Fake News: Locksley inks deal with UF

[Bernardo de la Paz]

With our new AD, I'm not sure I agree. He has no loyalty for Mac and may want to put his own stamp on the program. A garbage season next year, which is a real possibility, should get him kicked. Especially with Chip Kelly standing there with open arms.

Well our new AD just missed on his first opportunity to make a statement by outbidding bama for Locksley. But seeing as how he was our fifth choice for AD, why should we get our first choice for assistants?

I'm officially starting the fire stricklin campaign.

 

[jdh5484]

I really am proud to be a Florida Gator Pumper!
I give no ****s to what the negators call me.

Even though they have made good observations in the past, they have painted themselves into a corner and now just chant the same tired liturgy over and over and over,,,,, They have taken on the trappings of a Religion that demands observance or they will punish you for heresy...

The negators remind me of Indians praying to the rain gods, their whooping and hollering makes no difference at all but they get satisfaction from the effort.

Even with all of Mac's perceived problems he is still winning enough to keep the dogs at bay and that big buy-out is a problem because of the money being spent on facility upgrades.

Contrary to some here, I think 2018 is the Contract year for Mac.

Until then, this public display of flagellation will just get worse and worse.

Stay thirsty my friends....

 

[alcoholica]

If by shytting the bed you mean 8-4, he gets a 4th yr. if you mean 4-8, he's probably out

 

[diehardg8r]

Season can't be any better than this year and probably worse. No experienced QB, that's the first sign. How many starters on D are leaving? Yeah that's the second one. Recruiting classes are well below what we should be getting and no real changes in the staff, particularly on offense which was perhaps the worst in the SEC. Oh, and if you think UGA won't be ALOT better next year with Eason, think again, and they killed it on the recruiting trail. We will get stomped again, at home, by FSU for the grand finale before we trudge off to some meaningless bowl game. But, as in past seasons, we have to hit rock bottom to make a move. Chump left us with our heads barely above water and Mac will leave in in a concrete coffin on the bottom.

 

[ATXGator]

Nobody on this board...

 

[gingerlover]

Nobody on this board...

is he on this board. I see him a lot on twitter. He's part of a group that are hard core mac supporters, like mac walks on water and can do no wrong supporters. From what I see. The only negative thing he's ever written is about nord.

 

[ATXGator]

is he on this board. I see him a lot on twitter. He's part of a group that are hard core mac supporters, like mac walks on water and can do no wrong supporters. From what I see. The only negative thing he's ever written is about nord.

I have no idea if he is on this board... I don't think he is, but the sentiment fits this board :-) I agree... him and his twitter group seem to really support Mac... some of what they say I agree with... other stuff I don't.

I'm not sure how much of missing out on Locksley was Mac vs. Stricklin vs. Saban just giving him an offer he couldn't refuse or matching anything we could come up with.

So I am not going to get emotional about missing out on a guy, when it may have been more about Bama recognizing his value and finding a way to keep him than our admin or staff not doing enough... Some people will never accept that sometimes you can't get somebody (coach or recruit), but I live in the real world.

 

[Lake Gator]

I have no idea if he is on this board... I don't think he is, but the sentiment fits this board :) I agree... him and his twitter group seem to really support Mac... some of what they say I agree with... other stuff I don't.

I'm not sure how much of missing out on Locksley was Mac vs. Stricklin vs. Saban just giving him an offer he couldn't refuse or matching anything we could come up with.

So I am not going to get emotional about missing out on a guy, when it may have been more about Bama recognizing his value and finding a way to keep him than our admin or staff not doing enough... Some people will never accept that sometimes you can't get somebody (coach or recruit), but I live in the real world.

If u live in the real world, then what the hell r u doing here?

 

[gingerlover]

I have no idea if he is on this board... I don't think he is, but the sentiment fits this board :) I agree... him and his twitter group seem to really support Mac... some of what they say I agree with... other stuff I don't.

I'm not sure how much of missing out on Locksley was Mac vs. Stricklin vs. Saban just giving him an offer he couldn't refuse or matching anything we could come up with.

So I am not going to get emotional about missing out on a guy, when it may have been more about Bama recognizing his value and finding a way to keep him than our admin or staff not doing enough... Some people will never accept that sometimes you can't get somebody (coach or recruit), but I live in the real world.

I get that and I don't want Mac to fail, but you have to call it like it is at this point as things aren't looking hot. I just get annoyed with the refusal to ever call it what it is. We don't land any DT's and anyone who says anything is told that they just don't understand the process, are horrible fans, and can't fathom that Mac is building us into a juggernaut slowly. That group is truly a we have more followers so we are smarter than everyone else group and like to pretend like they have all these inside sources. They are also the same group that fell for Clutchlikemj for a year.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

The noise is loud on this message board. Not from boosters. He might be on the hot seat next year, but won't be gone

Yeah, sorry, but that's not true. Quite a few big money boosters are very unpleased with the results and very few actually like Mac as an individual. This is first hand information, not some worthless opinion.

