CONFIRMED: Will Muschamp has been fired

[T REX]

Bittersweet...it means he failed miserably but I am glad he's gone. I'm off suicide watch. I am ready to usher in a new ERA of Gator football.

 

[Gator87]

Just saw the crawl. Stepping down at the end of the season. He should go immediately, don't give him the chance to do any more damage.

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

"stepping down" means we saved $$$ on the buyout, hopefully.....

 

[williston_gator]

Wish him and his family the best in life. He will be an awesome DC for someone very soon.

 

[gatormandan]

Foley allowed him to say he was stepping down instead of firing....doesnt matter how its reported its done...

 

[bradgator2]

Relief!

 

[dubster1]

I want him away from the University. I don't like this stepping down crap. But I guess I should rejoice he won't be back next year.

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[MatthewM.]

It's about time. I commend him for cleaning up the off the field issues urban left behind and I really think the guy put his whole heart into this program it just did not work out. I wish him luck wherever he goes, hope it's outside of the SEC east.

 

[granitegator]

don't wait...remove him now...let Roper show what he can/cannot do with the offense

 

[Bullag8r]

Now we can fight (discuss) over who should be the next head ball coach

 

[ATXGator]

He is gone per Sports Illustrated

 

[MatthewM.]

don't wait...remove him now...let Roper show what he can/cannot do with the offense

Roper sucks bro, every coach needs to be gone down to the GAs

 

[oxrageous]

Zambo always said a crew in Hazmat suits need to come and scrub down every inch of the athletic facilities.

 

[TN G8tr]

Now I can come off my meds.

 

[GatorJ]

It looks like he was fired within a couple hours of the game.

[video]http://www.onlygators.com/11/16/2014/will-muschamp-fired-as-florida-gators-head-coach/[/video]

From the article:

» Muschamp hired 18 different assistants – including three offensive coordinators and four wide receivers coaches, in just four seasons with only two coaches leaving for promotions and four members of his original nine-person staff still with the team.
» Muschamp was 1-3 against Georgia, 1-3 against LSU, 1-3 against South Carolina and 1-2 against Florida State.
» UF snapped a 22-game winning streak against Vanderbilt on homecoming in 2013 and dropped consecutive homecoming games (losing in 2014 to Missouri) for the first time since 1946-47.
» Florida ended a 22-season consecutive bowl game streak when it failed to reach one in 2013. The Gators have not missed a bowl in consecutive seasons since 1985-86.
» UF did not sell out its student season tickets for the first time in at least two decades.
» Florida gave up 645 yards in a single game against Alabama this season, the most in school history.
» The Gators had lost five-straight games against top 25 opponents and were 5-13 against ranked opponents under Muschamp
» Muschamp is the only coach in the last 10 years to lose a game when only giving up 120 yards or fewer to an opponent. The overall national record is 147-2 in such situations, with Muschamp’s Florida teams responsible for both of those losses.

 

[williston_gator]

Sounds like the team is finding out on Twitter. Team meeting at 1pn.

 

[granitegator]

Roper sucks bro, every coach needs to be gone down to the GAs

he can't do any worse for 2 games....then bring in whole new staff

 

[NVGator]

Thank you sweet baby Jesus.

 

[Gator Fever]

don't wait...remove him now...let Roper show what he can/cannot do with the offense

I agree but hopefully Muschamp will just keep quiet now when we are on offense in the FSU game since he is done.

 

[heversle]

As if we didn't know this already. Seems all but official. At least we can devote our energy to debating on head coaching candidates and supporting these kids now. Great times are coming, folks.

http://espn.go.com/college-football...champ-return-florida-gators-coach-next-season