As a UT fan.... its hard to agree with anything Florida, however, this never feels good. Lane kiffen almost destroyed my love of football... I wish you healing and a much better coach. I truly mean that. You deserve better
As a Bama fan, i feel bad for the Gator fans period. Your fan base is very proud and faithful and deserve better than this. Napier should be FIRED NOW, don't wait till the end of the season. Period ....
@@royfairchild6895 you're welcome, The SEC needs the Gators back to the greatness of the Spurrier days and the epic clash with the dawgs in Jacksonville.
As a gator fan you can’t convince me that he’s not trying to get fired. After that Miami game he’s done. Now he’s trying to get his 26 million buyout. Good start to leg an egg and attack the fan base.
How did he call out the fan base???? Y’all believe everything the media tells you. The media just wants Billy fired. If you watch the original clip Billy never mentions gator fans. Get a grip
Oh yea right sure you thought that. You losers were jumping for joy when you got him because it meant you got rid of mullen, which ended up being a DOWNGRADE. Lmao 🤡
@@wildfire4175money talks and Florida has a lot of it. It’s a top tier job but also a headache because they want wins and champions if u can’t deliever they’ll( the fans) will run you out. Fans dictate a lot at Florida, an empty stadium is a equal to you getting fired at Florida that’s a guarantee
@dangerbaby644 Compared to you and me, Florida has a lot of money. Compared to the top programs in college football, it does not. It by no means is a top tier job and hasn't been for a while. If both of those things were true, then they would have a top tier coach
Yep! On top of that, his success with the Cajuns wall only because of luck. Too bad UF fell hook, line and sinker and paid him a god awful amount of money for nothing.
Greeny, I agree 💯. I'm an HUGE Gatorfan and went to my 1st Gator game in 1973. Mcelwain was fired for saying he had "death threats" against him. Mullen was fired for his "recruiting" comment. Napier just called out The GatorNation. Napier is DONE! Never ever call out your Fanbase! Go Gators!
Billy Napier must understand when you are failing at your multi million dollar job, you will be called out.the fans might don't understand football but we understand when you have a job and go to work and you fail you are in trouble our jobs do not award us for poor work performance, we understand that part you have a job to do
Hundreds of college coaches have called out fans over the years, typically on weekly radio/tv call-in shows. Saban just did it a few years ago when fans were leaving early. Bobby Knight made a career out of it. The difference is whether they win or lose. The successful coaches earn that right.
Yeah, Billy Napier is definitely not a legend like Saban and Knight. Napier needs to shut his mouth and work on putting forth a product on the field of play that Gator Nation can be proud of.
I can't even fathom the idea that if I failed at my job, and I was making 7.2 mil a year. How can this keep happening at Florida or any college for that matter. Paying these coaches millions upon millions to either succeed or fail, with a guaranteed payout of millions.
@@SystemsEndGame yeah exactly, but how as a man with a job making millions, generational wealth, fail then when he fails there's ZERO discipline towards the coach, Zero demand towards paying back money. Coaching has become LEGAL Robbery.
@@chrisweidner4768 Lol right? It’s so bizarre seeing a man struggling to open a bottle of water that it boggles the mind. The only answers I can come up with is A. It was glued to make him look foolish. Or B. He had a massive amount of lotion on his hands. Either way it was amusing as heck!
It’s clear Napier is over his head at this level. You absolutely have to know not to take a passive aggressive shot at your fan base. That in itself is a sign he’s over his head, he doesn’t get that words like those don’t help win games. I’m a Canes fan and was at the game. The Canes just looked like larger, more muscular humans. There was a talent and size difference between the players. I’m not sure if better execution is what’s needed. I think the Gators need a coach who is better at piecing players together to make a winning team at this level.
My family are Florida State fans. When i started playing football and watching football i decided to go for the Gators in early 2000s. Just before they won there Championships. So even as a new Gators fan at that time i was used to them being a dominant winning team. I would even take all of those 9-3 season with previous coaches over this struggling season where we dont even get a bowl game. This is a joke. It needs to be fixed.
Napier's comments are hurtful not only sports fans but especially college football fans. The communities are the lifeblood of many of these programs and while you can't please every single fan all of the time, they were there long before you and will be there long after you're gone. And they will raise their families to continue to support the programs long after a coach is gone.
