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Posted on 11/17/14 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 11/17/14 at 12:16 pm
I have to ask, why not Kerwin Bell? Lets discuss without trashing a former Gator great and successful offensive minded head coach.
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Posted on 11/17/14 at 12:22 pm to UFMatt
I would be for it but alot of people are against hiring a coach from the division 2 level. Last year when i thought we were going coach shopping I wanted Craig Bohl, the guy who won 3 FCS national championships in a row at North Dakota. People laughed at me and said he wouldnt work out at UF. I dont know about that, OSU hired Jim Tressel from a FCS school after he won 2 titles in a row and it worked out for them.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 12:27 pm to olemc999
No. I'm not going to get into an e-fight over him, but I don't think he's ready for UF. He would be learning on the job here to an extent and this next hire cannot be doing that in any phase imo.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 12:35 pm to gatordmb89
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No. I'm not going to get into an e-fight over him, but I don't think he's ready for UF. He would be learning on the job here to an extent and this next hire cannot be doing that in any phase imo.
He's already got HC experience, and he's got an offensive mind. I think it'd be a gamble, but I'd be okay with testing it out.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 12:38 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
If you're going to go the small college route. How about the guy at Wisconsin Whitewater. His career record is 101-6. With 5 N.C's.
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Posted on 11/17/14 at 12:51 pm to Edearl Watson
I think most small college coaches would be overwhelmed by the job at UF. Kerwin Bell understands UF and the job.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 12:53 pm to UFMatt
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I think most small college coaches would be overwhelmed by the job at UF. Kerwin Bell understands UF and the job.
Exactly. He's also already got ties to recruiting and has shown that he can do with little talent at least decent things.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 1:03 pm to UFMatt
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I think most small college coaches would be overwhelmed by the job at UF.
I think small time college head coaches have a better chance at being succesful at UF then coordinaotrs from big time programs imo.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 3:20 pm to olemc999
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I think small time college head coaches have a better chance at being succesful at UF then coordinaotrs from big time programs imo.
100% this. Upvoted.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 5:10 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
I think if he's such an offensive genius, then he could be considered as offensive coordinator.
OC at Florida > Division II Head Coach
OC at Florida > Division II Head Coach
Posted on 11/17/14 at 5:18 pm to LSUisGATORBAIT
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I think if he's such an offensive genius, then he could be considered as offensive coordinator.
OC at Florida > Division II Head Coach
Coaches go from college ball to the NFL all the time -- sometimes it doesn't work out, sometimes it does. The two aren't completely different universes.
Bell just might get the job done, but I think Foley is going to hire someone who has plenty of experience being a head coach.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 7:46 am to UFMatt
Hello gators, thanks for letting me on your board. Thought I'd chime in because I know a little about this situation. My highschool coach is good friends with Kerwin Bell and he says that in no way is Kerwin ready for a job like this and that he isn't the type of guy cut out to be a head coach or offensive coordinator at a big time school like Florida mostly because he doesn't put in the time and dedication that would be required for a job like Florida. You don't want someone who is gonna have to learn that aspect of big time coaching. Would be a disaster.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 11:41 am to UFMatt
Why not Brian Schottenheimer while we're at it?
Posted on 11/18/14 at 3:18 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
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Why not Brian Schottenheimer while we're at
No head coaching experience. If your question was serious?
Posted on 11/18/14 at 3:21 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
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I think it'd be a gamble
And that's precisely the problem. We don't need a gamble or to take out a flyer on someone...we need a legit, proven, big time hire.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 6:11 pm to MrTwoBits
But stop the dead horse beatings....it doesn't look pretty.
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Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:19 pm to UFMatt
Jesus christ. I didn't think I could hear a worse idea than Dabo, but you proved me wrong.
Posted on 11/19/14 at 9:08 am to BasedGator
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Jesus christ. I didn't think I could hear a worse idea than Dabo, but you proved me wrong.
You could have answered the question instead of being a pain in the arse.
Posted on 11/19/14 at 12:14 pm to BasedGator
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Jesus christ. I didn't think I could hear a worse idea than Dabo, but you proved me wrong.
Would you care to elaborate since this was meant to be a discussion as to why or why not Kerwin Bell should be considered?
Posted on 11/21/14 at 12:26 am to UFMatt
He has ZERO experience at the BCS level even as a position coach. He isn't even a legit conference at the FCS level (all walk ons), and he isn't even doing that great there. He isn't qualified to be our OC let alone HC. He isn't even competitive enough to try and compete at a higher level.
Winning at UF is a different beast than even coaching at a place like TCU let alone a small FCS school. There is intense media scrutiny, fan pressure, expectations to win fast, and recruiting 18 year divas with inflated egos. Again, what has he ever done to remotely prepare him for a job like UF?
The obsession with this guy is ridiculous. They think he is the second coming of Spurrier, but it's based on very little. I'd rather Chris Leak be our HC. Hell, there is a coach at one of the smaller Ohio schools (Ohio? Toledo?) that was in the FCS last year that was destroying it way more than Kerwin ever did. Why not get him?
People are right when they say this would be a gamble, but it would be a very very bad one. Very low chance of success.
Winning at UF is a different beast than even coaching at a place like TCU let alone a small FCS school. There is intense media scrutiny, fan pressure, expectations to win fast, and recruiting 18 year divas with inflated egos. Again, what has he ever done to remotely prepare him for a job like UF?
The obsession with this guy is ridiculous. They think he is the second coming of Spurrier, but it's based on very little. I'd rather Chris Leak be our HC. Hell, there is a coach at one of the smaller Ohio schools (Ohio? Toledo?) that was in the FCS last year that was destroying it way more than Kerwin ever did. Why not get him?
People are right when they say this would be a gamble, but it would be a very very bad one. Very low chance of success.
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