Emory Jones UF QB enters portal

[Jax_Vol]

He was kinda a marginal talent and then lost his confidence when uncle E collapsed.

Needs a fresh reboot over at Arkansas State.

Best of luck to the young man.

 

[GordonC]

Somebody threw down the "serviceable" dipchit word.
Waiting for a 2.0 next
Stupid $hit

 

[99gator]

Oh... isn't that just the cutest thing!

Jones was the starter for one year, right? UF fans were pretty stoked about him to start the year, right?

As for Mullen, Trask probably never sniffs competitive playing time if Franks hadn't gotten hurt. That's hardly indicative of a QB guru. Franks was actually a better player all way round... after moving to Arkansas where he had fewer weapons and a more difficult schedule. Except for Prescott, who did he make a great QB at MSU?

Yeah. I didn't say you weren't consistent. You're a condescending UF homer... Even now you talk about championships as if Gator fans deserve them.... and you've been quick to scoff at UT fans for doing the same thing.

You just lie. It's what you do.

Florida doesn't deserve championships. I'm talking about what they need to do to get there.

Tennessee doesn't deserve championships. I speak to what I think they need to do to get there.

You keep pushing this BS position that I don't think Tennessee is capable of winning championships, that it shouldn't be the goal of the program, and that fans have no business expecting it. It's a load. And you can't find a post that I've ever written that would suggest that.

All I have ever done is make a statement about what were reasonable expectations for the upcoming season. And I treat Tennessee no different than Florida.

Florida isn't winning squat next year. The most important days next year for Florida football in terms of winning a championship at some point are early signing day in 12/22 and national signing day on 2/23.

 

[99gator]

One more thing.....

More people will head to the portal from Florida in the coming days. And I will say the same thing I said when it happened to Tennessee which is.....

A lot of guys are not going to be a big deal. Most of them will not effect the 2022 win-loss total. However, you better believe that it hurts trying to run practices and it hurts if there are injuries.

 

[sjt18]

You just lie. It's what you do.

Nope. I've seen you do the same crap for YEARS. Subtle... but very, very consistent.

Florida doesn't deserve championships. I'm talking about what they need to do to get there.

Of course... and by golly you as a UF fan are absolutely ENTITLED to that kind of program. UT fans... no. We should just accept our place.... That attitude drips from your posts. Don't run from it. Own it.

You keep pushing this BS position that I don't think Tennessee is capable of winning championships, that it shouldn't be the goal of the program, and that fans have no business expecting it. It's a load. And you can't find a post that I've ever written that would suggest that.

I've pointed out when you've done it. Not for a few months now but it hasn't been that long ago. You may not even realize you're doing it... which is actually a worse level.

All I have ever done is make a statement about what were reasonable expectations for the upcoming season. And I treat Tennessee no different than Florida.

LOL... seriously. Yeah. You treat UT MUCH different than UF.

Florida isn't winning squat next year. The most important days next year for Florida football in terms of winning a championship at some point are early signing day in 12/22 and national signing day on 2/23.

Yeah UF sucks... that feels good to be affirmed in that expectation, huh? Try having someone do it for YEARS.

Actually I don't think UF is any different at this point than UT in that regard. Napier has to prove he can coach. If he can't manage to stop the bleeding and find some portal players to bridge the gap... next year is going to be a very, very tough pull for him. That only gets worse if Heupel does in fact improve UT to 8 or 9 wins and other programs improve. The nightmare scenario for him is that FSU and Miami both show signs of life along with improvement by SEC competitors for FL talent.

 

[sjt18]

One more thing.....

More people will head to the portal from Florida in the coming days. And I will say the same thing I said when it happened to Tennessee which is.....

A lot of guys are not going to be a big deal. Most of them will not effect the 2022 win-loss total. However, you better believe that it hurts trying to run practices and it hurts if there are injuries.

There seems to be a difference in that... Most of UT's portal losses were before Heupel was hired. Most of UF's appear to be coming after Napier was hired. I don't know that much about Napier. I think he was mentioned by a few people last year when UT was scrambling. But it isn't a good sign when your leading WR jumps along with other contributors and expected contributors.

UT could have used Chandler. OL depth was hurt. In all honesty, JT Shrout probably missed the boat. A simple read O built for a strong armed QB... would have been good for him. Obviously UT lost some talent that could have made a difference. But UT's situation was different too. At least some of the guys who left... were involved in the NCAA violations. UT has made it pretty clear with some of their bowl ban comments that they didn't have the option to return. Your guys are leaving because they don't want to play for Napier.

Thing is... most of the worst case scenarios that could have happened to UT... did. Injuries hit the OL and RB. Depth and quality at LB crippled the D at times. Heupel even started the wrong QB to begin the season after Hooker by all accounts had a poor camp. And Heupel still managed to win more than most expected and compete better with top teams than UT has been. UT could have very easily been a 9 win team which is pretty amazing when you think about it.

We've been burned pretty consistently... but Heupel has given me a good bit of hope. And I like his leadership better than anything he actually does football wise. He's building a "culture".

 

[Lawrence Wright]

0-12

 

[wmcovol]

As LW said, he's a good kid.

But, from a football point of view, this is bad news......how?

