BE CAREFUL Ole Miss … maybe the Florida Gators are good 👀 | Always College Football

On Always College Football, Greg McElroy weighs in on the significance of the Florida Gators’ upset over the No. 22 LSU Tigers in Week 12 ahead of their upcoming matchup against the Ole Miss Rebels.
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[@SaintFredrocks]

These kids have been playing their hearts out for Billy, and so many of my Gator brethren want him fired still. I have to admit I finally caved after A&M, but I have changed my mind again since that game: this guy is bringing the Gators back.

[@feddyvonwigglestein3481]

It's not necessarily popular to admit, or safe to pop our heads out yet, but those of us who were convinced Napier would be fired after the A&M game have that man in our kitchens prepping our meal of crow as of late.

[@MichaelM-c5h]

I hung my hat up with that Miami loss but I’ve always liked the guy and I like how he’s trying to build this roster and recruiting. I see more negative than positives still but that’s where winning games comes in to play. I never cared for his offensive scheme either but Lagway makes this look so good. We have some real Gators growing up before our eyes. Go Gators!

[@vankao2004]

A HEALTHY DJ Lagway is scary for sec opponents..

[@ArchAngeLs777Gaming]

Agreed, Greg. UF does appear to be trending in the right direction. They also beat UK badly and beat a solid UCF team. Home field advantage has been huge this year, so Ole Miss imo indeed needs to be on upset alert going into the Swamp.

[@terrell649]

How many defenses plays 92 snaps.. 41 mins and only gives up 16 points? Has a qb playing on one leg and wins. Lsu knew dj was wasnt running with a bad hamstring. This is a top 5 defense when dj plays . Oh 7 sacks against a line that gave up only 6 all year

[@whiteshadow2375]

yeah dj has Devine football powers bro

[@adammauer6424]

For real the offense is predicated on an rpo play calling however with lagways hamstring injury since Georgia he’s basically a statue in the pocket and is still shredding defenses

[@user-ve5ub3qt5p]

Florida is legit. DJ Lagway would be the first QB taken if he were old enough to enter the draft. He’s Anthony Richardson with consistent QB skills and poise.

[@chubbspeterson6161]

He’s so much better than AR ever was at Florida

[@turkinator1014]

So much better. Even higher ceiling than what AR COULD HAVE been. And he’s a better person.

[@chubbspeterson6161]

this

[@wesleygary6651]

Why put down Lagway like that? Calling someone Anthony Richardson is like slapping somebody's mother.

[@user-ve5ub3qt5p]

@ I’m saying he has Anthony Richardson type size and athleticism but he’s actually great from the pocket. Calm down son

[@ColinWhitworth]

Not saying we'll win, but we were beating UGA before DJ got hurt, and we played Tennessee to a close finish. Ole Miss is slightly better than those teams, but they lost to UK and LSU. They're not invincible.

[@Slim__Reaper]

If DJ started and finished both Tennessee and ga were sitting at 7-3 instead of 5-5

[@mrvroom188]

If Florida beats Ole Miss this week, I don’t wanna hear ANYTHING about 5 SEC teams making the playoffs

[@SilFord-o9f]

They will take 4 maximum SEC teams, they have to spread the wealth, even though a lot of teams do not deserve their ranking

[@TheMCJ2011]

True

[@ArchAngeLs777Gaming]

The only reason a 3 loss team was talked about is UGA has the #1 rated strength of schedule. Ole Miss doesn't and would only have the win over UGA coupled with two bad losses to UF and UK.

[@SunshineStateUniv]

@@ArchAngeLs777GamingFlorida has the hardest schedule just doesn’t get talked about anymore cause we not doin good. Both played Texas, Tennessee, ole miss, u got Bama but UGA is our Bama. Clemson/miami, then we clear with LSU, A&M. And FSU/Florida means more than UGA/GT regardless of team record. Y’all also play 2 FCS schools we played 1. Florida by far has the hardest schedule and we have it again next year😂 Florida was the only team getting in with 3 losses. And it should be that way next year as well.

[@decarririchardson-curry5851]

Florida is a good team

[@MattGinNY]

The UF D has been a disaster in a few games this year. They played on fire against LSU. If the UF D can play like that the next 2 games....UF gonna end the season on a high note for sure.

[@caylendempsey5814]

If ole miss’ defense plays ANYTHING like they have been Napier might need to take out Lagway so he don’t get hurt

[@JB-ie5tp]

They played amazing against Tennessee , Georgia , and Kentucky .

