Having been away from here for quite some time, there are some things I just don't understand. I don't understand where the nickname "Butters" for McElwain came from (by this I don't mean I support him, I just don't understand this).
And I don't understand what seems to be the apparent hatred (maybe that's too strong a word) for Mullen. He was the OC / QB coach that developed Tim and the high-powered offense we had while he was at UF. He developed Dak Prescott and Fitzgerald (from just down the road in Richmond Hill, GA) into excellent QBs. Just like everyone else in the SECW, he's had to contend with Saban, so that has affected his W-L record, and kept him (and every other HC in the SECW) from winning that division (except for Chizik, who was fired after winning a NC!). As pointed out in the article referenced above, he would bring with him an experienced staff. We don't know what Frost will bring. Many have said Mullen didn't get along with the UAA staff - but even if that was the case (do we really know?) many in "the administration" are gone - Foley, Machen (although I can't imagine how much of a relationship any asst coach has with the univ Pres), and I'm sure some in UAA below Foley are all gone. As for his wife not liking Gainesville, for enough $$, she can get used to it, and who cares what she thinks, anyway.
Three years ago, when we fired Muschamp, there weren't a lot of good possibilities out there, Foley knew that, and that's why he was reluctant to pull the plug on him, but he had to. This time around, there are quite a few decent possibilities out there, including Mullen. I hope Stricklin will make a good choice (you never know until several years down the road), but if it is Mullen, I will not be disappointed.
