. Why would he leave
@@johnlohmeyer8331, I’m glad someone has some sense. Thank you for stating the obvious. Making a 12 team playoff is not really contending for a natty. Some teams make the playoff and don’t have a chance to win it all.
I can't remember who said it but someone did say Lane Kiffin's mother still resides in Florida after his father passed away and she could relocate and live with Lane and still enjoy living in Florida if he took the Gators job. Florida is a top 10 job, not a top 3 job. Lane at UF wouldn't necessarily mean he'll always have better or teams equally good as Georgia, Bama, and Texas and that's just the SEC. Sure he'll field more fun and competitive teams than Napier and Mullen but UF would also have to spend a lot more money than what they are currently spending to compete with those schools on a yearly basis in hopes of building a program that can make the top 12 team playoffs most years and actually win a title once or twice a decade if all goes right for them. Good luck. Hating you guys isn't as fun when you guys are this bad.
@@tylervick7631 How many of the current AP top 12 ranked teams do you think have no shot at winning the championship this year? I think everyone ranked in the current AP top 12 rankings except for Oregon, Penn State, Mizzou, and Utah could win the championship this season. Maybe after a month from now I could trim a few more teams off, but this year really feels like there are 6 to 8 really good teams that could win this year's championship. None of them look unstoppable like some of the past championship teams within the past ten years that mostly had one or two teams that stood so far ahead of everyone else and was a forgone conclusion who would be playing in the title game early on. Yeah there have been a few surprises, but those haven't been the norm most years.
Everyone saying hire Gruden...he has too much horrible baggage. He got fired for saying some absolutely horrible stuff. How do you expect him to recruit these young black men and convince them and their families to go to Florida with those racist diatribes hanging over his head?
The timing for Lane is better now, given the unknown nature of NIL and Portal Napier was a good hire. Life comes at you fast and with what we know now you pay to play. If we hired Lane then he would have been stifled by Strickland and the UAA and we would be having problems, maybe not worse than bow though. With the humble pie being served to the UAA, the hire of Lane looks like it would be a smoother process today.
When Mullen was fired, Napier was the hot name, and he had elevated Louisiana to its highest level. At the same time, NIL and the portal changed the landscape of college football, and Napier was (and is) slow to adapt to it. Had Napier been hired when Mullen was, I think he would have been more successful. We don't know whether a coach will work out or not. Muschamp was a great hire, until things fell apart due to injuries in 2013. Meyer seemed like a sure hit, but when he broke down in tears after LSU in 2005 and lost to South Carolina, you could be forgiven if you questioned that hire. There's a degree of skill and a degree of luck in hiring the right coach at the right time, and very few coaches replicate their success at multiple stops, because every school is different. I'm rooting for Napier to succeed, I'll be rooting for the interm coach to succeed, and be rooting for his replacement to succeed. I'm just not convinced that Kiffin is the can't miss hire everyone seems to think he is.
I agree. College football is much more complex now and the NIL and transfer portal is the new recruiting basically. The question is how good or great of a coach will be judged based on how well you can get the team with chemistry. For example, I'm very impressed with Miami with all those Tranfers playing very well so far. I didn't think Cristobal was good enough to accomplish that. If they continue to play that way and ward can stay healthy, I think they can contend for the NT. Of course, they have to play almost perfect and no injuries but I would not want to play them if they make the playoffs. My opinion
Ole Miss alum: I didn’t want him, either, but look what he’s done for our program. This Lane Kiffin isn’t the same Lane Kiffin who walked away from Tennessee for USC. He has matured.
@@harterbob I don't think so. He caused a lot of problems for Urban Meyer, UF, and the NCAA. He accused UF of cheating. It will never be forgotten. Kiffin does not ever deserve to represent or wear UF's Logo. 😤
Happy Birthday Ali, Im more in love with the idea of FL hiring a general manager. I remember that GA was always able to get good recruits even before Smart. Would love the stability of having good recruits regardless of the coach. Lane sounds great but unfortunately, he probably wont like the idea of us hiring a general manager. Lane, please let us hire a general manger along with you, lol. BTW, we should be able to hire a general manager right now. Things have changed college is more like the NFL now.
I was reading a story earlier, an anonymous current power 4 AD was saying that U.F may keep Stricklin around, but likely the big donors would ultimately make the next coaching hire. This would be an improvement, to be sure. But i cant help but wonder, how do people remain millionaires while failing miserably at their job?
If FU hadn’t fired Mullen they wouldn’t be in the fix they are in now. If you look at the history of FU football they are average at best. Yes I know they won 3 natties but so have other programs. They are not by any means a perennial powerhouse. They remind me of Nebraska many years ago who fired Frank Solich and after that went twenty years without a winner. Sometimes Karma bites you in tale
Dan was a great coach at Florida, and we are looking back through rose colored glassed now, but I agree with the previous poster regarding Grantham - loyal to a fault. But there is an awful lot to say for loyalty. I wish Dan hadn’t wanted that NFL HBC job so desperately, he took his job at UF for granted, at least that’s what I saw. You can’t go back, but I would be happy to have Mullen back.
