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Post by tapsgator on May 24, 2024 10:46:49 GMT -5
Are the delusional Gator fans so in love Napier? With the way they circle the wagons and buy bullshit from Cajun Willie, God help us if he ever has even McGoober or Muschamp level success. We go 8-4 the fanbase will swoon and Starkville Scotty will give him a lifetime contract. If he somehow managed to put together a Mullen-esque "we were 3 plays and a shoe toss away from a national championship," they'll probably build him a statue and rename the field.
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Post by SoTxCaiman on May 24, 2024 11:59:06 GMT -5
It has to be the hair, or some Cajun voodoo he do....ooh he put a spell on you. ![](https://as2.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/05/50/32/49/1000_F_550324914_x54MvN9tTmAaOsLbqtIkuKQkk4IWGeWC.jpg)
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Post by wahhappen on May 24, 2024 12:56:05 GMT -5
Here is the problem: We keep hiring coaches that are unqualified to lead a top tier program, and it has created a culture of mediocrity over the past 12-13 years. That is at least 8 full classes that have graduated from UF without witnessing what a big time program looks like. If you were 13-14 years old in 2009, you maybe understand what that looks and feels like, but you damn sure didn't see Spurrier and the swagger we had in the 90's. And, you graduated college in 2017 (unless you are a doctor or Tommy Boy) so all of that happened before you even entered high school.
It becomes much easier to fall victim to the narrative that we just burn and churn coaches for no legitimate reason when you have not witnessed sustained success and what a difference a good leader can make. Hell, if Napier had arrived in Gainesville in 1990 with this jacked-up, disorganized, plan, I probably would still be on board with giving him more time because we had not won 8 SEC Championships and three national titles in front of my own eyes.
All that said, there is no excuse for those who know better and I still can't figure out why CWT has been given so much rope. The only conclusion I can think of is that the "younger" fan base are the ones driving most of the activity on social media and whatever "news" platforms are out there now. I don't really feel like there is any real news any more. It is all about what generates the most clicks, likes, reactions, etc., and the media is always going to deliver content that those people are looking to consume. What might be happening is we are seeing fatigue from those of us who know better. We are less active on boards, we have other priorities, and have grown tired of being slammed for wanting better, etc. Maybe if I had a shot at one of those luxury press box seating areas, I would throw my money around and ask some more questions, but I don't have time to argue with someone in cyberspace who thinks all Billy needs is more time because he is a recruiting machine.
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May 27, 2024 23:04:47 GMT -5
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Post by gatordoll on May 27, 2024 23:04:47 GMT -5
I agree. These young kids live in a "what if" dream world with their social media complicent along with their crazy ideas. Meanwhile reality is telling them CWT is not the answer but they refuse to acknowledge it. Just one more year, just give it a chance...Wake up!
I seriously wish Spurrier could take the reigns and start us on a new path to find the way out of the woods and into a promised land of a new AD, new HBC, hell just a new direction.
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May 30, 2024 10:01:23 GMT -5
Post by tapsgator on May 30, 2024 10:01:23 GMT -5
I agree, I think the fanbase has changed dramatically, certainly the vocal part, and we don't have anybody in a power position who seems inclined or motivated to call bullshit. It is an odd fall from prominence in that there has been no real scandal or major paradigm shift, we've just consistently made bad hires and steadily lowered the bar to where Zook, Muschamp, McGoober, and Mullen got fired with winning records and CWT is significantly worse across the board and somehow that's okay. Also he's getting sued for 14 million dollars which isn't really the best look for a program. It's mind blowing that he keeps cashing large checks.
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May 30, 2024 21:08:53 GMT -5
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Post by Mojave Gator on May 30, 2024 21:08:53 GMT -5
The danger is that the farther removed that we become from our glory days, the less that fans remember them and the more that mediocrity becomes the norm. It becomes accepted as such, and it becomes harder to get people to rail against it.
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