Napier firing imminent?

[msstatelp1]

A group of Florida boosters supposedly have come up with buyout money.

Four Downs and a Bracket: Billy Napier era at Florida nears end with boosters ready to pay buyout

Another bad loss for Florida football, and a significant step toward end of the Billy Napier era as boosters are willing to cover the coach's buyout.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Howiefeltersnstch]

Hell I thought they played decent. Better than I expected

 

[Howiefeltersnstch]

Maybe we will get lucky and he will get Lebbied next week*****

 

[aTotal360]

Napier to State. **

 

[RocketDawg]

If we were somehow able to beat Florida next week, or maybe even play a close game, Napier might be left in Starkville to find his own way home. We have been responsible for other schools firing their head coaches than any other, or at least it seems that way. Losing to MSU must be a huge embarrassment and can be the death knell.

 

[RocketDawg]

It's hard to believe Napier's buyout is $26M. Florida really went all out with him, sorta like A&M did with Jimbo.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

A group of Florida boosters supposedly have come up with buyout money.

Can they give some to us?

 

[OG Goat Holder]

Loaferz too, is the rumor

 

[Dawg1976]

Loaferz too, is the rumor

Good.

 

[MStateDawg]

They 100% are gonna get rid of Stricklin too. There's no way he's allowed to make a 3rd football hire.

 

[RopeDawg]

I really am surprised he was at bad as he was. I figured he would at least have a high floor of 8-9 wins

 

[Podgy]

Must be nice to be as rich as a booster who can throw cash away like that without having a wife who asks what he plans to spend on her.

 

[The Peeper]

Boosters are probably convinced Napier will win one against us after seeing our game last night and it would prolong them getting rid of him till the next loss

 

[85Bears]

Boosters are probably convinced Napier will win one against us after seeing our game last night and it would prolong them getting rid of him till the next loss

We have a sunbelt billy fan club. Maybe they still covet him

 

[HailStout]

Must be nice to be as rich as a booster who can throw cash away like that without having a wife who asks what he plans to spend on her.

Oh, I have little doubt they have one of those too. It’s just their wives expect a slight bit more than mine gets.

 

[Dawg1976]

We have a sunbelt billy fan club. Maybe they still covet him

If I got a nice going away gift like he is going to get I would just go cruising on my yacht and forget football.

 

[85Bears]

If I got a nice going away gift like he is going to get I would just go cruising on my yacht and forget football.

I would too actually i would just coach pee wee for free and enjoy my family

 

[BoDawg.sixpack]

To raise that 26 million a Florida alumnus probably sold just one of his properties in Key Largo.

 

[Perd Hapley]

Its the famous Jeremy Foley quote….”What must be done eventually should be done immediately”

They have to fire him tomorrow. Because if they don’t, they have to wait at least 2 more weeks to do it.

 

[Pookieray]

He'll look like the 2nd coming of Nick Saban on saturday!

 

[Xenomorph]

To raise that 26 million a Florida alumnus probably sold just one of his properties in Key Largo.

And to figure out which one to sell he looked through his portfolio and determined which one he hadn’t cared to visit in the longest.

 

[The Peeper]

They still owe Don Merlinz $3 million more payable $1 mil every July 1 through '27 so just chicken scratch as buyouts go. His was only $12 million to begin with which he got $6m at firing and $1m every year since till 27

 

[Captain Ron]

And to go back and look at how many of our fans wanted to fire Mullen at various times over his tenure at State. I felt like at least in my lifetime, his tenure was the good old days (no offense to JWS or Emory for 1 year) . Certainly UF has had more success over the years, but they are also learning about the color of the grass on yon hill.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

i would just coach pee wee for free

Helicopter parents ruin that for sure.

 

[Howiefeltersnstch]

Next week it will be DJ Ratway carving us up. Edited to add I have copyrights on Ratway and Sh*t Showtime. I expect royalties for any use

 

[Trojanbulldog19]

Loaferz too, is the rumor

I can't believe he has made it this far

 

[Chesusdog]

It's hard to believe Napier's buyout is $26M. Florida really went all out with him, sorta like A&M did with Jimbo.

Except A&M did that ≈ ×4.

 

[Mobile Bay]

I would too actually i would just coach pee wee for free and enjoy my family

I fully expected Leach to maybe give us one more year, then coach the Key West Conchs as his retirement.

 

[Barkman Turner Overdrive]

Must be nice to be as rich as a booster who can throw cash away like that without having a wife who asks what he plans to spend on her.

IKR. I feel like I’m spending way too much money bailing out my wife’s bad decisions. I should be paying my money to bail out my bad decisions

 

[3000lbchicken]

When I grow up, I want to be a failed head foozeball coach.

 

[patdog]

Its the famous Jeremy Foley quote….”What must be done eventually should be done immediately”

They have to fire him tomorrow. Because if they don’t, they have to wait at least 2 more weeks to do it.

This is a great quote. That is how you run an athletic dept or any business. And applies to us as well. I don’t care how many coaches we’ve run through in the last 8 years, if we have the wrong coach in place (and I’m not saying we do just yet but the 1st 3 games have been worse than I could have imagined), the longer we delay the worse it will get.

 

[patdog]

And to go back and look at how many of our fans wanted to fire Mullen at various times over his tenure at State. I felt like at least in my lifetime, his tenure was the good old days (no offense to JWS or Emory for 1 year) . Certainly UF has had more success over the years, but they are also learning about the color of the grass on yon hill.

The Mullen years were the glory years for Mississippi State football. At least since Allyn McKeen.

 

[Barkman Turner Overdrive]

Oh, I have little doubt they have one of those too. It’s just their wives expect a slight bit more than mine gets.

Remember, once a woman gets comfortable in a certain living status, there is absolutely no going back to a lesser one.

 

[MSUVetRep]

It's hard to believe Napier's buyout is $26M. Florida really went all out with him, sorta like A&M did with Jimbo.

Petty cash to thier boosters. It would take us 5 years plus to raise it. They did it in a 2 hours

 

[DoggieDaddy13]

So after we run Lebby off, do we go after Napier...
OR BRING IN HUD?
Decision 2026

 

[Dogdazey]

Can they give some to us?

PLAYERS?

 

[BulldogBlitz]

PLAYERS?

Players, cash for a coach buyout, either one.

 

[thatsbaseball]

When I grow up, I want to be a failed head foozeball coach.

Or an NBA coach....

 

[Crazy Cotton]

I'm really curious why these contracts don't have a performance clause that allows a school to rid itself of a coach who sucks without having to pay insane amounts of money. My understanding is most of the contracts include a bonus structure for winning conference or national championships, why not a clause that if you're below .500 for a season you can get canned without the golden parachute.

 

[The Peeper]

Petty cash to thier boosters. It would take us 5 years plus to raise it. They did it in a 2 hours

and they are on the hook to Don Merlinz for another meager $3mil over the next 3 years