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Former, current, and future Florida football players as well as local, state, and national media share their thoughts on the Gators’ 23-17 loss to No. 8 Tennessee. 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.
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TOUCHDOWN GATORS‼️
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CURRENT FLORIDA FOOTBALL PLAYERS
🤦🏽♂️ Dawgggg I hate Losing 😡
— Cam Jackson (@CamJackson72) October 13, 2024
💔
— Ja’Keem Jackson (@Roadrunnerjah) October 13, 2024
😢💔
— Treyaun Webb (@w_treyaun) October 13, 2024
Defense played their ass off !!!
— Keon Zipperer (@_KeonZ) October 13, 2024
Yea Trell ‼️‼️‼️
— Marcus burke (@CERTIFIED_MB4) October 13, 2024
FLORIDA COMMITS AND TARGETS
FORMER FLORIDA FOOTBALL PLAYERS
I’m over it at this point
— Ahmad Black Sr. (@ahmadblack35) October 13, 2024
Bad ball Billy
— Tyler Jordan (@tyjordan58) October 13, 2024
Dj Lagway cold blooded!
— Malik Zaire (@MalikZaire8) October 13, 2024
Over it. Get rid of him. We were in position to dominate this game and pissed down our leg. Embarrassing.
— Tyler Jordan (@tyjordan58) October 13, 2024
— GMC Sierra Hate Account (@DanWeldonFL) October 13, 2024
Heartbreaking loss, but I am still proud of this team and looking forward to how they play the rest of this season especially if the defense continues to play like they have the past 2 weeks, anything is possible! F IT LETS WIN OUT! LETS GO LAGWAY LOCK IN! I still believe!! Yep…
— Steven Harris #93 (@FAMOGANG365) October 13, 2024
I don't no what it's like to go against my team because I never will. We really aren't that far away. Always Go Gators
— Ciatrick Fason (@Star_ReadyAth) October 13, 2024
Multiple points in this game where play calling directly affected the result. Get him out. This isn’t the Gator Standard…🫠
— Tyler Jordan (@tyjordan58) October 13, 2024
Had every opportunity to win that game.. I'm over this playcalling
— 〽️ (@MGivens69) October 13, 2024
Every reason we lost could have been avoided…. What that mean…..
— Adam Shuler (@Adam_goeshard) October 13, 2024
Smh.. yea. I’m checked out.
— Shannon Snell (@theebigbossSS) October 13, 2024
What sucks most about this game is that defense played lights out…it is what it is
— Clifford Taylor IV (@clifftayloriv) October 13, 2024
PLAY CALLING 🤮 DAMNIT REALLY WANTED THIS ONE! 😩😩😩😩🤦🏾♂️ Great game D! Hold ya head! We got something going! Stay with it!!
— Steven Harris #93 (@FAMOGANG365) October 13, 2024
That was irritating and annoying. This game should have been a blowout
— Jon Halapio (@JonHalapio) October 13, 2024
Another loss to a rival. Guys played their butts off. All of Gator nation know why we lost this game and it ain’t the players. Goodnight
— Ahmad Black Sr. (@ahmadblack35) October 13, 2024
1998 all over again… I hate UT!
— Alex James Brown (@alexbrown96) October 13, 2024
Leave Billy on the tarmac. Half-ass play calls. Settle for a field goal and pay for it.
— Tyler Jordan (@tyjordan58) October 13, 2024
Our DE also insist on going inside and not containing. Come on fellas let’s win the game
— Ahmad Black Sr. (@ahmadblack35) October 13, 2024
Ngl good chess move from Billy making them waste a timeout
— Nick Buchanan (@KingNick66) October 13, 2024
We half way through the season. This undisciplined football hurts my soul!
— Adam Shuler (@Adam_goeshard) October 13, 2024
Lagway for Heisman!
— Nick Buchanan (@KingNick66) October 13, 2024
That was Graham’s last play as a Gator wasn’t it 😔💔
— Clifford Taylor IV (@clifftayloriv) October 13, 2024
No lie play calling awful but we needed our veteran Mertz! Prayers for him I’ve seen freak injuries like that it’s never good! 💯🙏🏾🐊👑
— Steven Harris #93 (@FAMOGANG365) October 13, 2024
Bro run the ball 1st down, 2nd down, get to 3rd and long and wanna throw it
— Ahmad Black Sr. (@ahmadblack35) October 13, 2024
Ok LFG boys. We’re in striking range. Let’s get it done
— Josh Hammond (@J_Hammond10) October 13, 2024
🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠 pic.twitter.com/I6WzytWEJM
— Josh Hammond (@J_Hammond10) October 13, 2024
You do a QB sneak? When Johnson got us down to the goal line? How about you hand it off to Johnson again? 🐊
— Jon Halapio (@JonHalapio) October 13, 2024
I’m gonna need my man up there with @LRiddickESPN to have the same energy when my #Gators make a big play! 🗣️ #BeatUT
— Alex James Brown (@alexbrown96) October 13, 2024
And a 10 second run off lol. Guys, I don’t know what to say. Let’s go Gators in the 2nd half 🙏🏾
— Ahmad Black Sr. (@ahmadblack35) October 13, 2024
3-0 at the half had a few bad plays. We should be up atleast 17 right now, but I'm a Gator so I'm gonna believe in my team. We got this
— Ciatrick Fason (@Star_ReadyAth) October 13, 2024
Up by 3 at half on the road in the SEC against a top 10 team. Should be up by more, but we can’t jump ship yet. Napier gets the W and we are having a different conversation even with questionable decision making.
