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Speaker 1: I've been thinking today, thinking a lot.

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Speaker 2: I'm not sure that some of you are cut out

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Speaker 1: Children. That's not always the way it works.

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Speaker 2: Late Kick live here High Top kind of Gainesville, Florida.

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Speaker 2: We are at the University of Florida Tuesday, April sixteenth

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Speaker 2: year of Our Lord, twenty twenty four. Yes, you may

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Speaker 2: not be able to tell by looking around me, but

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Speaker 2: the transfer portal is open. Some things have happened already,

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Speaker 2: not necessarily a volcanic eruption, not necessarily college football's World

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Speaker 2: War three or anything of that nature. And so what

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Speaker 2: was this built up to be?

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Speaker 1: Nothing?

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Speaker 2: I'm not quite sure that's how I'd read that just yet.

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Speaker 2: So you and I will talk about that tonight, as

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Speaker 2: we often do. I got some spring intel to deliver you.

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Speaker 2: We've got Billy Napier, Florida head coach one on one

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Speaker 2: on the show tonight, and we sat down with him

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Speaker 2: earlier today. And as I promised you, I don't care

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Speaker 2: if you're a Colorado State fan or if you're a

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Speaker 1: I asked him.

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Speaker 2: About a lot of stuff you guys talk about, and

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Speaker 2: So we'll have that on the show tonight. Jam Packed.

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Speaker 2: They're watching us in O Calla, Florida. They're watching in Syracuse,

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Speaker 2: New York. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Two shout outs already for

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Speaker 2: been in Gainesville all day. When I tell you that

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Speaker 2: this has been a first class visit, I mean literally,

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Speaker 1: We were on a visit today.

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Speaker 2: I think we've seen more of this place in twelve

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Speaker 2: member of the media. So man, the entire staff here

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Speaker 2: like tons and tons and tons of respect and thanks

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Speaker 2: to them. But also there's a lot behind the scenes.

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Speaker 2: Go over to Instagram at late kick Josh that maybe

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Speaker 2: I can't show you on the show tonight. I mean,

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Speaker 2: we've got a weight room in our background. We're in

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Speaker 2: the indoor right now. And if you're listening on podcasts,

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Speaker 2: it out on the Instagram page because there's a lot there,

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Speaker 2: as we often do on the road, where we can

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Speaker 2: your time because I know what all of you are thinking.

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Speaker 2: I know what all of you have been talking about

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Speaker 2: as I flip my card off camera the transfer portal

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Speaker 1: So what happened? Were you clickbaiting us? Were you just

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Speaker 1: over hyping? Well, no, that didn't break out today.

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Speaker 2: I do know that some people in our industry took

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Speaker 1: That also means some dudes are getting cut. Just call

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Speaker 1: That they do now.

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Speaker 2: As for things that we can more tangibly look at,

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Speaker 2: practice all over the place, the very latest that we're getting.

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Speaker 2: And I'm gonna start with Michigan because we hadn't talked

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Speaker 2: So Tim O'Malley and a lot of the guys do

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Speaker 2: Talk at the time that was happening. You were barely alive.

439
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Speaker 2: It happens fast, guys, it happens really fast. So there's

440
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Speaker 2: some people out there openly questioning whether Billy Napier and

441
00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:39,600
Speaker 2: his staff are the guys to get the job done.

442
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Speaker 2: It's why we wanted to take this trip. Because while

443
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Speaker 2: I may not change your mind, or he may not

444
00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:46,840
Speaker 2: change your mind on anything tonight, I wanted you to

445
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Speaker 2: hear from him, and so we'll talk to him in

446
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Speaker 2: just a second.

447
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Speaker 1: I want to tell you what I think about it.

448
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Speaker 1: So we go all over the country.

449
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Speaker 2: We talk to the best of the best, We tour

450
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Speaker 2: the best of the best. I see virtually every major program,

451
00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:03,080
Speaker 2: or at least make an effort to every year. You

452
00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:06,920
Speaker 2: noticed some consistent themes with the ones who have their

453
00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:10,040
Speaker 2: act together and are winning, and you notice some consistent

454
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Speaker 2: themes with the ones that are losing. All I can

455
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Speaker 2: tell you is this, the results here last year and

456
00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:21,600
Speaker 2: year before are completely and utterly detached from what it's

457
00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:25,200
Speaker 2: like here in the building, what it's like inside the program. Now,

458
00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:28,439
Speaker 2: that could simply mean that Billy Napier has done what

459
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Speaker 2: he needs to do and the results will be downstream

460
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Speaker 2: of that.

461
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Speaker 1: I happen to buy into.

462
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Speaker 2: The philosophy that your results are downstream of your decisions

463
00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,080
Speaker 2: in football and in life. I don't think a lot

464
00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:40,280
Speaker 2: of you believe that. So it's not my job to

465
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Speaker 2: change your mind. It is kind of my job to

466
00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:46,040
Speaker 2: tell you what I think. There is an army here,

467
00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,600
Speaker 2: and many of them have worked at other places too,

468
00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:53,240
Speaker 2: where they do it the way it's supposed to be done.

469
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Speaker 2: Can't put it to you any other way. Doesn't guarantee

470
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Speaker 2: wins in the fall. I'm not telling you it will.

471
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Speaker 2: What I'm telling you is the characteristics in the hallmarks

472
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Speaker 2: that you see when you go to other major programs

473
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Speaker 2: that are getting the job done on Saturdays are present here.

474
00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:10,320
Speaker 2: The resources are present, which is the other thing we're

475
00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:13,160
Speaker 2: about to hear about from Napier himself, because they weren't

476
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Speaker 2: present a short while ago. They weren't present. In other words,

477
00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:18,760
Speaker 2: I would have come down here three or four years

478
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Speaker 2: ago and told you, you know, honestly, there are some

479
00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:25,440
Speaker 2: reasons tangibly when you look around here why they may

480
00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:27,439
Speaker 2: not be matching the Bamas of the world, or the

481
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Speaker 2: Georgia's of the world, or even A and M, who

482
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Speaker 2: is very well resourced in their own right.

483
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Speaker 1: That doesn't exist anymore.

484
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Speaker 2: And it's a testament to the administration here because they

485
00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:39,120
Speaker 2: got banged on for a long time. It's a testament

486
00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:43,320
Speaker 2: to the administration here that they realized, Hey, our fastball

487
00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:46,080
Speaker 2: doesn't meet the fastball of other teams in this conference,

488
00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:48,400
Speaker 2: and this Gator logo on our chest, if we don't

489
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Speaker 2: back it up here, it doesn't really mean anything other

490
00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:52,880
Speaker 2: than Wow, that's just a nice polo I paid fifty

491
00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:56,000
Speaker 2: nine to ninety five for. They've gotten up to speed

492
00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:58,320
Speaker 2: on a lot of the areas they needed to get

493
00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:01,320
Speaker 2: up to speed on. In some case, to be very

494
00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:04,440
Speaker 2: generic about it, they are leading the pack. There are

495
00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,600
Speaker 2: things we saw today that I haven't seen anywhere else.

496
00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,680
Speaker 2: There are practices in place I haven't seen anywhere else.

497
00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,040
Speaker 2: And so if you're a Florida fan and you just

498
00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:15,880
Speaker 2: kind of wonder, if you cut the program open, what's

499
00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:18,720
Speaker 2: the DNA like what oozes out of the program?

500
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Speaker 1: It's winning culture. It's winning culture. They just haven't won

501
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Speaker 1: on the field yet.

