re: What record saves Muschamp's job?

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Muschamp played 6 teams that finished ranked in the top 15 and beat 4 of them. One of the best coaching jobs of the modern era. Les Miles played 5 such teams in 2011 and went 4-1. Only other coach in the modern era to win 4 such games, I believe. That wasn't an "accident."

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"In 2013, Muschamp led the Gators to a 4–8 season. This was Florida's first losing season since 1979. Muschamp again had a losing record in the SEC, 3-5. This made Muschamp the first Gators coach to have two losing SEC records since the 1950s."

You can call it what you want.

The fact is: He had a monster defense and all he needed to do was keep his offense on the field long enough to keep them around.

His entire defense was an Urban Meyer squad save maybe one player.

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Perhaps. One could certainly argue that he had "lost" the team by that point. Certainly a bad mark on his coaching resume, but it's sort of unfair to look at an entire career of a person and give him a label based on one bad game. In retrospect, we would be measuring Saban off his worst loss to ULM? Come on...

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Muschamp has almost lost to an FCS twice now -- requiring some unbelievable luck. Secondly: Muschamp picked up a team full of god-tier athletes -- five and four stars all over the field.

Saban picked up a team riddled with sanctions and coming off a scandal.

Apples and landmines.

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8 wins. His recruiting classes have been good, his only issues have been management and offensive staff issues. He corrects those and 8 wins should be the minimum. UF should be the clear favorite in 6 games this year, and a good coach should be able to win 2 of the remaining 6 games, especially since 3 are at home and 5 are in the state of Florida, where UF historically plays very well.

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I think 7 wins and a bowl victory (convincing) will keep him around and I think he ought to stick around. If we kept him after last year, I can't imagine we fire him if he's improving the team.

It all hinges on the offense. If we lose some close games to top-tier teams, it's really not his fault.

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In that case I guess the 2006 national championship is all because of Ron Zook... stupid logic. Muschamp coached them up!

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That's simply not true because in 2008 Meyer reproduced the result, Muschamp has...gotten a lot worse as soon as the new talent took the field and that much is obvious.

How on Earth does your defense lose to a team that didn't complete a single pass if you're "coaching up your defense"?

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Injuries are not an excuse for the loss to Georgia southern. They contributed, but UF still should have won that game, regardless.

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Any injury contributes, but that's where scheming comes in...Muschamp is not a schemer.

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The last thing I'll say, and yes, the Georgia southern fiasco is really bad, and terrible, but it is ONE GAME. You can't judge a coach based on one game, or even one bad season. You have to look at the body of work. 2014 will tell the tale.

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Really? Have you forgotten Vanderbilt?

What about ULL?

What about Louisville?

Want to know what they have in common?

They're all teams that we have a major advantage in talent wise that beat or could have beaten us if not for some very lucky play.

This isn't one game, and to keep bleating that it's the only bullet I have is getting tiresome.

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And cut out that "alright, thanks" bullshite. It makes you sound like a douche.

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Would you like a tissue?