As if Florida Gators followers wanted any extra causes to be mad at their soccer program, the college added one other one to the pile on Saturday.
The Gators entered the 2024 faculty soccer season on the again of a pair of sub-.500 seasons below head coach Billy Napier. Issues acquired even worse in Week 1 when Florida acquired blown out by rival Miami on its house subject.
However there was some motive for hope. The Gators remained in The Swamp in Week 2 to tackle Samford in a contest during which they’re favored by 37 factors. Certainly nothing might go incorrect, proper?
Mistaken.
Earlier than the sport even started, Florida discovered a solution to anger its followers by blockading a number of conventional parking and tailgate spots.
Florida alum Jonathan Arnholz tweeted that campus PD and parking providers threatened to ticket anybody who parked in these spots.
“A nice time to utterly piss off a fan base is once they don’t wish to present up anyway,” Florida alum and media member Spencer Corridor stated of the scenario.
“Who thought this was a good suggestion? And greater than that: who thought the best way to roll this out was in Week 2 with none formal announcement to followers? Worse management and choice making than the soccer program,” requested Florida fan Ryan King.
This comes on the heels of Napier throwing shade at Gators followers earlier within the week.
“You gotta go to work on the soccer half,” Napier stated when requested methods to flip issues round. “And I believe we’ve acquired to change into a extra constant crew and we have now to execute higher. If we will deal with these issues, and never essentially what some man in his basement’s saying in rural Central Florida on social media, then we acquired an opportunity to get higher.”
Good luck with that, Billy. Let’s see the way it works out for you!