502
00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:26,760
Speaker 2: I happen to be a believer that that is downstream

503
00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:29,520
Speaker 2: of creating that culture. The other thing to keep in mind,

504
00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,280
Speaker 2: as we are about to talk to billiy Napier, is

505
00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,040
Speaker 2: he put it very well today. You know, he said,

506
00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,359
Speaker 2: I don't really feel like we're so much in a

507
00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,760
Speaker 2: construction phase anymore. We've kind of got it where we

508
00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:45,080
Speaker 2: want it now, which is a three year runway, which

509
00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:47,239
Speaker 2: used to be standard. In fact, coaches used to get

510
00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,400
Speaker 2: four in five years. That's a bygone notion because when

511
00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:51,879
Speaker 2: you pay guys a lot of money, you're supposed to

512
00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:53,680
Speaker 2: be able to just pop a program in a microwave

513
00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,439
Speaker 2: and pop out a winter. And I get it, And

514
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Speaker 2: I have no problem with Florida fans having very very

515
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Speaker 2: high expectation. As long as you give what's the age

516
00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:04,800
Speaker 2: old adage on this show, as long as you give

517
00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,560
Speaker 2: at an elite level, you should expect elite.

518
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Speaker 1: Return on your investment. Got no problem with that.

519
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Speaker 2: I think that Florida is on the precipice of being

520
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Speaker 2: able to deliver that.

521
00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:13,840
Speaker 1: That's my feel.

522
00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:17,080
Speaker 2: The depth here, the quality of player here, the quality

523
00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:20,240
Speaker 2: of athlete, the recruiting mechanism that's in place here, I

524
00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,160
Speaker 2: think is light years better than what it was when

525
00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:24,680
Speaker 2: Napier and his staff got here.

526
00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:27,640
Speaker 1: And you know candidly what it was before he got here.

527
00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,720
Speaker 2: So we'll see, because ultimately football games will be played

528
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Speaker 2: this fall and they'll get twelve shots just like everyone else,

529
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Speaker 2: and if they're five hundred, you won't care. And if

530
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Speaker 2: they're nine and three, people will say, how in the

531
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Speaker 2: world did that happen? Well, in the latter category, I'm

532
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Speaker 2: just telling you the things that have to be done

533
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Speaker 2: for them to surprise you this fall are being done

534
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535
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Speaker 1: It's not propaganda. I don't get a dime to say that.

536
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Speaker 2: I'm telling you that's what I believe based on the

537
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Speaker 2: observations that we made today. Now, having said that, I

538
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Speaker 2: want to do two things. I want to tell you

539
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584
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Speaker 2: here's what we're gonna do. I've got a good thirty

585
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Speaker 2: minutes with Billy Napier that I'm about to toss to

586
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Speaker 2: in standard fashion when we do these shows, I'm gonna

587
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Speaker 2: wrap it here so that the last thing you watch

588
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Speaker 2: is really what a lot of you came here for.

589
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Speaker 1: So appreciate you guys, just a heads up.

590
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Speaker 2: We are going to Central Florida tomorrow and I will

591
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Speaker 2: have a one on one with Gus Malsan on the

592
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Speaker 2: channel and pretty much right as we get off air tonight,

593
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Speaker 2: I'm going to announce where we're going Thursday.

594
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Speaker 1: So I look very forward to that.

595
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Speaker 2: You make it possible, don't ever forget it. You make

596
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Speaker 2: it possible for the folks at CBS to say, yeah,

597
00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:50,560
Speaker 2: go out on the road as much as you want

598
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Speaker 2: to spring It's awesome. Just do whatever you want to do.

599
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Speaker 2: So for our crew here, for our crew in Fort Lauderdale,

600
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Speaker 2: we appreciate you, guys. Without further ado, here is our

601
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Speaker 2: one on one earlier today with Florida head coach Billion Apier.

602
00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,159
Speaker 2: So if I just walk in the door of Florida Football,

603
00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:09,320
Speaker 2: which I did today, you guys opened the whole thing up.

604
00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:11,680
Speaker 2: If I walk in or maybe maybe closed the ORF,

605
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Speaker 2: I look from the outside and I'm wondering, year three,

606
00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:17,040
Speaker 2: where is he? Where is that program? How would you

607
00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:18,440
Speaker 2: answer that? Being in your seat?

608
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Speaker 3: Well, I think we've completely rebuilt the player experience at

609
00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:26,400
Speaker 3: the University of Florida, and I would say we're two

610
00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:29,880
Speaker 3: years in and this is the first off season where

611
00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:33,800
Speaker 3: we feel like we're not solving a major problem or

612
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Speaker 3: building out a system.

613
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Speaker 4: And it's been great.

614
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Speaker 3: I think we've been able to focus our time on

615
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Speaker 3: the things that really matter. It's been a lot of fun.

616
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Speaker 3: It's by far the best offseason that we've had. We're

617
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Speaker 3: about a halfway through so at the best group of

618
00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:52,920
Speaker 3: players we have, and I'm really excited about the changes

619
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Speaker 3: that we've made, the new staff additions, So so.

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Speaker 4: Far, so good.

621
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Speaker 2: I think if someone who had never or coach before

622
00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,680
Speaker 2: took your job, that probably freak out week to week

623
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Speaker 2: based on whether things went well or didn't go well.

624
00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:08,920
Speaker 2: But you can't do that, and you're talking about staff changes.

625
00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:13,480
Speaker 2: You may five to ten percent tweak the way you evaluate.

626
00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:16,480
Speaker 2: But that's got to be a really, really broad conversation.

627
00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:20,440
Speaker 2: So how do you decide when it's time to make

628
00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:23,399
Speaker 2: changes versus let's give it some time, let's be patient.

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Speaker 3: Well, I think ultimately, you know, this is a production business.

630
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Speaker 3: You know, to some degree, we all understand that. So

631
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Speaker 3: leadership requires you to make tough decisions, you know, and

632
00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:37,040
Speaker 3: I think you've got to make the decisions and the

633
00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:40,280
Speaker 3: best interests of the team. We went through a pretty

634
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Speaker 3: exhaustive evaluation of where we were at when the season

635
00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:47,280
Speaker 3: was over, and we made the changes that we felt

636
00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:50,080
Speaker 3: like would put us in position to continue to improve.

637
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Speaker 3: You know, I think sometimes we get consumed with the result,

638
00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:58,200
Speaker 3: but we've got to really think about the efficiency, you know,

639
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Speaker 3: the leadership in certain areas, a new teacher, a new voice,

640
00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:04,800
Speaker 3: a little bit different philosophy and approach.

641
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Speaker 4: I think we've done that.

642
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Speaker 3: And one of the reasons that we're here and we've

643
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Speaker 3: made it to this point is I think we've hired well,

644
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Speaker 3: and I think we've got a really good building full

645
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Speaker 3: of people that are capable, that have character and can

646
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Speaker 3: help us get where we want to go.

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Speaker 2: We were talking a little bit earlier and I was

648
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Speaker 2: sort of echoing to you what I've said many times

649
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Speaker 2: over let's call it the past eight to ten years

650
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Speaker 2: when I've talked about Florida and that is great tradition,

651
00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:37,080
Speaker 2: great brand, like awesome stadium and game day atmosphere. But

652
00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:41,640
Speaker 2: I don't think the outside world understood maybe how far

653
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Speaker 2: behind in certain compartments that it takes to run a

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Speaker 2: major athletics program. They had fallen, so you couldn't do

655
00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,040
Speaker 2: anything about that until you got here. When you got here.

