McElwain has already proven he has far better relationships and knows how to fill out a staff in comparison to WM. It goes deeper than just great hires. He is hiring guys that will work well together. WM was never able to get that part of it.

Same thing goes for the infrastructure of the program. McElwain is assembling a secondary staff behind the scenes. Something WM didn't think was necessary.

New facilities. Check.

Things are looking up. Just need some patience.

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Posted by GenesChin

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Posted on 2/8/15 at 6:58 pm to gatordmb89

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knows how to fill out a staff in comparison to WM

I think Muschamp ends up a solid to good HC for some school down the road but he clearly wasn't ready for UF. Not surprising since he learned from what turned out to be sinking ships with Mack Brown and Tuberville before that. His UF time seemed eerily similar to both those HCs decline.

While I thought UF should have hired a spread guy, sounds like McElwain is putting together the infrastructure at UF to sustain a top program rather than rely on FL talent. That was the first thing Gus Malzahn did at Auburn, put together extensive secondary staff, push for improvements and build a staff that worked together.

I'm excited to see how UF turns it around. Got a bunch of bonafide UF, hang their jorts friends and they are all great people.