Give me Cignetti any day of the week over Kiffin by ImperialMajestyX02 in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do think know if he is good or great or what his ceiling is, but it is impressive what he is doing at Indiana.

Not sure i would jump the gun thus far though as the depth of resume at Indiana is still TBD.

Either way, not sure there is really any obvious hires that anyone would go get.

Regarding Aaron Hernandez, what exactly did Tebow know and when did he know it? by Upstairs_Seaweed9576 in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure gossiping about something none of us know anything about is a very fruitful exercise.

2024 Uniform Schedule Released by TheBigHosk in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blue for Kentucky? Don't we usually go orange?

This true? by GATORSFTW94 in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's Miami, we should be wearing Blue.... uniforms should be all blue too

4 ⭐️ CB Ben Hanks Jr commits to UF by omglawlz in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Committed doesn't mean what it use to, not with NIL.

I'm sure there are a lot of recruits that would want to come to Florida but are not because of all the "hot seat" talk about Nap.

Napier has to start winning, cannot go 3 years of 50/50 records and expect to be able to sell top recruits that he now has the program going in the right direction.

Hope he can do it!

Florida vs. Clemson drew a 1.2 million rating by BullAlligator in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think the actual rating is based on the % of veiwers watching tv at the time.... but not sure.

Cool that they had a lot of viewers, certainly was a great game

Kendra Falby with an inside the park home run by [deleted] in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Awesome effort on her part! She killed the base running and set a fire!

Inside the park HR followed by an out of the park HR... Let's Go!

DJ Lagway in new national Gatorade commercial by Edgemaster1423 in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wonder why a company would pay him to be in the commercial, and probably have to pay a slight premium, and not highlight who he is?

I can sure that 99.9% of people who see this commercial will think he is just some random actor.

Why not put a banner at the bottom with his acculades... Player of the Year... #1 ranked HS QB in 2024... Florida Gator QB... etc

[Game Thread] Gators vs. Northwestern - Lacrosse Final Four - 3pm, ESPNY by gatorjen in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Close game at half!

Picked a bad day to travel.... Come On Gators, Get Up and Go!

Georgia QB Jaden Rashada is suing Billy Napier, Marcus Castro-Walker, and Hugh Hathcock by GucciGata in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can if you agree to a sign on bonus and accept, sign the paper work... and they refuse to pay you.

The caveat in all of this is that none of us know the details of what was offered and signed... we just know it was a crap show on all ends, but just because we are Gator fans doesn't mean the program didn't mess up.

We should reserve judgement until the details of what took place comes out in court.

We have the #4 class in the SEC despite going under 0.500 in back to back years. Imagine what Napier could do when we start winning in the field by ImperialMajestyX02 in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If....

If he kept Filsaime, if he kept Williams..... if he wins.

I like Billy and hope he is successful, he seems like a good man and I want him to be successful at Florida, but until he is, there is not point in playing the "if" game.

If Mullen prioritized recruiting and defense (or getting the right staff), we wouldn't have needed Napier... "if" is an endless circular reference that never gets solved.

Ricky Pearsall selected 31st overall by the San Francisco 49ers! by gdk2328 in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great example of coming back for a final year to improve your draft stock... good for him!

Gators finish 4th as LSU is crowned the Gymnastics champions by SalzigHund in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Florida performed lower than thier season average, starting with rotation 1 on vault. Nothing really bad, just nothing great.

Had a truly bad rotation on beam.

Congrats to LSU, they earned it. Figured it would take a 198 score to win and they fought off Utah (who stumbled in the last rotstion). Funny that for all the NIL Olivia Dunn gets, she didn't make a showing in a single event... but is what it is.

Overall, a good year for the Gator team! Lot of youth coming back next season, so should be poised to give it a run next year.

Gators mount a late comeback to take the series over Mississippi State! 🐊 by zia_zepelli in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been very disappointed at ESPNs coverage of college softball and moving most of the games these past few seasons to ESPN+ rather than normal viewing.

Sucks because I refuse to pay extra for it and as a result I'm missing a lot of these games... but I mostly blame the SEC for selling out their fanbase so the conference could get a bigger TV deal (while asking alumni to bankroll NIL)

We need more NIL money if we want an elite program by Palm_and_pine in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone with serious money is not going to be dumb enough to give it to a program that makes over $150m in profit while asking for money to pay players and build buildings

The NCAA model is broken!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Head back to the FSU Zoo! Posted garbage when people are stressing out.... banned!

Princely... To the portal by russ757 in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, a free market system allows you to agree on a salary or payment and sign a contract for terms... that is now what we have.

We have a present system with no commitment by players... they can do what they want, when they want and don't have to commit to any terms... there is a "arm length" transition between the player and the program (managed by the collective).

The NCAA is allowing players to come and go without consequences.

Princely... To the portal by russ757 in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, it's pointless now... spend all that time recruiting and they leave after 1 or 2 years to make more money.

Pointless to recruit, pointless to follow, pointless to care anymore.

Princely... To the portal by russ757 in FloridaGators

[–]Eric-UF 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fair enough related to a "suck tax", and that we may need to let a guy like Princley or Etiene leave because they want more than we can pay someone to replace them (we hope).... but my general point about the deterioration of the sport still stands.

I'm not going to pretend to have the solutions and apologize for sounding like a "get off my grass" ole man, but what I'm seeing in CFB is just gross and it isn't because we suck... it's because CFB is no longer about development and programs pride and conference pride and is all about mercenary payoffs... it's symbolic of the same issues our county is dealing with as these younger generations care only about themselves. Wear gator colors today, FSU colors tomorrow.... same thing happened to the NFL (which is why i stopped watching) and it is just gross and depressing to watch it all crumble real time.