The lifeblood is the alumni base, which Napier didn’t target. He’s targeting the social media personalities from podunk cities that struggled to graduate highschool and didn’t even play peewee football, but think they are qualified to evaluate a football program on UA-cam/twitter. I’m an alumnus and have no issue with his comments.
I have a buddy that moved to Gainesville years ago strictly to watch all the homes games. I was talking to him a day before the Miami-Florida game and the poor dude just purchased season tickets. He didn’t have high expectations because of Florida’s schedule, but he was pretty confident against Miami. That changed relatively quickly.
You nailed this one Greeny. The first game I was able to take my daughter to was Arkansas last year, and the team literally killed themskeves. It was painful and hasn’t gotten much better
LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAID. He was talking about getting the players to ignore the basement dwellers, not himself. If anyone deserves criticism, it's Mike Greenberg for fking up HIS job more than anyone else.
No. Napier's 11-15 record as Florida coach, on a program where the university has a $164 million budget, and now an embarrassing loss to Miami at home, does not grant him the authority to criticize the fans.
As a Yankees,Giants,NY Rangers and Knicks fan,I can relate to Gators fans,and have alot in common. We are very passionate fan bases,we are used to winning,and very frustrated of how things are going. The Knicks were horrible during the Isiah Thomas era,and still were selling out MSG,and sellouts ended when Thomas was throwing fans out because were were chanting,for Thomas to be removed. No violence,no horrible behavior from Knicks fans,just chanting fire Isiah,and some other things at him,for the horrible job he was doing,and was throwing fans out for that. Once you start disrespecting your fans,you are done. It's just a matter of when Billy Napier gets fired,or removed.
It's really not about the won-loss record. It's that it's a lousy product being put out on the field, and they are not competing at the level they should be given the talent. They could have gone 6-7 the last two seasons, and as long as they looked competitive, we'd be ok, as long as there are signs of progress. But the program just keeps going backward.
As a bulldog fan man this kinda hurts to see. I want Florida as a rival not this. The cocktail party should be the biggest game in the sport. This is tragic really.
This has gotta be one of the biggest over reactions ever if you’re truly offended by this statement then you probably are exactly the person he was talking about 😂
BS...he didnt want to recruit nor fire his terrible DC and OL coach (his buddies). Neither one of them are coaching now. One is at Lowes the other is an analyst.
When he said there schedule is hard because they have to play Florida brought back flashbacks in my head for a second when we were actually a scary team
Well Nick Saban called out fans all the time... For leaving early, for player criticism, for negative energy, for complacency, honestly just about everything you could call out a fanbase for. Not saying Napier can even be in the same breath as Saban, but you was a lot of "never" and "no one has ever", but the GOAT did all the time. =)
I'm a Florida State fan. UF is a premier school who's used to competing for championships, not clawing for 7-8 win seasons. I knew they messed up when they hired that guy
Well said Greeny! When are you going to Leave ESPN, you are the best voice they have on sports? Two suggestions to help heal Gator Nation. #1 Sue to get out of the SEC. You can give Tonto and Silver a call in Tally for advice, then join the Sunbelt Conference. #2 Bring back Urban. I am sure he can coach up some of the Tren de Aragua members and make you an instant playoff contender. And I agree Jimbo Fisher is waiting for Billy and his 26 Million to join him at his trailer down by the Suwanee.
Over his head. 2 plus years and I have seen enough. This High School coach should have never been hired. This is going to be a long season and the way I see it, UF will not be better than UGA, BAMA, LSU, Mizzou, Texas. Ole Miss, Tenn. for years to come. There you have it. Want to compete for Championships? It is not happening.
As a Vol fan I don't have much love for UF haha but we've been there. I wouldn't wish the trashy/underperforming/toxic coaching carousel on anyone. It sucks for the fans.
Yeah, I'm not upset about it at all. I knew what he meant. He just worded that one sentence very poorly. The next sentence he says is, "Sometimes you deserve criticism and I have no excuses. We gotta get it fixed." The media is blowing this way out of proportion just like they did with Dan Mullen and his "recruiting season" comment. Making up non existent death threats like McElwain did is unacceptable. But Mullen and Napier meant one thing and said another. And it doesn't matter what he says. What matters is the results. So, don't get me wrong. He should be let go. But I don't put any stock in this whole thing. I knew what he was _trying_ to say, "We need to block out the outside noise as best we can and get back to work." That was the sentiment. He just said it the wrong way.
