How good is Florida Gators' Jim McElwain? We're about to find out

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This guy who wrote the article, Matt Baker, was just on the Finebaum show. He predicted an 8-4 record. Finebaum was shocked he predicted 4 losses, saying most writers who cover a team try to sugar coat things and pump up the program they cover. They also discussed how the fan base isn't overly thrilled w/ McElwain, w/ Finebaum saying he covered Florida for 4 games last year and after the Arkansas game heard a lot of grumbling.

I call BS...he has a 96% approval rate
 

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I agree but the coaches don't. They are just as ball control, TOP, "DEAR GOD JUST DON'T THROW AN INTERCEPTION" as the last guy.

Shannon isn't great, but he is a better x and o guy than what we had and he isn't a prevent defense guy. I don't recall Shannon ever giving up 400+ yards the way Sidehat did in any game that mattered. We will see but I'm not worried about the DC at all.
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You weren't watching his teams then in all the years he was at UM as a DC/HC his teams gave up 400+ yards a game 22 times. They gave up 500 yards 5 times. He gave up 400 yds like twice from 01-04. He pretty much gave up 400+ yds in every game that mattered. Including 555 yds to WF in 2009.
 
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This guy who wrote the article, Matt Baker, was just on the Finebaum show. He predicted an 8-4 record. Finebaum was shocked he predicted 4 losses, saying most writers who cover a team try to sugar coat things and pump up the program they cover. They also discussed how the fan base isn't overly thrilled w/ McElwain, w/ Finebaum saying he covered Florida for 4 games last year and after the Arkansas game heard a lot of grumbling.
Yeah, they could hear ME grumbling all the way to Arkansas. This coaching staff has managed to beat the bottomfeeders and for that, you get a raise and an extension. If Mac can beat Little Jim, they will hear ME cheer all the way to Dallas.
 

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