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Interview in The Athletic (subscription required) with former Gators coach "Butters".
Q&A: Central Michigan’s Jim McElwain on his return as a...
Among the (high)lights:
Coaching at CMU: "I thought, what the heck?"
Time at Florida: It was fantastic. What a great opportunity. We were able to go in and accomplish some things. Everywhere you go, you meet great people. We’ve got a lot of good friends from every stop, Gainesville included. It’s one of those things, you sit back and reflect no matter where you at, you keep learning and moving forward. I don’t have anything negative to say about anything. Shoot, somebody gave me the opportunity to be the head coach there, right? I worked my tail off, we had a great staff, I loved the kids. It was really good."
About the "abrupt" end of his tenure at UF: Those choices were really out of my hands. The choices were made. People there didn’t like the way it was going. That’s the way it is. That’s the business. My biggest thing was the players and our staff. They took care of those guys and had a chance to move on. The players are seeing success now, and that’s what it’s all about. My care was for the people. I worked my tail off. It didn’t work. That’s the way it is.
Summary: Thank my Father in heaven Butters is no longer HBC at Florida.
Discuss...
Q&A: Central Michigan’s Jim McElwain on his return as a...
Among the (high)lights:
Coaching at CMU: "I thought, what the heck?"
Time at Florida: It was fantastic. What a great opportunity. We were able to go in and accomplish some things. Everywhere you go, you meet great people. We’ve got a lot of good friends from every stop, Gainesville included. It’s one of those things, you sit back and reflect no matter where you at, you keep learning and moving forward. I don’t have anything negative to say about anything. Shoot, somebody gave me the opportunity to be the head coach there, right? I worked my tail off, we had a great staff, I loved the kids. It was really good."
About the "abrupt" end of his tenure at UF: Those choices were really out of my hands. The choices were made. People there didn’t like the way it was going. That’s the way it is. That’s the business. My biggest thing was the players and our staff. They took care of those guys and had a chance to move on. The players are seeing success now, and that’s what it’s all about. My care was for the people. I worked my tail off. It didn’t work. That’s the way it is.
Summary: Thank my Father in heaven Butters is no longer HBC at Florida.
Discuss...