Fortunately y'all didn't hire Bobby Petrino, you would have had Scott Loeffler as your OC whose offense would never score and Brian Vangorder as the DC whose defenses always got run through like a marathon finish line and giving up at least 50 points a game. Like at Louisville in 2018.
I agree,Florida should have went for lane kiffen to hire as the head coach but instead they hired no name billy Napier who's only success was in the sun belt
Well Just saw that J Gruden is looking to get back to coaching.. College this time . He is still in litigation @ vegas, BUT as a QB Guru I would love to see if he would be interested in the Fl job. I personally would Love to have him interviewed. Don’t let him off the hook. Napier has Destroyed the Gator Brand..
Kyle Whittingham, Gus Malzahn, Ed Orgeron, or Jedd Fisch .. Those are 4 coaches that need to be approached an asked if they would be interested in Coaching at UF.
Dan Mullen was the best coach we’ve had since Urban and we tossed him into retirement. He won two bcs bowl games in his first four seasons at Florida. Dan Mullen was a combined 11-0 all time vs Florida state and Tennessee. I hate to say it, but this is what Florida gets for firing Dan Mullen.
I love Dan Mullen, but this is exhibit A as to why he had to go… UF fans aren’t the only fans who want points. EVERY team wants points. That’s how football works today. That being said, I hope UF hires a P5 offensive minded coach and a DC who has the power to kind of separate his unit from the rest of the team and really coach them up. We need a new strength and conditioning team too.
@@derklavierspieler7491 my point was that Mullen feels that need to clarify that Florida wants points, as if that isn’t what all teams want. He didn’t do enough on the offensive side of the ball as head coach, and I think he was fired mostly because of lazy recruiting. He has a defensive mind and that won’t work in P5. Any defensive minded coach who’s made it has either also an understanding of offense or B, hires offensive coaches who know how to formulate a good/great offense. Mullen had no idea how to put together a strong offense, and that’s fine. But he’s not a championship contending HC.
@@derklavierspieler7491 you know what, I was confusing him and Muschamp. It’s been a long week lol. I do think that with Mullen, he was lazy with recruiting and he didn’t necessarily bring in any good QBs, aside from AR, who didn’t really get a chance until he was a sophomore.
He may not leave ,but i think Ryan Day might be persuaded to come to Gainesville! All those people want is to beat michigan!! The buckeyes have the most sec type program in the big ten!
Could have, would have, should have....."Let's concentrate on the future." Change should start at the very top and work its way down. We have had to many changes at the bottom level throughout the years with negative results!!!!!
Ron Zook had Steve Spurrier players! So what are you talking about??? Will Muschamp had Urban Meyer players that were brought into UF after UF won 2 National Championships. Did you forget about that? What did Dan Mullen do at UF to up UF's recruiting? Oh. Nothing?! It would have taken Lincoln Riley and staff to come into UF with his transfer of players from Oklahoma to win at UF. Even if Anthony Richardson transferred to Ole Miss in 2022, it wouldn't have changed Ole Miss record in 2022. They lost to Texas Tech in their bowl game which is just as bad as UF losing to Oregon State in their bowl game, which Richardson did not play in.
I don’t think we need to fire anyone!!! Fl hasn’t been good since Ervin. That fifteen years. I think we can wait another year. I think the team is right there.
I think Tim wants to coach and even then, he would have to start at a lower level ... maybe an assistant to an assistant ... before some team gives him the reins.
Good grief. Yeah and while we’re at it let’s fill out the staff with former players. Tim Tebow - HC Danny Weurffel - OC Jevon Kearse - DC Lito Sheppard - Special Teams Rex Grossman - QBs Both Pounceys - OL Kevin Carter - DL Fred Taylor - RBs Chris Doering - WRs Joe Haden - DBs Eddy Pineiro - Ks Johnny Townsend - Punters Ryan Farr - Long Snappers Strength & Cond - Errict Rhett Or we could just fire Billy and hire an actual coach.
Muschamp was terrible as a HC, so if he has Swag or whatever it didn't work lol....when you're a good HC, everything g takes care of itself....and Kiffin is a good HC now, wasn't earlier in his career, but I can't see him coming, would be a fool imo based on where his program is at Ole Miss, and he doesn't have moronic, unrealistic Gator fans to deal with at Ole Miss
You know, except NIL, which is determining success now. And I don't mean the bullshit hypothetical money Fla says they have, but rather the practical demonstration of the ability to retain and go get players...which Ole Miss has.
University of Florida has all the talent they need within a 100 mile radius. If they can just keep them from leaving the state. Florida is still a powerhouse of a college.
