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Sources: UF & Chip Kelly working on contract details
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Kelly knows his job would require him to recruit his ass off and there is no university that would allow otherwise. He may not "like" the idea but if he signs on, he better work his ass off bringing in the best.
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Here's the quote from Kelly (posted by Abolverdi today at https://www.seccountry.com/florida/...ountryUF&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social) regarding his alleged "hate" of recruiting. No where does it say he hates it...just that he'd rather be doing X's and O's. Wouldn't any corch?
“My schedule, the day the season was over, was a lot worse than my schedule here because you’re planes, trains and automobiles recruiting from Sunday night until Friday afternoon and hustling back and practicing, getting a practice in Friday afternoon, practice Saturday, practice Sunday, get back on a plane and fly around the country chasing down recruits.
Maybe a misconception is when you’re a college coach and the last game is done and then the bowl game comes, you don’t have a month off. I would argue my schedule was more hectic from a recruiting standpoint than it was here. So I’m looking forward to being in the office every day and watching tape. That is the fun part of our job.”
“My schedule, the day the season was over, was a lot worse than my schedule here because you’re planes, trains and automobiles recruiting from Sunday night until Friday afternoon and hustling back and practicing, getting a practice in Friday afternoon, practice Saturday, practice Sunday, get back on a plane and fly around the country chasing down recruits.
Maybe a misconception is when you’re a college coach and the last game is done and then the bowl game comes, you don’t have a month off. I would argue my schedule was more hectic from a recruiting standpoint than it was here. So I’m looking forward to being in the office every day and watching tape. That is the fun part of our job.”
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I’d say that a large majority of college coaches would agree with him on this quote. He just happens to be one of the few who came out and said it.
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I get what your saying but, a HC has to connect w' his coaching staff and his players more than anyone. If these people are being productive then everything else falls into place. Win 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 games a year and see how "connected the fans feel!" If the Gators are scoring 30+ per game and winning 10 per year the butts will be in seats and the money will roll in.
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I was in the J school working at Rock 104, WRUF Dial a Score, Channel 5, etc when Hall was the head coach and we had a TON of access to the players and coaches at the time. Hall was one of the most socially awkward people I have ever met. He was the NICEST guy, but did not light up a room or "work" a room. He was an offensive genius (look at his Oklahoma teams). But he hated the schmoozing. No one cared. We just cared about winning and he did, until his numbers were so depleted....Point is, who cares if Kelly schmoozes or doesn't schmooze. What matters is if he can put a "fun" product on the field....and according to our AD, that is the main requisite, not going to booster meetings.
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Yep, notice I used the word "limited". I didn't say abandon it altogether. And please, tell me how the product that Mac put on the field increased revenue and fundraising? Oh, attendance is still down. People don't want to give money for embarrassing products? Oh, it's gone so far that I have seen multiple people calling for a boycott of all things UF until changes are made (before Mac's firing)? Yea, there is a lot more to it than just schmoozing. Hell, Meyer after a few years wasn't even doing his Thursday show or Sunday highlight shows. I'm for some schmoozing, but again, if we have to limit it, fine. Why? Because, as a CEO or management or whatever, it doesn't matter how good your connection is if people aren't buying your product. Tell me that's a lie, and that Schmoozing makes up for losing money. Go ahead, do it.
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What makes you say that? I’m not buying it.
Stricklin has his guy, and he will be announced soon IMO. Strick is playing the game.
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You can't possibly believe that
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I am starting to believe it. Only thing moving on this is twitter and portal hits. And it started with Franz. Dude is drunk and takes a mole hill and turns it into an mountain. We may hire Kelly, don't know, but nowhere near where people think it is. And Stricklin has to be thinking ... crap, if I don't hire Kelly, I will really need to hire Frost. Anything after that at this point, considering the way the thought of Kelly in O&B has been implanted into the minds of the fans, will be a bust.
I hate Foley.
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