re: Bama fans, how did you like our coach as an offensive coordinator?

quote:

---

It always felt like once we get to the red zone it wasn't seen by the coaching staff as too big of a deal if we didn't score a TD. Almost like we considered it an automatic 3pts, and with a great defense like we have that could win you tons of games. I don't know how much of that came from Saban though, as that really seemed to be common both before and after McElwain.

---

Well, it's hard to say based on last year. Like you said, we can't really know too well how much of that was Saban, but more than that the Gators had no kicker to speak of last year so we knew that if we didn't score a TD we were almost certainly coming away with no points. This is a point we'll all be paying close attention to next year since we should get far better quarterback play than we got out of Harris and Pineiro looks like he's going to be a really good kicker.

quote:

---

Kiffin is better

---

Possibly, I'm not saying yes or no, but I can breathe a sigh of relief since UF never was nor will ever be stupid enough to hire him as our head coach.

I thought he was solid and did a great job at Bama.He dialed up a lot of great plays in 2009.That Season Bama had several close Games that hinged on a few offensive plays Coach Mac called.

I hope he does well.

eta: Kiffen is good.He's very innovative and is a great QB Coach during the Game.I've been impressed with the job he's done.I hope stays a while.

I think he was a great offensive coordinator. He made the most out of his players ability or lack thereof. My only concern for him at Florida, is that he doesn't seem like the greatest recruiter. A decided schematic advantage is great, but I worry if he can bring in the Jimmys and the Joes to run his system. His recruiting at CSU was meh, but that again was CSU. Florida should always have top flight recruiting and so far I'm not really seeing it.

Nuss always seemed to be positive he was the smartest guy in the room. He was great when things were working, but when they weren't he didn't really seem to be able to adjust. Also, sometimes it was like he'd be the guy on Youtube saying, "Hey, hold my beer" and then things would happen.

quote:

---

We learned our lesson about never again hiring first time head coaches so it was extremely important to we fans and to Jeremy Foley to hire someone with HC experience. The SEC is NOT the appropriate place for on-the-job training, IMO.

---

Amen to that brother! Bama learned that lesson a while back.

quote:

---

I go by Spurrier's old philosophy: Atlanta and an SEC Championship are the goals for each season

---

McElwain seems to have picked up on Spurrier's other big philosophy which always seemed to work: Throw to get the lead and run to keep it. As long as Florida gets a legit QB in place, I think they got themselves a good coach.

quote:

---

as a Tiger I am looking forward to the Lsu/Gator game - it is always such a war

---

It sure is! I love the LSU game - during normal (read: non-Muschamp) years it's usually an extremely hard-fought and exciting battle. Like I said before, it's sort of "non-rivalry" game, so overall I've found that the fans of both teams carry a great deal of respect for the opposing team and its fans. I know I love helping to host you guys in Gainesville, and I also love the reception I get whenever I come to BR for the game. You guys have lots of awesome fans....and the FOOD...good Lord, the food... Nobody cooks like a Cajun, and y'all are awesome at sharing it too XD!

If we could just learn how to defend those fake kicks Lester loves to pull out of his hat against us, I'd be soooo happy. I can't wait for this year's game. I don't know if we're going to win (you guys obviously have a nice streak going against us right now), but this game usually seems to end up pretty close more often than not. Both teams always have a shot at coming out on top, and that's the way it should be.

quote:

---

That stat alone should tell you about McElwain's abilities as a playcaller in the red zone.

---

It sounds bad, I'll grant you that, but it is just one cherry-picked statistic from one game. Not a trend and definitely not enough to draw any conclusions from. I will keep it in mind, however, because trends by definition always begin with one point of data.

Thank you for the information!

Outsiders perspective: He started a QB that put on 40lbs of muscle over the summer to win enough games to take a lead in the SEC East and then proceeded to start him again against Mizzou when he knew he would be suspended the next day by the NCAA. #Jokersloth