Yes, we want a coach with swagger. AND ... we want the coach to back it up! Give me Jon Gruden's swagger and offensive prowess. Even with his baggage.. The knock on him is that his act wears thin on the players. Same with Urban. Part of why he thinks of himself as a "turnaround" guy, not a "long-term" guy. The college game might be just right for Gruden since players are typically only there three or four years.
If Fla doesn't actually straighten out their NIL, which a coach doesn't run, they have no chance of hiring a top tier sitting head coach having success in the NIL era. And no one wants to hear about the hypothetical dollars Fla has in the piggy bank, rather the real spent money that retains and attracts players - like Ole Miss has clearly had since the NIL era began.
I admired Mullen as a HC until he failed at UF. He is actually a good HC, but it's tough in the SEC, so he would be great at numerous schools and make their programs way better. Just NOT the SEC.
Not sure I would agree on Anthony Richardson putting up better numbers. He was inconsistent a lot! But maybe if our defense would have gotten him the ball more, then maybe.
Man, this is the closest Lane Kiffin’s been to winning a championship and making the playoffs. Why would he leave for a school that’s a mess right now? Florida’s gonna take at least three years to get back on track. By the time Ole Miss wraps up the season, recruiting’s pretty much over. Why would Florida wait on Kiffin to finish a playoff run just to have an incomplete team when he gets there?
I don't think if Mullen didn't leave he been better than Napier. UF would probably be where Ole Miss is now over the last two years if he started with Anthony Richardson back in 22. Or would be knocking on the door with it.
And why did Dan Mullen quit on his team? Do you need to rewatch that 2021 Samford game? Or are you still amazed at how many yards Emory Jones threw for?
Ole Miss will never be Florida. And even saying that, I don’t know if any high caliber Coach would come here currently… I mean, the level of things that need to be addressed is astronomical.
That's why our team and program are. Why they are they want to fire every coach and yes everybody is right when they should never fires Dan Mullen but they did like an idiot so that's the people up there in the top top of the tops top saying all the ones that's responsible for the hiring and firing needs to shut up the heck up and pay attention to what's going on cuz this is our future and if y'all leave it alone it's going to be a fine one when they need to be invested in other things coach Napier needs to be our coach and quit making him worried about his job I'm pretty sure he ain't worried about the job he's worried about the kids the future young men of the world and all that and he's got all of them young beginning Young men and starting in this world they need a role model that stable like Coach Napier and on his shoulders give him help he's a Godly Man and I sit there and watch him just because he don't jump up and down and throw no visor or act like a fool or any of that stuff he's a good coach I promise you you let him work out the bugs for a couple more years you'll have a rockstar team hey if you got the Lord and God on with you who's against you
Would Stricklin rehire Mullen? If you gave Mullen a recruiting coordinator / support team (same for NIL), it might work out this time. Even if Napier (12-16) won the next 12 games [not 14] at Florida, he would still not have a better winning percentage (24-16, .600) than Ron Zook (23-15, .609)
Huepel offemce is more expolosive then kiffin but they both put up offensive fireworks. Heuple is the best offensive mind in football. Everyone knows this. His teams are explosive as hell . But kiffins are exciting also. If kiffin goes to Florida which I don't think will happen. Those days of gators vs vols games will beblike the 1990's days again.
If Mullen WANTED to coach the Gators, and Lane Kiffin turned us down, I wouldn't mind letting Mullen coach us, as long as we get a good defensive coach.
Kinda sucks for FL they def could've gotten kiffin 3 years ago they missed the boat on it he's not leaving ole miss now but who do yall want them to hire now
Napier's Head Coach winning % prior to this year was 66.2% vs Kiffin's 66.4%. Whoopi!! Napier won 2 Sun Belt titles and Lane has 2 in the less impressive Conference USA. Billy never had a losing record in the Sun Belt, but Kiffin did in Conference USA. No, I am not defending Napier. He is the worst Gator Coach in 50 years!!! He deserves to be fired, but Kiffin is not the answer.
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Everybody talking coach Charlie strong
Fire the AD first
That's the issue I see and we know this in knoxville
Well, the other sports at UF are doing very good.
@@GenXautrucity most of those sports have coaches that were not hired by Strickland. Not to mention, the football program quite literally funds the entire athletics department and then some.
@@GenXautrucitywho has Stricklin hired who is competing at a National level and competing for championships? Btw, the verdict is still out on Golden!
@@GenXautrucityfinally someone with brains.
Most people wanted Lane, Stricklin is not the guy. He only interviewed one person
Until someone other than Strickland makes Head Coaching hires we can expect the same, square pegs into a round hole!
This! In fact, since we have an interim president, I think Scott stays put and hires our new coach after an "on the filed interview" on Oct 5th. It would be a classic Strickland move.
Mullen still might have been at UF had he acted like he gave a sh*t.
This is true. Too many people say "it was one bad season" but in truth Mullen checked out of the game. We all watched it happen in real time.
