re: How Mac's 1st 2 years compares to SOS, Zook, Meyer and WM..

You are right UF and I could have sworn he was a special teams coach first....cause when he was heading up the special teams unit...it was a great visual to see him to run down the sidelines step for step with a punt or kickoff returner. He was very demonstrative. The following bio is from Wiki:

Beginning in 1991, Zook served as defensive coordinator for three seasons at the University of Florida under head coach Steve Spurrier. After the 1993 season, Spurrier reassigned Zook to be the special teams coordinator, a move considered by many to be a demotion due to the team's unsatisfactory performance on pass defense. Zook's special teams units performed well enough during the 1994 season that he was offered the defensive coordinator position at Michigan State, prompting Spurrier to give him the title of associate head coach to help keep him at Florida.[6]

Florida defensive coordinator Bobby Pruett left to become the head coach at Marshall University in January 1995 and Zook was promoted to take his place, becoming Florida's defensive coordinator once again. However, the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers offered Zook the job of special teams coordinator just one month later and he accepted, leaving the college game for a time.[7] With Zook leaving, Bob Stoops was brought in to run Florida's defense.

footnote: Stoops was hailed as a def guru by some, but I think UTs fullback is still running up the middle on us for that 58 yd TD.

But even though he came in as DC in 1991 he was a recruiting machine and didnt get to get as involved in recruiting as he would the following years. My point is that the beginning year of Spurrier's recruiting success was lukewarm and of course some of that is being a new HC....and with basically a new staff, its hard to establish relations with recruits and their families.

I think Mac has done a good job bringing talent to UF...especially getting transfers and JUCOs...some who have or will work out...as with any recruit. His staff is in place and will deliver a good class imo...we are in on a lot of talent right now. This doesnt fit the agenda put forth by the OP who wants to downgrade Mac at every turn.