[@JB-ie5tp]

@@caylendempsey5814Florida has the best O line in the country or one of the best o line . But I agree ole miss d line is SCARY

[@Drillpink]

The defense plays hard for DJ

[@SilFord-o9f]

Florida is NOT that bad! Ole Miss cant sleep on them, the Gators have the toughest SEC schedule: Texas Tenn Miami Ole Miss Texas A&M LSU Oregon schedule? Indiana schedule? Penn State schedule?

[@dairyair5371]

Florida was terrible at the start of the season and improved a lot. They lost to Miami, that’s how bad they were. Miami is lucky they got them early.

[@asonofthelionofjudah9765]

@@dairyair5371I’ve been saying that too. I’m interested to see how Florida plays Saturday and next year’s version of Florida vs Miami

[@bobbydrillboids2430]

Florida’s 5 losses this year are to Miami, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Georgia, and Texas. The worst team of that bunch is currently ranked 15th in the AP poll.

[@wesleygary6651]

What kind of weird sexual thing is 'sleeping on someone'.

[@WalkerSportsLounge]

​@@bobbydrillboids2430And the Texas game, Florida had a third string QB

[@comeonman9138]

Napier keeping everyone in their building moving forward after the first half of this season is very impressive. He seems like a solid leader.

[@gregmead2967]

The frustrating thing for me about watching Napier's teams for the last few years is the offensive play calling. We'd run into the line on 1st and 2nd down, have a long 3rd, and throw a short pass. Whether it's Lagway's deep capability or just a change in offensive philosophy, something has changed, and the Gators are FINALLY going vertically. If they continue, I see good things for the Gators.

[@adammauer6424]

I’ve never seen a team take such a beating this season with the most brutal schedule in cfb and they may actually come out with 6 wins this season possibly 7 ! With freshman and sophomores . That’s truly amazing I don’t think people understand how good Florida will be next season with another offseason for this team to grow and add depth

[@muddywaters92]

Ole Miss has lost to UK and LSU… Florida beat both those teams at the swamp and this week they get Ole Miss at the swamp… 🐊.

[@forrestsanders8921]

Ole miss has always been a late season team. Ole miss by everything this weekend

[@muddywaters92]

@ Florida has been on fire with Lagway starting and a completely different team. Florida gets the upset. Plus Ole Miss’s best defensive player has given our whole team motivation by calling out the staff and calling all the DBs trash.

[@forrestsanders8921]

@@muddywaters92 this is a lot of ole miss players last ride. Ole miss by everything

[@muddywaters92]

@@forrestsanders8921 … same with Florida lol. Right now there staff knows if they get this win it’ll be a game changer for them during this offseason.

[@forrestsanders8921]

@@muddywaters92 ole miss whole defense is back from injury lmao we saw that with Georgia. Star receiver coming back. This swamp will be drained by 12:30

[@GopureTravel]

Gator fans talking, please give the ball to Ole Miss for 42 minutes, Hotty Toddy!

[@muddywaters92]

If Florida beats Ole Miss and FSU it’ll be the first time in 4 years that they finish the year with a winning record…. Man thankfully with Lagway the future looks bright.

[@garettb8392]

LSU ran 90 offensive plays to Florida 43. That should tell you a lot about how this game went. Florida was efficient on their 43 offensive plays. LSU was as inefficient as could be on their 90 offensive plays. LSU had the ball for 42 minutes and Florida for 13. I’m definitely not saying that Florida has not improved because I absolutely think they have improved and I think that’s a credit to their coach Billy Napier that they have gotten better and they have shown fight and they haven’t quit. That being said they effectively should’ve been beat against LSU and LSU just didn’t complete their drives. You can’t have 90 plays and almost 42 minutes of the ball and not score consistently. That’s just poor on LSU part not finishing off.. I give credit to where credits do well Florida defense was affective when it needed to be . while not great was the offense was effective in the critical moments of the game that they needed to be good and credit to DJ Lagway as a true freshman for standing in the pocket and making some fantastic throws . Florida has a really good chance to go six and six which honestly from the beginning of the season after watching them to now I would’ve said there’s no way they win six games but I’m very impressed how those kids have not quit and Napier is shown that his kids will come out and play hard. That’s a credit to the coach and the players kudos to them.

[@TonyWedgeworth]

FL gets brought back to reality Saturday and all you FL fans start chanting “we want Kiffin” again.

