In my younger years I was able to catch the tail end of Spurrier's tenure. Unforutanely I had a good understanding of X and O's and was a die hard college football fan during the Zook years. The high school years were amazing thanks to Urban. It never got old rubbing it in those Bama and Tennessee fans faces. Even after Urban left, I felt that Florida would continue its winning ways, no matter who the coach was. That level of excellence was the expectation I thought I was going to see when I turned the TV on every saturday. For the majority of my short lived life, Florida has been at the top of the college football landscape. Then 2010 started and it was all downhill except for the 2012 season, which was a good year but it was an anomaly for Asschump. I've had to tamper my expectations and as I mature, it has gradually become easier for me to wrap my head around looking at a season realistically. I will be 29 years old this year, and we have won 3 National Championships during my lifetime.
If we are expecting Mullen to be either of those two guys, then I feel like our fan base is just setting him up for failure. Meyer and Saban are arguably the two greatest coaches that college football has ever seen. They're shooting stars. Yes, we are the University of Florida, the flagship school in the state. However, that doesn't mean much when we don't have the right leadership in place. Its starts at the top with the AD, and goes all the way down to Mullen. Right now, I believe we are setting pretty for our leadership and HC. They are two guys that are all in on this university.
I want to win the championship every year but that isn't a realistic expectation. Not even Bama can do it, and they are on the greatest run ever. Firing coaches and starting over every 2, 3, or 4 years isn't the answer either, see how that has worked for Tennessee, plus Bama throughout the 90's and early 2000's. If Mullen can coach/recruit/win at the same level as Urban did, then thank you Jesus. But is that the standard I'm holding him to, no way. Starting this year, I expect to be in the SEC championship game more times than not. Florida as a University and thier fans shoudl have high expecations, they shoudl expect to be in the playoff race at the end of each year. At the same time though, are they realistic given the circumstances and the personnel involved . Not every coach we hire is going to be up for consideration as the GOAT one day.