As a gator fan, I’m as frustrated as anybody. But let’s be fair. If you heard the press conference, he did not criticize the fans. He said the players need to focus on work and not what is written on social media. He never said the fans don’t have a right to criticize. For this narrative to take on a life of its own is a prime example of how social media can go wrong. Not to mention the fact that he was asked the same question about the criticism at least five times. Definitely a poor choice of words.
I cannot be enjoying this anymore than I am. 3 years ago I commented congrats you just got Derek Dooley at Florida and boy was I criticized for it. Now look at what I get to enjoy
You are wrong, Greeny. To be precise, you can't have a basement in 'South' Florida. Central Florida and further north where there are those gentle 100 foot rolling hills do have basements including Gainesville, Orlando and Tallahassee. It is not completely flat.
Granted Napier did well and won big coaching in the Sunbelt but Florida got too enamored that Billy was part of Saban's coaching tree. Being a coach in Saban's system doesn't automatically generate gridiron success.
The problem with Napier is, he allows the players to control the team! Napier isn’t in control and hasn’t been from the beginning! Look at Anthony Richardson, Napier allowed Richardson to play regardless of his performance. Richardson laid down his last year at Florida! Either play the players who want to play instead of playing what you have! You have Players who have potential, but you aren’t directing them properly. You are the coach! Teach them and direct them, build them up and play them!
I am 54, and I have been a Gator fan since my father, a UGA grad, took me to the UGA/UF game when I was 8 years old. With that said, I think UF should not only fire Billy, but also the moron who hired him. We really screwed the pooch with this hire. 😢🤬😡
He also just criticized alumni that donate (albeit smaller) to the UAA and to Educational programs. No President nor Board will tolerate placing the University in a negative light.
Florida has had FOUR really solid coaches, with experience at Power-5 schools since Urban Meyer left in 2010, none of them lasting longer than 3-years. The problem might very well be the culture at Florida, or the fan base, or the boosters, or the AD. Just think about it. Meyer left and 'popped up' at Ohio State. He didn't wait for something to open in Gainesville and there could be a reason behind that. IDK. But I tell you this...UF is becoming a place to avoid for up and coming coaching prospects, so be careful before you start calling for Napier to be fired.
Said this yesterday.. Mark this down … the UNTHINKABLE.. Deon Sanders WILL be next Florida coach .. Napier fired and IF Colorado makes any Bowl Game… Deion can not pass on #1 SEC # coming back to State of Florida # 3 sticking it to FSU what they could’ve had ….. a Seminole will coach The Gators
I'd actually be down with that. Coach Sanders is a genuinely decent guy from everything I've seen. I don't know if he necessarily has the skill to perform at that level, but he definitely can't be any worse than Napier, and he'd breathe a lot of energy into the program.
I just listened to the whole post game press conference and I didn’t think he said anything to deserve what this video is saying about him. Are y’all just looking to stir up the pot just like the “basement” coaches sitting at home criticizing online. What y’all are talking about is exactly what y’all are doing on this video. Why would you try to blow something out of proportion that was really nothing to talk about. Go find something real to talk about on the videos. Wow!
I LOVE Coach Napier!! But he may not be a "head coach". He was a fantastic recruiter along with a wide receiver coach while he was at Bama!! Yea, you can't EVER, EVER, EVVVEERRR criticize fans! THAT IS A HUGE NO-NO!! PLUS, people get their feelings hurt over just about anything. Another huge reason you can't say anything about fans! I wish the very best for Coach Napier! It's time to sever ties with Florida!
To the guy defending Mullen at the 8 minute mark, Dan got fired for a number of reasons. There are a dozen little things that could be mentioned, but the headlines are retaining Todd Grantham (a lame duck DC that was very obviously not good enough and potentially cost us a Natty in 2020) and abysmal recruiting that we're just starting to recover from. Dan's an incredible offensive mind, but he was in over his head at Florida just like Billy.
I say bring back Galen Hall, but then again I'm a UGA fan. Seriously UF is one of the TOP programs in the country and Billy seems to be dragging it down. I'm a UGA grad and my brother, brother in law and all my nephews are all UF graduates and big time fans. We have an over & under on how long he will last this season. right now it's looking like 4.5, but they all want him gone now.
