How excited are you about Will Muschamp?
by mlmintampa on Dec 13, 2010 5:00 AM EST
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PrintMy reaction to Florida's hiring of Will Muschamp was surprise, then realization that this is exactly the type of hire Jeremy Foley would make. The lack of head coaching experience does not mean as much, since Muschamp was coach-in-waiting at Texas. If Muschamp was good enough to be the future coach at Texas, he is good enough to be the current head coach at Florida.
I like the move also for the fact that Muschamp can hold the title "Gator killer." As a coordinator, only Kirby Smart at Alabama has provided the heartburn Muschamp gave to UF in 2006 and '07 while working at Auburn. With the possibility of the Georgia job opening in the near future, the Bulldogs could have reached out to their former defensive back. Instead, Muschamp will be in Gainesville. This is like the Red Sox signing Carl Crawford, so he can't steal six bases against them again.
I also found it interesting that UF has replaced a nearly comatose Urban Meyer with a guy notorious for acting like a maniac on the sidelines. Meyer wasn't always a wallflower, but his health forced him to become an ineffective coach, especially when it came to rallying the team. Muschamp gives chest bumps to first-round draft picks.
I am excited about this hire for the reasons above and that Muschamp is a defensive guy. I'll wait to see who his offensive coordinator is, but at least we have one of the more brilliant defensive minds in college football at the top.
What do you think?
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Cautiously Optimistic
Its a cerebral hire. Cerebral being, its a thinking man’s hire. Not obvious, not mainstream, but silently very smart. Foley is skating to where the puck is going. Don’t always nail the direction exactly but it’s better than skating to where the puck is now. Mullen, Kelly, Peterson – those guys are known and certainly have their faults. There are reasons we didn’t go straight for them.
It’s all about the OC. I’m not doing backflips over Applewhite but almost anything will be an improvement.
The upside, I think, is a move away from the “spread” and towards a pro style passing offense with bruising run game. Again, skating to where the puck is going by piecing together an offense that will exploit the SEC defenses that have mutated to defend our version of the spread.
"Did you spill the whisky? You did, didn’t you? Okay, go ahead and eat the floormats."
These hockey references, I struggle to understand them.
"Evacuate in our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances." - Mack Brown, Pasadena, circa early 2010.
Maybe you would prefer
sprint to where the Muck Rabbit is racing?
/Pahokee’d
"Did you spill the whisky? You did, didn’t you? Okay, go ahead and eat the floormats."
by Bourbon_Meyer on Dec 13, 2010 1:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm really excited.
I have a very good feeling about Muschamp, and you’re right, it is exactly the type of hire Foley tends towards. I think he fits the bill in every way and can’t wait to see him introduced as our new head coach.
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I’m throwing it outthere this one has got to stick.
Get out of my House!
by ECFIVESTER on Dec 13, 2010 7:57 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Best ive heard so far
even though its the only one Ive heard
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
I kinda like the simple MusCHAMP
Sure, it’s just a matter of capitalization, but its’ brilliance is in the simplicity.
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Reserved
Right now I’m hopeful.
Maybe I’ll get excited once the rest of the staff falls into place.
But regardless, I WILL be fired up by September 3, 2011.
Great hire...
Just the fact that there are nearly 2000 comments at TommyFlop Nation on the hire tells me that our rivals are already shittin’ their pants…
Even though they don’t want to admit it..
You may not like what I have to say...but somebody has to say it...
Come now GH. We were just hoping you guys would ride Addazio for a while.
Bunch of Saban-disciple hiring copycats. (all said in good fun).
Fortunately for UF...
The Prez and the AD are smart enough not to ride a failing venture into perrenial mediocrity and can keep their personal feelings aside…
You may not like what I have to say...but somebody has to say it...
And on a similar note, the Texan message boards have gone up in flames.
"Evacuate in our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances." - Mack Brown, Pasadena, circa early 2010.
LOL@shittin our pants.
It’s just a hot topic now that the season is over with.
FEAR THE SPEAR!!!!!!!!!
"Winning when playing poorly is the kiss of the death." - Nick Saban
Wouldn't be a topic of that magnitude if it didn't place heavy concern on your minds...
UF is more in your heads than you want to admit…
Shame that the first win in six years didn’t do more to build your fanbase’s confidence…
You may not like what I have to say...but somebody has to say it...
PRESSER
I cant wait for the presser i wish it was now but guess tomorrow will have to do……has anyone heard the time and the channel for the presser? As always I am assuming Sun Sports and Gatorzone will be carrying it live as well as ESPN News.
If you're not a Gator, you're Gatorbait!
Recruits and the Rest of the Staff
I’ll like it more if the recruiting class can stay intact. If Driskel leaves (which I don’t believe he will, he’s visiting this weekend so we’ll know soon enough) then our QB situation for the future is in a bit of trouble. I’m glad we got a defensive guy though, I look forward to watching our defense be an intimidating force behind one of the great defensive minds in the game. I’m also interested in who Muschamp will bring in as OC… anyone replacing Addazio is an upgrade nonetheless.
