It’s not every day you see a head coach write an open letter to the fan base before he’s coached his first game, but, after all, this is Florida.
One thing we have learned in the past six months is that Gators are resilient and passionate. In all kinds of weather.
I suppose meltdowns do count as a sort of passion, Billy.
Get The Picture 
Take it away Ranger Russ.
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Lay some Stones “Respectable” on us FD, please sir?
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Billy could be getting a face full of “I Can’t Go for That” soon.
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I went to a Hall & Oates concert many many moons ago, and it was one of the best concerts I ever went to…there were more gratuitous boob flashings than I would have thought possible for those 2.
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Off the first album I ever bought
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That’s it FD! Still have my album in pretty good shape. Only played to record an 8 track or 3 and a few cassettes.
I was fortunate to have an older brother that was a rocker. My first album was Band On The Run. Ol Charlie got me a crate and said I’d have to start my own album collection and to keep that shit in my room.
At least it wasn’t disco.
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Oh yeah, Paul and Wings…mentioning 8 tracks reminds me when I was a teenager, we would drive up and camp at Walnut Mountain in Ellijay…my old man would get so lit he’d pop in the Star Wars 8 track in the f150 and loved the Cantina Band I and II tracks. He’d play that shit over and over…the only peace you’d get was the sound of the tape rewinding…
After the old bastard was paralyzed with the drank me or my brother would drop in some Hank JR or Allman Bothers band Eat a Peach…shit tracks 3 & 4 (Mountain Jam) took like over 30 minutes…best way to purge that cantina ringing of the ears…
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Sister gave me the Star Wars album. Had she not opened and played it? It would still be NIB and maybe worth some coin.
I have a nice collection of vinyl not spun in over 30 years. I should let Uncle Got use em for his new turntable. But his wicky wicky DJing and setting his yak on the covers would piss me off.
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8 track? The cartridges, or a cassette? I had an 8 track cartridge player that I installed myself in my 1967 Chevrolet convertible, but I sold that car to go to UGA and I couldn’t unload the cartridges – they quit making them entirely by about 1980.
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Big ole fat cartridges that took forever to rewind
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I’ll have you know my DJ chops are wack and I don’t have a Yak. If I did tho…I ride that fucker up onstage in a loincloth Ted Nugent style next time I got invited to spin.
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Hell, I’d buy that for a dollar…Uncle Got bringing wack back…maybe some of the fellas could try to “Mack” on the ladies in attendance…provided they could hear over Got’s jam…but as soon as you ask if you can buy them a drink…they hear that shit
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Jeebus H Cripes, the flood of imagery sending me to pour a sniffer of some of 20 year old single malt yak.
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My son told me he bought a turntable. On visiting the grandkids he’s playing AB live at the Fillmore. Still love the olds man’s music huh? So maybe you should borrow some of my albums from the crates since I don’t own a turntable anymore. No need Dad I took all three crates look over there. All I had for him was well played son now get Dad the good scotch.
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Frozen, rewind?? Those things rewound???? Who knew?!
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Scoob, that Fillmore east album is awesome…Whipping Post is my favorite song off that album…and Little Martha is my go to happy place song…your boy is carrying on some great taste in music
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I have to wonder what Martha did to inspire that afterglow…
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Some cynics say it was just a headstone in Rose Hill Cemetery, but still others think it was a different Martha…who could suck start a Harley
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I might be able to understand him sending this a day or two before the first game but we’re not even to fall camp
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He did manage to throw in a line about the “building blocks” they are using to build whatever it is they’re dreaming of. Good grief what a goofy thing for BN to do (the whole letter).
It can only come back to bite him..it can’t do much good because it’s only fluff…only make-believe. It’s Boochish. It’s Collins-ish. It’s silly. It’s an empty ploy to buy favor from dreamers.
It’s stupid.
Either you get great players, coach them up, and kick ass on the field or you move on pretty quickly. Flowery letters and speeches won’t cover the scent of a smoldering dumpster fire.
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OUD, I think it was Friday when I saw something about the open letter and I couldn’t figure it out. I went on Swamp247 for fun. Apparently their boards have been a tire fire in the last week as they missed on recruits. The Senator highlighted it Friday (I think) with the posts about hiring Napier being a joke, a mistake, etc. But Swamp247 was apoplectic over a week in June. June. Not a loss in September or October. June. They’re a special bunch.
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All I see and hear from Sunbelt Billy is “Five Star Hearts” and “Champions of Life.”
