Finebaum seems to say the top two Gator candidates are CBN and Kiffen. Almost at the same time Glen Guilbeau said CBN is in the top 3 for LSU.
I hope he stays too. $2 million is still $2 million.
https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/fl.ly-candidates/
https://www.outkick.com/lsu-season-f.matt-campbell/
……One part of the where to go or stay is the PORTAL…HE SEES THIS AS A HUGE FACTOR IN FUTURE OF COLLEGE ATHLETICS….lt isn’t the guessing of a teens head and skills but a decision on mainly performance at a comparable level……many of our guys could be plucked away this year if not for Loyalty, culture, and many Ws…although we didn’t grab many, some have done as expected and have provided needed help……he foresees a mercurial situation in college sports based upon the portal…just thoughts of his thoughts!
So it is Napier to Florida, or LSU.
Man, there is a big piece of this I have not seen (or I didn’t go back and look). Family.
Happy wife, happy life. Seeing this man and how CBN has handled his business, his decision will be well grounded.
Just my opinion which is worth nothing.
Aranda should be the man at LSU. Hire a top notch OC and you may have something. Gonna win with defense in the SEC.
Kiffin should be the guy in Florida. makes too much since and he is proven himself in the SEC.
That being said if you want to go all in in the SEC get both Aranda and Kiffin on the same team. but we all know Kiffin wouldn't let that happen.
Apparently, UF coaches have burned bridges at recruiting honey holes like IMG Academy and a few South FL 4 and 5 star factories. Whoever goes there will need to mend fences.
CBN might be at a recruiting disadvantage in FL compared to Kiffen, but he certainly knows Louisiana recruiting. Aranda knows his way around LA too, though. It looks like musical chairs. Whoever signs first clears the path for the other schools to sign their guys.
I was at a 5 year old flag football game a year ago. My grandson was teammates with one of CBN's kids. He was there pushing a stroller, carrying bag chairs with the wife. Nobody bothers him. A few said "Hey Coach." That was it. Probably a bunch had no idea who he was. I'm not sure he gets away with that in an SEC town.
For you gamblers out there, according to Seminole Nation, BetOnline has Lane Kiffin at 5/1 odds, Billy Napier at 7/2 odds to become Florida's head coach.
The guy is a very once in a lifetime type of guy. But I think people are gonna have to realize his next opportunity is one of a life time. I have no doubt he has enjoyed his time in Lafayette immensely & his family will probably think many times about how nice it was in Lafayette. But it is now sounding more & more like Florida has offered him the job & he's accepted it. From what I'm hearing the prop houses have take the Florida coaching search odds off the board due to Billy's odds dropping so fast. It sounds like there are some people in Florida who know who their next coach is going to be.
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