[@abstractseagull]

As a Gator fan, at times I hate our own fanbase...zero patience...I couldn't believe people were calling for his job after the second loss we should've thought would be the case given our ridiculous schedule this season...Napier, like any coach, should automatically get four years, at minimum, to get his guys in the pipes...you hired him for a reason...why give up on him so soon. Now, that said, when you're at a program like Florida, you play the best player, period...I get you may have loyalty to a guy that transferred in vs a true freshman...but Lagway has been head and shoulders better than Mertz...so, he brought it on himself. DJ may have been a difference maker against Texas AM...and had he not gotten injured, I truly believe we beat UGA...so, in that regard, and in the portal age where players have no loyalties, Napier too needs to set his loyalties with the win column and not the class structure that has long been the way teams lean...upperclassmen before under classmen...certainly you need leaders...but now-a-days, you need wins above all else. So, it's without blame on Billy for his predicament. If anyone needs to be fired, it's Scott Strickland...he's far from Jeremy Foley...perhaps one of the best AD's of any school, any time. Strickland torpedoed his recruiting this season for not coming out and quieting the knuckheads sooner.

[@fargoponpye]

THIS IS A WARNING ⚠️ THE FLORIDA GATORS ARE BACK!!!!

[@willhopson1277]

Honest question and maybe someone who knows football much better than me (although I feel like I’m decently educated in the game) why is ole miss considered such a favorite vs Florida ?

[@forrestsanders8921]

Ole miss is a late season team star receiver is coming back and they’re coming off a bye. This is ole miss game to lose

[@willhopson1277]

@ I know they have a strong front 4. As a Florida fan that’s probably my biggest concern about them. Otherwise, I feel like Florida matches up at least decently with them across-the-board. Lagway when given time can throw passes that are not really defensible.

[@JB-ie5tp]

If Florida beats ole miss and wins out , they would be in the playoff . Idc what anyone says , they are one of the 12 best teams in the country and if that’s what the committee is looking for they will have found it .

[@wiliamchoi2771]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jayanderson7508]

LSU had no chance Tyreek Sapp had a moment with the gator on the way to the field and he wrecked havoc all day long, George Gumbs is a freak and knows where that ball is every time it’s snapped get those two going and Ole Miss has a rough day

[@malikharvey1970]

Offensive line protection….da did they job knowing that DJ was hurt and he didn’t even have to scramble or he didn’t get hit

[@jimmyt4821]

Only one problem LSU is in visible disfunction that team has fallen apart and Brian Kelly seems to have lost his locker room Lane kiffin and Co are still analysing their two losses from UK and LSU the Ole Miss Rebel football team is not LSU

[@na-vn5qy]

lol people were saying this about arkansas

[@dougbodenhamer9391]

Plus 9.5........very dangerous

[@butternuts14]

More than they were 8 weeks ago.

[@claytonyoung1351]

UF will be 8- 4 when its all done this year.

[@KW-ci9qr]

But they’re already 5-5.

[@Drillpink]

Sarah is that you???😂

[@Drizzoj]

This is a trap game for the rebs. Give me my gators by 10. We shall see tho

[@aparsons7374]

LSU is that bad.

[@rodneybrooks7307]

LSU coach and players checked Billy is one of the worst coaches in college football. Another simp fpr Billy

[@willhopson1277]

Ole miss better get ready. Dj lagway is a god compared to anything ole miss has seen.

[@ATLgerm989]

South carolina and Arkansas both have qbs that are similar. DJ has been better in the past couple of games. It's going to be a tough one in the swamp. If we win. It will be because of our defense. Hotty Toddy!!

[@Drillpink]

They're not dj

[@willhopson1277]

@@Drillpink I gotta agree. If their front 4 crushes us then so be it but those guys aren’t the passer that lagway is. Not even remotely close

[@kylesawkon4074]

I’ll take Colorado over uf, lsu is dog water. The sec glaze is off the charts

[@GazelleSlays]

Ole Miss Sucks Georgia Is Better!

[@jkeithgarner3396]

😂 Yeah Georgia proved that on the field. 😂

[@ATLgerm989]

28-10 says otherwise. Hotty Toddy!!

[@roberttrifiletti3234]

UF is Legit? LSU is/was overrated; Gators are improving but … they are 5-5, what about that blow out “validating” loss to Texas? Short memory?

[@The_InFamous_El_Guapo]

tends to happen when you're on on your 3rd string qb. Texas has played 1 team this this year and got mollywopped

[@gatorguysix7631]

3rd string walk on QB and 13 starters out for that game numb nuts. Do research BEFORE opening one’s mouth. It is better to be silent and thought an idiot than to open your mouth and confirm it.

[@tylerhartley5031]

You mean the lsu team 2 weeks prior was a contender for the playoffs, beat ole miss, only allowed 6 sacks the whole season before that game??? Also the fact we kept it close with Tennessee, and most likely beat Georgia if Lagway didn't get hurt in the half. Beginning of the season, yes this team looked awful but something snapped in this team and it's hard to explain but this isn't the same Florida team that started the season. There is a spark in this team ready to be ignited and when it does it's gonna shake the sec