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Post by wahhappen on Apr 14, 2023 14:48:38 GMT -5
It was playing at the restaurant where I ate lunch today. Luckily they had a bar.
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Post by wahhappen on Apr 14, 2023 9:34:22 GMT -5
Yeah Baby! Austin Armstrong’s arrival has instantly elevated the defense to an elite level. I can’t recall a Spring game where fewer points were scored. Maybe a Muschamp year? Or there was one Spring we didn’t have enough players to field a team… either way, so glad the defense is back on track and not getting burned on third and long.
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Post by wahhappen on Apr 12, 2023 12:04:04 GMT -5
The Graham Mertz Heisman campaign officially kicks off tomorrow night at 7:30pm! Not sure if the Orange and Blue game was moved to Thursday night to replicate the Sunbelt atmosphere since they are used to playing during that time slot.
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Post by wahhappen on Mar 29, 2023 22:27:19 GMT -5
That article is reminiscent of Adam Sandler’s speech in Billy Madison.
At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
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Post by wahhappen on Mar 25, 2023 22:03:41 GMT -5
Reports today are he is back in camp and will not re-enter the portal. All that means probably, is that he figured out if I quit now I don't have room and board between now and May 1 when the portal re-opens, better to go thru the motions and eat 3 squares a day and hang a the cool new football center than it is to call momma to come and pick me up and take me back to here house. Really happy with his progress, really measured, considerate kid, mature beyond his years, doing some really good things out there, right on schedule. If you look at where he was when he said he was going to the portal and where he is now when he's says he's not in the portal, that's a lot better thing right? So he's gonna be here and we're gonna be here and that's what this thing is all about. It's being here and being right where you're at so that you're right here right now at the right time with the Gator history being made in the present day. This is a big time win for us in the portal. Here’s a kid who could have gone anywhere if he had decided to enter the portal. But he didn’t. If we can get more kids to commit after almost leaving, well, that is what you call positive momentum.
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Post by wahhappen on Mar 24, 2023 11:02:00 GMT -5
There is nothing either on or off the field that makes me feel good about the direction of the football program. So much has changed in terms of optimism since we beat Utah in week 1 of last season. I am now starting to question everything. For example, why didn’t LSU even pretend to pursue Napier if he was such an “up and coming” head coach? Why do we have 400 zooking coaches on staff and not one of them knows when to call a time out? Etc., etc., etc. could go on for hours. But in the end, I still want to give the guy a chance. Unless there is an egregious death threat-esque zook up, I can’t justify giving him less time than yellow teeth or coach “pew pew” to get things moving in the right direction. One thing I will say is that he did inherit a terrible mess with much to do in all three phases. But it is not looking promising. At. All. And I do not get the feeling there is a sense of urgency. I can stomach 2-3 bad seasons if a giant and sustaining improvement is on the horizon, but show me something in the meantime. Dear God.
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Post by wahhappen on Mar 22, 2023 17:02:14 GMT -5
Everyone needs to calm down. We are only 10% into our 10-year plan.
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Post by wahhappen on Mar 20, 2023 10:55:47 GMT -5
I can’t remember. Does UCF have better resources, access to athletes, and more money than UF? I know they are closer to Disney World.
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Post by wahhappen on Mar 18, 2023 17:36:24 GMT -5
I liked the part where he said Spurrier would have to go through the interview process if he wanted to come back. That part was awesome. What a tool bag. I always forget to give Foley credit for sending Spurrier to South Carolina. I also wonder if Zook would have ever landed a head coaching gig had it not been for him. It was such a bizarre hire. I wouldn’t have been more surprised if I’d woken up with my head sewn to the carpet that day.
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Post by wahhappen on Mar 14, 2023 18:30:14 GMT -5
I think it is amazing that anyone would want to pursue Keary Colbert after the garbage season our receivers put together, but I guess this is a good thing for that position group. And Gonzalez has a history of getting productivity from that group. Not sure he’s a better hire than Ike Hilliard, but better than some random Cajun guy.
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Post by wahhappen on Mar 11, 2023 11:24:37 GMT -5
Sumo wrestlers eat up to 7,000 calories a day and weigh 300 to 400 pounds or two to three times as much as the average adult.
