You’re telling me they can sync the game clock with officials every commercial break in this FSU/SMU game…
And you expect me to believe that nonsense the Big Ten sent us last Saturday night?
This graphic has been going around a lot ... you can actually extend it even further — all the way to 1963 — and Florida would still be the only school in the middle with a National Championship in all three.
Had a wonderful waitress for lunch today here in Indiana, a couple of days before the Final Four.
Could tell she was expecting a generous tip from me, so of course, I gave her one.
The good news for Florida, which would've run its win streak to 14 with an SEC title ...
No national champ since unbeaten Indiana in 1976 has entered the NCAA Tournament with a streak longer than 13 games. Only four champs the last 50 years entered with double-digit win streaks.
New UF GM Dave Caldwell was the Jaguars' GM January 2013- 2020 and presided over only one winning season. The Jaguars were 39-86 in his tenure and lost 10 or more games in every season under Caldwell except 2017. Jacksonville was 1-10 the season Caldwell was fired.
Say NO to Sumrall! This is not a brand or statistical fit for Florida right now. (With no disrespect to former Kentucky LB Sumrall, but Florida's fanbase should not have to endure what is statistically likely to be Billy Napier part 2. 2x Sunbelt champ at Troy after Billy left for Florida. Took over at Tulane, where Willie Fritz won 12 games, and then 11. Sumrall won 9 in year 1, and is now 9-2 this year.)
The results between Napier and Sumrall are highly correlated. If you hire Jon Sumrall, you are statistically hiring a defensive-minded Billy Napier. Both coaches feature dominant G5 records with small average margins of victory and an unsustainably high win rate in close games.
Billy Napier (Last 2 Years at UL)
Jon Sumrall (Troy/Tulane)
Avg. Margin of Victory
Napier +12.1 points
Sumrall +11.8 points (+4.0 this year)
Record in 1 Score Games
Napier 13–1
Sumrall 10–3
Scoring Defense
Napier 19–22 PPG allowed
Sumrall 17–20 PPG allowed
Strength of Schedule
Napier -4.82 (Very Weak)
Sumrall+1.20 (Above Average) (This is the best thing going for Sumrall)
Recruiting/Portal
Napier- Built largely on HS recruiting
Sumrall-Heavy Portal user (Tulane)
Success Rates for Sumrall (A former Kentucky LB)
Tulane 2025 Offense 51 Defense 115
Tulane 2024 Offense 21 Defense 15 (Great results here)
Troy 2023 Offense 79 Defense 26
Troy 2022 Offense 100 Defense 50
Say NO to Sumrall. This is not a brand or statistical fit for Florida right now.
You are going to hear a lot of national sports media promote the idea that LSU is a meaningfully better job than UF.
Don’t buy that noise. The reality is the jobs are virtually identical — and which a coach may pick will depend on fit and personal preference: