Time is ticking in Gainesville, and it feels like just a matter of time until we see the tweet every Florida Gator fan keeps refreshing to see:
"Billy Napier has been fired as the head coach of the Florida Gators."
We've long chronicled here at Hail Florida Hail the many flaws of Napier and have long been on the train that someone else needs to be the head coach of the Gators.
But as long as he has a job, he has a shot at saving himself, and this is the blueprint Napier can follow to somehow turn the ship around in Gainesville.
Find a way to hit deep shots again
Napier's offense had its fair share of flaws in 2024, but it at least showed some form of life thanks to DJ Lagway's ability to go deep and stretch the field. Last year, Lagway completed 19 passes that were at least 20 yards downfield when caught, and he was considered one of the best deep passers in college football.
But in 2025, Lagway has just one completion more than 20 yards down the field, and it took Vernell Brown III going viral to complete it.
Getting Dallas Wilson on the field should help in this regard, but the other hope is that Lagway is catching back up with his mechanics after missing all of the offseason due to an array of injuries.
Run The Baugh
At this point, we are a broken record, but if Lagway isn't going to complete passes downfield, then Florida just needs to find more ways to get Jadan Baugh the ball.
Even though he is averaging 5.9 yards per carry, Baugh is also averaging just 12 carries per game.
Florida just needs to say screw it and run Baugh 20+ to have any shot of breaking a big play.
More havoc on defense
Florida's defense has not been the problem in 2025, but if the offense is going to be as stagnant as it has been, the defense is going to have to take some more chances to create turnovers.
The Gators have forced just four turnovers this year, 91st in the country.
Florida tends to be in a bend but don't break mentality, but if you look back at the turnaround from last season, a lot of that started with the defense starting to force more and more turnovers to give the offense a better shot.
Show the faintest bit of fire
You know how in the movie Titanic they show Captain Smith in a daze once the ship hits the iceberg, eventually he just goes into the wheelhouse, and just accepts his fate as the water crashes around him?
That's how Billy Napier has felt since the start of the season.
All the "Spot the ball" talk and the feeling that Napier had more of an edge to him disappeared the instant USF showed up to The Swamp.
Everyone around Napier talks about how nice a guy he is, but to be honest, that has been part of Napier's problem. Gator fans can maybe count on one hand the number of times Napier has been truly fired up at litteraly anything.
And when you look around the country and see other coaches week in and week out looking like they are invested in the end result, only to have a camera pan to Napier with a look of "huh," that's a problem.
Napier's job is on the line.
He should act like it.