I don’t think Florida can afford to fire Billy Napier. They are still paying previous coaches. He has to start DJ and use this as a learning year because of the schedule. Now next year……
When he said Billy Napier means nothing to them I felt that in my gator heart
Amen brother! I just did a Right over left Chomp after he said that! Thank you
As a UT fan.... its hard to agree with anything Florida, however, this never feels good. Lane kiffen almost destroyed my love of football... I wish you healing and a much better coach. I truly mean that. You deserve better
@nathansalyer3287 Appreciate it Nathan. Those Vols I believe, will be CFP bound this year. Gotta good team put together and that QB is a good one.
same
Billy is way over his head at Florida
He always looks overwhelmed
Guys a joke. He can’t coach his way out of a wet paper bag
I said that the day he had his press conference
It was a head scratching hire to begin with
@@bluecollarman694.... with 3 sides missing . fixed it for you
You're right he means nothing to us. He needs to go should have been fired after the first year.
FIRE RON ZOOK!
(((Greeny)))
As a Bama fan, i feel bad for the Gator fans period. Your fan base is very proud and faithful and deserve better than this. Napier should be FIRED NOW, don't wait till the end of the season. Period ....
Appreciate ya!
Respect bro!
@@royfairchild6895 you're welcome, The SEC needs the Gators back to the greatness of the Spurrier days and the epic clash with the dawgs in Jacksonville.
Florida fans are aggressive people..nowhere near as disciplined as Florida State fans
He is so getting fired after this season 😂💀
Edit: or maybe during the season 😂
If he makes the end of the season he will be lucky Miami players recruited on the sidelines lmao
He’s not making it bud 😂
he getting fired after UCF rails them, 1-4
Getting fired in 2 more weeks 😅
During* this season
As a gator fan you can’t convince me that he’s not trying to get fired. After that Miami game he’s done. Now he’s trying to get his 26 million buyout. Good start to leg an egg and attack the fan base.
This is exactly what I was thinking. Calling out the fan base says “I’ve had enough so just give me my $26 million buyout and I’m gone
He will probably have to hide in his basement forever tho 😂
How did he call out the fan base???? Y’all believe everything the media tells you. The media just wants Billy fired. If you watch the original clip Billy never mentions gator fans. Get a grip
He needs a contract extension lol
You work your entire life to retire but the govt will pay millions to a guy you play ball
Darn straight, Greeny! Thanks for understanding us and calling it out.
Silly Napier was a 2nd tier coach from a 2nd tier school...never thought it was a good hire
What do you think Florida is? If you don’t have an all time coach bringing in criminals you suck.
Florida was in no position to get a top tier coach when they hired him
Oh yea right sure you thought that. You losers were jumping for joy when you got him because it meant you got rid of mullen, which ended up being a DOWNGRADE. Lmao 🤡
@@wildfire4175money talks and Florida has a lot of it. It’s a top tier job but also a headache because they want wins and champions if u can’t deliever they’ll( the fans) will run you out. Fans dictate a lot at Florida, an empty stadium is a equal to you getting fired at Florida that’s a guarantee
@dangerbaby644 Compared to you and me, Florida has a lot of money. Compared to the top programs in college football, it does not. It by no means is a top tier job and hasn't been for a while. If both of those things were true, then they would have a top tier coach
Homie couldn’t even open a water bottle
Tells you he can’t open an offense…
I never liked the hire in the first place!!!!! Billy has no business coaching at Florida!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep! On top of that, his success with the Cajuns wall only because of luck. Too bad UF fell hook, line and sinker and paid him a god awful amount of money for nothing.
Definitely worst hire in the last 25 years
@@RJ-fe9puprobably worse than Bryan Harsin
@@tigerwareagle1485 yes
No way he gets this job without someone giving him a “good ole boy” buddy deal. AD needs to be packing with his pal.
Greeny, I agree 💯. I'm an HUGE Gatorfan and went to my 1st Gator game in 1973. Mcelwain was fired for saying he had "death threats" against him. Mullen was fired for his "recruiting" comment. Napier just called out The GatorNation. Napier is DONE! Never ever call out your Fanbase! Go Gators!
I think those 2 got fired because of them DAWGS!!
Also the whole Rashada debacle may also be used to fire him for cause.
