{"id":434731,"date":"2024-11-09T13:43:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T18:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=434731"},"modified":"2024-11-09T13:43:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T18:43:55","slug":"florida-fans-roast-billy-napier-following-awful-first-half-against-texas-in-week-11","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/florida-football\/florida-fans-roast-billy-napier-following-awful-first-half-against-texas-in-week-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida fans roast Billy Napier following awful first half against Texas in Week 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida fans are not happy with how the first half has gone against Texas in Week 11. The Gators are down 35-0 at the break in Austin.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the best performance considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/florida-football\/billy-napiers-return-espn-insider-details-reasons-behind-floridas-decision\/\">Billy Napier just received a vote of confidence<\/a> as the head coach. Turnovers, missed field goals, sacks, and questionable play-calling have all been factors during this 1st half.<\/p>\n<p>As expected. Fl0rida fans took to social media to air out their frustrations following the miserable start.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not sure how you can watch this game and think Scott Stricklin and Billy Napier need MORE time<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 T (@tdgator9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tdgator9\/status\/1855313224075223122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On 4th and 2 from the 8-yard line in a 14-0 game, Billy Napier opts for a field goal.<\/p>\n<p>False start, then a missed kick from 30 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Ball don&#8217;t lie.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Connor O&#8217;Gara (@cjogara) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cjogara\/status\/1855309862386700767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Keeping billy Napier for another year has been the worst news about florida gators this week&#8230; billy can&#8217;t set up kids for success much less keep them healthy<br \/>\nI guess gators nation is mediocre football now<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Alden Burdette (@Iknowthemufnman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Iknowthemufnman\/status\/1855312563765969297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Billy Napier\u2019s locker room speech <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zSDIclA4Hl\">pic.twitter.com\/zSDIclA4Hl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin G (@_kevingx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_kevingx\/status\/1855312681752039477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hell yeah Billy Napier, take that vote of confidence out for a spin, baby!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BunkiePerkins\/status\/1855313134384226347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Florida is genuinely such a joke of a program. Why they are keeping Billy Napier is dumbfounding<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 addison (@putellasfan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/putellasfan\/status\/1855309915394347502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WR Screen on 3rd and Long<\/p>\n<p>Billy Napier: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9cN3kwaTLc\">pic.twitter.com\/9cN3kwaTLc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Caden Alvis (@CadenAlvis05) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CadenAlvis05\/status\/1855312357796278750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Billy Napier didn\u2019t mind rotating Mertz and DJ but he\u2019ll be damned if he\u2019s gonna rotate Warner out of there. For the love of God try someone else.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jaws (@Jaws960608) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jaws960608\/status\/1855312590844612831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Impressive game day experience here.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s embarrassing to come play a team like Texas led by Billy Napier<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 T (@tdgator9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tdgator9\/status\/1855295217055809975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The circumstances do not matter. Billy Napier is the worst coach in the history of UF football and is currently the worst coach in the SEC<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Track School (@JasonMerslich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonMerslich\/status\/1855313651290222895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Third-string quarterback Aidan Warner has struggled to get comfortable and it looks like it could be a long day for the Gators. With a loss in Week 11, the Gators would fall to 4-5 on the season.<\/p>\n<p>With games against LSU, Ole Miss, and Florida State remaining, the Gators still need 2 wins to secure bowl eligibility. Napier&#8217;s squad also failed to reach a bowl in 2023, so the team is in danger of missing a bowl game for 2 seasons in a row for the first time since 1985-86.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida fans are not happy with Billy Napier following a miserable first half in Week 11. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":367784,"featured_media":434736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","tags":[],"class_list":["post-434731","article","type-article","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_types-news","teams-florida-football"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/434731"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/367784"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/434736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}