Gators part ways with DB coach Kirk Callahan

[CaribGator]

We didn't want him anyway.

 

[-THE DUDE-]

He was brought in to get cowart here and he didn't deliver. It's that simple.

and other Tampa studs like NCM that's not happening...

 

[maheo30]

I don't have a problem with this. While there is no real way to know if they regressed without access to the all-22, it did appear that way. Hopefully the next guy brought in can recruit better.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

He was a discount hire from a geographical school. Frankly, he didn't have a resume for anything but a GA or film watcher position.

Time to upgrade at several asst coaching positions.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Good. It's about time some of our staff starts seeing upgrades. I hope Mac puts pressure on Foley to bring in top talent and pay for it. The time for being cheap is gone.

This.

Nord, the EKU guy and the FAU hire need to be next.

 

[oxking]

Lets face it, going into the season our secondary was supposed to be all world. They weren't. There were times when I wondered if they even knew how to play their position. The first emotion I had when I saw this on 24/7 was joy. Also, UF apparently owes him 325k minus any salary he makes if he gets another job.

That's right. At least one over the top every game almost. Let's get a coach and recruiter in here. And speaking...Where is Shannon's great recruits?

 

[Concrete Helmet]

Foley found someone who will work cheaper is my guess.....

 

[Concrete Helmet]

That's right. At least one over the top every game almost. Let's get a coach and recruiter in here. And speaking...Where is Shannon's great recruits?

At Clemson....

 

[oxking]

Well I thought our WR's were doing just fine until Treon took over...


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You got a point there.

 

[Ancient Reptile]

Watch - they'll bring in the coach that Sam Bruce loves so much.

Don't care about Bruce, but if he can recruit south fla, I may be down with it. I am starting to think Shannon isn't up to.it.

 

[oxking]

At Clemson....

That's funny Concrete but true and that's not funny.

 

[oxking]

Don't care about Bruce, but if he can recruit south fla, I may be down with it. I am starting to think Shannon isn't up to.it.

Yeah. I thot this guy was a south Florida wet dream for recruiting.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

That's funny Concrete but true and that's not funny.

Sorry...it's not funny but true. I'm not certain these younger kids really remember Shannon. It's been over a decade since he's done anything that was worthwhile....

 

[Ancient Reptile]

May hurt us with James Robinson '17 receiver.

 

[TheBigClaw]

This.

Nord, the EKU guy and the FAU hire need to be next.

Skipper? I think he's doing a good job on the staff


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[Swamp Donkey]

The receivers were slightly better than under Mushdump. That's not saying anything.

He was a Big Lots hire. He doesn't even have the resume to be a Quality Control guy here. It's time to at least TRY to be elite again, not just another FIU or FAU.

 

[TheBigClaw]

The receivers were slightly better than under Mushdump. That's not saying anything.

He was a Big Lots hire. He doesn't even have the resume to be a Quality Control guy here. It's time to at least TRY to be elite again, not just another FIU or FAU.

Skipper is the RB coach...


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[BMF]

Some of that may be due to talent. There isn't a lot of WR talent on this roster outside of Callaway. Dixon at least seems to be doing a solid job in recruiting. Swain is a big get, Hammond looks to be better than everybody thought. We are in the mix for NCM, Victor, Stove and others... It should be a good WR class, so I can't complain too much about Dixon at this point.

Do you know how recruiting works? The position coach doesn't necessarily recruit all the players that play the position he coaches. They recruit a geographical area. So, we may be doing well at WR recruiting (which is questionable, considering it's one of our greatest positions of neeed and we can get a "can't miss" prospect to commit)....it doesn't necessarily mean Dixon is the one recruiting the specific player.

You can sugar coat the Dixon hire all you want, but the bottom line is he was the Running Backs coach at Florida Atlantic when we hired him to coach our WRs....and prior to FAU he coached at FIU and Montana State. Not a very impressive resume. Like I said, I hope he's on a short leash and if we don't see marked improvement this year it should be time to go another direction. The only reason I'd like to see him stay this year is for continuity....because we've had something like 7 WR coaches in the last 7 or 8 years.

 

[BMF]

Seems like Coach Mac is sending another "he made a choice" educational message. And he's got Foley's agreement to spend $300k to deliver it. If any of the other coaches weren't paying full attention, they are now.

This is the same crap that Muschamp pulled w/ his first OL coach, Verducci (I think). He interviewed for another job (that he didn't get) and Muschamp fired him. Showing that you're the boss doesn't always work.

I read on another board that Callahan was being "negative recruited by other schools" and that he and McElwain "got into it" or had an argument about recruiting.... Not sure what happened, but it's bad timing. Most staffs have been filled at this point.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

but it's bad timing. Most staffs have been filled at this point

Yeah but I'll bet if Foley got off his checkbook we could scrounge someone up pretty quick.