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Corey Raymond to UF
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Our DBs have been atrocious and he's a great recruiter. Bodes well for the long term.
Just when it appeared he was surrounding himself with only "loyal" staff... he throws us a bone.
Still think Gator Nation should call him the endearing term "TATOR". We can bring back TATOR BAIT at the games.
Just when it appeared he was surrounding himself with only "loyal" staff... he throws us a bone.
Still think Gator Nation should call him the endearing term "TATOR". We can bring back TATOR BAIT at the games.
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Raymond stayed at LSU for 10 years through head coaching changes and position moves. He's turned down numerous offers over the years.
If he stays at UF for 2-3 years it will greatly impact the program.
Awesome thing is, no matter how long he stays at UF, he's NOT at LSU as their best position coach and recruiting coordinator.
Slam Dunk Hire.
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A great coach for a couple of years or a dud run out of town on a rail after four?
Which would you prefer?
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To be fair, Raymond was making like $350k and was consistently fielding one of the best units on LSU's team for multiple years, including absolutely killing it on the recruiting trail. When the ogre hired a new OL coach, he brought the guy in at like $800k. No career driven person would be ok with that and not start looking for another job/role when their performance should speak for itself.
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The money driven idea was Matt Moscona’s (the Baton Rouge radio guy) speculation. We actually don’t know for sure why he is coming. Maybe he clashed with Kelly and wanted out. Maybe Kelly just wanted to bring his own guy in and he had to find a job. And he probably had met Napier. So I don’t think we have to accept Moscona’s narrative.
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This is HUGE News for UF. This is a great indication of what perhaps Napier can do. Keep going. I still have remember that we are tearing this remaining pile of garbage down and rebuilding. Like what I see so far.
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My guess he was a dude that loved LSU, like many Gators would have taken jobs at UF at lower than their market value. But I doubt Kelly wanted to retain him, or he didn't want a Deet (aka Carpetbagger) being the one running the show.
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Sounds like new Gator money and a new title. It appears he will be CO DC as well. Good reasons to move.
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You're probably right. At any rate, this is a homerun hire.
I'm confident we'll get more of the same from CBN moving forward.
chferg
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Raymond was making closer to 600k...signed a new deal in 2020 that was 3 year, 1.8 million deal. One other thing with that is unlike some of the higher paid secondary coaches, he only coached corners which according to a LSU mod on their 247 site, pissed him off....he wanted a title like "Co-DC" or "Co-ASHC"....Kelly said no, Napier said yes...
Great hire nonetheless
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We made up a title that made him happy. It probably cost us nothing extra that we weren't already to pay for a guy of his caliber. Kelly is a dumbass.
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I was honestly worried about this when Brewster was let go. The move still makes no sense to me, but snagging this kind of coach gives me some hope that he's got a plan that will put a guy there who is at worst a push. I hope so anyway.
Major upgrade here. It's like trading in a Pinto with the exploding gas tanks for Formula 1 car.