Ngl I don't wanna hear that bullshit lmfao he would still have his job today if the boosters and athletic department had common sense. We wanted him to compete with Georgia and recruiting but gave him one third the finances to do so plus The Practice Facility was falling behind schedule. He's not a good CEO that much is true he didn't let go of Grantham when he should have. But the game he lost his job and we lost on a two-point conversion at the end of the game lmfao as Florida fans we would take a one-point loss to Missouri at this point😂 in fact some of you would get on your knees and beg for it
@@justinklaus9662💯💯💯
@@justinklaus9662should have never had fired him. Imagine if they give him all the tools Napier had
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That would be interesting, or if UF listened to him an went after kiffin
Thank you Ali! In all kinds of weather...
I loved Mullen at Florida but his loyalty to Grantham killed him here, I believe. Grantham might have been the worst defensive coach in UF history. Strickland is a horrible AD and must go.
Worse than the coordinators we have now?
Well let's not forget just how bad our defense got whipped by Nebraska under Ron zook!
Stricklin's actions speak more to sabotage than stewardship.
Yes and look at the other sports where he has hired
What changes everything is the 12 team playoff. Because of that, Kiffin could contend every year from Ole Miss. He does't need the Florida name to do it. Considering Strickland is still there, it wouldn't surprise me if on Oct 5th we are doing an "on the field interview" for our next coach.
If I were Kiffin I wouldn’t go near toxic Florida. He’s too good for them. Napier is too. This woke world has changed. Now that college football is professional sports and these spoiled kids get everything, good coaches can’t flourish in certain places.
I’ve been saying this on every post saying that kiffin is going to florida.
Exactly.
Couldn't that be construed as contract interference?
At this point I'd take the ghost of Spurrier grandma as hc over napier
Lane is a game-changer. Florida chasing up-and-comer, G5s for on-the-job training have to be certifiably over. I think it's time for Stricklin to depart. He cannot make this hire.
Well nobody likes Scott Stricklin at Florida so he doesn't really get to make that decision based off him not liking someone. What a clown
UF needs a new AD first. Geaux Tigers!
Rumor is one of the huge boosters was 100% against Lane but now has rethought that position so I don’t think Strickland had that as an option
Kiffin's first year at Ole Miss was 2020 - the DC he brought in was DJ Durkin. So, Durkin was available after the 2019 season. What do you think happens in the SEC title game with Durkin as DC opposed to Grantham, same for 2021 against Bama? In 1 year Durkin took Ole Miss from 117th in scoring defense to 51st. Mullen could have brought in Durkin but chose to keep Grantham. That move alone probably makes UF 2020 SEC champs and in the playoff, then beats Bama in 2021, giving UF 2 straight over Bama, at least a Top 5 ranking, tons of momentum and saves Mullen's job. That one move changes the trajectory of the program and it was plainly obvious to everyone in the country, yet Mullen and Stricklin refused to make that move.
Mullen can cry all he wants about being told 'no' when he was at UF - the person responsible for his failure was himself. Stricklin should have said "no" when Mullen wanted to bring Grantham back in 2020. Georgia destroyed UF on 3rd down in 2019. That's why they lost that game. The entire nation knew about '3rd & Grantham' and who was it that didn't force a change on Mullen? Scott Stricklin. He has to be fired. A confederacy of experts will always prevent the right thing from being done - and that is what we have at UAA and in the UF administration. People like Fuchs and Stricklin have to go. With donks like them around, things are never going to get better.
Still ain't beating Bama or georgia in 2021
If it’s and but’s were candy and nuts it would be Christmas every day. Hindsight is always 20/20. You’re not wrong but to be honest…it doesn’t matter.
@@TheChrismeg34 With Durkin, UF beats Bama easily 2021. UF lost that game by 2 points with Grantham. Bama beat Georgia by a ton in Atlanta, so beating Georgia would have been very realistic as well.
@@GolfSuperTillman It does matter because moving on from Grantham was something the entire nation knew to be necessary, yet the two people that should have known it first, and acted on it, refused to do so. This isn't like contemplating a better call on 4th and 3. This was obvious to everyone that watches CFB.
Really well summarized, and thanks for the reminders - Grantham was horrible.
Strickland should never be around to even make that decision. Two strikes and you're out!
Great video Ali! Thanks for the insight
They need to FIRE the Athletic Director and Billy!
Good comments. Your logo bothers me: it looks like "A Peeh inside Gator Football". When Mullen was fired, Land Kiffin was still viewed as a bit weird from his Tennessee years.
Kiffin would make Florida a contender overnight
Not overnight but fast like heupel did. Two to 3 years.
Ole Miss is alr a contender year in and out
Thanks for sharing.. Go Gators!!
Yeah and I'm sure Abraham Lincoln picked John Wilkes Booth to sneak up on him
If Alex Gloesh upsets Miami and finishes with a great record (and if Lane tells us ‘no’) then it’s time to get Golesh, the next great offensive head coach in college football.