That, and he’s getting his ass kicked on the recruiting trail.
The ‘turd meltdowns before the season has even started have been fun to read, that’s for sure. They pretended with Sideshow Dan the Clown for four years. They ain’t pretending now.
#FTMF
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Gators have a LOT of ground to make up – don’t expect them too very patient about it – letter or no letter.
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This will get a lot of mileage after Halloween
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Napier is a competent guy, he gets a lot out of what he did in Monroe, Louisiana and he should be given at least 5-7 years of losing to the Dawgs before their fans get too upset.
Speaking of ULM, why does the national cfb media gloss over Hudspeth’s success while there? I know he ended up being fired and his highs were not as high but Coach Bench Press was looked at at one time as the next guy to take one of the lesser SEC jobs based on his record there.
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*not Monroe, Lafayette.
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I just don’t get what the point of the letter was, exactly. But, as The Senator referenced it’s Florida. Maybe he’s just trying to get out in front of the shit storm when the Gators suck this year.
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The point seems to be:
“Invest in NLI or shut the f up. If not, the failure will your fault and not mine.”
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If that’s his point, he should have just said that himself.. then shut the fuck up.
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What other interpretation could there be?
Had he said it directly it would be a national story and not a florida story. That would have been counterproductive.
He’s saying: we’re losing in recruiting because we’re getting outbid. There’s a bunch of you out there. Chip in.
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Have read a few Dear John letters and a couple of “it’s you FU fan base not me”…this is the earliest resignation letter of all FU time, since the sinking of the SS shark humper and his “the death threats to your families”…stirring the hogtown fan based is one thing, to just mail it in to the handbags is another…could GAS less what the FU record is in week six, looking from here …it ain’t fucking good for FU nation…#FTMF
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On Swamp247 on Friday, there were plenty of pleas to please not stop contributing to the collective (and other things) and threats of never contributing again. That was the reason for the letter. You’re right 100%. They are getting outbid and their fans, who quaintly thought that $100 here and there from the faithful would be tremendous, now realize that NIL and the bidding for the young men they need starts in five figures and goes up in the seven figure range. $100 from some dude in Alachua that is a season ticket holder doesn’t even start a conversation.
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NIL
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I believe Big Moe Pritchett when he says Napier is a decent sort. I even felt a twinge of sympathy for Billy. Then I remembered where he’s coaching now and all the shit we ate for 20 years. With that…
Fuck those motherfuckers.
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What took ya’ so long?!?!?!
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Awww, I had to think about it for a bit, BB. Figured I might need to consider the feeeeeeelings of any crybaby motherfuckers that might be reading. Being the fuckn asshole I am I went with fuck ‘em.
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Man, don’t mince words.
Fuck the Fee-Fees!!!!!!
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RR, I hope I don’t EVER read those words again (regarding considering feelings)! Are you ok? If so, WTF? Don’t go being an old softy on us or I will have to kick your ass straight up! Always go with the fuck ’em!
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RLTW!
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If this is his vesion of 93k, hes behind the 8 ball out the gates. It’s not like mullet left the cupboard empty, fu is 8 wins on paper. The challenge is the dice schools roll hiring from the mid majors & group of 5 and if the coach really can step up to the big time sec and walk in those kind of shoes when it comes to winning recruiting wars vs tge big boys. Willing to bet he’s gone in 4 years despite being a good guy coach.
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There is great disorder in Gainesville, and the situation is excellent (if you’re a Bulldog).
FTMF
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FU SNAFU.
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Well, their disorder is actually functioning just as it should!!!
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Meltdowns count as weather, too.
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Word is they’re gonna whiff on a qb today who they swore was in the bag a few weeks ago. Fingers crossed.
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CB, I like where your head is at
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They did.
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That falling sound you hear in the distance is the Gator Standard
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Florida football = Tennessee football redefined.
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Napier = Derek Dooley 2.0
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The Swamp is loud. The rest of the letter is BS.
I hate Fl. the university, the team and the state.
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You and me both, who. I won’t ever buy water in the State of Florida. I always fill the gas tank and cooler in Woodbine so Georgians get my money.
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Booch wrote that for Billy.
Billy just signed it.
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My baby he wrote a letter. Then they are gonna buy him a ticket on an airplane.
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FU should fire Napier now before he can do any more damage.
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“One thing we have learned in the past six months is that Gators are resilient and passionate. In all kinds of weather..”
said every reporter after a Tornado hits a trailer park in Hogtown …
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TLDR: I can’t croot.
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