Legendary Florida head ball coach Steve Spurrier thinks he knows the Gators' big issue. Brad McClenny/The Gainesville Sun via Imagn Content Services, LLC

The Florida Gators have been a huge disappointment this season, particularly the last few weeks. The Gators nearly beat Alabama, losing 31-29 on Sept. 18. Since then, Florida is 2-2, with a pair of disappointing losses against Kentucky and LSU.

For former coach Steve Spurrier, it’s not tough to figure out why. Spurrier was asked on “The Paul Finebaum Show” what the root cause of the issues might be, and the explanation was simple.

Hey, sometimes simple, brutal honesty is the best course of action. Spurrier had plenty of success, and that was part of it.

If it helps, current coach Dan Mullen has been taking a similar approach lately. We’ll see if it helps, because there’s growing talk of him landing on the hot seat as the bad performances continue.

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