Vols love Alex and he runs heuple offence. Yes he would be a great hire but knoxville doesn't want him there. They like him to much
And then when you think about "fit" Kiffin makes the most sense!
Yet another example that Scott isn’t fit for UF
Stricklin, under no circumstances, can make this next hire! Billy is as good as gone, and the AD needs to be fired with him. Do the right thing UF, go 🐊!
Why would Lane Kiffin be feuding over Ole Miss future opponents (WF backed out) if he is considering leaving? Keep dreaming. You missed him two years ago and Auburn tried to get him Lane is well positioned for a National Championship. He can play that out and go anywhere he wants besides the dumpster fire that is Florida. Beg Mullen to come back. He was a great coach. He had MSU #1 in the land before you called him home so you could just fire him. Get your tissues out. You are about to get your feelings hurt. Spend the 100 million on NIL and get some depth so you can win a game or two instead of pissing it away firing coaches.
Interesting: At the time my initial choice to replace Mullin was Scott Frost (he would have fared better at UF than Nebraska). Next was Kiffin, and people said I was nuts. Lane hurt the feelings of many UF fans. Too bad. He's a great coach and offensive genius, which is exactly what we need.
Lane Kiffin doesn't need UF as much as UF needs Lane Kiffin. What happens when DJ Lagway transfers after Napier is fired on Sunday?
Lane ain’t coming to Florida. Look at his contract. Look at schedule; mostly cupcakes. Family loves Oxford. He is king where he’s at. Why would he leave
He has bigger aspirations than Ole Miss.
He wants to go somewhere where he can win a championship
@@johnlohmeyer8331, I’m glad someone has some sense. Thank you for stating the obvious. Making a 12 team playoff is not really contending for a natty. Some teams make the playoff and don’t have a chance to win it all.
I can't remember who said it but someone did say Lane Kiffin's mother still resides in Florida after his father passed away and she could relocate and live with Lane and still enjoy living in Florida if he took the Gators job.
Florida is a top 10 job, not a top 3 job. Lane at UF wouldn't necessarily mean he'll always have better or teams equally good as Georgia, Bama, and Texas and that's just the SEC. Sure he'll field more fun and competitive teams than Napier and Mullen but UF would also have to spend a lot more money than what they are currently spending to compete with those schools on a yearly basis in hopes of building a program that can make the top 12 team playoffs most years and actually win a title once or twice a decade if all goes right for them.
Good luck. Hating you guys isn't as fun when you guys are this bad.
@@tylervick7631 How many of the current AP top 12 ranked teams do you think have no shot at winning the championship this year?
I think everyone ranked in the current AP top 12 rankings except for Oregon, Penn State, Mizzou, and Utah could win the championship this season. Maybe after a month from now I could trim a few more teams off, but this year really feels like there are 6 to 8 really good teams that could win this year's championship.
None of them look unstoppable like some of the past championship teams within the past ten years that mostly had one or two teams that stood so far ahead of everyone else and was a forgone conclusion who would be playing in the title game early on. Yeah there have been a few surprises, but those haven't been the norm most years.
Lane not taking this job, get over it😢
I forgot Strickland came from MSU. Whoever hired him needs to be fired also..
Get Striklin out of there now!
Call Lane Kiffin!!
Everyone saying hire Gruden...he has too much horrible baggage. He got fired for saying some absolutely horrible stuff. How do you expect him to recruit these young black men and convince them and their families to go to Florida with those racist diatribes hanging over his head?
Man you gators sound just like volnation did in 2018 lol. Grummors going everywhere. Lol grudge isn't going to coach the gators lol
YALL WANTED URBAN MEYER, MEYER HAS BAGGAGE
The timing for Lane is better now, given the unknown nature of NIL and Portal Napier was a good hire. Life comes at you fast and with what we know now you pay to play. If we hired Lane then he would have been stifled by Strickland and the UAA and we would be having problems, maybe not worse than bow though.
With the humble pie being served to the UAA, the hire of Lane looks like it would be a smoother process today.
So one again. The problem is Scott Stricklin
When Mullen was fired, Napier was the hot name, and he had elevated Louisiana to its highest level. At the same time, NIL and the portal changed the landscape of college football, and Napier was (and is) slow to adapt to it. Had Napier been hired when Mullen was, I think he would have been more successful. We don't know whether a coach will work out or not. Muschamp was a great hire, until things fell apart due to injuries in 2013. Meyer seemed like a sure hit, but when he broke down in tears after LSU in 2005 and lost to South Carolina, you could be forgiven if you questioned that hire. There's a degree of skill and a degree of luck in hiring the right coach at the right time, and very few coaches replicate their success at multiple stops, because every school is different. I'm rooting for Napier to succeed, I'll be rooting for the interm coach to succeed, and be rooting for his replacement to succeed. I'm just not convinced that Kiffin is the can't miss hire everyone seems to think he is.
