TJGator was right

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What are you officially a Gator hater now?

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Absolutely not. I will always cheer for us, despite my criticisms of the coaching staff.

In all kinds of weather.

What Tennessee fans were doing cheering against the Vols just to MAYBE get rid of Butch was sickening to watch. I hope we never have anyone in our true fan base doing that shite.

Agreed. Also Debose does suck. We can all agree on that

The suspensions are real. They're not an excuse. They're having a negative effect on the team, and that's obvious. I'm interesting in seeing if Mac can right this ship. I'm not off the Mac train by any means. That opinion could change if this unravels, but he's had some unexpected things go against him and I don't think that he should be held liable for.

Based on the three year body of work, some things better be changed, but I do still think he's the guy for this job. I don't think he's in over his head in terms of running a program like Florida.

Meh, I'm all for taking a dump on the shark humper, but expecting him to make a turnaround on offense without having the QB position figured out really seems silly. If he had a full roster, fine... but at some point you have to recognize that you don't have a great hand. Doesn't mean he should pack it in and drop the rest of the season or anything, but realistic expectations shouldn't be that he can make some kind of dramatic improvement on offense at this point in the season with the talent left that's not injured or suspended.

It's an unfortunate scenario as a fan if you truly think he's not the right person for the job though - see Butch Jones each of the past few seasons (for different reasons... expensive buyout, no AD to make the call, etc) - because you're in a situation rightly or wrongly where firing him would very likely paint the program and fanbase in a severely negative light. If you fire a guy in year 3 that won the division in the first 2 seasons, you're essentially saying that East titles don't mean shite, you have to beat Bama, and you don't have a long runway to figure out how to do it. Not sure there are an abundance of coaches looking to come take that job at that point... Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd imagine about the best coach possible to take the job at that point would be a Scott Frost type... betting on a mid-major coach to come in and make Florida work went well with Meyer but look around the country at the number of programs that have tried it and failed. I feel like UF is a better job than knee-jerking and firing Mac after one *bad* season and 2 meh performances that still won the division. If I can say that as a dawg fan, I don't see why a rational gator fan would disagree.

Mac isnt getting fired. This convo is pointless.

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He’s waiting for Nebraska. No chance he comes here.

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I think he's probably going to Nebraska this year, but if presented with an opportunity at a much better job you never know. We've seen firsthand a coach skip out on the so-called "dream job". When he pulled himself out of the Oregon job he talked about how much loved recruiting from a school in Florida because he didn't have to travel all over the country. It was very similar to Meyer's comments about UF over ND.

Unfortunately even though imo he should be canned Stricklin isn't going to shell $18+M out to fire this staff. He sounds happy wrt to Mac so we're fricked

Gundy with UF talent...you're kidding right?

He would instantly have us competing for titles.

Take the obvious shot at Stoops and expect rejection.

Then go for this list.
Frost
Kiffin - Kiffin is a personality fit here. He was tossed into head coaching far too early, and suffered for it. Working under Saban was the best thing he could have done. He is doing well already down south and we damn well know he can recruit. This hire I would be game for. Guy is brilliant offensively, just needed to get more polished and mature.

Fleck
Strong - Texas he had very little shot. Program was in shambles, never got full support, wasn't a good fit. His work at USF and Louisville have been outstanding. I think he is a good option at Florida. Just needs a very good OC.

Bob Stoops and Chip Kelly are not likely but it's possible. UF gives Kelly the best possible job because the in state talent fits his offense . I was not a big fan of Gundy before but I would take him over the crap we have now . Scott Frost , Jeff Brohm and Fuentes at VT would all be up grades in my opinion and are very realist choices.