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Post by Mojave Gator on Feb 25, 2024 18:05:17 GMT -5
League coaches were sorted into tiers and ranked within them.
Tier A
Kirby Smart
Tier B
Kalen DeBoer
Brian Kelly
Steve Sarkisian
Tier C
Eli Drinkwitz
Mike Elko
Hugh Freeze
Josh Heupel
Lane Kiffin
Mark Stoops
Tier D
Shane Beamer
Clark Lea
Jeff Lebby
Billy Napier
Sam Pittman
Brent Venables
About these rankings: First of all, no chance that Brent Venables is a Tier D coach. He led the Sooners to a 10-3 record one year removed from being handed a stripped roster after Lincoln Riley went to USC. He also hung the only loss on Steve Sarkisian, who they think so highly of. Napier is clearly Tier D, and probably the worst coach of the group. Clark Lea can't get competitive talent given Vanderbilt's academic standards. Sam Pittman has at least shown signs of progress, and even in a down year he beat Napier on the road in 2023. Jeff Lebby is a first year head coach going into a down program (he was Venables' OC at Oklahoma). Shane Beamer might stand a chance fighting Napier for last place in the SEC.
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Post by tapsgator on Feb 26, 2024 8:36:03 GMT -5
Napier is the worst. The degeneration of the UF football program over the last 15 years is unparalleled by any college program's fall from grace that didn't involve major scandal and/or sanctions. Obviously that's not all (or even mostly) him, but we've gone from a program that moved on from a coach that was 23-14 and 16-6 in the SEC with to keeping a coach who is 11-14 and 6-10 respectively, and I don't think anybody thinks he'll get fired if he has a winning record this season. He also is yet to have a top 10 recruiting class. It's insane.
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Post by Mojave Gator on Mar 2, 2024 0:05:29 GMT -5
Napier is the worst. The degeneration of the UF football program over the last 15 years is unparalleled by any college program's fall from grace that didn't involve major scandal and/or sanctions. Obviously that's not all (or even mostly) him, but we've gone from a program that moved on from a coach that was 23-14 and 16-6 in the SEC with to keeping a coach who is 11-14 and 6-10 respectively, and I don't think anybody thinks he'll get fired if he has a winning record this season. He also is yet to have a top 10 recruiting class. It's insane. With as many people shilling for Napier as there are, I'm not even sure if getting rolled by Miami in the season opener (which I expect to happen) will be enough to begin to shift momentum. I am befuddled by how comfortable that our supposedly spoiled fan base has gotten with tolerating mediocrity - and worse. |
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Post by tapsgator on Mar 5, 2024 12:41:59 GMT -5
I think if he wins 7 games and has a losing record after 3 seasons with no top 10 recruiting classes he's almost guaranteed to come back. Between Spurrier and now Emmitt it almost seems like the current administration and athletic department want to get as far away from a legendary football program as possible.
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Post by Mojave Gator on Mar 7, 2024 14:57:31 GMT -5
The program that once ruled the SEC is now headed for the bottom of it. We can look forward to upsetting Georgia once every 10-15 years and that's it. Same thing with Florida State.
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Post by tapsgator on Mar 27, 2024 11:29:00 GMT -5
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Post by wahhappen on Mar 27, 2024 13:53:38 GMT -5
What a hack. First, he didn't mention how many recruits we've added that were up for the challenge of turning things around - he is only using measurable data. Also, he claims that Etienne was our most electric playmaker last year (we all know it is a tie between Mertz and MJ with Boardingham right on their heels). And lastly, he stated how bad the defense has been, but made no mention of how we stole Ron Roberts aka The Godfather of Modern Defensive Football to get it fixed. Unbelievable. |
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Post by g8rfan on Mar 27, 2024 15:37:12 GMT -5
What a hack. First, he didn't mention how many recruits we've added that were up for the challenge of turning things around - he is only using measurable data. Also, he claims that Etienne was our most electric playmaker last year (we all know it is a tie between Mertz and MJ with Boardingham right on their heels). And lastly, he stated how bad the defense has been, but made no mention of how we stole Ron Roberts aka The Godfather of Modern Defensive Football to get it fixed. Unbelievable. Not gonna lie, you had me in the first half. |
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Post by Mojave Gator on Mar 29, 2024 11:41:16 GMT -5
I also noted that he underrated Brent Venables. He talked about "a bad loss to UCF" costing them a shot at the Big 12 title. Oklahoma didn't lose to UCF. Oklahoma State did.
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