I agree. College football is much more complex now and the NIL and transfer portal is the new recruiting basically. The question is how good or great of a coach will be judged based on how well you can get the team with chemistry. For example, I'm very impressed with Miami with all those Tranfers playing very well so far. I didn't think Cristobal was good enough to accomplish that. If they continue to play that way and ward can stay healthy, I think they can contend for the NT. Of course, they have to play almost perfect and no injuries but I would not want to play them if they make the playoffs. My opinion
I remember when Tennessee hired Kiffin. Thought it was great. Then hell followed for years
Sounds like to me what you’re saying is Florida should hire Dion sanders. Don’t get much cocky/swaggy than that.
No LAME KIFFIN! No true Florida Gator would ever want Kiffin wearing the UF logo. -UF STUDENT
Ole Miss alum: I didn’t want him, either, but look what he’s done for our program. This Lane Kiffin isn’t the same Lane Kiffin who walked away from Tennessee for USC. He has matured.
@@harterbob I don't think so. He caused a lot of problems for Urban Meyer, UF, and the NCAA. He accused UF of cheating. It will never be forgotten. Kiffin does not ever deserve to represent or wear UF's Logo. 😤
@@harterbob if you need a reminder of what started it then research the names: "Chris Dunkley", "Lane Kiffin", and "Urban Meyer".
"What kind of coffee is this? It's good!"
"It's Spunk & Spice."
Ali you rock! You get it.🧡🐊💙
Happy Birthday Ali, Im more in love with the idea of FL hiring a general manager. I remember that GA was always able to get good recruits even before Smart. Would love the stability of having good recruits regardless of the coach. Lane sounds great but unfortunately, he probably wont like the idea of us hiring a general manager. Lane, please let us hire a general manger along with you, lol. BTW, we should be able to hire a general manager right now. Things have changed college is more like the NFL now.
you expect me to belive that the former AD of Miss St was going to offer the HC of Ole Miss a job? Common now! Get rid of Striklin asap!
I was reading a story earlier, an anonymous current power 4 AD was saying that U.F may keep Stricklin around, but likely the big donors would ultimately make the next coaching hire. This would be an improvement, to be sure. But i cant help but wonder, how do people remain millionaires while failing miserably at their job?
And if not him Brian Johnson coach BJ is out there!
If FU hadn’t fired Mullen they wouldn’t be in the fix they are in now. If you look at the history of FU football they are average at best. Yes I know they won 3 natties but so have other programs. They are not by any means a perennial powerhouse. They remind me of Nebraska many years ago who fired Frank Solich and after that went twenty years without a winner. Sometimes Karma bites you in tale
Napier is like George Costanza at Play Now. “You see if I show up, you guys have to pay me”.
Dan was a great coach at Florida, and we are looking back through rose colored glassed now, but I agree with the previous poster regarding Grantham - loyal to a fault. But there is an awful lot to say for loyalty. I wish Dan hadn’t wanted that NFL HBC job so desperately, he took his job at UF for granted, at least that’s what I saw. You can’t go back, but I would be happy to have Mullen back.
If Coach Prime gets a Job as a Coach in Florida somewhere that team will win the natty with in 2 years he will load up and that Team will be stacked!
Fortunately y'all didn't hire Bobby Petrino, you would have had Scott Loeffler as your OC whose offense would never score and Brian Vangorder as the DC whose defenses always got run through like a marathon finish line and giving up at least 50 points a game. Like at Louisville in 2018.
Honey child you have no idea you have no idea coming from my 83 baby we need a genuine Southern God-fearing coach!
I agree,Florida should have went for lane kiffen to hire as the head coach but instead they hired no name billy Napier who's only success was in the sun belt
Should have kept Dan mullen
"why would we want Kiffin when there's this guy in the Sun Belt nobody's ever heard of?" 😂
Well Just saw that J Gruden is looking to get back to coaching.. College this time . He is still in litigation @ vegas, BUT as a QB Guru I would love to see if he would be interested in the Fl job. I personally would Love to have him interviewed. Don’t let him off the hook. Napier has Destroyed the Gator Brand..
Kyle Whittingham, Gus Malzahn, Ed Orgeron, or Jedd Fisch
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Those are 4 coaches that need to be approached an asked if they would be interested in Coaching at UF.
You do NOT want Oregeron!
Dan Mullen was the best coach we’ve had since Urban and we tossed him into retirement. He won two bcs bowl games in his first four seasons at Florida. Dan Mullen was a combined 11-0 all time vs Florida state and Tennessee. I hate to say it, but this is what Florida gets for firing Dan Mullen.
If uf had any sense theyd hire tebow as a qb coach to get the crowd back into it. No joke.
