Billy Napier to Florida

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  1. bro

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    Very excited to watch him fail
     
  2. Hank Scorpio

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    It's been a pretty nice 7 days. Fire Mullen, beat FSU, and hire our top coaching target. Neat stuff!
     
  3. NothingIsOT

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    Was cristobal not your top target? You already conceded him to Miami?
     
  4. ned's head

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    This whole process reminds me of how the taggart hire went down

     
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  5. Hank Scorpio

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    Maybe to a few posters, but it seems like Napier was Stricklin's top target based on how quickly things progressed and never hearing strong rumors about targeting anyone else.
     
  6. -Prime-

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    you mean a lot of posters, it was Mario and Lane. Stricklin did get his guy though, I guess.
     
  7. Dwight Schrute

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    Nah no thanks keep your projection to yourself
     
  8. ned's head

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    It could certainly work out and definitely won't be worse. I was just talking about honing in on one guy and immediately doing the thing
     
  9. It'sAlwaysSunnyInAthens

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    What's a Napier staff look like? I wanted belk for db coach a few years ago. Houston has fuck you money right?
     
  10. Jack Parkman

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    it was?
     
  11. Jack Parkman

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    Belk and/or the OKC DC would be nice though
     
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  12. Hank Scorpio

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    Can't speak for other sites, but on here is was pretty much Napier, Lane, and Mario as the top 3, probably in that order.
     
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  13. MG2

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    I think this is somewhat out of context to the point.

    No, you don't get 2-3 years to become good. Building a program is about sustained success, not "can you be good in year 1 or 2?".

    Muschamp went 11-2 his second season. Then he went 10-13 the next two years. Mullen started 29-6 and finished 6th in the nation each of his first two seasons, won the SECE in year three, and then lost 9 of his last 14 games before getting fired in year four. Both of them had early success. Neither built off that success. That's why they were fired.
     
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  14. Gritty Badger

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    technically it was G5 Manny for like 18 hrs before Blake James paid Temple $4 million to bring him back
     
  15. Phil Brickma

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    He was the best recruiter on our staff when we he was at Clemson. He just needed to get away from Dabo because their styles clashed. And Dabo, not the best play caller obviously, was stepping on his toes.
     
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    Florida State fans letting everyone know how "fine" they are with it is amazing :laugh:
     
  17. Jack Parkman

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  18. Fran Tarkenton

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    this the same Stricklin that got wooed over by Dan Mullen's personality...twice?
     
  19. Icculus is a Bammer

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    LSU had no interest? What?
     
  20. Jack Parkman

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  21. Roy

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    Well I can tell you guys that many members of the gamecock home board are not impressed with this hire one bit, so I wouldn’t get your hopes up about this new hire if I was you.
     
  22. Jake Scott

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    Good hire by Florida. Interested to see the staff he assembles.
     
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  23. TC

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    I was disappointed when we didn't get him last year, but now I see it's all part of a bigger plan
     
  24. Doug

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    Really liked Napier, hope it works out for Florida. Would've liked to see him stay in state at LSU oh well.
     
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  25. Shinzon

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    To be fair, he was wooed by the part of Mullen’s personality that was his wife sticking her tongue in Stricklin’s mouth.
     
  26. Odin

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  27. War Grundle

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    Why? No different than their responses to us hiring Norvell. He’s a good coach but it’s not like it’s Urban or Lincoln Riley.
     
  28. Hank Scorpio

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    Now I have to pick a favorite Napier.

    Billy or Jack? :ohdear:
     
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  29. Shinzon

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    Crazy to think this thread was already on page 2, and Napier was just hired lol. After the events of the day, I have to say I’m completely okay with the low-key search, choice, and reaction. Besides USC, have to feel like the winners of this madness.
     
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  31. ned's head

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  32. It'sAlwaysSunnyInAthens

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    Is he blaming covid for the program being trash?
     
  33. Jack Parkman

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    guys been eating McDonald’s for 4 years and never lost to the Noles?

    :awshucks:
     
  34. Jack Parkman

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    what
     
  35. It'sAlwaysSunnyInAthens

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    Is getting takeout food out of a hot box not a pandemic thing? I wouldn't assume that's normal practice.
     
  36. Jack Parkman

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    not for 3 years lol

    he’s throwing the nutrition dept and I’ll believe mullen under the bus
     
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  37. Fusiontegra

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    He was making the assumption that covid had something to do with the dietary habits of the program.
     
  38. ned's head

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    Times must be tough if you have to pump your chest at beating a team that hasn't made a bowl during that time. Feeling a little robbed at where you stopped on the carousel?
     
  39. It'sAlwaysSunnyInAthens

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    Any updates on his staff?
     
  40. TC

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    Shabaz Napier even shakes his head at this
     
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  41. Jack Parkman

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    Ill forever enjoy FSU losing to a team lead by Greg Knox in the way you’d be enjoying UF losing to an FSU team if it was lead by Willie Taggart
     
  42. Jack Parkman

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    not much movement on that front id imagine until Sunday
     
  43. ned's head

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    That would have been my nightmare thqh. They had to fire him quick so he didn't accidentally do that
     
  44. Jack Parkman

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    but in hindsight I’m sure we would have never heard the end of it, and the laughs would have certainly been deserved
     
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  47. Boo MFer!

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    We’ve got a good old fashioned oh gosh off.
     
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  49. bigjrock

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    Smart. I don't remember Juluke being a great coach, but the word is that Mickey Joseph won't still be on staff and Juluke will give an inroad into NOLA.
     
  50. Fusiontegra

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    I like the option to try and recruit LA a little but trying to continually pull LA kids from LSU/Bama seems like a losing strategy - regardless of the relationships Napier has with the hs coaches there.