656
00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:55,080
Speaker 2: I remember kind of asking aloud on the show is

657
00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:56,880
Speaker 2: he going to get the yes is that he needs?

658
00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:59,960
Speaker 2: And talking to you. It's been a slow but steady produce.

659
00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,160
Speaker 2: But this place is immaculate and it looks so much

660
00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,040
Speaker 2: different than it did three or four years ago. You're

661
00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:08,760
Speaker 2: not housed in the stadium anymore. You've got really really

662
00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:12,280
Speaker 2: great football only facilities. I think the public just takes

663
00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:14,760
Speaker 2: for granted that that exists, but it doesn't how different

664
00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:15,880
Speaker 2: a world is this now?

665
00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:17,120
Speaker 4: Well, I think it was.

666
00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:19,480
Speaker 3: Part of taking the job. You know, you think about

667
00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:23,400
Speaker 3: Florida football. I grew up in the nineties, Spurrier was

668
00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:29,280
Speaker 3: dominating college football, and then my early days at Clemson,

669
00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:31,880
Speaker 3: you know, two thousand and six, seven and eight, Urban

670
00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:35,680
Speaker 3: was here and Florida's had some great coaches come through here.

671
00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:39,600
Speaker 3: So we're doing our homework and our research before taking

672
00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:42,040
Speaker 3: the job, and I think we felt like there was

673
00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:45,560
Speaker 3: an opportunity to come in, evaluate the product, to evaluate

674
00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:48,480
Speaker 3: the experience of the player, and go to work. You know,

675
00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:51,040
Speaker 3: I think there were the facility plans were in place.

676
00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:56,080
Speaker 3: Scott Stricklands did a phenomenal job of kind of this

677
00:30:56,160 --> 00:31:00,560
Speaker 3: whole facility overhaul that's been done here. I think we're

678
00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:04,880
Speaker 3: finally to a point we're in the facility and we're

679
00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:09,200
Speaker 3: reaping the benefits of that. It's helped improve our player experience,

680
00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:12,080
Speaker 3: the efficiency of that each day. It also is a

681
00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:17,920
Speaker 3: great first impression in recruiting. But again, it's about the

682
00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:22,760
Speaker 3: systems and the process is inside the facility, the people

683
00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,040
Speaker 3: that are leading each part of the organization, and I

684
00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:28,360
Speaker 3: think that's where we continue to refine, we continue to

685
00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:32,160
Speaker 3: get more efficient. And let's be honest here, college football

686
00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:34,080
Speaker 3: has changed quite a bit in the last two years,

687
00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:37,720
Speaker 3: so every six months we've had to adapt and evolve.

688
00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:41,160
Speaker 3: But I'm excited about where we're at. And there's no

689
00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:45,160
Speaker 3: question this is one of the brands. You know, this

690
00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:49,000
Speaker 3: is a phenomenal place. We have an incredible experience to

691
00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:52,479
Speaker 3: offer when you think about playing in the SEC and

692
00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:54,680
Speaker 3: going to school at the number one rank public school

693
00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:55,280
Speaker 3: in the country.

694
00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:58,560
Speaker 2: So we're on the road a whole lot, get to

695
00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:01,440
Speaker 2: see many programs. It's a dream job for me, so

696
00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:03,280
Speaker 2: it's a blessing to be able to do it. So

697
00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:06,520
Speaker 2: touring around here today and talking to a lot of

698
00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:11,120
Speaker 2: different people that oversee a lot of different departments, keeping

699
00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:13,480
Speaker 2: it generic. You guys do some stuff here that not

700
00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:16,160
Speaker 2: a lot of people do. And it's not like you've

701
00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:18,400
Speaker 2: been a head coach for fifty years or anything and

702
00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:21,520
Speaker 2: you've seen it done a million different ways. So which

703
00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:25,040
Speaker 2: voices do you count on? Which opinions do you count

704
00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:27,960
Speaker 2: on to look at and say, Okay, I trust this person,

705
00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:29,720
Speaker 2: we should do that. That'll keep us on the cutting

706
00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:31,480
Speaker 2: edge because some of the stuff you've got a lot

707
00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:33,600
Speaker 2: of expertise in. Some of this stuff you may have

708
00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:34,800
Speaker 2: no area of expertise in.

709
00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:35,640
Speaker 4: Well.

710
00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,800
Speaker 3: I think leadership comes down to hiring really good people.

711
00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:41,640
Speaker 3: I mean, you're only good as the people you surround

712
00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:46,120
Speaker 3: yourself with. I've been fortunate to work for some of

713
00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:49,360
Speaker 3: the best, and there's no question we talk about talent

714
00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:53,040
Speaker 3: on the field, but it's also important to have talent

715
00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:56,520
Speaker 3: off the field, you know, in particular, I think in

716
00:32:56,560 --> 00:33:01,479
Speaker 3: college football in today's era, it's a competitive dynamic and

717
00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:06,760
Speaker 3: you need dynamic people. So we're fortunate that I think

718
00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:09,200
Speaker 3: we have the resources and we've made good decisions in

719
00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:11,760
Speaker 3: the hiring process. You met some of those people today,

720
00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:15,800
Speaker 3: but there's no doubt we're a little bit different in

721
00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:18,920
Speaker 3: our approach. I think we're committed to the person, the student,

722
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:23,080
Speaker 3: and employer. It's what I believe college athletics should be,

723
00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:27,240
Speaker 3: and I think you probably experienced that today.

724
00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:30,040
Speaker 2: How would you describe the energy around the football program

725
00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:30,480
Speaker 2: right now?

726
00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:32,880
Speaker 4: Oh, you tell me you were in the building today.

727
00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:35,680
Speaker 2: I think the energy in the football program is one

728
00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:38,760
Speaker 2: hundred and eighty degrees opposite than the perception of it outside.

729
00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:39,760
Speaker 4: Outside.

730
00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:42,080
Speaker 2: The walls don't matter to you, but I live out there,

731
00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:45,000
Speaker 2: and so out there there's a feeling that and it's

732
00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:46,760
Speaker 2: this way in a lot of places. Now, Well, if

733
00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:50,560
Speaker 2: you don't immediately have success, then he must not be

734
00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:52,880
Speaker 2: the right guy for the job, or that staff must

735
00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:55,760
Speaker 2: not have things figured out, Which is why I'm really

736
00:33:55,760 --> 00:33:58,040
Speaker 2: glad you guys let us have the look that you

737
00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:01,640
Speaker 2: let us have. You guys like you guys closed the

738
00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:03,360
Speaker 2: season with five losses last year. A lot of them

739
00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:05,560
Speaker 2: are close games, So it's shake here. If I'm well there,

740
00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:08,279
Speaker 2: you may be talking about you completely different. I guess

741
00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:11,840
Speaker 2: what I respected the most is Number one. Everyone seems

742
00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:14,640
Speaker 2: to be singing from the same hymnal. Here there's one message,

743
00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:17,239
Speaker 2: there's not a bunch of messages. And number two, there's

744
00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:20,879
Speaker 2: an understanding that the efficiency metric is what you're looking for,

745
00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:23,040
Speaker 2: and that could be a three point win, three point loss,

746
00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:25,439
Speaker 2: like how efficient were efficient were you on a given day.

747
00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:30,839
Speaker 2: I think the outside perspective is way radically different than

748
00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:32,880
Speaker 2: the inside attitude here. That's what I've experienced.