I don’t have a source for the above but found it on a Google Search, so it must be true. Just throwing this out there as a point of reference for how ridiculously unhealthy Watson must be. Sumo wrastlers have an average life expectancy between 60 and 65 due to their high risk of pulmonary disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc. I’m sure this will end well if it keeps trending the way it has.
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Post by wahhappen on Mar 8, 2023 10:31:16 GMT -5
It's amazing but not altogether surprising, if this was a Pavlovian experiment it kind of follows. Promise a reward for a specific behavior (get down to 375 and you will get to play), when subject fails to behave as described (weight stayed at 415) give them a small reward (small amounts of playing time in goal line situations). Reiterate the command (get down to 375) but this time subject doesn't just fail to comply, but does the opposite (weight goes up to 430), give not only a reward but a huge reward (named starter and on the field even on some critical 3rd downs). Next time he's going to come back even heavier. Think about it, he was told to lose 30 lbs. when he came in, over the course of 2021 he wound up at 415, he got a little run, he was told by new S&C staff that if he got down to 375 he could be an every down player, comes into Spring at 415. Over the summer gains 15 lbs. (at least given that he may have lost some weight during Spring practice) and reports to Fall camp at 430. They make him a starter and every down player. So he goes and gains 20 lbs. before Spring practice because if 15 is good 20 is more gooder. If history is any indication they'll probably make him a captain and start a Badnarik award campaign. I cannot believe we continue to run him out there. I don’t think he’ll be “running” anywhere at that weight, but certainly has done everything wrong and continues to be rewarded with playing time. Wasn’t part of Napier’s job to instill more discipline? I don’t mean a made up job like Muschamp claiming part of his was to clean up the program. I clearly recall part of why Napier was a good fit was because of his attention to detail and running a disciplined program. I thought that was why all of our other guys were jumping into the portal. But then, maybe Watson is too vertically challenged to jump anywhere, much less, into the transfer portal.
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Post by wahhappen on Mar 7, 2023 19:54:26 GMT -5
That must be a misprint. Someone was reading an old WWF Wrestlemania program and accidentally copied over Yokozuna’s weight, right?
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Post by wahhappen on Mar 7, 2023 12:58:19 GMT -5
All of this potential draft news on AR adds to the speculation that Dan Mullen never intended to be at UF for more than 3 years. It is difficult to remember, but we improved significantly almost immediately when Mullen came on board and were headed toward a potentially special season in 2020 until the wheels came off and we imploded epically (mostly due to the defense being so bad). You almost have to try to not bring in recruits at UF. If Mullen had any interest in building a legacy, 2021 should have been the year we put it all together. I mean, Richardson was practically built to run his offensive scheme and should have been ready to go in 2021 had Mullen been paying attention to reality. Instead we’re looking at a poorly developed, raw talent, that could end up being a special QB in the NFL. That is expected when you play QB at Wyoming, Texas Tech, Louisville, Cal, Southern Mississippi, Stanford or Pitt. But to have that kind of talent wasted at UF post 1989 is just about as big of an indictment of the status of our program that I can imagine.
