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Billy Napier to leave FSU for Alabama
by - Fri Feb 22 12:02:03 GMT-04:00 2013

From al.com:

According to a report from 247Sports.com, Florida State tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator Billy Napier will replace Alabama wide receivers coach Mike Groh, who is taking a job with the Chicago Bears.

WarChant.com also confirmed Napier's departure from the Seminoles.

Napier was a quality control assistant at Alabama in 2011.

Napier, who was hired at Florida State in January, spent last season at Colorado State, serving as former Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain's assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach.

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spacer Football Update: Billy Napier to leave FSU for Alabama
 TigerNet News®
spacer So he had the FSU job for about a month?***
 clemsonstud05®
spacer that didn't last long...***
 harryphunk
spacer Bama: a haven for Clemson rejects***
 CU2013
spacer Napier was kind of a victim of his own success at Clemson
 camcgee®
spacer Re: Napier was kind of a victim of his own success at Clemson
 lhaselden
spacer Re: Napier was kind of a victim of his own success at Clemson
 Dugatiger®
spacer Re: Napier was kind of a victim of his own success at Clemson
 74TIGER
spacer No. Napier & Clemson was a victim of Dabo's inexperience.
 Razzmatazz
spacer Every head coach in America has had to fire assistants.
 WillPhil
spacer Re: Every head coach in America has had to fire assistants.
 Dugatiger®
spacer But not many AQ coaches hire terribly inexperienced OCs.
 Razzmatazz
spacer Oh come on. Don't act like you were some kind of genius,
 TigersAndCubs
spacer I'm no genius for seeing an obvious thing Dabo failed to see
 Razzmatazz
spacer Not one person holds up Dabo to God-like infalibility
 WillPhil
spacer Got any proof of those claims or is it T-Net lore?***
 Razzmatazz
spacer I honestly laughed out loud when I read...
 WillPhil
spacer Then how did Gus get a job?***
 CM Shack®
spacer By years of leading teams to state championships (like Chad)
 Razzmatazz
spacer Re: No. Napier & Clemson was a victim of Dabo's inexperience.
 Dugatiger®
spacer Hiring Steele was understandable. Promoting Napier was not.
 Razzmatazz
spacer Re: Hiring Steele was understandable. Promoting Napier was not.
 Dugatiger®
spacer How many of those HCs promoted no-experience buddies to OC?
 Razzmatazz
spacer "I was opposed to promoting Dabo"
 WillPhil
spacer No. I was right. Clemson suffered from Dabo's inexperience.
 Razzmatazz
spacer Re: How many of those HCs promoted no-experience buddies to OC?
 Dugatiger®
spacer Why dwell on it? I was correcting the silly post above!
 Razzmatazz
spacer When are you going to let the Koenning thing go? Vic
 CM Shack®
spacer Got proof VK was openly insubordinate or is it T-Net lore?
 Razzmatazz
spacer So he hasn't been here in 5 years and you are still talking
 tiggerz04
spacer Only in response to the silly post above.***
 Razzmatazz
spacer Re: Napier was kind of a victim of his own success at Clemson
 AikenTiger1114
spacer Chad would have struggled w/NFLers Allen, Harper, AE, et al?
 Razzmatazz
spacer Re: Chad would have struggled w/NFLers Allen, Harper, AE, et al?
 gottigers81
spacer Yup. Guy is a numbskull.***
 WillPhil
spacer So frosh & sophs can't be utilized, like Watkins, CJ, et al?***
 Razzmatazz
spacer Who on the team in 2010 would you compare to Watkins and CJ?
 6317forever
spacer So Morris wouldn't have done better w/ those future NFLers?
 Razzmatazz
spacer Are you saying we out-talented the 2010 national champions?
 tiggerz04
spacer well then he should fit right in with the offense the
 orangetiger77
spacer Re: Football Update: Billy Napier to leave FSU for Alabama
 SpillerHighLife
spacer *boing*boing*boing*boing*boing*boing****
 grover173
spacer Re: Football Update: Billy Napier to leave FSU for Alabama
 danielatclemson
spacer Re: Football Update: Billy Napier to leave FSU for Alabama
 bloodrunsorange63®
spacer Daniel sir, you nailed it.***
 morris
spacer And a big ol CONGRATS and a hearty GOOD LUCK to Billy
 VARDRY
spacer He is a tremendous recruiter, one of the best we ever had.***
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