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Post by g8rfan on Jan 28, 2024 14:21:46 GMT -5
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Post by g8rfan on Jan 28, 2024 14:24:13 GMT -5
Well I guess I should have read the article but I got excited. We haven’t actually hired him, but we have “zeroed in” on him. And it won’t be an on field coaching position. He will oversee ST as an analyst.
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Post by Mojave Gator on Jan 28, 2024 15:31:00 GMT -5
Well I guess I should have read the article but I got excited. We haven’t actually hired him, but we have “zeroed in” on him. And it won’t be an on field coaching position. He will oversee ST as an analyst. In other words, same setup, just someone else potentially doing it. Great. |
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Post by g8rfan on Jan 28, 2024 18:27:45 GMT -5
The Assistant Executive Head Coach and Keeper Of The Secret Word.
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Jan 28, 2024 18:45:15 GMT -5
Yeah, but not only are we going to hire the new guy, but we are going to keep the old guy as well and form a "Special Teams Department". Not sure I can contain my excitement.
"A former placekicker, who played at USC under head coaches Pete Carroll and Lane Kiffin in 2009 and 2010, respectively, Houston will work with the Gators’ special teams units as an analyst, meaning his hiring will not require a space on the team's on-field staff.
Florida special teams analyst Chris Couch, who has been on staff the last two seasons, will also remain with the program and work alongside Houston. Their department will handle special teams and situational football."
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Post by g8rfan on Jan 28, 2024 18:47:44 GMT -5
It’s revolutionary! Some might even say it’s deal, right?
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Post by wahhappen on Jan 28, 2024 21:44:27 GMT -5
I have to think RDB is just fucking with us at this point.
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Post by wahhappen on Jan 29, 2024 12:04:06 GMT -5
So, I am not putting any research into who our on field coaches are, but does anyone know if Mark Hocke is one of them? I understand he is really wanting to learn how to do this coaching thing, so it would make sense for him to be out there.
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Post by tapsgator on Jan 29, 2024 13:26:16 GMT -5
This is all hilarious. All of it.
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Post by gatordoll on Jan 29, 2024 23:21:57 GMT -5
The Assistant Executive Head Coach and Keeper Of The Secret Word. That's hilarious. But true. |
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Post by Mojave Gator on Jan 30, 2024 0:03:42 GMT -5
So, I am not putting any research into who our on field coaches are, but does anyone know if Mark Hocke is one of them? I understand he is really wanting to learn how to do this coaching thing, so it would make sense for him to be out there. Oddly, when I go to the official website of the athletic department, I get a 404 Page Not Found error when I try to look up the football coaching staff. |
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Jan 30, 2024 9:55:04 GMT -5
So, I am not putting any research into who our on field coaches are, but does anyone know if Mark Hocke is one of them? I understand he is really wanting to learn how to do this coaching thing, so it would make sense for him to be out there. Oddly, when I go to the official website of the athletic department, I get a 404 Page Not Found error when I try to look up the football coaching staff. Really don't need the "404 Page Not Found" part, all it needs to say is ERROR. |
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Post by wahhappen on Jan 30, 2024 12:02:37 GMT -5
Oddly, when I go to the official website of the athletic department, I get a 404 Page Not Found error when I try to look up the football coaching staff. Really don't need the "404 Page Not Found" part, all it needs to say is ERROR. They finally succeeded in breaking the system. Not even AI could bare the thought of displaying the garbage they wanted to put up on the site. |
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Post by tapsgator on Feb 1, 2024 10:34:42 GMT -5
Because this is such a joke I didn't bother to really read the fine print. This guy is a kicking specialist. He's not an NFL special teams coach, he's a kicking coach. So we hired another analyst and now as STC pointed out, have a "department" consisting of 2 off field analysts who again aren't allowed to coach on gameday, so really he can't be in charge of the secret word, he has to prep someone during the week on how to enunciate the phrase "pickle pants panda wearing pickled pants" under high pressure situations. Probably simulating crowd noise and stuff. Might even use VR goggles depending on the special teams department's budget.
I really have to question Cajun Willie's intelligence or opinion of the Gator fanbase. Obviously he is making staff changes to try to placate the masses, but he's literally trying to do it in a way that maintains his approach which to date has been a colossal failure. Our football program has turned into a sociology experiment.
