miltongator
Gator Fan
I hear Jim McIlwain is the leading candidate now. I don't see it though, his record isn't great and how good can his recruiting ties be from Colorado?
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Head Coach Candidates
- Thread starter Escambia94
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He was the OC of Alabama when they won championships in 2009 and 2011. Plus he can recruit Florida.
Dale J. Rodriguez
Gator Fan
Im not feeling the CSU coach, but lets wait and see.
Even out of Colorado he has five Florida boys at WR, RB, and LB. He has over a dozen Texas boys on the line of scrimmage. If you read my first post in the thread, you can see that he poached a few good Florida boys from under Meyer's and Muschamp's noses. He literally made Tebow cry by orchestrating the offense that ended Florida's reign atop the SEC and catapulted Alabama back to the top.
His coaching record is not impressive until you look at the trend. In his first year he won 4 games, then 8, then 10. Each year he recruits better and beats better teams.
Dale J. Rodriguez
Gator Fan
What I think is cool, is that Dj Durkin is kept. While Muschamp is a good defensive mind; I think Durkin now has the freedom to do the things he wanted, which will translate into dividends.
awebbf5
VIP Member
I always wondered if our defense was good because of Durkin or muschamp? Guess if he stays we will find out how much Durkin is responsible for our defense.
miltongator
Gator Fan
Jim McElwain is the guy. semi officially
jamestoney84
Gator Fan
Not sure what to think
Hopefully this is a good hire
Hopefully this is a good hire
It is a obviously both. We cannot fault Muschamp for the offense while praising him for defense without first understanding the role of the head coach and the interaction with the coordinators.
The defense was stronger with Dan Quinn as DC on the sidelines and in practice, but it was Muschamp that created the overall defensive strategy from recruiting, to team practices, to game preparation, and overall game execution. In short: all Muschamp needed was the right offensive guy.
Durkin should stay and grow as a DC without Muschamp's influence. That may mean Durkin gets pulled in a few years if Muschamp becomes head coach, so it will behoove Coach Mac to grow Durkin under his coaching tree.
Jim McElwain (HC Colorado State)
- Current salary: $1.5M through 2018
- Cost for Florida: $7.5M buyout plus $3M - $4M per year
- Notes: 20–15 (12–9), but as Alabama OC he was responsible for taking out Florida as the dominant SEC program. He can also recruit the state of Florida. He recruited Clinton Ha-ha Dix out of Orlando Dr. Philips (a potential Gator hotbed of talent). He recruited Dee Philips of Orlando Dr. Philips at Bama and has him now at Colorado State. He seemed to have an impact in recruiting Trent Richardson out of Pensacola, Florida as well (Richardson went to my high school, the same one as Emmitt Smith).
- Named the 24th head coach at the University of Florida on December 4, 2014 (five days after the release of Muschamp). Florida will pay $7M buyout, $3M+ salary, and play CSU in Gainesville before 2019 with another $2M payout. Coach Mac agreed to buy down a portion of his buyout (approximately $2M) over the next few years.
