As an accused pumper on this board, and someone that didn't regret Muschamp until much later than many...I feel it's my obligation to try to help rid you of this optimism. It is unhealthy, and will only cause you much more severe pain than you deserve, even if from a rival SEC East school.
Muschamp has caused nearly irrepable harm to our program. His "great recruiting" was entirely a paper tiger - the rankings don't, in any way, account for NEED, and Muschamp was a very good DB recruiter, at the expense of nearly all other positions on the field. Don't be fooled by recruiting rankings...you will regret your optimism.
His offensive philosophy is atrocious, and it impacts otherwise decent coaches. He believes that offense is an unnecessary evil of college football, and philosophically, as long as he can keep his defense fresh (i.e. Win time-of-possession) then he believes he can win with defense. It is incredibly boring, but also ill-conceived. It leaves you with no options when you get behind, and you will rip your fking hair out when you go up by 7 in the first quarter and go into "prevent" mode, hoping that the defense keeps the opponent to 3 for the rest of the game. It was infuriating...and you will regret your optimism.
Lastly - he created a losers culture. That is important. Despite all of his "energy"...his "bravado"...he creates losers, and more importantly, he creates a loser culture. Our current team continues to be impacted nearly 3 years later by his incompetence. Trust me...you will regret your optimism.
Hang around on our board...we love rivals to participate in friendly banter and debate. But take it from someone who held onto his optimism way too long...don't. You will regret it.