749
00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:37,560
Speaker 3: Sure, you know, Graham Mertens got interviewed recently on Paul

750
00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:42,400
Speaker 3: Feinbaum's show and they asked him about that, and I

751
00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:45,799
Speaker 3: think his point the way he said it was, you know,

752
00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:49,720
Speaker 3: we're not worried about proving others wrong. We're worried about

753
00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:53,640
Speaker 3: proving each other right. And I think ultimately the makeup

754
00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:56,080
Speaker 3: of our team right now is what gives me confidence.

755
00:34:57,840 --> 00:34:59,680
Speaker 3: And I think we've got a group of people here

756
00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:03,040
Speaker 3: that have been here from the beginning. We know what's

757
00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:04,959
Speaker 3: been taking place behind the scenes, and.

758
00:35:04,840 --> 00:35:07,000
Speaker 4: We're close, Okay, we're really close.

759
00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:11,040
Speaker 3: So I think we're all excited about the work that's

760
00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:14,239
Speaker 3: been done going all the way back to December until now.

761
00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:16,799
Speaker 4: We see it.

762
00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:18,960
Speaker 3: I mean, I've got confidence because I look around that

763
00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:21,120
Speaker 3: team room and I trust the group of players that

764
00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,680
Speaker 3: are in that room, and I think we've got really

765
00:35:23,719 --> 00:35:24,759
Speaker 3: good people around them.

766
00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:26,440
Speaker 4: So we're getting better.

767
00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:30,040
Speaker 3: We know We've got work to do, but we're excited

768
00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:31,000
Speaker 3: about what's to come.

769
00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:33,400
Speaker 2: The one thing I remember when we went out to

770
00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:35,520
Speaker 2: the Utah game. You guys opened to Utah last year

771
00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:39,440
Speaker 2: and wasn't the greatest day on special teams, And it

772
00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:42,840
Speaker 2: was somewhat of an issue last year spring game. You

773
00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:45,799
Speaker 2: had some mishaps. So I look from the outside, I

774
00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:48,759
Speaker 2: have no clue why those things are happening. I just

775
00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:51,319
Speaker 2: know that that can't happen to play winning football in

776
00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:53,800
Speaker 2: the fall. So walk me through how you see special

777
00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:56,919
Speaker 2: teams right here, right now? What do you think needs

778
00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:59,080
Speaker 2: to be done to ratchet that entire operation up.

779
00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:02,480
Speaker 3: Yeah, so I think there's a little bit of perception

780
00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:03,600
Speaker 3: and reality there.

781
00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:03,839
Speaker 4: Right.

782
00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:07,600
Speaker 3: There's no question we had some organizational issues on special teams,

783
00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:12,440
Speaker 3: and we had a couple young players, true freshmen, that

784
00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:15,120
Speaker 3: made some critical mistakes. You know, we've got two jersey

785
00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:18,520
Speaker 3: threes on the field. We have a punt block versus Georgia,

786
00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:22,640
Speaker 3: we jump over the shield versus Kentucky. We got a

787
00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:24,800
Speaker 3: handful of plays where we got ten on the field.

788
00:36:25,560 --> 00:36:28,359
Speaker 3: But reality is that the status would say that we

789
00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:30,319
Speaker 3: were pretty good on special teams. I think we were

790
00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:33,680
Speaker 3: top twenty five in the country and EPA and a

791
00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:36,000
Speaker 3: couple of our units are top ten in the country.

792
00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:39,040
Speaker 3: So for me, one of the things that we did

793
00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:41,640
Speaker 3: in the off season is we added another layer of

794
00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:46,120
Speaker 3: expertise there. Joe Houston came over from the New England

795
00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:50,120
Speaker 3: Patriots and he's joined our staff this offseason. So I

796
00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:54,120
Speaker 3: feel as if we've addressed some of those things. And

797
00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:58,279
Speaker 3: I really believe if you watch the tape, people in

798
00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:01,920
Speaker 3: our profession would say that they respect how we play teams,

799
00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:03,920
Speaker 3: and we've done that. It's always been part of our

800
00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:07,880
Speaker 3: DNA as and culture as a team. So there's some

801
00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:11,360
Speaker 3: perception there that's accurate. There's some organizational issues that we

802
00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:15,120
Speaker 3: need to address, but reality is we were effective on

803
00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:18,240
Speaker 3: the field, you know, and I think the staffs would

804
00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:19,759
Speaker 3: confirm that.

805
00:37:20,120 --> 00:37:22,520
Speaker 2: When I talked to you last year, you had taken

806
00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:25,480
Speaker 2: Graham Mertz out of the portal and you said, we

807
00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:28,040
Speaker 2: looked at all the guys in there, we evaluated them all.

808
00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:30,160
Speaker 2: We thought he was the best one, like he was

809
00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:32,880
Speaker 2: the one we wanted to take And I remember listening

810
00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:36,000
Speaker 2: to that. That's interesting. Benefit of doubt he knows more

811
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,080
Speaker 2: than I do. That's interesting though. Well, then the play

812
00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:40,439
Speaker 2: on the field sort of bore that out last year.

813
00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:43,839
Speaker 2: So walk me through kind of how you assess how

814
00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:46,160
Speaker 2: he played last year. And then there's always an assumption

815
00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:48,600
Speaker 2: in our world, well, if a guy returns, he's automatically

816
00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:51,080
Speaker 2: going to get better. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.

817
00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:54,480
Speaker 2: Is there still a level of his game that you

818
00:37:54,560 --> 00:37:55,480
Speaker 2: think could scale up?

819
00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:58,359
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I think it's one of the It's

820
00:37:58,520 --> 00:38:01,360
Speaker 3: the number one thing when you talked about Florida football

821
00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:04,719
Speaker 3: that's happened here that has set us up to have

822
00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:05,840
Speaker 3: success in the futures.

823
00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:09,439
Speaker 4: Graham Mertz coming back to play another year of football, and.

824
00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:13,960
Speaker 3: We get a player who I think has a renewed confidence,

825
00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:16,759
Speaker 3: you know. I think he starts this offseason as the

826
00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:20,719
Speaker 3: leader of the team completely different place than he was

827
00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:24,399
Speaker 3: in when he arrived here last year. But we went

828
00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:27,520
Speaker 3: through an extensive process. We've got a great personnel group

829
00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:31,960
Speaker 3: that collaborates with myself and our staff, and we made

830
00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,400
Speaker 3: the decision we felt was in the best interest of

831
00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:36,759
Speaker 3: the team, and I think Graham proved us right, you know.

832
00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:37,719
Speaker 4: And I think.

833
00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:44,560
Speaker 3: Graham's m O Wisconsin was inconsistency and turned the ball over,

834
00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:46,880
Speaker 3: and I think he addressed those things he connected with

835
00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:51,040
Speaker 3: his teammates, He earned their respect with how he prepared,

836
00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:54,360
Speaker 3: the example that he set from a work ethic standpoint,

837
00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:56,160
Speaker 3: and I thought he was a great competitor and he

838
00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:59,000
Speaker 3: was tough in Brazilian on game days.

839
00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:02,359
Speaker 4: So what we've got is we've got a great leader.

840
00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:06,240
Speaker 3: Who's extremely sharp, and there's no doubt there's another level

841
00:39:07,239 --> 00:39:10,080
Speaker 3: just from putting the whole season together. And I think

842
00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:12,920
Speaker 3: ultimately what I learned last year is we got to

843
00:39:12,920 --> 00:39:14,839
Speaker 3: play good around Graham, you know, And I think we've

844
00:39:14,840 --> 00:39:18,279
Speaker 3: got to protect Graham and we've got to try to

845
00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:21,920
Speaker 3: play really good, complimentary play at all the positions on offense.

