REACTION: Gators blown out in 49-17 loss to Texas

[@ultragator724]

Turns out that when you’re playing a team as talented as Texas with 11 out of 22 starters out, things don’t go too well.

[@Mr._Bassman97]

Turns out Napier has found a new excuse of why it’s okay to lose nearly 20 games. Let’s see what next weeks reason will be. I’m sure we will justify that loss too.

[@ultragator724]

@ I don’t know of anyone who ever said its “okay” to lose nearly 20 games. Including Napier.

[@tooldread1]

We were losing when we were healthy though.

[@ultragator724]

@ Looked a lot better after bye before UCF. Injuries started piling up one by one and we looked worse and worse.

[@Gardenerjohn-northfl]

I don’t understand the outrage about where we are right now. You don’t have 7 coaches, not counting interims which puts the count into the double digits, over 21 years if everything is hunky dory. We are trending up and they already made the decision. Anything other than falling in line and supporting our guy is disloyal and hurts the program.

[@michaeldixon7001]

The SEC is to much for Napier

[@bradyanderson993]

I think the SEC is too much for our entire administration.

[@LJfootball14]

Texas fans and Florida fans have alot in common. Mostly all class and great fanbases who treat others with respect. Unlike FSU or aTm fans.

[@LJfootball14]

Not many excuses for the defense. I get the offense being bad without Lagway. Texas was also extremely vanilla on defense and didn’t really blitz and was perfectly ok with Florida running the ball in the 2nd half. Really like what Baugh did at RB. Really promising future.

[@coltenreed958]

I love how you have a "Better Help" ad on the screen before you even say a word..... need it now more then ever

[@Gardenerjohn-northfl]

😂

[@Chad13]

48:00 couldn’t agree more Dave. These people have let Scott Stricklin lower their expectations substantially

[@adamb6370]

And mismanage the whole program as we are starting our 5th scandal in 6 years

[@Jaik71]

12:40 “only a few more crushing defeats this season.” Yea until next year and the next year and the next year I mean man after 15 years “burnt out” isn’t nearly strong enough a phrase.

[@brewc11]

It is very nice that TX felt sorry for us... their half time adjustments were to get their 2s and 3s some game time and OC was to take his foot off the gas. Lane wont do that... be prepared. Also. DJ os one person. With DJ the result would have been the same... only difference maybe TX kept the starters in halfway through the 3rd. And for the enablers of failure... the ots not billy it's injuries ... GT took oit miami minis 8 starters... we played our 1st game fresh at half speed

[@coltenreed958]

I disagree.... yes, we MAY have lost, but Warner couldn't hit the broadside of a barn with a rock... This dude has absolutely ZERO reason to be playing the Quarterback position at the FBS level. I get the nerves, but this was absolutely just embarrassing, Lagway would hit those throws which would change momentum and in College Football momentum means A LOT.... Not saying we would've won, but we would've had at least a chance to keep it close

[@brewc11]

@coltenreed958 billy hired the guy you're complaining about...

[@coltenreed958]

@brewc11 who did he hire that I'm complaining about? Aiden Warner? No, he didn't recruit Warner at ALL, as a matter of fact, he's a walk - on, doesn't even have a scholarship..... as you were saying?

[@davidschlarp1606]

No weather lasts 3 years straight

[@gregines70x7]

"We’re moving down there and we have an opportunity to make it 14-3 and we miss a field goal. I think that affected the momentum a little bit, no question about it.” -UF Football Coach Billy Napier. So "missing a 3 point F.G." jammed up the once mighty Florida Gators' momentum. These players said before the Texas game, "We're playing for Coach Napier." There it is Florida fans. The '24 Gator players allowed UF to get "SPANKED" like very few Gator football teams have ever experienced. And all for "Billy Napier." From their lips to God's ears.