From those examples it sounds like the fans actually are terrible
Mcelwain was fired for humping a shark😮💨
@@bigcheese467 we are 😮💨 that's why we can't keep a coach and build a program
I am not a Florida fan.
But Billy needs to go.
So does the Athletic Director who hired him.
Dan Mullen stopped recruiting, no waiting that out. It's a real shame.
Billy calling out people saying they have basements in Florida lol just goes to show how out of touch he is with the average Floridian.
Billy Napier must understand when you are failing at your multi million dollar job, you will be called out.the fans might don't understand football but we understand when you have a job and go to work and you fail you are in trouble our jobs do not award us for poor work performance, we understand that part you have a job to do
Whoever gave him that golden parachute contact needs to go also.
Not a Gator fan but your point on how silly it is for professionals not understanding the importance of fans was really well articulated.
Jim McIlwain did the same thing, got fired the same week.
I can still see him throwing will grier under the bus
This is like when filmakers tell people to not watch their movies and act surprised when said people don't watch their movies
Or like Elon telling advertisers to f off and then sueing them for effing off lol
Hundreds of college coaches have called out fans over the years, typically on weekly radio/tv call-in shows. Saban just did it a few years ago when fans were leaving early. Bobby Knight made a career out of it. The difference is whether they win or lose. The successful coaches earn that right.
Yeah, Billy Napier is definitely not a legend like Saban and Knight. Napier needs to shut his mouth and work on putting forth a product on the field of play that Gator Nation can be proud of.
I mean when you’re Nick Saban or Knight you can do that cause the Resume backs it up and the off the field and on field results
@@SCSAsJorts💯
Ironic hearing Mike Greenberg lecturing someone else on using old, tired sports cliches
Maybe but you can’t take shots at the fanbase. That’s the fundamental of the coach’s existence.
@@theclamhammer4447 he's talking about greeny. Right message, wrong messenger
@@VivaLaZachNapier using a cliche was like 1% of greenys complaint. Y’all watched like 30 seconds in and stopped lmao
I can't even fathom the idea that if I failed at my job, and I was making 7.2 mil a year. How can this keep happening at Florida or any college for that matter. Paying these coaches millions upon millions to either succeed or fail, with a guaranteed payout of millions.
I told somebody all Americans should go on strike so we can get the same benefits.
@@SystemsEndGame yeah exactly, but how as a man with a job making millions, generational wealth, fail then when he fails there's ZERO discipline towards the coach, Zero demand towards paying back money. Coaching has become LEGAL Robbery.
Why pick out central Florida; the whole state feels the same.
Bro has literally never been to florida 💀
Not even remotely
Nah you have country, swamp, city, hoods, beach towns, literally islands down here in the keys
And golf clubs which are mostly in the beach towns and cities
You’re clueless.
Florida's head coach can't even open a water bottle and he's ripping fans? LOL.
Someone glued that cap on I swear to make him look silly! That was awesome!
@@phillippropst3825If so, the fact he couldn’t overcome that demonstrates how weak he is. Both mentally and energetically.
@@chrisweidner4768 Lol right? It’s so bizarre seeing a man struggling to open a bottle of water that it boggles the mind. The only answers I can come up with is A. It was glued to make him look foolish. Or B. He had a massive amount of lotion on his hands. Either way it was amusing as heck!
As a Miami fan even I was embarrassed by that bootleg coaching Napier did. I ALMOST felt sorry for Gator Fans.
As an old Gator Alumnus I almost thank you. 🤣🤣Seriously, wishing you all the best going forward. I miss the Wilbur Marshall/Emmitt Smith days.
Go Canes. I wished Miami would have scored again and rub it in their faces.
Thank you, Greeny. As a Gators fan. You nailed it.
As a Florida fan, I never wanted him as a head coach to begin with. I knewFlorida was making a big mistake hiring him.
Way to go, Greeny. A lucid, apt take on the recent Napier situation. -Florida journalism grad, 1970.
Under Muschamp we had a bad offense, but an elite defense
Under Mullen we had bad defense, but a really competitive offense
Under Napier: Nada
It’s clear Napier is over his head at this level. You absolutely have to know not to take a passive aggressive shot at your fan base. That in itself is a sign he’s over his head, he doesn’t get that words like those don’t help win games. I’m a Canes fan and was at the game. The Canes just looked like larger, more muscular humans. There was a talent and size difference between the players. I’m not sure if better execution is what’s needed. I think the Gators need a coach who is better at piecing players together to make a winning team at this level.
