Lame duck Bernie Machen made the decision to retain Muschamp for purely financial reasons and told Foley to make it work. Plainly obvious in the Finebaum interview.
we both agree its not the end of the world. i too enjoy gator sports. well just agree to disagree who should lead our gators! time will tell.. go gators!dubster1 said:please put the paint chips down. fooley has hitched his wagon to a loser coach and does not want to be wrong about another football head coach hire! stick a fork in the chump already,,, he's done!
Go Gators...and thank you for the friendly conversation.dubster1 said:please put the paint chips down. fooley has hitched his wagon to a loser coach and does not want to be wrong about another football head coach hire! stick a fork in the chump already,,, he's done!
This is just complete and total hogwash.Gatorbreath;n32954 said:I've said it before and I'll say it again: there are some out there for whom 45-0, 3 Nattys and a cure for the common cold won't be enough to engender respect and affection for CWM (and apparently Foley).
no problem gatorbait. im a passionate gator fan. and i'm not on here to bash anyone on their opinion. i just want to win and win big. there is no reason for us to accept whats going on with our program!dubster1 said:please put the paint chips down. fooley has hitched his wagon to a loser coach and does not want to be wrong about another football head coach hire! stick a fork in the chump already,,, he's done!
Gator Fever;n32981 said:"Muschamp, who agreed to a five-year contract worth $13.5 million to replace Urban Meyer, was formally introduced as Florida's new coach Tuesday. He took center stage for a 40-minute newsconference filled with confidence, enthusiasm and witty one-liners.
"University of Florida is about winning championships," he said. "I understand the expectations and that's what we're here to do. ... We're not on a five-year plan here."
why does that seem like it was ten years ago! and yes we are on the 5yr plan! he misspokeGator Fever said:"Muschamp, who agreed to a five-year contract worth $13.5 million to replace Urban Meyer, was formally introduced as Florida's new coach Tuesday. He took center stage for a 40-minute newsconference filled with confidence, enthusiasm and witty one-liners.
"University of Florida is about winning championships," he said. "I understand the expectations and that's what we're here to do. ... We're not on a five-year plan here."
I get it. I suppose I, and perhaps some others, are just more willing to allow the scenarios to play out, than others are. You have a reasonable approach dubster...and that I can respect. Some others around here do not.dubster1 said:please put the paint chips down. fooley has hitched his wagon to a loser coach and does not want to be wrong about another football head coach hire! stick a fork in the chump already,,, he's done!
oxrageous;n32975 said:This is just complete and total hogwash.
Would you support keeping Muschamp at 8-4 with a Georgia win? I hate Georgia, but I'm not basing the coaches future on his ability to win that game alone.Gator Fever said:The Original DC;n32808 said:I support Foley. I'll let him and you all know when I stop supporting Muschamp, and it'll probably be about the same time Foley does.
Would you support keeping Muschamp at 8-4 pre-bowl with another Georgia loss ?
He is the best AD in College Sports.. You are out of your mind!oxking said:The scariest part of the interview was when he was asked about the fan outcry over the loss to Georgia Southern. Fooley said you can't judge anybody on just one game. ONE GAME??? Who the hell has been judging the Chump on one game. This clown is the most overrated AD in history and his talk, even if he's blowing smoke, was still scary.:angry:
He said "It's not a 5 year plan". We are entering season 4. He's still within the time frame he set.oxrageous said:So there's Muschamp himself acknowledging he understands and accepts the expectations. So why are so many fans on here jumping on the rest of us for having those expectations?
His own words should help make the decision if we are 8-4 this season.Gator Fever said:"Muschamp, who agreed to a five-year contract worth $13.5 million to replace Urban Meyer, was formally introduced as Florida's new coach Tuesday. He took center stage for a 40-minute newsconference filled with confidence, enthusiasm and witty one-liners.
"University of Florida is about winning championships," he said. "I understand the expectations and that's what we're here to do. ... We're not on a five-year plan here."
It's true there's always going to be a small group that is never happy - we had a few of those even during our dominant 2008 season. However, what you and several others are doing is attempting to find logic in the illogical - meaning fans. Fans are not logical. They are not realistic. They are not patient. They are irrational and emotional. That's the way they've always been, and that's the way they'll always be. Muschamp himself acknowledged it in his quotes above upon being hired. Once you accept that, you should be able to chuckle at the comments you don't like instead of getting annoyed at them.Gatorbreath;n32987 said:Hogwash?? Hogwash you. :)
You underestimate the human capacity for negativity - especially a sports team fanbase; more especially a college football fanbase and most especially an SEC college football fanbase. Do recall there was some (probably very small) component of SOS's departure attributable to unreasonable fans.
Again, I hope I'm wrong and will be man enough to admit it if I am.
Great word - "hogwash" - by the way. Kind of like "gargantuan". Gonna work it in for the remainder of the day......
OK and he got year 4 so if he doesn't do better than 8-4 pre-bowl this season he should 100% be gone. Agreed ?oxrageous said:So there's Muschamp himself acknowledging he understands and accepts the expectations. So why are so many fans on here jumping on the rest of us for having those expectations?
Actually, I do agree to that. Whether or not Foley agrees to that, I have no idea. I expect a 2-3 loss season, realistically. I'd prefer that 3rd loss not be to UGA, however a 2-3 loss season, and Muschamp probably keeps his job. Now if he takes a step back in year 5, then he's certainly toast.oxrageous said:So there's Muschamp himself acknowledging he understands and accepts the expectations. So why are so many fans on here jumping on the rest of us for having those expectations?