RUMOR: Mullen is out

[neteng]

SOS and Meyer and their families have reiterated over the years that fan expectations such as widespread complaints about the team even after a 10 win season were among the major factors in their decisions to leave.

No they didnt.

 

[soflagator]

Some good points but nothing you said screams that taking over at Florida is a top notch job, other than the compensation $$$$$$.

Terrible facilities, very little support from the Administration, no current tradition of Great success, lousy AD, no budget for expanded support staff, no depth because of poor recruiting, apathetic fan support, etc, etc.....

The fact that we have been getting 2nd and 3rd string coaches shouldn't be a surprise... It's what this Administration wants and accepts...... At this point, I'll echo what someone else already said... I have no confidence that this Administration can\will pick the Winner that UF needs and deserves.

Let’s be clear. McElwain is one step from being a produce manager at WinnDixie and even he managed to get the ball rolling on facilities upgrades. He made it part of his initial pitch. So as much as we’re behind, the right coach could absolutely kick that into a higher gear if he wanted to. Given his attitude with everything else, I doubt Mullen even cared.

As for selling points, Meyer himself laid them out. Few jobs afford you the ability to be recruiting all day and home by dinner time. There’s a NC winning legend down the hall that is more than happy to give advice and support. There are passionate fans who show up and support you even if it’s Samford and you’re 4-5 with a lame duck staff. There is easy tradition to sell to recruits and staff, the East is not exactly a daunting path, and Gainesville is a great place to live.

 

[Mornengswede]

Serious question........ Why would anyone want to Coach at Florida?

Even Spurdog left because of the unreasonable expectations of the Fan's.

Unreasonable? Compared to where? Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Michigan, Ohio State, LSU, Auburn, etc etc. You realize we’ve won more championships in the last 30 years than most of those schools?

 

[neteng]

Yeah. Florida is a tough job. Expectations are high and unrealistic at times. But to gloss that over as if it is something that would keep a great coach from coming here is stupid. We didn't get to this toxic point in the Mullen era by unrealistic fan expectations. We got here because Mullen ignored a bunch of important things required to be done to be successful at UF and fans/journalists/media started point that out. It is year 4 in his tenure and the program is sinking fast with no blame at all on fan expectations.

 

[MJMGator]

Serious question........ Why would anyone want to Coach at Florida?

Even Spurdog left because of the unreasonable expectations of the Fan's.

We can pay top dollar but we have very little other to offer.

Spurrier left a $2M per year gig for a $5M a year gig with a challenge he’d always dreamed of.

 

[neteng]

Spurrier left a $2M per year gig for a $5M a year gig with a challenge he’d always dreamed of.

After a 10+ year stop at UF and coincidentally after Foley ignored his request for some help. As if SOS even cared what a fan said.

 

[MJMGator]

After a 10+ year stop at UF and coincidentally after Foley ignored his request for some help. As if SOS even cared what a fan said.

Fans at every Top 25 program are unrealistic. On the Bama boards, they’ve said that Saban should be fired or retired every time Bama loses a game!
We’re no different than any top program with our expectations.

 

[oxrageous]

Yeah. Florida is a tough job. Expectations are high and unrealistic at times.

That could be the description for every damn FBS college football program. You could use that to describe the New Mexico State job. I detest this fantasy that Gator fans are different than all the others. We aren't.

 

[CU-UF]

Florida is one of a handful of schools that can quickly win, and win big with the right coach.

 

[Mornengswede]

Fans at every Top 25 program are unrealistic. On the Bama boards, they’ve said that Saban should be fired or retired every time Bama loses a game!
We’re no different than any top program with our expectations.

If anything our expectations have slipped. A large chunk of the fanbase now thinks our expectations should be in line with those of Arky or NC State.

 

[AugustaGator]

You moron. SoS left because Foley didn't support him and he wanted to try the NFL.

I never put much into this except once you start putting all the other pieces and facts together that is exactly what happened. I also think Urban’s statement about the program being broken was less about him and the back office support or lack of it. I’d never think we’d be wanting for that but it appears so.

 

[oxrageous]

If anything our expectations have slipped. A large chunk of the fanbase now thinks our expectations should be in line with those of Arky or NC State.

Good point. If nothing else, NOW is the time to come to UF, when expectations are in the toilet. No one is expecting to compete for NC's (or even SEC's) any time soon.

 

[GatorInGeorgia]

Florida is one of a handful of schools that can quickly win, and win big with the right coach.

Agreed. All the talk about us not having the talent to compete, etc./etc./etc. is BS. Our problem, plain & simple, is we’ve got a shytti head coach and staff and the two HCs before this current bum were shytti head coaches with shytti staffs.

Recruiting issues will be a problem in upcoming years because of Mullen but make no mistake about it…prior to now, a good HC could have killed it on the field at Florida.

 

[jdh5484]

Good point. If nothing else, NOW is the time to come to UF, when expectations are in the toilet. No one is expecting to compete for NC's (or even SEC's) any time soon.

My expectations (since Spurrier arrived) have always been, every year: 1) compete for the SEC championship 2) beat the leghumpers.

Any football coach, hired in at UF, should have those two expectations in their contract.

I don't rate beating FSU as contractual. 1) they are a girls school ... so who cares 2) They are not in our conference

 

[jdh5484]

Fans at every Top 25 program are unrealistic. On the Bama boards, they’ve said that Saban should be fired or retired every time Bama loses a game!
We’re no different than any top program with our expectations.

I agree with the Bamma fans 100%.

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

No coach ever seems to want our job. It seems like thats how we got corch don millens in the first place.

Big name candidates can quickly see the lack of admin support for athletics, and what a tool we have as an AD.


That's why Clausen and Chadwell should both at least get a look.

 

[FireFoley]

Florida is one of a handful of schools that can quickly win, and win big with the right coach.

That is what Bear Bryant said a zillion years ago.

 

[rogdochar]

Enjoy your window shopping, too bad the Gators don't have a credit card.

Window shopping is a pane.