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Post by wahhappen on Feb 1, 2024 11:34:43 GMT -5
Because this is such a joke I didn't bother to really read the fine print. This guy is a kicking specialist. He's not an NFL special teams coach, he's a kicking coach. So we hired another analyst and now as STC pointed out, have a "department" consisting of 2 off field analysts who again aren't allowed to coach on gameday, so really he can't be in charge of the secret word, he has to prep someone during the week on how to enunciate the phrase "pickle pants panda wearing pickled pants" under high pressure situations. Probably simulating crowd noise and stuff. Might even use VR goggles depending on the special teams department's budget. I really have to question Cajun Willie's intelligence or opinion of the Gator fanbase. Obviously he is making staff changes to try to placate the masses, but he's literally trying to do it in a way that maintains his approach which to date has been a colossal failure. Our football program has turned into a sociology experiment. It is almost out of hand how ridiculous it has become. If I had the time and resources, I would hire a team to do a "Hard Knocks" documentary series on the upcoming season. Only, instead of using that format, it would be in the mockumentary style of "The Office," "Parks and Rec," etc. to capture the lunacy. I think it would make a nice addition to the Netflix catalog right next to "Swamp Kings." To the point of the secret word... Not only can the new guy not be in charge of the secret word on gameday, adding a second person to the "department" now exponentially increases the odds of additional confusion and conflict. However, I have heard it on good authority (because Napier is maniacally evaluating the evaluation of the fanbase's evaluation of the evaluation process) we have already implemented weekly games of "telephone line" amongst the player coaching candidates to determine which one is best suited to execute the order during crunch time. On a positive note, it will be extremely valuable having Houston's kicking expertise on staff. Mondays should consist of the kicker trying to remember to the best of his ability what it felt like in the moment with his mechanics, what the ball felt like coming off of his foot, the timing of the snap, hold, kick operation, the wind, any pressure felt from the rush, etc. It should be a real confidence boost for his first kick of the next game after he gets "coached up" two days later. |
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Post by wahhappen on Feb 1, 2024 15:08:07 GMT -5
Because this is such a joke I didn't bother to really read the fine print. This guy is a kicking specialist. He's not an NFL special teams coach, he's a kicking coach. So we hired another analyst and now as STC pointed out, have a "department" consisting of 2 off field analysts who again aren't allowed to coach on gameday, so really he can't be in charge of the secret word, he has to prep someone during the week on how to enunciate the phrase "pickle pants panda wearing pickled pants" under high pressure situations. Probably simulating crowd noise and stuff. Might even use VR goggles depending on the special teams department's budget. I really have to question Cajun Willie's intelligence or opinion of the Gator fanbase. Obviously he is making staff changes to try to placate the masses, but he's literally trying to do it in a way that maintains his approach which to date has been a colossal failure. Our football program has turned into a sociology experiment. It is almost out of hand how ridiculous it has become. If I had the time and resources, I would hire a team to do a "Hard Knocks" documentary series on the upcoming season. Only, instead of using that format, it would be in the mockumentary style of "The Office," "Parks and Rec," etc. to capture the lunacy. I think it would make a nice addition to the Netflix catalog right next to "Swamp Kings." To the point of the secret word... Not only can the new guy not be in charge of the secret word on gameday, adding a second person to the "department" now exponentially increases the odds of additional confusion and conflict. However, I have heard it on good authority (because Napier is maniacally evaluating the evaluation of the fanbase's evaluation of the evaluation process) we have already implemented weekly games of "telephone line" amongst the player coaching candidates to determine which one is best suited to execute the order during crunch time. On a positive note, it will be extremely valuable having Houston's kicking expertise on staff. Mondays should consist of the kicker trying to remember to the best of his ability what it felt like in the moment with his mechanics, what the ball felt like coming off of his foot, the timing of the snap, hold, kick operation, the wind, any pressure felt from the rush, etc. It should be a real confidence boost for his first kick of the next game after he gets "coached up" two days later. Edit: In the example above, I described a typical Monday practice session based on playing games on Saturdays. I did not factor in that the Sunbelt plays games on Thursday and Friday nights just as often. Therefore I suppose those conversations may occur earlier in the week. I don't know. I don't have experience playing on Thursday. Is there film Friday and practice on Saturday? |
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Post by tapsgator on Feb 2, 2024 10:06:58 GMT -5
Gotta remember they're always evaluating. ALWAYS, at the grocery store, on the treadmill, at the movies, anywhere anytime Billy is evaluating maniacally. He sees things before they happen because of his maniacal approach. He's a maniac, maniac, on the floor and he's evaluating like he's never evaluated before.
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Feb 2, 2024 11:27:29 GMT -5
I hate that I fully got your reference 3 words in........  |
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Post by wahhappen on Feb 2, 2024 20:29:49 GMT -5
Meanwhile, in the real world, Ike Hilliard is going back to the NFL while we continue to dick around in make believe land.
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