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Jim McElwain sucks and we told you so, na nana na boo boo!
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As long as Nord is on staff, then Mac obviously doesn't "get it". The guy hasn't brought in any recruits in 3 classes, TE's still can't block at all, and the special teams have been far from special other than the natural talent we have at kicker and punter, which has nothing to do with Nord.
The problem with fully buying in with Mac is that there is always a little good mixed with a litlle bad. Yes we won 10 games but our offense was worse. We won the East but were blown out by 3 teams (2 rivals). We pulled in a good recruiting class but still didn't get any top national players or top 15 within the state. We added a good coach or two but also added one with an underwhelming resume and didn't get rid of the worst coach on the staff.
I think you'll see more buy-in from Mac once the good outweighs the bad and doesn't simply balance out the bad.
The problem with fully buying in with Mac is that there is always a little good mixed with a litlle bad. Yes we won 10 games but our offense was worse. We won the East but were blown out by 3 teams (2 rivals). We pulled in a good recruiting class but still didn't get any top national players or top 15 within the state. We added a good coach or two but also added one with an underwhelming resume and didn't get rid of the worst coach on the staff.
I think you'll see more buy-in from Mac once the good outweighs the bad and doesn't simply balance out the bad.
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The thread title was the title of the article, I believe. But you're right. Has the light come one? I'm not so sure with the hiring of a no-name OL coach and Nord still on staff. Our OL, QB play, and overall offense (the OC) has been a disaster since he's been here. I don't want to hear about Grier either. Like 90% of everyone else here: it's make or break time for him w/ this offense. Show us a solid product and stop getting blown out multiple times a year!
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I hate the Dabo comparisons because we're Florida, and have 3 NC in the last 20 years, 2 in the last 10. Not 1 in the last 30, then again maybe that's where the bar has been set now. Sigh
Look at what Ala did to us and what Dabo to Ala. You can't live in the past.
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Ox is far from a sunshine pumper. Heck, when the chips were down, he pulled out and quit the podcast. Far, far, far from a pumper. In fact, he's usually one of the first to start complaining when things aren't going perfect.
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I didn't say he did. He was, however, 5-8-1 against them which is fairly often in the grand scheme of things relatively speaking, and he crushed them for our 1st natty. The bigger point is that Meyer raised the bar against our rivals and showed that it's achievable to dominate not only UGA and UT, but also the Noles. Mac needs to start winning some games against them in convincing fashion rather than getting trounced by them.
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Hey, at least they aren't blocking Gators like under chumpman. That's improvement, right?
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I still can't believe people are putting much stock into what this guy says. We're talking about a guy who made his money singing "me so horney."
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Regardless of his musical past he has been a high school football coach in the Miami public school system for the past decade or so. Like it or not, he has some credibility with South Florida locals.
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I just want to be competitive against them first... then maybe get a win or two... the reality is right now their program is on auto-pilot. Jimbo is getting Top 5 classes every year and elite players all over the field. It is going to take time to get our talent to the level we can compete again. It isn't going to be a jump. It is going to be gradual... the question is if we as a fanbase have the patience for it...
I don't really think we do. I've said before in other threads that many people don't realize how far we had fallen under Muschamp. McElwain's recruiting has not been stellar, but it has improved... if he can show an offense and pull in a top 5 class the next couple years then we will finally be back in the title picture and really able to compete athletically with Bama/FSU...
It is sad, but true.
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Can't argue w/ any of that. Good post.
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I wasn't calling Ox a pumper. I was referencing his poop story. It is on here somewhere. One of the funniest things I've ever read.
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This is very sad. Mac finally pulled in a decent class. I feel like he's behind and has been since he got here. It really feels like only lately has he shown any type of urgency. Not sure if it is from us fans or what but why did it take so long to light a fire under his ass?
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I want the Gators to be great again and I want to win titles, so I certainly hope its true. However he's going to have to prove it to me with the product on the field. Feels like we always "win" the offseason but then when it gets to game time we roll over and play dead.
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It's entirely possible he found out the Gator brand was tarnished more than what Foley fed him. Now he's realized UF no longer just sells itself. Coaches have to get out on road and work for a change.
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