846
00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:25,000
Speaker 4: And when we do that, he can be very effective.

847
00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:27,640
Speaker 3: So there's no doubt he came back. He's got middle

848
00:39:27,719 --> 00:39:30,200
Speaker 3: round grades. He came back with.

849
00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:32,800
Speaker 4: A purpose, and he's worked that way so far this offseason.

850
00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:35,759
Speaker 2: When last season wrapped up, there was a lot of

851
00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:38,640
Speaker 2: talk around the program of well coach Napier still call

852
00:39:38,719 --> 00:39:42,560
Speaker 2: plays this upcoming year, and so I know what the

853
00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:46,600
Speaker 2: message boards say, walk me through how you actually decide

854
00:39:47,160 --> 00:39:49,440
Speaker 2: year to year if you're going to change anything operationally,

855
00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:52,640
Speaker 2: and then that specifically what thought goes into that.

856
00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:55,120
Speaker 3: I think it goes back to kind of what we

857
00:39:55,239 --> 00:39:59,600
Speaker 3: talked about in the beginning. There's no doubt the first

858
00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:03,080
Speaker 3: two year years here, it's almost like you're trading a

859
00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:05,120
Speaker 3: couple of years of your life. There's so much work

860
00:40:05,160 --> 00:40:06,920
Speaker 3: to do to get things up and running.

861
00:40:09,120 --> 00:40:09,279
Speaker 4: You know.

862
00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:12,160
Speaker 3: We've always had confidence in our system. We've always been

863
00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:16,800
Speaker 3: very efficient, and I think the working relationship with Graham

864
00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:20,120
Speaker 3: in particular with the player to coach communication or the

865
00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:23,400
Speaker 3: coach the player communication piece this offseason that's being added.

866
00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:27,080
Speaker 3: We've got a really good system's been it's proven. I

867
00:40:27,080 --> 00:40:31,240
Speaker 3: think we've finished the season playing really efficient on offense

868
00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:32,560
Speaker 3: and putting our team.

869
00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:33,600
Speaker 4: In position to win. You know.

870
00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:39,040
Speaker 3: So we have reallocated some of our responsibilities. I think

871
00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:43,040
Speaker 3: giving Russ Colway the co coordinator title, giving him a

872
00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:47,279
Speaker 3: little bit more more ownership throughout the offseason in some of.

873
00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:48,680
Speaker 4: The things that we do in house.

874
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:52,920
Speaker 3: But ultimately I feel like it's in the best interest

875
00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:54,440
Speaker 3: of our team for me to continue to.

876
00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:55,319
Speaker 4: Call the place right.

877
00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:58,279
Speaker 3: So if I didn't feel that way, I would have

878
00:40:58,280 --> 00:41:02,000
Speaker 3: made a decision to make it change. So I'm excited

879
00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:05,120
Speaker 3: about the input that we're getting from the staff and

880
00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:08,960
Speaker 3: some of the things we've done to reorganize, but overall,

881
00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:14,000
Speaker 3: you know, more focus on the things that matter, you know.

882
00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:18,120
Speaker 3: Like I mentioned before, I don't think the place is

883
00:41:18,320 --> 00:41:19,279
Speaker 3: under construction.

884
00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:20,320
Speaker 4: I think it's built.

885
00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:23,000
Speaker 3: And I think this is going to allow me an

886
00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:25,360
Speaker 3: opportunity to focus a little bit more on the things

887
00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:25,799
Speaker 3: that matter.

888
00:41:25,800 --> 00:41:27,040
Speaker 4: And play calling is a part of that.

889
00:41:27,719 --> 00:41:32,279
Speaker 2: Administratively here, how firm a grasp and understanding? Do you

890
00:41:32,360 --> 00:41:35,719
Speaker 2: feel like the people you answer to have of where

891
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:38,440
Speaker 2: you've been, where you are, where you think you're going,

892
00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:39,600
Speaker 2: and what that.

893
00:41:39,560 --> 00:41:43,120
Speaker 3: Actually takes Well, First of all, I think we've got

894
00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:47,520
Speaker 3: phenomenal leadership. You know, I've been impressed with the University

895
00:41:47,560 --> 00:41:49,399
Speaker 3: of Florida as a whole when it comes to that,

896
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:54,880
Speaker 3: and I think my confidence comes that they've been living

897
00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:59,640
Speaker 3: in with us, right And I think Scott Stricklan's been

898
00:41:59,680 --> 00:42:04,319
Speaker 3: fun noomenal relative to the vision that he had when

899
00:42:04,360 --> 00:42:06,879
Speaker 3: we arrived, that we talked about before we came here,

900
00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:07,920
Speaker 3: and the things he's.

901
00:42:07,680 --> 00:42:08,600
Speaker 4: Done to help us.

902
00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:13,880
Speaker 3: And then doctor Sas has been incredible in terms of

903
00:42:14,040 --> 00:42:16,280
Speaker 3: listening and then helping solve problems.

904
00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:17,799
Speaker 4: You know. I think that's the thing that I can

905
00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:18,719
Speaker 4: appreciate is.

906
00:42:20,160 --> 00:42:22,680
Speaker 3: He's a big picture thinker, and he listens and he

907
00:42:22,680 --> 00:42:27,239
Speaker 3: helps you solve problems. So we've got great support, We've

908
00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:31,080
Speaker 3: got great investors in the program. There's a in the

909
00:42:31,200 --> 00:42:37,560
Speaker 3: NIL space. We're thankful for the system we've built. Florida

910
00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:39,960
Speaker 3: Victorious has been phenomenal in that regard.

911
00:42:40,920 --> 00:42:44,320
Speaker 4: And again, like I taught before, it's been two years

912
00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:46,320
Speaker 4: of really really hard work. But I think this is

913
00:42:46,360 --> 00:42:47,240
Speaker 4: the first off.

914
00:42:47,080 --> 00:42:49,799
Speaker 3: Season where I kind of look around and say, hey,

915
00:42:49,880 --> 00:42:53,400
Speaker 3: most of our processes are in a good place, and

916
00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:57,439
Speaker 3: that now it's about becoming more efficient, and I think

917
00:42:57,440 --> 00:42:57,799
Speaker 3: that's going.

918
00:42:57,800 --> 00:42:58,760
Speaker 4: To lead to better football.

919
00:42:59,480 --> 00:43:01,960
Speaker 2: You mentioned the whole NIL piece, and those are just

920
00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:04,800
Speaker 2: three letters. People say, most people aren't living in that world.

921
00:43:04,920 --> 00:43:06,879
Speaker 2: I don't live in that world. I get a peek

922
00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:09,640
Speaker 2: at it sometimes. But you were describing your situation here

923
00:43:10,239 --> 00:43:13,239
Speaker 2: and it sort of echoes what I've heard from a

924
00:43:13,239 --> 00:43:15,520
Speaker 2: lot of the places around the country. And that's when

925
00:43:15,640 --> 00:43:17,839
Speaker 2: NIL kind of got thrown in our lap. We did

926
00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:19,880
Speaker 2: the best we could. We were drinking water from a

927
00:43:19,920 --> 00:43:23,080
Speaker 2: fire hose, and we had a four or five collectives,

928
00:43:23,120 --> 00:43:25,560
Speaker 2: it seemed like. And so it's a process to get

929
00:43:25,560 --> 00:43:28,640
Speaker 2: all that streamline. I mean, how tough was that here?

930
00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:29,960
Speaker 4: Well, I think.