[@BriMc-b1q]

Napier is a pure bum

[@yourcousinvinny4177]

This is absolutely terrible! The only thing worse was learning that Napier isn’t being fired. Remember when we actually judge coaches on wins and losses instead of the players playing hard? I expect the players to play hard. I’m quite sure Nick Saban did as well. Same for Spurrier And urban Meyer and Bobby Bowden and freaking Ron Zook for that matter. All the fans that disagree are probably the same fans that defended Jim Mcelwain while he was humping sharks on boats. The only people that want Napier around coaching, our team are rival fans, and that group of special people who go out to the trophy store and buy their kid’s last place teams participation trophies. How is it that Dan Mullen gets fired and his fourth season with the 34 and 15 record because of recruiting issues and Billy Napier is somehow allowed the privilege of coaching our Florida gators in a four season with a record of 15-19? I’m blown away!!! Just look at this one paragraph on his Wikipedia… Napier's current record of 12-16 is the worst win percentage by a Florida coach during their tenure since Raymond Wolf, who coached from 1946-49. He also has more home losses (6) in his first 28 games overall than Urban Meyer had in 80 total games (5) and Steve Spurrier had in 150 overall games (5). [22]

[@brewc11]

But Billy is a super awesome fantastic wonderful recruiter ... 2025 is currently 52nd... so every power four is better ... NIL.and portal will result in an FSU like season next year... and donors live in the real world were results matter... NIL won't be that much

[@yourcousinvinny4177]

@ yeah exactly. Go back and look at Mullins recruiting classes compared to Napier. Mullen made the most out of his players. Napier, not so much lol.

[@RoSaWa386-33]

I've never seen a vote of confidence NOT being a heralding of the final drop o' the guillotine.

[@jordydrive3163]

In light of ol miss beating georgia - Do you think Strickland will issue a statement saying "jk"?

[@louismathis7483]

The measure of a good coach, is beating more talented teams. Napier never has, period!

[@NathanielIReiff]

In before they start blaming coaching failures on injuries!

[@cliffordabernathy3158]

Ok, I must say, Billy knew what he had in Warner before hand. Dike was open so much, if he could hit him, Dike would have had a 150 plus yd game. Even Mizell would have had at least that one long pass Warner missed. Warner missed alot of open WRs. But even with those completions, it would not had been enough. But if we scored on those. It would have been a better game.

[@rickh8275]

This continues to be a broken record every game almost for 3 years how long are we going to let it go on it's like Napier unintentionally spits right in her eye and we keep going for it

[@louismathis7483]

Castell, I played safety and watching him makes me nauseous!

[@mattclarke1505]

I love watching Lagway play and pass!! That alone is worth watching so don't get to down.

[@kswiss6978]

Napier and Stricklin need to get the hell out of Gainesville

[@notusedexer]

How many more games do we have to pose before we decide to fire Napier? When it's season number 10 are you going to say he deserves the season number 11? I mean get real. This is the worst coach we've had that I can remember, and I can remember Charlie Pell.

[@jkmarshall3553]

Our best players are probably bolting for the portal at season's end. Why would they stay knowing that this type of coaching is rewarded and will be here waiting in 2025? Lowest point as a Gator Fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mattclarke1505]

Warner is not an SEC QB. It's NOT Warner's fault and he is a bright young man with a tremendous future. But he is not an SEC QB and that is Napiers fault not Aiden's.

[@davidschlarp1606]

Georgia tech is pretty hurt too and look whatv they did. That's the difference in good coaching and whatever it is Napier is getting paid 7.1 million to do

[@Mr._Bassman97]

First time I half watched a game. At final score I felt nothing. On to LSU.

[@MaK20909]

We’re on 4th string guys at some positions Texas is a team you need to be fully fit to have a shot, let’s heal up knock of lsu or ole Miss and make fsu cry

[@brewc11]

Miami saw the 1st string... that team would get crushed by Texas

[@brewc11]

Texas used the 2md half as a scrimmage for their 2s and 3s

[@MaK20909]

@@brewc11Florida would smack Miami in a rematch

[@brewc11]

@patrickmcintosh5915 well... rematch is next year down south.... hope you're right

[@michaeldixon7001]

Not with Napier at the realm

[@jkmarshall3553]

Or even helm.

