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generalgator87
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re: Rate the sideline reporters
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/15/26 at 10:08 am to DomesticatedBoar
Most intelligent has to be Kaylee Hartung. Went to undergrad with her. Also have a few Gators on there too.
Go Generals! Go Gators!
Go Generals! Go Gators!
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re: Brooksy back to the PGA Tour, applies to be reinstated
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/12/26 at 6:45 pm to The Pirate King
I mean he’s paying a $5 million dollar donation that he probably gets tax benefits from.
Forgoing the equity doesn’t matter. At least as of right now, there is no mechanism to transfer that for actual cash. Brooks definitely did the right thing by getting the bag while he could from a financial standpoint.
Forgoing the equity doesn’t matter. At least as of right now, there is no mechanism to transfer that for actual cash. Brooks definitely did the right thing by getting the bag while he could from a financial standpoint.
re: LIV Golf Promotions Event (Anthony Kim finishes 3rd, requalifies for LIV)
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/12/26 at 1:51 pm to JimTiger72
Went and watched some on Saturday. They only let in homeowners for that community, members and their guests. It was a really cool event, but there were maybe 300 people there watching that I saw. And the vast majority were people standing in their back yards.
It was really cool being able to get up close and listen to the player-caddy conversations. Got to follow AK for about 7 holes. I will say, he looked the best of the players we watched. He burned several edges on putts, but his ball striking looked pretty good from what I saw.
It was really cool being able to get up close and listen to the player-caddy conversations. Got to follow AK for about 7 holes. I will say, he looked the best of the players we watched. He burned several edges on putts, but his ball striking looked pretty good from what I saw.
re: What's the greatest "Age Gap" rivalry in sports history?
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/8/26 at 10:48 am to gumbo2176
re: Sumrall starting off pretty good
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/8/26 at 7:53 am to ibldprplgld
He definitely wore out his welcome by the end. He was so married to his "process" and refused to allow anyone to come in and question anything. All of his hires after his initial staff were "yes men" from ULL or young guys that he had relationships with before.
The team this year way way too talented to have 4 wins. But he refused to give up play calling even when he was asked to by Stricklin and our biggest booster. Even though we changed defensive coordinators a few times, he never changed the scheme up (all our DC's were from the Roberts tree, including Roberts himself). He could not adapt to NIL and the transfer portal.
I think he was ready to go by the end, similar to how Mac left and seemed relieved. Mac was one of his big mentors, so that would make sense to me. He never even posted a message to the fans on social media after leaving, which is pretty customary these days. Maybe it was because we boo'd him so much during the last 2 seasons?
The team this year way way too talented to have 4 wins. But he refused to give up play calling even when he was asked to by Stricklin and our biggest booster. Even though we changed defensive coordinators a few times, he never changed the scheme up (all our DC's were from the Roberts tree, including Roberts himself). He could not adapt to NIL and the transfer portal.
I think he was ready to go by the end, similar to how Mac left and seemed relieved. Mac was one of his big mentors, so that would make sense to me. He never even posted a message to the fans on social media after leaving, which is pretty customary these days. Maybe it was because we boo'd him so much during the last 2 seasons?
re: Sumrall starting off pretty good
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/8/26 at 7:47 am to Porter Osborne Jr
Tre Wilson? If so, he was in the "would be nice to keep, but not needed" bucket for most of our fans.
He was really good when healthy, but he wasn't healthy very often. He's had injury concerns since high school and those have continued throughout his time at UF.
If LSU can keep him on the field, he has a very good chance of doing well for them. But he would have been very expensive to keep which is a big risk when we have so many roster spots to fill. I think (and I think most of our fans would agree) that it was a situation where it was best for both sides for him to go.
He was really good when healthy, but he wasn't healthy very often. He's had injury concerns since high school and those have continued throughout his time at UF.
If LSU can keep him on the field, he has a very good chance of doing well for them. But he would have been very expensive to keep which is a big risk when we have so many roster spots to fill. I think (and I think most of our fans would agree) that it was a situation where it was best for both sides for him to go.
Sumrall starting off pretty good
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/8/26 at 7:15 am
Like many Gator fans, I was pretty angry when we hired Sumrall. Another G5 coach from Louisiana after Billy was pretty much exactly the opposite of what I thought we needed. What we have gotten since his hiring is the exact opposite of the Billy Napier experience, which is a breath of fresh air.
First, (but probably least importantly), was his opening press conference. Billy told us we needed to be patient and that we probably wouldn't like him. Well we tried to be patient, and we sure as hell did not like him by the end. Sumrall came in and talked about how he wanted to win, and win now. Huge difference in attitude.
Second, Billy brought in a ton of guys from his G5 school to his staff. Other than Raymond, Spence and Bateman, Napier did not hire SEC quality coaches. Sumrall has brought in one of the top offensive coordinators in college football, a defensive coordinator who has owned the Gators, and what is indisputably an SEC quality staff. It might be our best staff since Urban.
Last, and probably most importantly, was how Sumrall handled the roster. Billy ran away all of our recruits and his transition class was one of the lowest rated recruiting classes of all time for Florida. Billy also refused to process many of Mullen's non-performing players and kept them around for way too long. Sumrall kept our recruiting class intact and we ended up one of our best transition classes ever. Sumrall also processed a bunch of the fluff Billy had on the roster.