Stricklin must GO! Fan since 89'. Win 🙌
Mullen was a good hire we didn't see that 2020 offense since 08-09 but I think that last year he let things get ahead of him and lost the team
I love Dan Mullen, but this is exhibit A as to why he had to go… UF fans aren’t the only fans who want points. EVERY team wants points. That’s how football works today.
That being said, I hope UF hires a P5 offensive minded coach and a DC who has the power to kind of separate his unit from the rest of the team and really coach them up. We need a new strength and conditioning team too.
@@derklavierspieler7491 my point was that Mullen feels that need to clarify that Florida wants points, as if that isn’t what all teams want. He didn’t do enough on the offensive side of the ball as head coach, and I think he was fired mostly because of lazy recruiting. He has a defensive mind and that won’t work in P5. Any defensive minded coach who’s made it has either also an understanding of offense or B, hires offensive coaches who know how to formulate a good/great offense. Mullen had no idea how to put together a strong offense, and that’s fine. But he’s not a championship contending HC.
@@derklavierspieler7491 you know what, I was confusing him and Muschamp. It’s been a long week lol. I do think that with Mullen, he was lazy with recruiting and he didn’t necessarily bring in any good QBs, aside from AR, who didn’t really get a chance until he was a sophomore.
He may not leave ,but i think Ryan Day might be persuaded to come to Gainesville! All those people want is to beat michigan!! The buckeyes have the most sec type program in the big ten!
Could have, would have, should have....."Let's concentrate on the future." Change should start at the very top and work its way down. We have had to many changes at the bottom level throughout the years with negative results!!!!!
No question we would have been in a better position if Kiffen was brought on sooner !! Captain obvious kind of statement
Ron Zook had Steve Spurrier players! So what are you talking about??? Will Muschamp had Urban Meyer players that were brought into UF after UF won 2 National Championships. Did you forget about that? What did Dan Mullen do at UF to up UF's recruiting? Oh. Nothing?! It would have taken Lincoln Riley and staff to come into UF with his transfer of players from Oklahoma to win at UF. Even if Anthony Richardson transferred to Ole Miss in 2022, it wouldn't have changed Ole Miss record in 2022. They lost to Texas Tech in their bowl game which is just as bad as UF losing to Oregon State in their bowl game, which Richardson did not play in.
Didn't matter if we win 3-0. If you do that all season, it is a W.
I don’t think we need to fire anyone!!! Fl hasn’t been good since Ervin. That fifteen years. I think we can wait another year. I think the team is right there.
Huge Kiffin fan here. But I'm curious, why doesn't anyone ever mention Tebow?
Because he’s not a coach?
I think if he had an interest in coaching he would have taken a job somewhere by now. He may be a good candidate on the administrative side, however.
I think Tim wants to coach and even then, he would have to start at a lower level ... maybe an assistant to an assistant ... before some team gives him the reins.
Good grief.
Yeah and while we’re at it let’s fill out the staff with former players.
Tim Tebow - HC
Danny Weurffel - OC
Jevon Kearse - DC
Lito Sheppard - Special Teams
Rex Grossman - QBs
Both Pounceys - OL
Kevin Carter - DL
Fred Taylor - RBs
Chris Doering - WRs
Joe Haden - DBs
Eddy Pineiro - Ks
Johnny Townsend - Punters
Ryan Farr - Long Snappers
Strength & Cond - Errict Rhett
Or we could just fire Billy and hire an actual coach.
I would want him to be the Quarterback Coach
Eli Drinkwitzbis the opposite of Lane. The opposite of what we want
Eli drinksalotofwiz is a dork. He stands on bussiness lol lol lol. What a dumb thing to say.
That's why he belongs in the Sunbelt Conference or lesser lol! 🙈🤣
I think Al Golden would be a perfect hire for UF 👍
Muschamp was terrible as a HC, so if he has Swag or whatever it didn't work lol....when you're a good HC, everything g takes care of itself....and Kiffin is a good HC now, wasn't earlier in his career, but I can't see him coming, would be a fool imo based on where his program is at Ole Miss, and he doesn't have moronic, unrealistic Gator fans to deal with at Ole Miss
Better than Napier
Why would he want that job?
Because it's still UF. Florida is and always will be a better job (in terms of football) than Ole Miss. By every metric, UF is superior.
You know, except NIL, which is determining success now. And I don't mean the bullshit hypothetical money Fla says they have, but rather the practical demonstration of the ability to retain and go get players...which Ole Miss has.
University of Florida has all the talent they need within a 100 mile radius. If they can just keep them from leaving the state. Florida is still a powerhouse of a college.
They haven't won anything in 20 years Florida is not competing for anything@@chrishaugh1655
@@tlt3079 And NIL determines that as well now....
Never understood why UF fired Mullin.
Wow what could have been!!!!!
We need Utah Head coach
Yes, we want a coach with swagger. AND ... we want the coach to back it up!