— Kyle Koehne (@KingKone64) October 13, 2024
Billy! How many bad decisions can be made in 1 half?
— Kyle Koehne (@KingKone64) October 13, 2024
THIS IS #GATOR DEFENSE!!! @FloridaGators @GatorsFB
— Trey Burton (@TreyBurton8) October 13, 2024
We should be up 10-0 smh! 🐊
— Jon Halapio (@JonHalapio) October 13, 2024
MEDIA
There will be better days for DJ Lagway… Tonight was just not the freshman’s night
— Hacker (@RyanGreen1010XL) October 13, 2024
Florida is going to have their 7th head coach in 22 years starting in 2025, which is why they are where they are right now
— Hacker (@RyanGreen1010XL) October 13, 2024
I agree Napier‘s time is coming to an end… But he didn’t fumble the ball at the 1 yard line… And he wasn’t responsible for Mertz and Johnson getting hurt…He is not without blame, but there were certainly other factors and if you don’t see that, you’re just not paying attention
— Hacker (@RyanGreen1010XL) October 13, 2024
certainly have to appreciate the effort from Florida tonight… Billy Napier did a horrible job, but Graham Mertz fumbling at the one and then Graham Mertz getting hurt are what lost them the game… at least there was more fun to watch than Miami or Texas A&M
— Hacker (@RyanGreen1010XL) October 13, 2024
Vols sweat it out in OT. Gators will look back on this one and be nauseous at all the chances they had to win this game.
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) October 13, 2024
Generating-4 yards in OT as the play caller and then missing a FG try to lose a game the opponent begged you to take feels like an appropriate coda to the Napier body of work in Gainesville.
— Heath Cline (@heathradio) October 13, 2024
Kids played their hearts out and his ineptitude cost Florida a W
— Dan Hicken (@DanHicken) October 13, 2024
This is one they coulda won & #Gators fans will remember what could’ve been when they send Billy packing pic.twitter.com/vJfAHrqSma
— Joe Cowart (@1010xljoec) October 13, 2024
So many thoughts but in the end Napes is just a horrible game day coach, and I mean horrible
— Dan Hicken (@DanHicken) October 13, 2024
honestly, it’s really good. Florida fans had very little expectations coming into this game… Just indefensible stuff by the coaching staff, despite having a lead.
— Hacker (@RyanGreen1010XL) October 13, 2024
Gators trying to hand the game to the Vols — failed 4th down, fumble at 1, FG taken off board and INT. Vols haven’t wanted it so far.
— Brandon Zimmerman (@BZSEC) October 13, 2024
The kids are playing well , the coach has killed them
— Dan Hicken (@DanHicken) October 13, 2024
The Gators might legitimately be better off with no head coach/a head coach by committee than what they are right now under Billy Napier.
— Jonathan Acosta (@_jacosta) October 13, 2024
Good grief, the “coaching.”
— Matt Hayes (@MattHayesCFB) October 13, 2024
Seen a lotta football. Not sure I've ever seen a team squander more scoring chances than Florida in that first half. Game isn't played in a vacuum. Tennessee's defense stood tall when it had to. But Gators have to be sick at halftime that it's only a 3-0 lead.
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) October 13, 2024
Think Billy Napier would like to have that play call back? Ouch!
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) October 12, 2024
4th and 2 inches and u run wide instead of letting QB sneak it under center. Bad coaching there. @GatorsFB
— Eugene Frenette (@GeneFrenette) October 12, 2024
Incredible call by Billy Napier to run jet sweep on 4th and inches. Genius.
— Matt Smith (@MattSmithCFB) October 12, 2024
GENERAL
Respect to the Gator players for playing hard and giving it their all. Over the 2 1/2 years of this regime, they always have and I have tons of respect for that, especially when you aren’t getting results! #alwaysaGator🐊🐊🐊
— Billy Horschel (@BillyHo_Golf) October 13, 2024
gotta go for 2 there man. on road vs top 10 team with season and job security already smoked . ✌🏻
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) October 13, 2024
We left so many points out there! But I believe these guys going to put it together
— Marreese Speights (@Mospeights16) October 13, 2024
FLORIDA TIES THE GAME WITH 29 SECONDS LEFT 😱
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 13, 2024
WHAT A GAME IN ROCKY TOP 🍿 pic.twitter.com/DHphZ0Wh0N
#Gators fans reaction to @chimdk11 touchdown!! 🙌@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/PFf4UYnUpF
— Alyssa Britton-Harr (@abrittonharr) October 13, 2024
Florida QB Graham Mertz throws the TD pass, but grabs his leg in pain after play, was visibly upset hobbling to sideline
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) October 13, 2024
That’s not good pic.twitter.com/nRMfAHIhGd
Coaching. Coaching. Coaching. Never seems to change. Perfect first half can change quickly because of a couple play calls.
— Billy Horschel (@BillyHo_Golf) October 13, 2024
I’m just dumbfounded by that 1st half. You have head coach that just can’t get out of his own way.
— Derek (@_DTyson) October 13, 2024
This is why Billy Napier wanted Tennessee to pass it.
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) October 13, 2024
Nico Iamaleava throws into 4-man coverage and its intercepted pic.twitter.com/HW4vmX2OlB
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