931
00:43:30,400 --> 00:43:32,520
Speaker 3: I mean, I think the time, effort and energy that

932
00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:36,359
Speaker 3: we put into nil It's been part of the job, right,

933
00:43:36,440 --> 00:43:38,880
Speaker 3: is solving that problem and coming up with the best

934
00:43:38,920 --> 00:43:42,680
Speaker 3: system to help you be competitive, you know, not only

935
00:43:42,760 --> 00:43:46,000
Speaker 3: to attract good talent and be competitive and recruiting space,

936
00:43:46,080 --> 00:43:49,360
Speaker 3: but also to retain your talent to players. And there

937
00:43:49,480 --> 00:43:52,360
Speaker 3: was a ton of uncertainty. I think the market changed

938
00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:56,480
Speaker 3: every six months. The rules changed every six months, right,

939
00:43:56,520 --> 00:44:02,239
Speaker 3: not only was it NCAA, but state laws, and you

940
00:44:02,280 --> 00:44:05,120
Speaker 3: know what's real what's not real, And I think every

941
00:44:05,160 --> 00:44:08,080
Speaker 3: coach struggled a little bit with that. So the big

942
00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:10,440
Speaker 3: thing is, I think we've built a system here that

943
00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:13,719
Speaker 3: allows us to operate within our rules, right, We've set

944
00:44:13,760 --> 00:44:16,440
Speaker 3: parameters for ourselves, and we've.

945
00:44:16,280 --> 00:44:17,400
Speaker 4: Got great leadership.

946
00:44:17,920 --> 00:44:20,439
Speaker 3: Jose Costa and Nate Barbara have done a great job

947
00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:21,600
Speaker 3: with Florida Victorious.

948
00:44:22,120 --> 00:44:24,440
Speaker 4: And they not only run in IO for football, but

949
00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:25,520
Speaker 4: they do that for all.

950
00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:29,120
Speaker 3: Twenty one sports here, and there's alignment and I think

951
00:44:29,160 --> 00:44:32,680
Speaker 3: that's benefiting and we'll continue to benefit the University of Florida.

952
00:44:33,520 --> 00:44:35,920
Speaker 2: I for some reason started to get fascinated about this

953
00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:40,480
Speaker 2: whole work life balance concept. And I've always believed if

954
00:44:40,480 --> 00:44:42,600
Speaker 2: you're gonna achieve it at a really really high level in

955
00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:46,719
Speaker 2: any particular sector, some balance is at least going to

956
00:44:46,760 --> 00:44:50,479
Speaker 2: have to be sacrificed. So I say that phrase work

957
00:44:50,520 --> 00:44:52,480
Speaker 2: life balance. How much of it do you think you have?

958
00:44:52,600 --> 00:44:53,799
Speaker 2: How important do you think it is?

959
00:44:54,560 --> 00:44:55,560
Speaker 4: I think it's huge.

960
00:44:55,680 --> 00:44:59,440
Speaker 3: And I think ultimately, for you to sustain something, to

961
00:44:59,600 --> 00:45:03,040
Speaker 3: repeat something, to get better at something, you've got to

962
00:45:03,080 --> 00:45:05,560
Speaker 3: build a calendar and a year round plan that allows

963
00:45:05,600 --> 00:45:07,400
Speaker 3: you to do that, you know. And I think for me,

964
00:45:08,360 --> 00:45:11,759
Speaker 3: balance starts with family, you know. And I think that's

965
00:45:11,800 --> 00:45:16,160
Speaker 3: the challenging part of taking over a program, especially in

966
00:45:16,239 --> 00:45:18,160
Speaker 3: the last two years. I would tell you that's been

967
00:45:18,239 --> 00:45:21,719
Speaker 3: very challenging. But again that's the exciting part to me

968
00:45:22,160 --> 00:45:26,959
Speaker 3: is I actually feel like this off season, I feel

969
00:45:26,960 --> 00:45:29,719
Speaker 3: a little bit more like it used to feel, you know,

970
00:45:30,160 --> 00:45:33,479
Speaker 3: before the portal, before an I l I think we've

971
00:45:33,480 --> 00:45:38,279
Speaker 3: got good in house processes to answer those things. Everybody

972
00:45:38,360 --> 00:45:41,120
Speaker 3: understands what's expected, this is how we do this, this

973
00:45:41,200 --> 00:45:45,640
Speaker 3: is how we do that. And again, the game always

974
00:45:45,719 --> 00:45:47,960
Speaker 3: is evolving. But I think in the last two years

975
00:45:48,000 --> 00:45:52,719
Speaker 3: it's been really interesting. So balance is important, you know,

976
00:45:52,760 --> 00:45:55,640
Speaker 3: And I think at some point you got to know

977
00:45:55,680 --> 00:45:57,239
Speaker 3: who you are. You got to know what you want

978
00:45:57,280 --> 00:45:59,560
Speaker 3: your program to be about. You know, what are your

979
00:45:59,640 --> 00:46:03,880
Speaker 3: value what are your convictions? And ultimately, for me, that

980
00:46:03,960 --> 00:46:06,239
Speaker 3: comes down to people. Family being at the top of

981
00:46:06,280 --> 00:46:10,200
Speaker 3: that list, and certainly for our staff and for our players,

982
00:46:11,000 --> 00:46:14,799
Speaker 3: I think it's important that we model that. So it's

983
00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:16,719
Speaker 3: one good thing about here. I do think that we

984
00:46:16,960 --> 00:46:21,759
Speaker 3: have worked extremely hard to build what we have and

985
00:46:21,800 --> 00:46:24,400
Speaker 3: I'm excited about what hopefully that will lead to in

986
00:46:24,440 --> 00:46:24,920
Speaker 3: the future.

987
00:46:25,640 --> 00:46:30,239
Speaker 2: My biggest fear period is lightning, terrified of it. You

988
00:46:30,760 --> 00:46:32,840
Speaker 2: can go through your general life or you can just

989
00:46:32,840 --> 00:46:36,759
Speaker 2: talk football specific. Is there a thing that you constantly

990
00:46:36,800 --> 00:46:38,680
Speaker 2: worry about. Maybe it's within your control, maybe it's not,

991
00:46:38,719 --> 00:46:40,520
Speaker 2: but it just keeps you up at night, And that's

992
00:46:40,520 --> 00:46:42,600
Speaker 2: always the thing you're kind of you're kind of on

993
00:46:42,680 --> 00:46:43,280
Speaker 2: guard about.

994
00:46:45,080 --> 00:46:50,520
Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, I think for me, it's doing what

995
00:46:50,920 --> 00:46:53,239
Speaker 3: is in the best interests of the people you've been

996
00:46:53,440 --> 00:46:56,360
Speaker 3: entrusted with. You know, I think you make part of

997
00:46:56,360 --> 00:46:58,640
Speaker 3: this job is you make decisions that affect a lot

998
00:46:58,640 --> 00:47:03,000
Speaker 3: of people, right, So putting time and effort and discernment

999
00:47:03,120 --> 00:47:06,799
Speaker 3: into all these decisions relative to how they not only

1000
00:47:06,840 --> 00:47:08,640
Speaker 3: affect yourself but more importantly how.

1001
00:47:08,520 --> 00:47:12,680
Speaker 4: They affect all the people that you've been in trusted with. Right.