He played his best when he didn’t have to worry about Richardson coming in at any moment. In fact, I’d say the two best games I saw Florida play were vs Alabama & Tennessee, games Richardson wasn’t in.

 

[TGFHeupel16]

Your current QB is better than Jones.[/QUOT

Your current QB is better than Jones.

Jones only has one year left right?

 

[TGFHeupel16]

Sorry, I see I did that wrong

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

Mixed feelings…Mullen made Franks a serviceable SEC QB, but couldn’t do the same with Emory after his 4th year in the system.

Great kid and his teammates loved him, but you all saw what we saw.

To me I was like we all see the kid struggles to throw the football but is nifty with ball in his hands. I kept wondering if Mullen was going to have the conversation with Jones and his mom that NFL would only be remotely possible if he moved to receiver. Yet Mullen kept trotting him out there at qb. haha

 

[Lawrence Wright]

 

[Volprofch05]

Does this move the needle?

 

[Lawrence Wright]

Apparently not.

 

[sjt18]

They're going to dominate FCS right soon. Don't schedule them for homecoming.

 

[GOLFNGATOR]

There seems to be a difference in that... Most of UT's portal losses were before Heupel was hired. Most of UF's appear to be coming after Napier was hired. I don't know that much about Napier. I think he was mentioned by a few people last year when UT was scrambling. But it isn't a good sign when your leading WR jumps along with other contributors and expected contributors.

UT could have used Chandler. OL depth was hurt. In all honesty, JT Shrout probably missed the boat. A simple read O built for a strong armed QB... would have been good for him. Obviously UT lost some talent that could have made a difference. But UT's situation was different too. At least some of the guys who left... were involved in the NCAA violations. UT has made it pretty clear with some of their bowl ban comments that they didn't have the option to return. Your guys are leaving because they don't want to play for Napier.

Thing is... most of the worst case scenarios that could have happened to UT... did. Injuries hit the OL and RB. Depth and quality at LB crippled the D at times. Heupel even started the wrong QB to begin the season after Hooker by all accounts had a poor camp. And Heupel still managed to win more than most expected and compete better with top teams than UT has been. UT could have very easily been a 9 win team which is pretty amazing when you think about it.

We've been burned pretty consistently... but Heupel has given me a good bit of hope. And I like his leadership better than anything he actually does football wise. He's building a "culture".

Actually I think some players leaving due to a coaching change can be a good thing. Much like UT is doing changing their culture with Heupel, UF needs to do the same. Not only did it appear that Mullen gave up after the loss to LSU but a lot of the players appeared to do so also. I can not remember the last time Florida had a "killer" mentality and hopefully Napier can bring that back.

 

[sjt18]

Actually I think some players leaving due to a coaching change can be a good thing.

Some leaving IS a good thing. But I don't buy the notion that Napier ran off all those 4* commits or that all of the portal guys were cancers. Saban ran guys off. IMO, many if not most of the guys who transferred out of UT were asked not to come back by the AD due to involvement in the NCAA violations. After Heupel arrived, not many guys left. There was drama around Henry T but that was likely fan and media driven drama because he wasn't saying anything. I suspect he was long gone before it became official.

Much like UT is doing changing their culture with Heupel, UF needs to do the same.

Situations are different. Napier was hired at the normal time for coaches to be hired. Heupel was hired in late January. Everyone that signed with UT last year was inherited. A few guys asked for and got releases but Heupel pretty much accepted the rest on faith. Currently, I think 3 of the guys who ended up signing are gone (Salter- conduct, Evans- academics, Washington- JUCO). None of the 10 portal transfers are gone. I don't think it was ever claimed that Heupel told guys to take a walk from last year's class.

I have no idea why guys de-committed from Napier or entered the portal after he was hired. Neither side is likely to talk about it. But it is a hole that he's dug unless the portal gets much, much "richer" in the next few months and A LOT of them want to be Gators.

Not only did it appear that Mullen gave up after the loss to LSU but a lot of the players appeared to do so also. I can not remember the last time Florida had a "killer" mentality and hopefully Napier can bring that back.

Unfortunately we've had many chances to see players quit on coaches over the last few years. It isn't surprising to be honest. Mullen has the personality of a dead carp. I can imagine him being a great technician and teacher of the game. I can't imagine him being inspiring.

OTOH, prior to Covid you had two consecutive 10 win seasons and a division title plus a near upset of a NC Bama team. That would have bought him at least another year at UT. Not that I would have agreed... it just would have. UT was too patient with Jones which contributed to the problems since.

 

[99gator]

Pick him up before someone else does

 

[tntar heel]

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I thought this was serious until game tonight.

 

[rockydoc]

Actually I think some players leaving due to a coaching change can be a good thing. Much like UT is doing changing their culture with Heupel, UF needs to do the same. Not only did it appear that Mullen gave up after the loss to LSU but a lot of the players appeared to do so also. I can not remember the last time Florida had a "killer" mentality and hopefully Napier can bring that back.

I will refresh your memory.......2021, 2020, 2019, 2018....on ad nauseum vs. the University of Tennessee.

 

[MaTaLa]

I love it when all the smartest-guy-in-the-room fellas show up in QB threads.