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Post by wahhappen on Mar 6, 2023 18:52:16 GMT -5
Anthony Richardson is the best pure physical QB prospect ever. At this year's combine he was the tallest (6'4.25), heaviest (244), fastest (4.43, 4th fastest ever), most explosive (all time QB records in both jumps at 40.5 and 10'9), with the best arm (60mph 2nd highest ball velocity ever, threw 3 straight passes of 65 yards and a ball 75 yards) in this class. Universal opinion from analysts/scouts is the only guy who may have been more accurate was CJ Stroud and it was close, maybe too close to call. Ceasar's and MGM have him as the 2nd most likely #1 pick. +300 at MGM, +400 at Caesars. I knew he was a freak, I didn't know he was king of the freaks, so I was slightly surprised. What is mind blowing to even me (who has always held his throwing in higher esteem than just about anybody) is that NFL people after looking at him throw by throw think he is a better thrower than Cam coming out, think he compares favorably to Josh Allen (who had a slightly higher completion % in college but still mid 50s), and like his processing and pocket manipulation. On the NFL channel broadcast an analyst even said "I know you think because it's Florida he has to have talent around him unlike Wyoming, but there was very little separation all year, they're really down and the play calling did him no favors last year." Huge indictment of Mullen (sans Johnson) and to a lesser extent Napier. What's odd to me is that we listed a 6'4.25, 244 lbs. guy at 6'3.5 235. Make what you will of not designing more than 3-5 runs a game for a guy who is bigger and faster than Derrick Henry or trying to run a version of the west coast offense with a guy who is more accurate at 40-60 yards than he is 5-10, but why would you lie about his size? I have never seen anybody list their guys smaller than they actually are, it's usually the opposite. Maybe in 10 years Napier will reveal that it was part of his 10 year rebuild plan. At this point one can only assume part of the plan is to get all LA guys on roster and staff so we can unleash the Cajun attack. This is eerily similar to the year Muschamp had like 6 offensive linemen (or some ridiculously higher than normal number) selected in the draft after a season where we were close to dead last in the nation in passing (again, not sure how bad we were, but we rarely completed a forward pass).
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Post by wahhappen on Feb 25, 2023 9:05:59 GMT -5
I want it to work out too, but I am having a difficult time coming to terms with the fact we have nothing positive to build upon in year two coming off of an already disappointing season. I can respect that Napier doesn’t seem to be making any excuses, but maybe he should start unveiling a bit of his “plan” that he likes so much. For example, is part of the plan to get worse before we get better?
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Post by wahhappen on Feb 23, 2023 16:44:41 GMT -5
I look at that picture of Armstrong and all I can think is.... .....Sure, I only played 3 years on the high school JV, but I was really, really good at Madden! I highly doubt he’s good at Madden.
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Post by wahhappen on Feb 15, 2023 14:18:21 GMT -5
Yeah, but in Texas, Sumlin’s wins only count 50% because he is black.
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Post by wahhappen on Feb 2, 2023 12:10:18 GMT -5
I wonder if eventually all tbe NIL greed money and players tranfering after a year or two will lead to a loss of interest by the alumni and other fans of college football? There appears to be no loyalty to the universities anymore, so why should I waste my time and money supporting this semi-pro sport any longer? One has to look at the big picture and see this coming. In fact it's already here in my opinion. I know I have grown increasingly disenchanted with college football over the past few years. I think part of that has to do with how UF has not yet made the playoffs or really even been in contention since they began. The other thing is it is starting to feel like championships can be bought. It just doesn’t mean as much any more. For a while, more aggressive recruiting and the evolution of the spread offense added an element of parity where smaller schools were able to compete and make things interesting. But now, with NIL and immediate eligibility for first time transfers, it feels like big name schools can stack their rosters from top to bottom, widening the talent gap even further. Maybe I am just bitter because we suck at it, but modern college football is less about actual coaching and is now just a copycat league like the NFL. I miss the days of Spurrier wiping the floor with Tennessee simply because he was better at drawing up and calling plays. I am not sure when we will see another innovator like Spurrier, Meyer, Saban come along and do something different. Now that I have put some thought into how I feel, actually, “bored” and “tired” is how I would describe my thoughts on college football.
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Post by wahhappen on Jan 13, 2023 14:51:05 GMT -5
I also have another thought about his teammates. Especially the offensive linemen assigned to protect the newly minted multimillionaire. Shouldn't they get a piece of the pie? Where does this all end? I am waiting for the first NIL holdout to happen. Maybe he can be that guy. Just think if Tebow had refused to play his Junior year until they paid him more based on what his brand meant to the university.
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Kirby
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Post by wahhappen on Jan 13, 2023 14:45:35 GMT -5
The Arizona Cardinals have received permission to interview Smart for their head coaching job. I doubt that he takes it, but both Steve Spurrier and Nick Saban tried their hands in the NFL. Urban Meyer hardly bears mentioning. Kiff Kingsbury gave it a shot as well.