I still cannot believe they fired Dan Mullen for this guy lmao
Greeny was spot on, this guy Billy is on his way out and he knows it
I forgot how good Greeny is, I used to watch him all the time back when I could afford youtube tv.
He Won’t make it past Kentucky game. 0-2 vs mark stoops, gave up 300 rush yards vs Kentucky last year. Lost to
Vanderbilt last year
My family are Florida State fans. When i started playing football and watching football i decided to go for the Gators in early 2000s. Just before they won there Championships. So even as a new Gators fan at that time i was used to them being a dominant winning team. I would even take all of those 9-3 season with previous coaches over this struggling season where we dont even get a bowl game. This is a joke. It needs to be fixed.
That is such a teenager move. Way to act like a responsible adult. Dude is paid 7 mil a year and he can't handle criticism? Put on your big boy pants.
Napier's comments are hurtful not only sports fans but especially college football fans. The communities are the lifeblood of many of these programs and while you can't please every single fan all of the time, they were there long before you and will be there long after you're gone. And they will raise their families to continue to support the programs long after a coach is gone.
The lifeblood is the alumni base, which Napier didn’t target. He’s targeting the social media personalities from podunk cities that struggled to graduate highschool and didn’t even play peewee football, but think they are qualified to evaluate a football program on UA-cam/twitter. I’m an alumnus and have no issue with his comments.
He’s extra puckered up because the back half of that schedule is going to give it to him raw.
It's over. Florida has the toughest schedule in the nation. Adiós Billy....
What coach talks trash about their fans ? They are the only people that will have your back even when you're losing. Thats crazy work.
Florida and Florida State fans are going through it and the season just started lol
Have never heard you broadcasts before. Excellent stuff! Subscribed.
Donovan knew how to win at home.
And away and on a national stage
Dan Mullen looking great to FL now
I knew I always liked greens but now I love him lol I agree 💯 billy really has the full to criticize other people especially fans?!?!? He’s cooked
FSU fans hoping Napier transfers to the Noles after this week
Please no, we've got our own problems
Gator fans are wishing that as well
As Gator fans, when do we start looking at Scott Stricklin who keeps hiring all of these underwhelming coaches?
I have a buddy that moved to Gainesville years ago strictly to watch all the homes games.
I was talking to him a day before the Miami-Florida game and the poor dude just purchased season tickets.
He didn’t have high expectations because of Florida’s schedule, but he was pretty confident against Miami.
That changed relatively quickly.
You nailed this one Greeny. The first game I was able to take my daughter to was Arkansas last year, and the team literally killed themskeves. It was painful and hasn’t gotten much better
LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAID. He was talking about getting the players to ignore the basement dwellers, not himself. If anyone deserves criticism, it's Mike Greenberg for fking up HIS job more than anyone else.
No. Napier's 11-15 record as Florida coach, on a program where the university has a $164 million budget, and now an embarrassing loss to Miami at home, does not grant him the authority to criticize the fans.
The only cardinal sin is losing
Not a Gator fan. On behalf of fans of every team of every sport, thank you for saying this.
Amen first time I’m glad that I agree with greeny
As a Yankees,Giants,NY Rangers and Knicks fan,I can relate to Gators fans,and have alot in common. We are very passionate fan bases,we are used to winning,and very frustrated of how things are going. The Knicks were horrible during the Isiah Thomas era,and still were selling out MSG,and sellouts ended when Thomas was throwing fans out because were were chanting,for Thomas to be removed. No violence,no horrible behavior from Knicks fans,just chanting fire Isiah,and some other things at him,for the horrible job he was doing,and was throwing fans out for that. Once you start disrespecting your fans,you are done. It's just a matter of when Billy Napier gets fired,or removed.
It's really not about the won-loss record. It's that it's a lousy product being put out on the field, and they are not competing at the level they should be given the talent. They could have gone 6-7 the last two seasons, and as long as they looked competitive, we'd be ok, as long as there are signs of progress. But the program just keeps going backward.
@@edlawn5481nah 6-7 aint cuttin it
As a bulldog fan man this kinda hurts to see. I want Florida as a rival not this. The cocktail party should be the biggest game in the sport. This is tragic really.