[@Scrapyard1v1er]

For Gumbs to previously play TE he sure doesn’t have any hands to make catches, that’s probably why he didn’t last as a TE but that was probably the easiest INT he would of had in his career but instead he puts his hands up to swat it down instead of making the big time INT and give our offense some help! Gumbs should have easily picked that ball and possibly had a pick 6 for us. Gumbs is solid but he is not aggressive enough with going for turnovers!

[@davidschlarp1606]

Make Florida football fun again

[@qlee2385]

UF is a graveyard 🪦🥀💀☠️🗑️💩 the south version of Nebraska has beens and will never get back to glory.

[@tooldread1]

But florida has recruiting in their backyard and still loses their players to other schools.. the suckskers don't have that luxury

[@user-xp4uq2rw2w]

First game this year that I turned off. Sad

[@dustinwhiteaker391]

Even if DJ would have risked his life to play in this game the outcome wouldn't have been much different....I will die on this statement BN is not a head coach for Florida even though the kids "play hard" for him he doesn't know how to replicate "being practice ready" to "being game ready", also if we have injuries which I know we have a lot of them unfortunately you have to be able to recruit to get the backup players to play and be ready for their time....next man up. We will not be anything like we were previously during our good years with BN as the HC. Also, Scott Stricklin has to GOOO!

[@adamb6370]

All of this while Lane Kiffin, who Stricklin pass on becuase he didn’t like his personality, blew out UGA and is headed to the playoff at OLE MISS!!!!

[@FrenchUncleLou]

Napier really re-enforced the decision to keep him another year this weekend.

[@garyfurman]

Todd Golden . See ya Scott

[@DixieFlorida813]

The promo code for BetterHelp should be BILLY. He’s the reason they’re still in business

[@WCworkhorse]

This is what I hate about all the media. You all report that Strickland said Napier was to remain thru 2025 but that's not true. That's not what he said. He said remain coaching. He didn't give a time frame. All of you made an assumption and then reported it that way. Which now makes it harder for Strickland to fire Napier because you said something he didn't say. We should all be calling for Napier to be gone but the media has now gone with this narrative that he is here through 2025 because Strickland said so which is not true. Stop assuming.

[@callingelvis7356]

It all starts with Stricklin! He needs to be held responsible for all the pathetic decisions he has made! All gator fans should absolutely demand he be fired immediately!! Go gators!

[@erikbartlam7377]

You absolutely lower your expectations if want to continue being a Gator fan because the people running the show have. No one blue chip program that would tolerate this. The announcement this week puts Florida squarely in the bottom tier of the SEC.

[@kellytomlinson8781]

Look what a commitment to a less than mediocre product gets ya.

[@notusedexer]

UF does it give a f*** about football anymore. Why the hell does anybody even go to the games? DJ should transfer.

[@mikejohnson9586]

Napier will remain for a fourth losing season in 2025.

[@Scrapyard1v1er]

We have a 2022 freshman all American at QB but for some reason Napier has him as the 4th string QB backing up a Yale walk on all because warners parents are gator alums! If we had any other coach with this QB situation I can bet you 99 out of a 100 coaches would start Millen over Warner, the only 1 out of the hundred that would start Warner is Napier and of course we’re stuck with him being our coach! Any casual fan can go watch highlights of both Millen and Warner and a casual fan can see that Millen is by far the better QB out of the 2 and he actually played a season of D1 football as a starter! Warner was a backup at Yale and couldn’t even start for Yale but somehow he comes to UF and “beats out an all American QB” according to Napier. He’s lying so bad right now that it’s obvious we can all tell he’s lying and just gonna die on the hill of doing everything his way instead of making slight changes

[@jercarvessmack8072]

I like how the deep ball threat mizell has taken on tre wilson role of jet and orbit motion make it make sense the fact ppl are ok with mediocrity is crazy to me he isn't the guy and it jus about today we all got jobs if we fail to do ur job isnt there consequences wateva he got on uf we all need that in our everyday life this is ridiculous

[@HoldenHayes-gw5vz]

Stricklin, Blowout Billy and Peepijg Todd need to go. Clean house and get UF back to the standard of competing for championships.

