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00:00A lot at stake on a Saturday in the swamp between 19th ranked
00:08Miami and Florida. The Gators at home coach Bowden a two and a
00:12half point underdog between Mario Cristobal and Billy Napier
00:17both coaches entering year number three at their respective
00:21programs. What's the key matchup between the Canes and the
00:24Gators? Cam Cam Ward. Cam Ward the quarterback at Miami maybe
00:28the most personal quarterback in the country. He can beat you
00:31with his arm and he can beat you with his legs. And if
00:34Florida's playing a great football game, he alone can be
00:37the difference. That's a hostile environment. I've coached there
00:39several times. It's hard to win in that environment. But if
00:42there's one place that's as hot as Gainesville, that's Miami.
00:45Those guys will know how to play in that kind of condition.
00:48And I think their defensive front is awesome. I think
00:51they're running back Martinez who's come in their quarterback
00:54especially will be the difference. Billy Napier and
00:57both coaches are on the hot seat. But I think Billy's on a
01:00little hot in a little more of a hot seat. Yeah, that's where I
01:02was going to go coach in regards to perception. Both coaches
01:05under 500 in regards to their tenure in their respective
01:09programs. Don't you think that there's more pressure on
01:12Cristobal and Cam Ward going on the road playing in the swap?
01:17Well, I don't think so. Joe. My idea is where is the perception?
01:21The perception is Florida is there's gonna be a lot of fans
01:25that don't want him to win so they get another coach. And
01:27that's just a fact. I don't think you get that. You know,
01:29Cristobal was a great player at Miami that he was one of their
01:32best offensive linemen. He was there for a couple of national
01:34championships. I think deep down they want him to win. I'm
01:38not so sure at Florida right now. There's not a lot of fans
01:41that want him to lose early and replace the coach about halfway
01:45through the season. Coach Bowden, a lot of pressure on
01:47coach Billy Napier for UF the nation's hardest schedule in
01:512024. The matchup against Miami the first of eight preseason
01:56ranked top 25 teams that the Gators have to play this
02:00season.