JOSE JOSE JOSE JOSE
by Silky Johnston on Dec 13, 2010 10:08 AM EST reply actions
Driskel is locked up
…as is Clay Burton. Those are the only two I’ve read anything about yet, but so far so good.
by Karl Selvig on Dec 13, 2010 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
Chris 'Juice' Johnson, Hunter Joyer, and Houshell
Are still on board. Johnson had some awesome quotes before we hired anyone…said that he picked Florida for the school, and you should pick a school for the actual school and not just for a coach.
Nick Waisome said he was going to take some visits (pre Muschamp), and Purifoy has been getting a ton of attention from Alabama, along with AC Leonard. Kelvin Benjamin said he is ready to announce Thursday…last been seen wearing FSU gear. Kinda weird if he didnt wait to see what was up with our coaches, especially since we were in his final two and led the majority of the way. Maybe FSU gave him the Anquan Boldin treatment.
Meanwhile, an awesome MLB named Steve Edmond (5 star/Scout, 4 star/Rivals) is rumored to of decommitted from Texas and has Florida on his short list following the Muschamp hire.
I like the last sentence!
Meanwhile, an awesome MLB named Steve Edmond (5 star/Scout, 4 star/Rivals) is rumored to of decommitted from Texas and has Florida on his short list following the Muschamp hire.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
Rumor though!
I havent seen it on Rivals nor Scout (yet?), so who knows. Dont want anyone getting their hopes up, and im certainly not claiming I have ‘sources’…haha.
I watched some highlight tape of him…would be nice, for sure. Makes a lot of one armed tackles, which isnt good…but my goodness…with one arm he stills forces the RB backwards and to the ground.
I love this hire
I’m really excited about having Will Muschamp as our head coach. He’s young, a defensive mind, a great recruiter, and has tons of energy…what is there not to like? I’ve seen some Gators calling this another Ron Zook hire, and IMO those people must know nothing about football. I like the idea that Foley was trying to hire the 12 year ago Bob Stoops, as in the up and coming D coordinator who is a monster on the recruiting trail. If Kirby Smart comes here, I’ll be even more excited…the only possible hire that has me cautious is the potential for Applewhite to be the OC. It would be an obvious improvement over Addazzio, but I’m not completely sold on him just yet…Go Gators
I know this depends on who the OC is...
but any chance we move to a more pro style offense instead of the predictable spread we run now?
JOSE JOSE JOSE JOSE
by Silky Johnston on Dec 13, 2010 10:38 AM EST reply actions
Well
Texas was more of a Passing Spread, Florida was more of a triple option spread, that’s why we had so many stupid dive plays. Which is one play we won’t see much of in a Passing Spread System.
Get out of my House!
The dive is a great change up for keeping defenses honest...
But you have to have the right type of RB…which UF has NOT had since Fason…
You may not like what I have to say...but somebody has to say it...
Change up doesn't necessarily mean sparingly...
The real key is having the right type of back to make the difference…
You may not like what I have to say...but somebody has to say it...
I think the real emphasis should be
“keeping defenses honest”
If it’s the play you run 50% of the time on 1st and 2nd down, then all that does is create predictability and a stagnat offense that does not attack the defense. The right RB, would be shut down most of the time if the defense is already looking for it 90% of the time.
Get out of my House!
The dive is a "bread & butter" play in ANY system as my college coach liked to say...
If you aren’t a threat to pick up 4 yards minimum when you run it…the rest of the offense won’t work…
You may not like what I have to say...but somebody has to say it...
Does anyone else think it's odd...
…that Muschamp and Jimbo Fisher own a beach house together? The two guys in the middle of the rivalry are close friends. I wonder if that will take any of the edge off, come gameday. Or ramp it up…?
I doubt it
You ever play a close friend in any thing? it’s usually pretty intense for me.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
Heck
some of the most intense games are between brothers or friends. I’m sure art of the rivalry will be t decorate the beach house in the team’s colors of whoever wins that year.
Get out of my House!
Does anyone know who our OC candidates will be?
"Im in psychoville and Finkle's the mayor"
"Your gun is digging into my hip"
All I have read is Major Applewhite
But there hasn’t been any confirmation yet that I have seen so something is either holding it up or it’s just a rumor all together. But he hasn’t denied it yet so maybe hes hoping for the OC job at Texas before he comes here?
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
We can do better
"Im in psychoville and Finkle's the mayor"
"Your gun is digging into my hip"
by GoNuckingFuts on Dec 13, 2010 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
How can you not be excited about this guy????
Go to the Texas blog and they will help you understand.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
Yes, Sun Sports will air news conf. live Tues. & stream it on FOXSportsFlorida.com
Yes, Sun Sports will air the news conference Tuesday at 6pm (ET) and stream it live on FOXSportsFlorida.com. Mick Hubert and Brady Ackerman will host.
BOOM!
Goodbye UrbanSaban robot, hello Mr. Personality. It should be fun. Who wouldn’t want to play for this guy. My friends who are Texas fans look like someone kicked their puppy.
Ps. Put me down as a vote for Kerwin Bell as OC.
by gator'n'mempho on Dec 13, 2010 1:50 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Brilliant Hire!
This hire was about long-term success. Foley knows that long-term success is dependent on our ability to beat Saban and the Tide. Auburn and LSU may sneak up a year here and there, but Bama is built for the long haul, and we need to match that. So we hire a guy who knows Saban in and out and may even go in and take Saban’s DC from him. I’m excited about this one.
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