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re: Is there a general idea of when a hire will be announced?
Posted on 11/22/14 at 4:01 am to LuciusSulla
Posted on 11/22/14 at 4:01 am to LuciusSulla
It is a state secret and hush hush... 
I am just thinking aloud. Foley is in a tough situation right now...he has to make a hire that no one will question/second guess.
Very few of those candidates out there. How many rock star type HCs are out there? Cant see us going to big twelve country...no one in big ten country and ditto pac 12. What does that leave?
Remember that W & Ls are not the primary reason Foley would hire someone...it has to be a fit at UF and the integrity, the academics, the total citizenship learning experience has to be part of the package. That really narrows it down, doesn't it? Hmmmmm who fits the criteria? A coach who is the type to donate $ 50,000 a year to the womens athletic budget at the school he is coaching at?
Ok...I've given it away...but in my mind its the logical thing for Foley to consider. Age is the only slight drawback...but if this coach could give us 4-5 quality years...then Im all in. He would immediately get recruiting juices flowing just by his name alone....and its one of his weaknesses...but in this day and age asst coaches do most of the recruiting...he can still play golf and enjoy his home at Crescent Beach.
If not Steve Spurrier....then who? And we only have to look at as far as Kansas State as an example of a HC returning and enjoying success at a ripe age. Spurrier would immediately reunite Gator fans and the fever of Florida football would be off the charts next spring. UGA would have to cringe, UT would have to cancel plans to bring their band to the Swamp next year....no rocky top. The girls school would get recruiting curtailed right now.
He has won a NC at Florida and many SEC titles are sitting in the trophy case because of him. He even brought USC from a doormat to a contender during his tenure. I firmly believe he wants to save UF football and trust me...he bleeds orange and blue.
I have always been a fan of Spurrier as a player and then coach...he went through the tough times as a lowly asst coach at UF, Ga Tech, Duke and then excelled as a college head coach and HC for the Tampa Bay Bandits. He is a pure winner and I cant think of ANYONE with his cred that we should consider.
His pressers would be worth the price of admission and you know he would not mince words, especially anything to with UGA. He would savor the tradition of SEC and UF football and he has adapted to the current style of offense that is dominant in the SEC now. His QBs and WRs would be wise to hone their craft.
Come on Foley....its the only logical choice, and we have new prez coming in and that helps too with the $$$$ being generated for the athletic dept.
I am just thinking aloud. Foley is in a tough situation right now...he has to make a hire that no one will question/second guess. Very few of those candidates out there. How many rock star type HCs are out there? Cant see us going to big twelve country...no one in big ten country and ditto pac 12. What does that leave?
Remember that W & Ls are not the primary reason Foley would hire someone...it has to be a fit at UF and the integrity, the academics, the total citizenship learning experience has to be part of the package. That really narrows it down, doesn't it? Hmmmmm who fits the criteria? A coach who is the type to donate $ 50,000 a year to the womens athletic budget at the school he is coaching at?
Ok...I've given it away...but in my mind its the logical thing for Foley to consider. Age is the only slight drawback...but if this coach could give us 4-5 quality years...then Im all in. He would immediately get recruiting juices flowing just by his name alone....and its one of his weaknesses...but in this day and age asst coaches do most of the recruiting...he can still play golf and enjoy his home at Crescent Beach.
If not Steve Spurrier....then who? And we only have to look at as far as Kansas State as an example of a HC returning and enjoying success at a ripe age. Spurrier would immediately reunite Gator fans and the fever of Florida football would be off the charts next spring. UGA would have to cringe, UT would have to cancel plans to bring their band to the Swamp next year....no rocky top. The girls school would get recruiting curtailed right now.
He has won a NC at Florida and many SEC titles are sitting in the trophy case because of him. He even brought USC from a doormat to a contender during his tenure. I firmly believe he wants to save UF football and trust me...he bleeds orange and blue.
I have always been a fan of Spurrier as a player and then coach...he went through the tough times as a lowly asst coach at UF, Ga Tech, Duke and then excelled as a college head coach and HC for the Tampa Bay Bandits. He is a pure winner and I cant think of ANYONE with his cred that we should consider.
His pressers would be worth the price of admission and you know he would not mince words, especially anything to with UGA. He would savor the tradition of SEC and UF football and he has adapted to the current style of offense that is dominant in the SEC now. His QBs and WRs would be wise to hone their craft.
Come on Foley....its the only logical choice, and we have new prez coming in and that helps too with the $$$$ being generated for the athletic dept.
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Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:21 am to reel_gator8
If only he was 5-6 years younger I'd be all in.
You are right, sans Spur, there's not a home run out there that we know is available and willing. This is going to be the toughest hire Foley makes and at the tail end of his career he has to get it right.
You are right, sans Spur, there's not a home run out there that we know is available and willing. This is going to be the toughest hire Foley makes and at the tail end of his career he has to get it right.
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