We have 5 players that we really wanted to hold onto going into next season. Jaden Baugh, Jayden Woods, Dallas Wilson, Vernell Brown III, and Myles Graham. Most people expected Sumrall to keep maybe 3 of the 5. 4 out of 5 would have been outstanding. No one thought 5 of 5 would be possible. And Sumrall did just that. Got all 5 to come back.
I am not sure if Sumrall will be successful. Based on our hiring since Urban, there is a very good chance he is not. But I will admit I was way too quick to judge. I don't know if Sumrall could do much better in the first couple weeks on the job.
First, (but probably least importantly), was his opening press conference. Billy told us we needed to be patient and that we probably wouldn't like him. Well we tried to be patient, and we sure as hell did not like him by the end. Sumrall came in and talked about how he wanted to win, and win now. Huge difference in attitude.
Second, Billy brought in a ton of guys from his G5 school to his staff. Other than Raymond, Spence and Bateman, Napier did not hire SEC quality coaches. Sumrall has brought in one of the top offensive coordinators in college football, a defensive coordinator who has owned the Gators, and what is indisputably an SEC quality staff. It might be our best staff since Urban.
Last, and probably most importantly, was how Sumrall handled the roster. Billy ran away all of our recruits and his transition class was one of the lowest rated recruiting classes of all time for Florida. Billy also refused to process many of Mullen's non-performing players and kept them around for way too long. Sumrall kept our recruiting class intact and we ended up one of our best transition classes ever. Sumrall also processed a bunch of the fluff Billy had on the roster.
We have 5 players that we really wanted to hold onto going into next season. Jaden Baugh, Jayden Woods, Dallas Wilson, Vernell Brown III, and Myles Graham. Most people expected Sumrall to keep maybe 3 of the 5. 4 out of 5 would have been outstanding. No one thought 5 of 5 would be possible. And Sumrall did just that. Got all 5 to come back.
I am not sure if Sumrall will be successful. Based on our hiring since Urban, there is a very good chance he is not. But I will admit I was way too quick to judge. I don't know if Sumrall could do much better in the first couple weeks on the job.
re: First Big Mistake of The Golding Era: Patrick Toney at DC
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/7/26 at 3:08 pm to Billy Mays
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Pete is still going to call the defense next year according his early pressers after Lane left - Toney will likely be his eye in the sky for adjustments.
I said that exact thing in my first post on this thread.
re: Why did Buster Faulkner make a lateral move from OC of GT to UF?
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/7/26 at 2:36 pm to theCAW
He will have more 5*s in the WR room than GT has had since recruiting rankings started.
re: Transfer Portal news
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/7/26 at 2:33 pm to Gator Fever
Looking good on Woods!
re: First Big Mistake of The Golding Era: Patrick Toney at DC
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/7/26 at 2:30 pm to rebelrouser
No, he was the DC and called the defense. I think one of Spence or Bateman had a co-DC title as well, but Toney was the real DC. We were about 90th in total defense that year so...not good.
re: First Big Mistake of The Golding Era: Patrick Toney at DC
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/7/26 at 1:10 pm to Lt. Columbo
Eh he will probably ok. He was absolutely terrible at UF, but I think Pete is still planning on calling the defense which was Toney's big weakness. They are both off the Ron Roberts tree and coached together at UTSA.
re: Realistically What is Your View of Kalen DeBoer?
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/7/26 at 1:03 pm to UAClassOf22
He seems like he is an OK coach.
re: Texas fans starting to claim they’re missing transfers cuz everyone else is cheating
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/6/26 at 7:08 pm to EastTXHorn
Y’all didn’t tamper with Baugh? Isn’t he the reason y'all hired Jaluke?
re: It’s official, the Pete dynasty began tonight
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/1/26 at 11:45 pm to UncleRoll
Stepdaddy Pete has done great his first couple games. Very impressive.
re: Ole Miss winning just makes LSU look better
Posted by generalgator87 on 1/1/26 at 11:12 pm to AMac
Lane is like the dad that abandons his kids and tries to take credit for their successes later on. Stepdaddy Pete gets all the credit now.
re: New Year's Eve menus
Posted by generalgator87 on 12/31/25 at 3:06 pm to GeauxTigahs92
Having some friends over and making hibachi on the Blackstone.
Unfortunately I just found out my wife threw away my hibachi chef's hat, so I can't fully culturally appropriate the chef's from Benihana. I will be flipping many shrimp tails at her with my spatula.
Unfortunately I just found out my wife threw away my hibachi chef's hat, so I can't fully culturally appropriate the chef's from Benihana. I will be flipping many shrimp tails at her with my spatula.
re: Favorite Christmas song
Posted by generalgator87 on 12/24/25 at 3:23 pm to Patsy Parisi
Robert Goulet - O Holy Night. Honestly anything by Goulet for Christmas is amazing.
re: Does UF Basketball have the potential to be the next Duke?
Posted by generalgator87 on 12/23/25 at 9:46 am to theCAW
Didn't you like the Sumrall hire like 2 weeks ago?
re: Golf Bag
Posted by generalgator87 on 12/16/25 at 11:38 am to Bigryno7
My buddy just gave me this one that he got from his company. It's definitely busy, but it is pretty sweet. Really liking it.
Vessel/Swag Ryder Cup Stand Bag
Vessel/Swag Ryder Cup Stand Bag
re: Florida chased off Lagway?
Posted by generalgator87 on 12/15/25 at 2:17 pm to gamecockman12
UF fans know from experience how to spot bad head coaches and bad quarterbacks. There's a reason that none of us are too mad about DJ entering the portal.
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