SOURCE: Hugh Freeze is top coaching target Part III

[TheDouglas78]

Dude calm down, the season literally ended yesterday. We should atleast give muschamp enough time to clean out his office

The new coach should have been announced as the team was walking off Ron Zook Field Saturday night. It has now taking too long. hnoes2: now we are going to have another Zook hire. Fans are

 

[lagator]

new news

Freeze still a contender according to Forde

https://www.onlygators.com/florida-gators-coaching-search-update-ticker/

That link updated at 8:25 PM says McElwain is the leading candidate. Does that suggest Freeze is staying put so Foley moving on to next in line?

 

[gatormandan]

Pat Forde says McElwain is the top target. Some dude TOLD A GUY named Oxrageous the top target is Hugh Freeze. Let's see who if either is right

FIFY

 

[oxrageous]

I'll throw something else out that I didn't mention before, that came from the same Freeze source during the same conversation. It was specifically mentioned that they felt McElwain's buyout was too high. Take that for whatever it's worth.

 

[Coach9]

OnlyGators.com ‏@onlygators 30m30 minutes ago As I've noted prev, McElwain's $7.5M buyout a tad overstated as a hurdle. CSU can waive that for variety of reasons. https://bit.ly/UFcoach

 

[t-gator]

Some body contacted the administrator of the biggest gator message board outthere and tried to get freeze a raise.

 

[The Original DC]

OnlyGators.com ‏@onlygators [url]https://twitter.com/onlygators/status/53923013910490726430m30 minutes ago[/URL] As I've noted prev, McElwain's $7.5M buyout a tad overstated as a hurdle. CSU can waive that for variety of reasons. [url]https://t.co/1A6luYemj7https://bit.ly/UFcoach[/URL]

But why on earth would Colorado State wave the buyout?

 

[oxrageous]

OnlyGators.com ‏@onlygators 30m30 minutes ago As I've noted prev, McElwain's $7.5M buyout a tad overstated as a hurdle. CSU can waive that for variety of reasons. https://bit.ly/UFcoach

Why the hell would a buyout be waived? What's in it for them to do that?

 

[The Original DC]

I'll throw something else out that I didn't mention before, that came from the same Freeze source. It was specifically mentioned that they felt McElwain's buyout was too high. Take that for whatever it's worth.

Or, it could be:

Plan A - Stoops
Plan B - Freeze
Plan C - McElwain

 

[soflagator]

But why on earth would Colorado State wave the buyout?

 

[Coach9]

Why the hell would a buyout be waived? What's in it for them to do that?

No idea. Seems like a contradictory thing. Unless there is some weird structuring to the contract.

 

[t-gator]

I don't see us doing a home and home with csu too avoid a buyout

 

[Gator Fever]

I'll throw something else out that I didn't mention before, that came from the same Freeze source during the same conversation. It was specifically mentioned that they felt McElwain's buyout was too high. Take that for whatever it's worth.

Dooley specifically listed that fact also when he said he wouldn't be the next coach along with the other names.

 

[Since65]

Still don't understand why Colorado State would have a $7.5 million buyout on their football coach? Seems out of line with the status of the program.

Also, in the same article that claims McElwain is the front runner they go into detail as to why he wouldn't be a good fit....he loves it out West, his staff wouldn't be a good cultural fit at Florida, etc. Is he is...or is he aint'?

 

[T REX]

Freeze

 

[Alagator]

Don't get frustrated by me. I'm just debating the merits of a coach. My standards are not the same ones used by Foley and whomever else is involved in the decision making process.

- Freeze had a 20 - 5 record at Lambuth University.

- In his only season at Arky State he went 10 -2, won the Sunbelt conference and led the conference in total offense.

- He has turned around an inept Ole Miss program beating currently ranked #1 Alabama and formerly #1 ranked and hated in state rival Mississippi state.

His overall body of work is very, very impressive.

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

FWIW, Lambuth went belly up and the U of Memphis had to bail it out.

I'd take Freeze in a heartbeat over McElwain.

 

[The Original DC]

McElwain is NOT the top candidate but he's a good candidate. My feeling is, if we end up with McElwain, at least two others said no, probably Stoops and Freeze, and this is the feeling I'm getting reading other sites as well.

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

So this is what the UF program has lowered itself to, even considering a coach with a 22-16 record as a HC in the Mountain West Conference? God help us.

 

[TN G8tr]

I'm thinking the same thing too. Alot of smoke to this fire.