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Partridge would be a upgrade over Spencer

Mark Wheeler

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Partridge has been on every DL coaching hot board for a few years now. He has turned down Alabama and Miami in the last couple of years.

It would be a great hire though.

One thing I wonder about though is the quality of coach Napier is going to be able to bring in coming off back-to-back losing seasons. Like it or not, true or not, the perception is that he will be on the hot seat to perform significantly better in 2024. If you are a top assistant with job security or options, are you really going to have Florida at the top of your list knowing that you are perhaps walking into a one-and-done situation?
 

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Partridge has been on every DL coaching hot board for a few years now. He has turned down Alabama and Miami in the last couple of years.

It would be a great hire though.

One thing I wonder about though is the quality of coach Napier is going to be able to bring in coming off back-to-back losing seasons. Like it or not, true or not, the perception is that he will be on the hot seat to perform significantly better in 2024. If you are a top assistant with job security or options, are you really going to have Florida at the top of your list knowing that you are perhaps walking into a one-and-done situation?
Not sure that’s perception, that’s reality.
 
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Hes on the hot seat but the bar is also low to show "progress" its a winnable measure for Napier hes just got to show us hes making progress

Gotta hit that 7-5/ 8-4 / 9-3 mark in order to save his job...but better yet we have ti be more competitive with the rivals and BEAT FSU
 

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I almost went to UT Spartans to play for Fran Curci. It was a great program for players to transfer to.
Loved the school, class size was small and everything eas within a 5 min walking distance

Beautiful campus too.

We use to have a good football program back in the day with Fran and Co...its a shame they got rid of it