Gators miss Lane Train, board Jon (Sumrall) Boat

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Two decades ago, Urban Meyer chose Florida over Notre Dame because he believed the Gators were the surest path to national championships. On Sunday, Lane Kiffin chose LSU over Florida — a blunt-force reminder that the landscape has shifted under Gainesville’s feet like a sinkhole in mid-summer.

Call it what you want — evolution, erosion, whatever — but the reality is this:

Florida isn’t who Florida thinks it is anymore.

And that’s why the Jon Sumrall era begins not with trumpets, but with therapy.

Let’s get the uncomfortable truths out first — the ones Gator fans whisper but don’t want printed.

Florida didn’t just fire Billy Napier. They fired the idea that hiring the hottest Group of Five coach from Louisiana guarantees SEC success.