Please Read: Welcome to the new-look Inside the Gators
- O&B Board: Florida vs Arkansas Game Thread (All Game Talk in Here)
- O&B Board: Post Game Press Conference Updates
- Florida-Arkansas Visitor Updates
- On the Mark: Help is on the way, sort of
- Former Florida Player Feedback: 10 Observations
- The Inside Scoop: In-depth look at the first half of the season
- 10 Most Wanted Targets
Former, current, and future Florida football players as well as local, state, and national media share their thoughts on the Gators’ 39-36 loss to Arkansas. Check out what some of your favorite Gators and some well-known analysts had to say after the contest.
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FLORIDA FOOTBALL
Final.
— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) November 4, 2023
Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/2DdyKM1zYq
GATORS TAKE THE LEAD!!
— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) November 4, 2023
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.@GrahamMertz5 finds @S1ickSzn for the lead!
— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) November 4, 2023
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GIMME THAT! @Jordan_castell
— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) November 4, 2023
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CURRENT FLORIDA FOOTBALL PLAYERS
💙🤞🏽 wish I could’ve performed for y’all today https://t.co/H76WvATogL
— Cam Jackson (@CamJackson72) November 4, 2023
FLORIDA COMMITS AND TARGETS
it’s still go GATORS , this class will be the difference 🐊🐊 pic.twitter.com/AQZXkIsgW5
— KAHNEN DANIELS “𝙳𝙴𝚄𝙲𝙴“⭐️ (@Indomito_2) November 4, 2023
Thank you UF for having me and my family here for a game day visit. The game didn't go the way we wanted it, but the experience was a blast. @coach_bnapier @SSPHTX @darnellru53 @GatorsFB @InsideTheGators @Bob_Redman67 @larryblustein @PrepRedzoneFL @CSmithScout @bloodlinesport… pic.twitter.com/BYaGwdwkjb
— Bryce Daniels (@BryceDaniels_OL) November 4, 2023
4-Star 2024 @GatorsFB Safety Target @ZayMincey386 is in the Swamp for #Gators Vs. Arkansas.@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/BURNHvs6QM
— Rafael De Los Santos (@rafdelossantos) November 4, 2023
All Smiles for 5-Star 2024 @GatorsFB DL Commit @LJMcCray11, who is in the Swamp for the first time since his commitment to the Orange and Blue.@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/7nlx02p3R0
— Rafael De Los Santos (@rafdelossantos) November 4, 2023
5-Star 2024 Texas A&M Commit @CamColeman12 is in The Swamp for @GatorsFB's Blackout Game.@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/ScApbbNZSU
— Rafael De Los Santos (@rafdelossantos) November 4, 2023
FORMER FLORIDA FOOTBALL PLAYERS
All the lackadaisical ness shows entirely too much
— ahmad black (@ahmadblack35) November 4, 2023
We have no urgency getting lined up on defense. D linemen aren’t set getting blown off the ball. Not a good look 🤦🏾♂️
— Jelani Malik (@jelanijenkins53) November 4, 2023
Let me clue you in on something guy: I’m one of the most positive people when it comes to UF, win or lose. So miss me with that shit. I love Billy and all his staff by what I see from my optics, and being around them but if you have to win games that you’re suppose to win. Period https://t.co/Tcf8rlAn3D
— Mr. Snell (@theebigbossSS) November 4, 2023
Nahhhh we not physical at all 🤮
— Caleb Brantley (@CalebBrantleyFB) November 4, 2023
We have no concept of situational football. Gotta get better
— ahmad black (@ahmadblack35) November 4, 2023
That’s a game we gave away right there. In the Swamp. With a lot of tough games ahead, we need to dig our heels in for rest of the season.
— Gator Made (@XavierNixon) November 4, 2023
No way should we have ever lost to this Arkansas team, at home. Seat is burning hot now man.
— Mr. Snell (@theebigbossSS) November 4, 2023
Any given Saturday…
— Carl (@cecejeferson7) November 4, 2023
Through all kinds of weather 🐊🐊
Welp so long to the black jerseys for at least 100 years
— Josh Hammond (@J_Hammond10) November 4, 2023
Leave it to a kicker! They will let you down.
— Timothy Beauchamp #93 (@tchamp93) November 4, 2023
That 5 yard penalty for subbing for no reason was costly right? My
— ahmad black (@ahmadblack35) November 4, 2023
I don’t understand why we are subbing to clock the ball. We should be able to run that from any personnel
— Gator Made (@XavierNixon) November 4, 2023
Etienne!! 🐊
— Jelani Malik (@jelanijenkins53) November 4, 2023
7 is a GROWN MAN!!
— Gator Made (@XavierNixon) November 4, 2023
Why are we 🐊’s burning 2 timeouts on this drive. If we lose this game, it’s because we burning our timeouts. All great coaches save their timeouts for last drive.
— Louis Murphy Jr (@murph918) November 4, 2023
Why does Tre and Ricky stop touching the ball in the second half? Most explosive players sitting in the back of the bus.
— Mr. Snell (@theebigbossSS) November 4, 2023
The black uniforms are 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/w67OX9JIwF
— Josh Hammond (@J_Hammond10) November 4, 2023
Yeahh Princley 💪🦍🦍
— Gervon Dexter SR (@GervonDexter) November 4, 2023
Wilson look like a 90’s Gator receiver. 5’9- 6’0. About 175-185 lbs and can run 🐊🐊🐊
— 𝕁𝔸ℂℚ𝕌𝔼ℤ 𝔾ℝ𝔼𝔼ℕ (@JacquezGreen) November 4, 2023
MEDIA
That is a really bad loss.