This has gotta be one of the biggest over reactions ever if you’re truly offended by this statement then you probably are exactly the person he was talking about 😂
Who gives a dam what Billy think
Napier has as much class as a see thru toilet!
Dan Mullin would have worked out in the long run
BS...he didnt want to recruit nor fire his terrible DC and OL coach (his buddies). Neither one of them are coaching now. One is at Lowes the other is an analyst.
@@D.Nice..should of never fired McElwain.
He said the fans sent death threats and couldn't provide any receipts. Also people really thought he banged a shark.
McElwain was GARBAGE.
Mullen quit on the team and the team quit on him. Dude came to a post game presser dressed as Darth Vader……
That's me! I am that one fan, since 1992. I save up for one game and get the best seats I can.
Thank you for this Greeny ❤
When he said there schedule is hard because they have to play Florida brought back flashbacks in my head for a second when we were actually a scary team
Well Nick Saban called out fans all the time... For leaving early, for player criticism, for negative energy, for complacency, honestly just about everything you could call out a fanbase for. Not saying Napier can even be in the same breath as Saban, but you was a lot of "never" and "no one has ever", but the GOAT did all the time. =)
I'm a Florida State fan. UF is a premier school who's used to competing for championships, not clawing for 7-8 win seasons. I knew they messed up when they hired that guy
You can’t expect much with Graham Mertz as QB.
Well said Greeny! When are you going to Leave ESPN, you are the best voice they have on sports? Two suggestions to help heal Gator Nation. #1 Sue to get out of the SEC. You can give Tonto and Silver a call in Tally for advice, then join the Sunbelt Conference. #2 Bring back Urban. I am sure he can coach up some of the Tren de Aragua members and make you an instant playoff contender. And I agree Jimbo Fisher is waiting for Billy and his 26 Million to join him at his trailer down by the Suwanee.
Over his head. 2 plus years and I have seen enough. This High School coach should have never been hired. This is going to be a long season and the way I see it, UF will not be better than UGA, BAMA, LSU, Mizzou, Texas. Ole Miss, Tenn. for years to come. There you have it. Want to compete for Championships? It is not happening.
As a Vol fan I don't have much love for UF haha but we've been there. I wouldn't wish the trashy/underperforming/toxic coaching carousel on anyone. It sucks for the fans.
Yeah, I'm not upset about it at all. I knew what he meant. He just worded that one sentence very poorly. The next sentence he says is, "Sometimes you deserve criticism and I have no excuses. We gotta get it fixed." The media is blowing this way out of proportion just like they did with Dan Mullen and his "recruiting season" comment. Making up non existent death threats like McElwain did is unacceptable. But Mullen and Napier meant one thing and said another. And it doesn't matter what he says. What matters is the results. So, don't get me wrong. He should be let go. But I don't put any stock in this whole thing. I knew what he was _trying_ to say, "We need to block out the outside noise as best we can and get back to work." That was the sentiment. He just said it the wrong way.
As a gator fan, I’m as frustrated as anybody. But let’s be fair. If you heard the press conference, he did not criticize the fans. He said the players need to focus on work and not what is written on social media. He never said the fans don’t have a right to criticize. For this narrative to take on a life of its own is a prime example of how social media can go wrong. Not to mention the fact that he was asked the same question about the criticism at least five times. Definitely a poor choice of words.
I cannot be enjoying this anymore than I am. 3 years ago I commented congrats you just got Derek Dooley at Florida and boy was I criticized for it. Now look at what I get to enjoy
You are wrong, Greeny. To be precise, you can't have a basement in 'South' Florida. Central Florida and further north where there are those gentle 100 foot rolling hills do have basements including Gainesville, Orlando and Tallahassee. It is not completely flat.
One of Greeny's best rants
Well said Greeny
I can’t believe I’m saying it, but I agree with Greeny! I hate Greeny and the Gators but he is right.
Granted Napier did well and won big coaching in the Sunbelt but Florida got too enamored that Billy was part of Saban's coaching tree. Being a coach in Saban's system doesn't automatically generate gridiron success.
That's what got joe moorehead fired from mississippi state in my opinion.
The problem with Napier is, he allows the players to control the team! Napier isn’t in control and hasn’t been from the beginning! Look at Anthony Richardson, Napier allowed Richardson to play regardless of his performance. Richardson laid down his last year at Florida! Either play the players who want to play instead of playing what you have! You have Players who have potential, but you aren’t directing them properly. You are the coach! Teach them and direct them, build them up and play them!