[@iamsamjm]

This one can be blamed on the injuries for the most part, Warner is terrible. If Lagway can comeback next week and finish out the season there should be no excuses on not being able to make a bowl game and build momentum for next season

[@GatorsBreakdown]

For the most part, yes. Just don't like we're in the situation

[@iamsamjm]

@ you don’t like the situation we are in or just don’t like how things currently are going?

[@EverythingGatorsWithRyan]

Both ​@@iamsamjm

[@GeneralMeeks]

And next season everybody and everything else will get the blame except for Stricklin and Napier being incompetent

[@GatorsBreakdown]

@@iamsamjm Both

[@shawnmack11]

We should just start throwing beer cans on the field to stop the games from starting if DJ don’t play.

[@Scrapyard1v1er]

The defense fought hard the first 3-4 drives and kept Texas from scoring in the first 2 drives but I think they said screw it why should we give a 110% effort and risk injury when we know we don’t have a QB that can’t help them out at all! In the first half Warner threw the ball to Texas more than he did our WR and he has to fix his passing release cause there is no reason his passes should be getting tipped at the line of scrimmage like his passes were yesterday! Millen needs to be the backup to Lagway cause he can’t be any worse than what Warner showed us yesterday!

[@stevevee1372]

On the bright side, we won't get any new excuses. They were all rolled out this week.

[@Gardenerjohn-northfl]

I think if you are gonna call for the man’s job you should get rid of him being complementary of you in your intro.

[@jeremycarpenter5550]

I just want to see this team fight more if dj comes back and the rest of the injured players come back look out we will win out . Be optimistic.

[@TAGATOR]

Anyone that thinks Napier deserves one more year, your a bigger loser than Napier!

[@clintondarnell5318]

FIRE BILLY NAPIER!!! And the AD. Gonna be 4-8 this year. 17-25 in 3 seasons. 6-7,5-7,4-8. I think they lose out. Im a lifelong Gators fan,im absolutely embarrassed and ashamed to be a Gators fan right!!! We are a dumpster fire. Why am I not shocked the AD is bringing him back. We are trash!!! Nevertheless…Go Gators!!!

[@rickh8275]

It's always this or that or it could be this or it could be that at the bottom line is it doesn't seem to change optimism isn't working anymore we just keep losing we lose we lose we lose and next year it'll be the same scenario where one quarterback away even a flag way place of being right back in the dumper it doesn't work

[@jonathang5139]

Down voted, and voted with my wallet. Do better

[@GatorsBreakdown]

@@jonathang5139 Doing just fine

[@eliyawahamashi8310]

Bargain Bin Billy is not only an average play caller, hes a bum of a HC, with bad luck, bad scenarios just follows this guy around. Hes like a walking plague that hovers over the football program. If something can go wrong, it will as long as Billy Napier touches it

[@Gardenerjohn-northfl]

So why did we have to fire Mullen early to get him?😂😂😂

[@eliyawahamashi8310]

@Gardenerjohn-northfl you must've been asleep while the whole thing unfolded. Mullen literally quit on the team and therefore lost the locker room

[@Gardenerjohn-northfl]

@@eliyawahamashi8310 so why did we have to fire mcelwain early to get him?

[@eliyawahamashi8310]

@Gardenerjohn-northfl because it started raining acid 🙄🥱🙄🥱

[@Gardenerjohn-northfl]

@@eliyawahamashi8310 acid rain? As in the toxic fanbase that think life is like a video game? Don’t like how it’s going? Quit and start over

[@josephiuzzolino9794]

No real mention that 12 starters out. You are full of it. Don't know why you guys pull this. You shpuld not be in this situation. What the hell does that mean. You make me sick.

[@Chad13]

Illiterate

[@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628]

How drunk were you when you typed this?

[@shanemoses3009]

I was at the game. Texas could not stop the run game. It took the coaching staff 3 quarters to figure that out. The coach should have known we had to run the ball and pass as needed. He ran one screen pass and it worked. He never went back to it. The receivers ran patterns too close to one another. That’s what caused those interceptions.

[@BashayG7175]

We've been saying the thing for 3 years now

[@notusedexer]

These coaches suck and they don't learn from their mistakes

[@tooldread1]

Run the ball... dumb dumb does the opposite and makes noodle arm throw on every play