— Frank Frangie (@Frank_Frangie) November 4, 2023
Outfought, out-toughed and really out-coached.
I tend to defend coaches, because everyone rips coaches. But hard to defend that today.
I’m really rooting for Billy. Don’t want him to seem overmatched on the sideline.
But wow.
Here’s the shame of the end game:
— Frank Frangie (@Frank_Frangie) November 4, 2023
If FG team doesn’t rush on field, Mertz runs up, lines em up, spikes ball. Then, without the confusion, scene is calmer, FG shorter, I think Smack makes it.
And we’re calling that amazing drive a turning point.
Instead …
481 yards surrendered by Armstrong’s D to a first-time playcaller.
— Steve Gorten (@sgorten) November 4, 2023
Arkansas knocks off Florida in OT and suddenly the Gators making a bowl game is far from a lock.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) November 4, 2023
Florida's remaining schedule, must win one of these: pic.twitter.com/DCpJcmJdBD
Let's be fair to Napier.
— Matt Hayes (@MattHayesCFB) November 4, 2023
Maybe the non-stop problems with #Gators special teams is Mullen's fault, too.
Napier is 11-11 in first 22 #Gators games.
— Matt Hayes (@MattHayesCFB) November 4, 2023
6-8 vs. SEC.
7-11 vs. Power 5.
1-5 vs. Georgia, FSU, Tennessee, LSU.
All bad, but worst part of the day: Mertz screaming at the sideline: "What are you doing?" with fire drill FG team.
Operationally, this program is a mess.
Wow, 2-6 Arkansas beats Florida in OT at the Swamp.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) November 4, 2023
That's a *bad* loss for the Gators, who may have trouble getting to six wins now.
What an absolutely massive win for Sam Pittman. Arkansas broke the losing streak on the road in overtime in a track meet. It won't calm the fears of Hog Nation. But that is one to build off of for a team that was in desperate need of good vibes.
— Barrett Sallee 🇺🇸 (@BarrettSallee) November 4, 2023
Dear transfer portal— please send me two Olinemen to Gainesville and thanks
— Dan Hicken (@DanHicken) November 4, 2023
We won’t win again— devastating loss
— Dan Hicken (@DanHicken) November 4, 2023
The team that just beat us scored 3 points against miss state
— Dan Hicken (@DanHicken) November 4, 2023
#Gators have a bad habit of putting 10 men on the field on FGs, not that it really mattered.
— Edgar Thompson (@osgators) November 4, 2023
Gators only has 10 guys on the field for Arky's FG try — a season-long, head-scratching trend for a team that needs a ST coordinator.
— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) November 4, 2023
Arkansas 17, Gators 14.
Can we throw some dang vertical vs horizontal throws please?
— Dan Hicken (@DanHicken) November 4, 2023
GENERAL
Won't back down pic.twitter.com/CSAgYjZ2z7
— Arkansas Razorback Football (@RazorbackFB) November 4, 2023
It's over. Forget Vanderbilt, this is the worst loss of the Billy Napier era. At home, with bowl eligibility on the line, to play like this is inexcusable. Napier's 2nd loss to a team with a losing record. Something Mullen, McElwain, Muschamp, Meyer, Zook, or Spurrier never did.
— Inside the Gators (@InsideTheGators) November 4, 2023
Arkansas is a few plays away from being ranked in the top 15……but Sunbelt Billy deserves the heat for this one.
— Dr. SEC (@thedrsec) November 4, 2023
ARKANSAS BEATS FLORIDA IN THE SWAMP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY 😱 pic.twitter.com/5XR9qN3JCg
— ESPN (@espn) November 4, 2023
I don't know if I've ever seen a defense look that disinterested in tackling as Florida's D did on those two plays. Arkansas gets the W in OT. Wanted it more in OT for sure.
— FootballScoop (@FootballScoop) November 4, 2023
Overtime. Florida showed little interest in completing a tackle. Arkansas wins. pic.twitter.com/BIidsUm1bi
— FootballScoop (@FootballScoop) November 4, 2023
If Florida loses this will be solely on Billy and his complete negligence of in game clock management and special teams controllable adjustments
— Ben Murphy (@BenMurphyTV) November 4, 2023
Absolutely reckless on the sidelines today from him
Florida Gators😡😡😡
— Gregory Moon (@GregoryMoon9) November 4, 2023
You are inconsistent. Down right NIL Soft. No Killer Instinct, Middle of the field wide open. You let an Arkansas 2-5 team push you down the field. Where is the Killer Instinct. I saw a lot of arm tackling. No excuse to lose in The Swamp
Let’s go 7
— Travis Etienne Jr⁶𓅓 (@swaggy_t1) November 4, 2023
Etienne & Mafah both balling today 🤞
A 2023 noon edition of ‘I Won’t Back Down’@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/IvlY1BZkHH
— Chris Will (@ChrisWill_TV) November 4, 2023
A closer look at those @GatorsFB helmet decals👀@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/i2j7SubXIh
— Rafael De Los Santos (@rafdelossantos) November 4, 2023
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