I'm the same as many here in that I was pissed when I heard he was hired b/c I wanted Frost. Then I heard the Kelly (chickened out) and Frost (not interested) stories and then BANG! Dan was here, looking great, lots of energy, Gator chomping and flashing that huge 2009 natty ring. Loved his handling of the presser, especially with my being dumbed-down by 3 years of speech-class failure MacTard. I instantly realized that here is a guy who knows WTF he is doing, knows how to be a successful SEC-caliber HBC, understands strength and conditioning, understands recruiting and totally understands the need for these young men to have a real leader who will be demanding of them to follow their teaching on the field, in class and off-duty. In short, a LEADER. The last guy we had was a soft imposter of a coach that didn't measure up in any of these categories. Home-run hire? Maybe not, but I'll take the 3-run triple that CDM looks to be. I'm OK now with where we're headed and look forward to some real no-BS leadership resulting in actually beating teams' azzes on the field. The thought of not being out-muscled and out-coached by every team we play... refreshing.