 

[ergator920103]

I personally think that Mac never talked with Locksley. I think some "insider" made that up to get people to pay for the inside info on their web site. Mac was very clear that other than one replacement with Shannon taking the DC job, there will be no further staff changes.

 

[t-gator]

I get that and I don't want Mac to fail, but you have to call it like it is at this point as things aren't looking hot. I just get annoyed with the refusal to ever call it what it is. We don't land any DT's and anyone who says anything is told that they just don't understand the process, are horrible fans, and can't fathom that Mac is building us into a juggernaut slowly. That group is truly a we have more followers so we are smarter than everyone else group and like to pretend like they have all these inside sources. They are also the same group that fell for Clutchlikemj for a year.

Lol clutchlikemj was a retard

 

[MidwestChomp]

Lol clutchlikemj was a retard

He was a smart retard. He fooled a lot of people and made some cash in the process. Wonder if he is on this board?

 

[ATXGator]

If u live in the real world, then what the hell r u doing here?

Escaping

 

[MertzJay26]

Lol clutchlikemj was a retard

I coul see you being ClutchLikeMJ. You fit the persona well (giant douche).

 

[ATXGator]

I get that and I don't want Mac to fail, but you have to call it like it is at this point as things aren't looking hot. I just get annoyed with the refusal to ever call it what it is. We don't land any DT's and anyone who says anything is told that they just don't understand the process, are horrible fans, and can't fathom that Mac is building us into a juggernaut slowly. That group is truly a we have more followers so we are smarter than everyone else group and like to pretend like they have all these inside sources. They are also the same group that fell for Clutchlikemj for a year.

I think Mac is definitely moving in the wrong direction. Given the current resources at UF you should still pull a top 10 class at the worst. Anything less is unacceptable. That said... I don't know how much Mac is pushing on the administration and not getting what he needs to succeed when it comes to coaches/ support staff, etc...

I don't know how much of the Locksley stuff was Mac vs. AD, etc...

 

[LighthouseGator]

I get that and I don't want Mac to fail, but you have to call it like it is at this point as things aren't looking hot. I just get annoyed with the refusal to ever call it what it is. We don't land any DT's and anyone who says anything is told that they just don't understand the process, are horrible fans, and can't fathom that Mac is building us into a juggernaut slowly. That group is truly a we have more followers so we are smarter than everyone else group and like to pretend like they have all these inside sources. They are also the same group that fell for Clutchlikemj for a year.

What it is right now is incomplete. We won't actually know what "it" is until NSD regarding the class, and possibly even new coaches (like Gray last year).

I get that an idle period for news is the devil's playground for message boards, and to an extent no news is news itself which justifies some level of concern (which I share with many of you), but to me much of the hair pulling and teeth gnashing on here is over the top considering where we are in the process. Don't get me wrong, that's not to say those with really strong negative opinions in response to each tweet of non-news/seemingly bad news is a horrible fan, has no patience, has no knowledge or isn't a true gator. It's just sort of rote at this point and doesn't make much sense to respond to until we have actual news.

 

[ATXGator]

Yeah, sorry, but that's not true. Quite a few big money boosters are very unpleased with the results and very few actually like Mac as an individual. This is first hand information, not some worthless opinion.

I don't have first hand information, so that is definitely interesting. I still think he gets one more year. I think it would look bad from the outside and to other coaching candidates if the fire him after 3 when he won the East twice.

The exception to that is if he has a really really bad year or if there is a really hot coaching candidate out there that they get a deal in place with before firing Mac. That is what Texas did. They would have kept Charlie around at least another year if they couldn't get Herman.

I don't know who that home run hire is right now. Maybe Chip Kelly, but I'm not sold on that after he failed so hard in the NFL. I think that will hurt his reputation. Maybe PJ, but I think it is 2 years before we really know if he is any good. I don't think you fire Mac without a good replacement in hand... it could hurt more than it could help

 

[t-gator]

He was a smart retard. He fooled a lot of people and made some cash in the process. Wonder if he is on this board?

He did. I can't remember who but I think so

 

[Durty South Swamp]

I don't have first hand information, so that is definitely interesting. I still think he gets one more year. I think it would look bad from the outside and to other coaching candidates if the fire him after 3 when he won the East twice.

The exception to that is if he has a really really bad year or if there is a really hot coaching candidate out there that they get a deal in place with before firing Mac. That is what Texas did. They would have kept Charlie around at least another year if they couldn't get Herman.

I don't know who that home run hire is right now. Maybe Chip Kelly, but I'm not sold on that after he failed so hard in the NFL. I think that will hurt his reputation. Maybe PJ, but I think it is 2 years before we really know if he is any good. I don't think you fire Mac without a good replacement in hand... it could hurt more than it could help

I agree with that, but I also think its very possible year 3 is a total dumpster fire. We will find out soon.