I am 54, and I have been a Gator fan since my father, a UGA grad, took me to the UGA/UF game when I was 8 years old. With that said, I think UF should not only fire Billy, but also the moron who hired him. We really screwed the pooch with this hire. 😢🤬😡
Whose seat is hotter? Mike Novrvell at FSU or Billy Napier?
He also just criticized alumni that donate (albeit smaller) to the UAA and to Educational programs.
No President nor Board will tolerate placing the University in a negative light.
Florida has had FOUR really solid coaches, with experience at Power-5 schools since Urban Meyer left in 2010, none of them lasting longer than 3-years. The problem might very well be the culture at Florida, or the fan base, or the boosters, or the AD. Just think about it. Meyer left and 'popped up' at Ohio State. He didn't wait for something to open in Gainesville and there could be a reason behind that. IDK. But I tell you this...UF is becoming a place to avoid for up and coming coaching prospects, so be careful before you start calling for Napier to be fired.
Said this yesterday.. Mark this down … the UNTHINKABLE.. Deon Sanders WILL be next Florida coach .. Napier fired and IF Colorado makes any Bowl Game… Deion can not pass on #1 SEC # coming back to State of Florida # 3 sticking it to FSU what they could’ve had ….. a Seminole will coach The Gators
I'd actually be down with that. Coach Sanders is a genuinely decent guy from everything I've seen. I don't know if he necessarily has the skill to perform at that level, but he definitely can't be any worse than Napier, and he'd breathe a lot of energy into the program.
Deion may be in Tally next year.
Deion is hustling you people.
I don't want Sanders
Mullen should've never been fired in the first place. This is a Pelini/Nebraska situation imo. Florida's in for a long handful of years.
Thank you...
It's not going to get any better smh we have the same schedule next year
I just listened to the whole post game press conference and I didn’t think he said anything to deserve what this video is saying about him. Are y’all just looking to stir up the pot just like the “basement” coaches sitting at home criticizing online. What y’all are talking about is exactly what y’all are doing on this video. Why would you try to blow something out of proportion that was really nothing to talk about. Go find something real to talk about on the videos. Wow!
As a TN fan it’s weird to watch another school start their own Butch Jones era.
As a UK fan, I hope he never leaves.😅
I LOVE Coach Napier!! But he may not be a "head coach". He was a fantastic recruiter along with a wide receiver coach while he was at Bama!! Yea, you can't EVER, EVER, EVVVEERRR criticize fans! THAT IS A HUGE NO-NO!!
PLUS, people get their feelings hurt over just about anything. Another huge reason you can't say anything about fans! I wish the very best for Coach Napier! It's time to sever ties with Florida!
He can't even win trying to make a statement. Where doomed.😅
We're* 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
I'm loving this Florida turmoil.
Born and raised in central Florida. Live on ridge NW of Orlando. We have a basement. Yes, it is definitely a curiosity to anyone from here.
How hard is it keeping moisture out? Was it there when you bought it, or did you build it?
To the guy defending Mullen at the 8 minute mark, Dan got fired for a number of reasons. There are a dozen little things that could be mentioned, but the headlines are retaining Todd Grantham (a lame duck DC that was very obviously not good enough and potentially cost us a Natty in 2020) and abysmal recruiting that we're just starting to recover from.
Dan's an incredible offensive mind, but he was in over his head at Florida just like Billy.
BASEMENT BILLY. 4-8 this year.
Umm find me 4 wins .. after what I saw on display in the swamp I am seeing 2 and 10
@@bryanfletcher6388 2-10 could be right
I say bring back Galen Hall, but then again I'm a UGA fan. Seriously UF is one of the TOP programs in the country and Billy seems to be dragging it down. I'm a UGA grad and my brother, brother in law and all my nephews are all UF graduates and big time fans. We have an over & under on how long he will last this season. right now it's looking like 4.5, but they all want him gone now.
South Carolina passed on Billy Napier. Let that sink in, Florida hired the guy we didn't want.
I don’t think Florida can afford to fire Billy Napier. They are still paying previous coaches. He has to start DJ and use this as a learning year because of the schedule. Now next year……
I lived right next to campus at UF and my house had a basement 🤷♀️