Give me Jon Gruden's swagger and offensive prowess. Even with his baggage.. The knock on him is that his act wears thin on the players. Same with Urban. Part of why he thinks of himself as a "turnaround" guy, not a "long-term" guy. The college game might be just right for Gruden since players are typically only there three or four years.
They've had 3 good coaches. One has to wonder if it's a coaching issue or if it's an administration issue. Lane will wait. He has Ole Miss competing
If Fla doesn't actually straighten out their NIL, which a coach doesn't run, they have no chance of hiring a top tier sitting head coach having success in the NIL era. And no one wants to hear about the hypothetical dollars Fla has in the piggy bank, rather the real spent money that retains and attracts players - like Ole Miss has clearly had since the NIL era began.
Dan Mullen is right. Lane Kiffin reminds me of Spurier's style. Your AD should be fired.
Mullen would have won us a championship if he had a good DC. I really believe that. Too bad it didn’t work out
I admired Mullen as a HC until he failed at UF. He is actually a good HC, but it's tough in the SEC, so he would be great at numerous schools and make their programs way better. Just NOT the SEC.
Steve Spurrier was the best and worst thing for Florida and South Carolina 😂😂😂😂
Not sure I would agree on Anthony Richardson putting up better numbers. He was inconsistent a lot! But maybe if our defense would have gotten him the ball more, then maybe.
Man, this is the closest Lane Kiffin’s been to winning a championship and making the playoffs. Why would he leave for a school that’s a mess right now? Florida’s gonna take at least three years to get back on track. By the time Ole Miss wraps up the season, recruiting’s pretty much over. Why would Florida wait on Kiffin to finish a playoff run just to have an incomplete team when he gets there?
Kerwin Bell!
If Kiffin was interested which I think he definitely would’ve been back then and they picked Napier over him. My God that is AD malpractice
I don't think if Mullen didn't leave he been better than Napier. UF would probably be where Ole Miss is now over the last two years if he started with Anthony Richardson back in 22. Or would be knocking on the door with it.
Hire Jon Gruden! He has that cocky swagger and loves good offense and putting up points
Dan Mullen should still be coaching the gator nation I’m tired of the losing seasons
And why did Dan Mullen quit on his team? Do you need to rewatch that 2021 Samford game? Or are you still amazed at how many yards Emory Jones threw for?
Ole Miss will never be Florida. And even saying that, I don’t know if any high caliber Coach would come here currently… I mean, the level of things that need to be addressed is astronomical.
That's why our team and program are. Why they are they want to fire every coach and yes everybody is right when they should never fires Dan Mullen but they did like an idiot so that's the people up there in the top top of the tops top saying all the ones that's responsible for the hiring and firing needs to shut up the heck up and pay attention to what's going on cuz this is our future and if y'all leave it alone it's going to be a fine one when they need to be invested in other things coach Napier needs to be our coach and quit making him worried about his job I'm pretty sure he ain't worried about the job he's worried about the kids the future young men of the world and all that and he's got all of them young beginning Young men and starting in this world they need a role model that stable like Coach Napier and on his shoulders give him help he's a Godly Man and I sit there and watch him just because he don't jump up and down and throw no visor or act like a fool or any of that stuff he's a good coach I promise you you let him work out the bugs for a couple more years you'll have a rockstar team hey if you got the Lord and God on with you who's against you
Would Stricklin rehire Mullen? If you gave Mullen a recruiting coordinator / support team (same for NIL), it might work out this time.
Even if Napier (12-16) won the next 12 games [not 14] at Florida, he would still not have a better winning percentage (24-16, .600) than Ron Zook (23-15, .609)
Lane kiffin is NOT taking the Florida job!
Why not?
Blow seed clown
Well how do we know he won’t money talks
He would be a fool to come to this dumpster fire.
@@brewc11 that’s why they get paid money. Again money talks
Even then Admin dropped the ball 😂
Huepel offemce is more expolosive then kiffin but they both put up offensive fireworks. Heuple is the best offensive mind in football. Everyone knows this. His teams are explosive as hell . But kiffins are exciting also. If kiffin goes to Florida which I don't think will happen. Those days of gators vs vols games will beblike the 1990's days again.
Hire Danny Worfull and Tim Tebow as AD and head coach 😮
If Mullen WANTED to coach the Gators, and Lane Kiffin turned us down, I wouldn't mind letting Mullen coach us, as long as we get a good defensive coach.
Kinda sucks for FL they def could've gotten kiffin 3 years ago they missed the boat on it he's not leaving ole miss now but who do yall want them to hire now
Napier's Head Coach winning % prior to this year was 66.2% vs Kiffin's 66.4%. Whoopi!! Napier won 2 Sun Belt titles and Lane has 2 in the less impressive Conference USA. Billy never had a losing record in the Sun Belt, but Kiffin did in Conference USA. No, I am not defending Napier. He is the worst Gator Coach in 50 years!!! He deserves to be fired, but Kiffin is not the answer.