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Florida gets roasted on social media for kicking late FG in blowout bowl loss
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The Florida Gators are getting roasted for the way the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl ended.
Down 30-0 with 42 seconds remaining, Billy Napier decided to send out his field goal unit. The Gators had not been shut out since 1988, and Napier did not want that dubious distinction.
Adam Mihalek made the 40-yard FG to make the score 30-3, thus avoiding the shutout.
Down 30-0 with 40 seconds remaining, Florida kicks the FG to avoid being shutout for the first time since 1988
— PFF College (@PFF_College) December 17, 2022
The move set social media abuzz, with many criticizing the decision.
Napier isn’t a killer and he will not last in Gainesville. https://t.co/42mHE8x35l
— Sam (@smcgohon21) December 17, 2022
This loser activities LOLOLOL https://t.co/oHLYOSsPYN
— #ThePeoplesChamp⚡ (@SirRoddy_ReUp) December 17, 2022
Just means more I guess. Lol https://t.co/NrVPGh5TZ7
— 🐅KEVIN CHASTAIN 🐅 (@KEVIN_BEARCAT) December 17, 2022
https://t.co/xBIiEUTblU pic.twitter.com/2EdC8DkLzh
— _Uncshay (@negusinparis1) December 17, 2022
Look what we have been reduced to… sickening https://t.co/ZIekaLl9Vv
— Crystal Ball Papí 🔮🐊 (@GatorActionDj) December 17, 2022
This is so sad https://t.co/tZPxQ02YJO
— Will (@_Squilliam7) December 17, 2022
This is cowardice. https://t.co/Scbt4C07jI
— Gianfranco Giovanna (REQUIEM) (@OhhSoFrank) December 17, 2022
They deserved to be shutout https://t.co/ghqOfyoCWL
— Trey #LucerysPack 🇫🇷 (@HoodboyTrey) December 17, 2022
Yooo @ Florida fans, this the team y’all root for? https://t.co/jMjtWNfgEj
— jo🪖 (@tweets_by_jo) December 17, 2022
Joke of a program https://t.co/nEYmkHequJ
— Ray (@motivated_52) December 17, 2022
Napier REALLY did not want to get shut out. The Gators end their season with a 6-7 record.
Bryce Lazenby covers college football for Saturday Tradition. A Nashville native, his previous stops include FanSided, Dimers, and The Leaf-Chronicle.