1002
00:47:13,719 --> 00:47:17,600
Speaker 3: There's some stewardship that comes with a job, you know,

1003
00:47:17,760 --> 00:47:22,520
Speaker 3: relative to it just impacts a lot of people, right,

1004
00:47:22,520 --> 00:47:24,520
Speaker 3: And you want to do your best for your people,

1005
00:47:25,000 --> 00:47:29,319
Speaker 3: your staff, your players, their families, and you try to

1006
00:47:29,320 --> 00:47:31,560
Speaker 3: make decisions in the best interest.

1007
00:47:31,320 --> 00:47:31,840
Speaker 4: Of the team.

1008
00:47:32,080 --> 00:47:35,799
Speaker 3: And we all understand that football is a game that's

1009
00:47:35,840 --> 00:47:38,360
Speaker 3: made up of people, right, And I think that's probably

1010
00:47:39,040 --> 00:47:41,040
Speaker 3: just want to make good decisions for your people, And

1011
00:47:41,040 --> 00:47:42,760
Speaker 3: that's ultimately what I think a lot about.

1012
00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:45,759
Speaker 2: Sometimes we'll be in postgame press conference settings and a

1013
00:47:45,800 --> 00:47:47,480
Speaker 2: coach will say we had a great week of practice.

1014
00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:50,279
Speaker 2: Other times you'll hear them say I didn't love our

1015
00:47:50,320 --> 00:47:53,000
Speaker 2: week of practice. When you get towards the end of

1016
00:47:53,040 --> 00:47:55,560
Speaker 2: one of those weeks and there's a Saturday coming up

1017
00:47:56,080 --> 00:47:58,120
Speaker 2: and you don't feel like you've had the best week

1018
00:47:58,160 --> 00:48:02,720
Speaker 2: of practice, different is your mentality? Does it change anything

1019
00:48:02,760 --> 00:48:05,080
Speaker 2: you do on Friday or Saturday before a game? Is

1020
00:48:05,080 --> 00:48:07,399
Speaker 2: there any kind of maybe jump starting that you're trying

1021
00:48:07,400 --> 00:48:09,120
Speaker 2: to do mentally to guys to make up for what

1022
00:48:09,160 --> 00:48:10,720
Speaker 2: maybe you thought a lot during the week.

1023
00:48:11,560 --> 00:48:13,600
Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's a daily deal. You know.

1024
00:48:13,680 --> 00:48:16,160
Speaker 3: I think you're evaluating each day and where you're at,

1025
00:48:16,360 --> 00:48:19,879
Speaker 3: and then you're coming up with a solution. Okay, hey

1026
00:48:19,880 --> 00:48:22,200
Speaker 3: what do we need to do? Hey Sunday, where are

1027
00:48:22,200 --> 00:48:26,400
Speaker 3: we at? Part of leadership is having a pulse for

1028
00:48:26,480 --> 00:48:30,360
Speaker 3: your team, you know, And I think that's where relationships

1029
00:48:30,360 --> 00:48:34,040
Speaker 3: with players and people within your organization and their relationship

1030
00:48:34,080 --> 00:48:36,440
Speaker 3: with the players, and you do that as a group.

1031
00:48:36,680 --> 00:48:40,239
Speaker 3: And I think it's a daily exercise throughout the week

1032
00:48:40,239 --> 00:48:42,239
Speaker 3: and you're trying to get your team in position. No

1033
00:48:42,400 --> 00:48:45,440
Speaker 3: team's at perfect when you get the game day. I mean,

1034
00:48:45,480 --> 00:48:49,200
Speaker 3: there's no in a game like football, it's almost like

1035
00:48:49,239 --> 00:48:51,120
Speaker 3: you're only as good as your worst day, right. And

1036
00:48:51,160 --> 00:48:55,960
Speaker 3: the consistency, how close can you get to performing at

1037
00:48:56,000 --> 00:48:59,080
Speaker 3: the top of your ability each week? And I think

1038
00:48:59,120 --> 00:49:00,960
Speaker 3: the teams that can do that are the ones that

1039
00:49:01,880 --> 00:49:02,760
Speaker 3: win more often.

1040
00:49:02,880 --> 00:49:05,080
Speaker 4: So consistency is key.

1041
00:49:05,400 --> 00:49:07,840
Speaker 3: And I think this is a game about preparation and

1042
00:49:07,880 --> 00:49:10,719
Speaker 3: throughout the season, there's no doubt what you're describing as

1043
00:49:10,760 --> 00:49:11,279
Speaker 3: part of it.

1044
00:49:11,800 --> 00:49:16,719
Speaker 2: So we just wrapped spring here and you congratulations. A

1045
00:49:16,760 --> 00:49:18,040
Speaker 2: lot of people are going to tell you got the

1046
00:49:18,040 --> 00:49:20,319
Speaker 2: toughest schedule in the country this fall and I'm sure

1047
00:49:20,360 --> 00:49:22,080
Speaker 2: you worry about that on a day to day basis,

1048
00:49:22,160 --> 00:49:27,600
Speaker 2: but I am very interested two parter a here, what

1049
00:49:28,239 --> 00:49:33,600
Speaker 2: is the centralized core focus of this thing will determine

1050
00:49:33,640 --> 00:49:36,000
Speaker 2: how good we are this fall ultimately based on what

1051
00:49:36,080 --> 00:49:38,600
Speaker 2: you saw this spring, How good do you feel like

1052
00:49:38,640 --> 00:49:40,360
Speaker 2: you guys can be this fall?

1053
00:49:40,480 --> 00:49:42,240
Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, I think the schedule.

1054
00:49:41,840 --> 00:49:46,799
Speaker 3: Thing is a hot topic, but you know, I don't

1055
00:49:46,840 --> 00:49:49,160
Speaker 3: know that it's going to change at the University of Florida.

1056
00:49:49,280 --> 00:49:53,120
Speaker 3: I mean, given our current dynamic, the league that we play,

1057
00:49:53,160 --> 00:49:57,680
Speaker 3: in the non conference schedule that we play, it's always

1058
00:49:57,680 --> 00:50:01,040
Speaker 3: going to be challenging, right, And I think we're not

1059
00:50:01,200 --> 00:50:04,719
Speaker 3: playing the teams that finish the season ranked, and we

1060
00:50:04,760 --> 00:50:07,839
Speaker 3: don't have the team that we finished the season with, right,

1061
00:50:07,920 --> 00:50:11,080
Speaker 3: So it's ultimately gonna be decided on the field in

1062
00:50:11,120 --> 00:50:14,719
Speaker 3: the fall, and all we can do is get consumed

1063
00:50:14,760 --> 00:50:19,160
Speaker 3: with our team, each individual part of our team, every player,

1064
00:50:19,280 --> 00:50:23,319
Speaker 3: every person within the organization, and how we execute our

1065
00:50:23,360 --> 00:50:26,160
Speaker 3: process to be the most prepared when we get to

1066
00:50:26,200 --> 00:50:31,040
Speaker 3: the season. I talked to the team yesterday. We're kind

1067
00:50:31,040 --> 00:50:34,600
Speaker 3: of halfway through the offseason, and I really believe where

1068
00:50:34,600 --> 00:50:36,959
Speaker 3: our team is at right now. It's gonna come down

1069
00:50:37,040 --> 00:50:41,680
Speaker 3: to the intangibles. I think we've got enough pieces. It's

1070
00:50:41,680 --> 00:50:44,120
Speaker 3: gonna come down to our values, right, Like what type

1071
00:50:44,120 --> 00:50:50,120
Speaker 3: of integrity, togetherness, discipline, effort, toughness, belief. You know what

1072
00:50:50,320 --> 00:50:54,080
Speaker 3: can we create this summer? I think college football football

1073
00:50:54,080 --> 00:50:58,960
Speaker 3: in general, your team is constructed in the summer when

1074
00:50:59,000 --> 00:51:03,280
Speaker 3: the staff is away for a big portion of that time.