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Post by wahhappen on Jan 10, 2023 13:22:01 GMT -5
Coach Napier and his staff are busy combing the transfer portal for players who may be helpful. Live Look at the process via satellite:
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Post by wahhappen on Jan 5, 2023 15:46:27 GMT -5
Yeah, I get it. I also have a difficult time predicting more than a handful of wins. I think the reason it is an odd situation is because we are essentially admitting (or at least are hoping) that Napier has inherited the worst Gators team since Charley Pell. If Meyer, Muschamp, McElwain, or Mullen had gone 6-6 in year 1, then 5-7 in year 2 would be seen as a huge disappointment.
I think Napier has a great task ahead of him. I hope he surprises us in 2023 because the truth is we really don't know yet if he can coach or recruit in this conference. I have low expectations for our final record next season, but I have extremely high expectations for growth of the team. 2022 was a mess. He now has had a year to figure some things out, get rid of the fat (minus Watson), and determine what is needed to fill in the gaps for the future. I am not saying he should be fired for going 5-7 or even 3-10, but we better look a hell of a lot better in week 15 than in week 1. At a bare minimum we should look like we know what we're doing even if we are doing it poorly.
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Post by wahhappen on Jan 3, 2023 20:59:46 GMT -5
I find it odd that expectations are lower going into year 2 vs. year 1.
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Post by wahhappen on Dec 31, 2022 22:51:25 GMT -5
Step 1: Come to UF Step 3: Win National Championship
I see no problem with this plan.
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Post by wahhappen on Dec 31, 2022 9:25:01 GMT -5
It seems that recently I am finding articles on my phone without a way to link to them. Another story this afternoon about the players hitting the portal. One player confirmed what some of us have suspected all along - they weren't ready for a disciplinarian who demands a lot from his players. Of the players who have hit the portal, all of them are Mullen recruits. None of Napier's recruits are transferring. The player in the article went on to say that this staff is much more involved with the players than the staff that preceded them, and that he wouldn't be at Florida were it not for the current staff. The hope is that this is the first step in a rebuilding process and that things will get worse before we see a major turnaround. I would just like to see a few more signs of improvement and some consistency. It is difficult to execute a plan when you have several starters not on board. The problem I have at this point is there is no clear definition of what the plan is. It’s like Arthur’s “plan” in Red Redemption 2.
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Post by wahhappen on Dec 29, 2022 20:30:22 GMT -5
This is off topic a bit, but a question I have had all season. Can some explain to me what is that lame ass stupid zooking baton thing our players pimp around with on the sidelines whenever they make a play? Can we fire that?
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Post by wahhappen on Dec 21, 2022 14:07:35 GMT -5
I hope I’m wrong, but thus far I get more of a “Yellow Teeth” / “Insert interchangeable OC of Zook and/or Muschamp” vibe versus the way I felt about Urban Meyer bringing his offense in from a smaller conference. In year one under Meyer, there was definitely a “square peg, round hole” issue, but he adapted as the season progressed and tweaked the offensive scheme to fit what Chris Leak and company did well. The offense was improving week-to-week and evolving based on current competition. What scares me about Napier, is his offense has not shown any signs of development - very much like the rinky dink bullshit offenses that Zook, Muschamp, and John Denver used to roll out there week in and week out hoping our WRs could break off an 85-yard screen pass for a TD.
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Post by wahhappen on Dec 19, 2022 10:44:33 GMT -5
There have been so many head-scratching moments this season, especially down the stretch. We were in need of a culture change, so hopefully that is what is happening. We are also in need of talent on defense, offense, and special teams. Other than that, things are looking up.
We just did not have anything we did well consistently to hang our hats on this season. Our best offensive weapon (that we actually used) is headed to the NFL, so it just kind of leaves us in limbo as we head into the off-season (or “recruiting season” as Mullet called it).
The defense and receivers are so bad. Cajun Willie Taggert is going to need to do something in those areas if we are going to take a step forward next year. I am not expecting a championship, but we should start to see some improvement next season if we have the right guy. Unfortunately, talent is not a long-lasting excuse when you have the resources and geography of UF.
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Post by wahhappen on Dec 8, 2022 10:35:51 GMT -5
I think I saw DJ Lagway a few years ago at a music festival. He played one of the late night tent shows so I can’t remember if he was any good or not. I’m not really into spinning though so I wouldn’t be the best at critiquing his performance.
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