Jim McElwain expected to accept Florida head coaching job

[williston_gator]

Seems we need a hostage negotiator.

@McMurphyESPN: In June CSU prez agreed to lower McElwain $7.5M buyout, now he won't halting McElwain to UF sources told @ESPN http://espn.go.com/college-football/...te-rams-buyout

 

[oxrageous]

Rumor has it there will be a UF press conference tomorrow at noon.

 

[WobbleGator]

Rumor has it there will be a UF press conference tomorrow at noon.

Then I guess that we aren't hiring Stoops?

 

[TN G8tr]

When have we ever taken speculation from BSPN? They hate UF anyway. And not to mention they've seemed to be a step behind everyone on this whole thing. Things may be the complete opposite.

 

[WobbleGator]

Hopefully Zach won't tweet any "news" today. He is the reason that CSU ain't budging on the buyout.

 

[LagoonGator68]

http://jacksonville.com/sports/coll...nette-jim-mcelwain-has-credentials-fix-smelly
Good article by Gene Frenette.

 

[Gator98MD]

Seems we need a hostage negotiator.

@McMurphyESPN: In June CSU prez agreed to lower McElwain $7.5M buyout, now he won't halting McElwain to UF sources told @ESPN http://espn.go.com/college-football/...te-rams-buyout

williston in da house!!!! So we getting a coach today guys or what?

 

[URGatorBait]

Just from a business point of view, what is the point of a buyout if you don't stick to it? The whole point of a buyout is to deter a coach from leaving and if does leave t make it worth the university's while.

It is not necessarily sticking to the buyout that makes them look bad, it is the stating that the buyout is negotiable and then turning around and saying it is not is what makes it look bad for CSU.
Foley wouldnt have gone there if he didnt think it was negotiable, this is CSU trying to stick it to UF, could be because we were very public about it and they didnt like it, not sure.
And get off this too cheap with Freeze garbage, he wasnt coming, he used us to get a pay raise, deal with it.

 

[URGatorBait]

Get it in writing. I do think you are right that somehow we rubbed CSU the wrong way.

 

[westflgator]

It is not necessarily sticking to the buyout that makes them look bad, it is the stating that the buyout is negotiable and then turning around and saying it is not is what makes it look bad for CSU.
Foley wouldnt have gone there if he didnt think it was negotiable, this is CSU trying to stick it to UF, could be because we were very public about it and they didnt like it, not sure.
And get off this too cheap with Freeze garbage, he wasnt coming, he used us to get a pay raise, deal with it.

From what I've seen from reports, CSU never said it was negotiable. A former CSU AD or President (don't remember which) made that statement , but not the current CSU staff.

 

[URGatorBait]

From what I've seen from reports, CSU never said it was negotiable. A former CSU AD or President (don't remember which) made that statement , but not the current CSU staff.

I highly doubt that we would even be there if we thought they wouldnt budge. What we dont know for a fact is who specifically UF spoke to about it, but it really does CSU no favors to be so hardlined about it. They are looking at their own self interests, not the coaches, and they will be hard pressed to ever get anyone out there again, after this. I wouldnt be surprised if UF is willing to pay between 25-50% of the current buyout, that isnt chump change!
It will get worked out or CSU will have a pissed off coach.

 

[soflagator]

Hopefully Zach won't tweet any "news" today. He is the reason that CSU ain't budging on the buyout.

He needs to find a different job. Journalism (and anything salon related) just isn't for him.

Williston destroys the guy and it's not even his job.

 

[westflgator]

I highly doubt that we would even be there if we thought they wouldnt budge. .

I don't think anyone is arguing that. I'm sure McElwain was under the impression that it was negotiable, along with the former AD. But the current CSU staff is not the one who is putting that out there, is my point...

 

[soflagator]

From what I've seen from reports, CSU never said it was negotiable. A former CSU AD or President (don't remember which) made that statement , but not the current CSU staff.

No, the current AD or President did say it. There were 5 witnesses in the room when they reached that agreement. The person that has gone on record with that is the former employee.

It was just too loose and too much "handshake". JM's attorney may be the worst in sports history.

 

[ATXGator]

I sincerely believe that if we had offered Freeze serious money he would be in Gainesville right now. I am not saying for sure but I think his people turned down an unattractive offer. When they first asked him about the FL job, he was totally not ruling it out.

I get your point, but you also have to realize they now have a coach they know wants to take another job and they prevented him from doing that... that is not a good working relationship. They also have to continue to pay him and if they negotiate down to 4.5 that's 4.5 they aren't going to get otherwise.

I really wonder if Foley did something to rub them the wrong way.

 

[BLACKCELL]

Make stoops an offer he can not refuse. If this doesn't work, Pay the 7.5 and call it a day. I promise you the other teams will!

 

[Gator Fever]

http://www.sbnation.com/college-foo...49/jim-mcelwain-florida-colorado-state-buyout

Hopefully they are right and they will budge and get it down to 2 million or something.