1075
00:51:03,360 --> 00:51:06,320
Speaker 3: So the good thing about the University of Florida football

1076
00:51:06,360 --> 00:51:09,360
Speaker 3: right now is we have credible leadership at the player level.

1077
00:51:09,520 --> 00:51:11,480
Speaker 3: We got some guys that are living it out every

1078
00:51:11,560 --> 00:51:14,360
Speaker 3: day and when they speak, our players listen.

1079
00:51:14,480 --> 00:51:16,480
Speaker 4: So that gives me confidence.

1080
00:51:16,840 --> 00:51:20,440
Speaker 3: And look, part of the recruiting pitch to every one

1081
00:51:20,440 --> 00:51:22,480
Speaker 3: of these guys in our team is like, we have

1082
00:51:22,640 --> 00:51:24,880
Speaker 3: work to do it to the University of Florida, and

1083
00:51:24,920 --> 00:51:28,120
Speaker 3: you're either up for the challenge or you're not. Okay,

1084
00:51:28,600 --> 00:51:32,719
Speaker 3: these guys came here, they accepted that challenge, and it's

1085
00:51:32,760 --> 00:51:33,920
Speaker 3: waiting on us in the fall.

1086
00:51:34,440 --> 00:51:37,600
Speaker 2: What's very interesting is I'm talking to you the tuesday

1087
00:51:37,640 --> 00:51:40,799
Speaker 2: the portal opens, is how different it may be if

1088
00:51:40,840 --> 00:51:42,879
Speaker 2: you're a brand new head coach with a roster full

1089
00:51:42,920 --> 00:51:46,680
Speaker 2: of guys that you inherited versus maybe year three, a

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Speaker 2: chunk of cores, a nucleus of your guys or guys

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Speaker 2: that you recruited, because those are the guys that, for

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00:51:51,960 --> 00:51:54,400
Speaker 2: better or for worse, recruit it. You recruited with messaging.

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Speaker 2: And so you know, talking to some people in the building,

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00:51:58,080 --> 00:52:00,440
Speaker 2: one of the one of the themes that you pick

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00:52:00,520 --> 00:52:02,520
Speaker 2: up on is yet what they sell you on is

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Speaker 2: what you get here. There's not really a whole lot

1097
00:52:04,600 --> 00:52:06,400
Speaker 2: of misleading. So for better for worse, what we have

1098
00:52:06,560 --> 00:52:10,440
Speaker 2: is what we were sold. I've got to imagine you'll

1099
00:52:10,480 --> 00:52:13,560
Speaker 2: never have your concerns alleviated. Anything can happen. It's the

1100
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Speaker 2: new era of college football. But it's got to be

1101
00:52:15,680 --> 00:52:20,480
Speaker 2: a little bit more a relieved feeling when you go

1102
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Speaker 2: to bed at night knowing I actually know those guys

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Speaker 2: I recruited them. I know their mom, their dad, another family.

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Speaker 2: I can have frank conversations with them because they've known

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Speaker 2: me through the whole process.

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Speaker 3: And that's the most challenging part about the last couple

1107
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Speaker 3: of years is it's hard enough to build trust in

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Speaker 3: a normal world, much less the world we've been living

1109
00:52:39,719 --> 00:52:43,200
Speaker 3: in in college athletics the last two years. So you know,

1110
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Speaker 3: we've got relationships with the majority of our team. We

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00:52:46,640 --> 00:52:49,760
Speaker 3: recruited the majority of our team, and then the ones

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Speaker 3: we didn't recruit. I think we've proven over time that

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Speaker 3: we are who we say we are, and I think

1114
00:52:56,160 --> 00:52:59,360
Speaker 3: in college athletics right now, it's about the voice of

1115
00:52:59,440 --> 00:53:03,359
Speaker 3: reason around each kid, right the stability at home. Who

1116
00:53:03,440 --> 00:53:06,480
Speaker 3: are their mentors, who are the parents, what type of

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00:53:06,520 --> 00:53:11,759
Speaker 3: program did they come from? And at a place like this,

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Speaker 3: you should be able to track the best. We get

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Speaker 3: to decide who we sign, and they sign up for

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Speaker 3: what we're selling. And I really believe you tend to

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Speaker 3: attract what you're selling, and that gives me some confidence

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Speaker 3: about the makeup of our team.

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Speaker 2: Last thing here, I know players will go into their

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Speaker 2: off season mode and you've got an entire calendar for them,

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Speaker 2: But for you and your coaching staff, I assume you'll

1126
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Speaker 2: have player interviews and exits that start as as soon

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00:53:38,280 --> 00:53:41,439
Speaker 2: as today. What else is on the agenda from now

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Speaker 2: until the next time we see you at media days

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Speaker 2: or when fall shamp opens.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, so we'll begin individual meetings with all the players.

1131
00:53:50,440 --> 00:53:53,759
Speaker 3: They're going to meet with the position coach, the coordinator, myself.

1132
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Speaker 3: We really recap the first half of the off season.

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Speaker 3: Then we present an individualized development plan for them when

1134
00:54:00,360 --> 00:54:03,960
Speaker 3: they get back. You know, our staff will go on

1135
00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:08,800
Speaker 3: the road next week and obviously you're working on twenty fives,

1136
00:54:08,840 --> 00:54:12,719
Speaker 3: twenty six is twenty sevens. Then we'll come back, we'll

1137
00:54:12,760 --> 00:54:16,000
Speaker 3: begin the official visit process. Our players will start summer

1138
00:54:16,040 --> 00:54:21,719
Speaker 3: school mark May thirteenth, and we'll have, you know, a

1139
00:54:21,840 --> 00:54:26,640
Speaker 3: huge ten to eleven week block of training. We do

1140
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Speaker 3: OTAs in June and July, and then obviously training camp

1141
00:54:31,000 --> 00:54:34,359
Speaker 3: is right around the corner. So still quite a bit

1142
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Speaker 3: of work to be done to kind of create the

1143
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Speaker 3: identity for this group. But you know, half of the

1144
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Speaker 3: work has been done, and I'm proud of our team.

1145
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Speaker 3: You know, I believe in our team, and I'm excited

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Speaker 3: about the rest of the way.

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Speaker 2: By the way, that for a fan, it's like molasses

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Speaker 2: in December, it takes forever to get to August. Do

1149
00:54:54,040 --> 00:54:56,560
Speaker 2: you feel like this time of year goes by really faster?

1150
00:54:56,719 --> 00:54:57,960
Speaker 2: Do you feel like it crawls by?

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Speaker 3: I mean, I think, man, we've got a lot of

1152
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Speaker 3: problems to solve each day, you know, I mean, I

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Speaker 3: think we're you know, ultimately, that's the thing I'm excited

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Speaker 3: about is I think I know what the workload looks

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Speaker 4: It's been quite different the last couple of years.

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Speaker 3: But if your roster is stable, then that creates less

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Speaker 1: So I feel like we're.

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Speaker 3: Finally playing with a lead from a roster management standpoint,

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Speaker 3: and that's going to have to focus on relationships with players, right,

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Speaker 3: how to teach better, how to do things a little

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Speaker 3: So yeah, I mean, I think we're we're finding in

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Speaker 3: a good place when it comes to that.

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Speaker 2: It's been a first class visit billing Avery, I appreciate it.

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Speaker 4: Thank you.

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