In Reply to: Mike Norvell? posted by ClockBlocker on October 20, 2025 at 11:51:21
Funny thing, Norvell and Napier are the kinda guys I'm pushing for, in a way.
First, regarding Napier - I'm not advocating for him. I will say, I think that Florida is a very hard job. Spurrier and Urban gave them Steak expectations, but they've got a Umami budget. They were 8-5 last season. Lost to Miami, Georgia, TAMu, Texas and Tennessee. Beat LSU, Ole Miss, and Tulane.
This year they've lost to South Florida - that's prolly the game that got him fired - LSU, Miami, TAMu. Beat Texas.
He got hired based on putting up a big winning % at Louisiana. Probably had a signature win or two there.
Norvell, killed it at Memphis. Super similar to what Silverfield did there. A couple of years in at FSU went 23-4, while not beating anyone particularly good.
Is Norvell better than Napier? Who knows?
I will say that when we lost to Memphis at Memphis, I felt like Norvell completely outcoached Chip. But, again, who knows?
It's funny that Norvell and Napier were exactly the guys that I champion - when they were at Louisiana and Memphis. And, they washed out at P4 teams that have high expectations.