As pressure mounts on University of Florida head coach Billy Napier, the debate over his future intensifies with every loss. But if the school eventually decides to make a change, the ultimate reason won’t be found in this season’s box scores alone. It will trace back to a pivotal decision made in a different office, by a different coach, nearly 15 years ago.
If Florida fires Billy Napier, it will be for the same reason Dabo Swinney did in 2011.
The official justification for a potential dismissal would be the win-loss record. But the real reason—the philosophical flaw that continues to plague his program—is the very same one a younger, rising head coach named Dabo Swinney identified at Clemson…