re: Is there a general idea of when a hire will be announced?

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All Foley has said is he would hope it was before Christmas.

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I would bet 1 dollar that a coach is already in the crosshairs of Foley and probably an informal agreement has been reached...Foley may not have talked to coaches....but he talked to agents for sure already.

With the dismal showing against Mizzou Foley unlocked his secret safe and got his short list out to be ready.

Said coach still has games to be played and it would not be kosher to start anything solid til the end of regular season....but for recruiting purposes Foley has to get a name out there shortly first week of December...there will be details to iron out but an agreement in principal should be done by Dec 8-11th at latest.

Foley can contact the AD at the chosen ones school right after the last regular season game on Nov 29th or in case of a conference championship game (my guess is that the coach doesn't have a CCG), right after Dec 6th but dealings with agents will be ongoing before then.

A splash type of hire has to happen to get recruits to rethink commitments elsewhere. I have gut feeling who it will be...but my gut is large It has to be someone who fits in at UF and will endear himself to all of the staff.
That's the biggest clue....who will sell tickets and unite the fan base? Hmmmmmm.