Sources: UF & Chip Kelly working on contract details

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If Kelly is the hire I'd imagine Jumbo will be shaking in his ballet slippers. The hire together with a crappy year and the return of the "U" will no doubt make recruiting in-state MUCH tougher for FSU.
 

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Obviously we look at things through orange & blue glasses, but is there really another job that is realistically better than the UF job?
Facilities are allegedly better at UT and the stadium seats more. But you still have to deal with the inbreeding and all. So...no.
 

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Don't know who will be our next coach and I am patent enough to wait and see. But the thought of Jeremy Foley being anywhere near the search and selection process absolutely horrifies me. One thing our program cannot survive is another Foley's Folly.

Foley has proven that he knows absolutely nothing about football. So get some rest Jeremy. Go spend some time with your buddy Will in that fancy mansion of his that we Gator fans paid for thanks to you. Just go.
 

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Facilities are allegedly better at UT and the stadium seats more. But you still have to deal with the inbreeding and all. So...no.

Don't forget the ease of recruiting the state of Florida. I imagine it's easy to swing hillbilly recruits with the promise of running water though.
 

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Don't forget the ease of recruiting the state of Florida. I imagine it's easy to swing hillbilly recruits with the promise of running water though.

"ease" of recruiting the state of Florida? - You are recruiting against every top team in the country... if it is so easy... why has McElwain been so bad. If you recruit in Florida you are fighting Jimbo, Richt, Harbaugh, Saban, Dabo... just to name a few...
 

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If Chip is getting $6 MILLION from 49ers for the next year for doing nothing , and getting whatever he is getting from ESPN, why would he want to coach college football? Am sure 49ers would love it. Just another year of stress for Chip and family.
No matter how hard you try, it's not going to matter.
 

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"ease" of recruiting the state of Florida? - You are recruiting against every top team in the country... if it is so easy... why has McElwain been so bad. If you recruit in Florida you are fighting Jimbo, Richt, Harbaugh, Saban, Dabo... just to name a few...

I meant from a travel/logistics point of view. Besides, would you want to play for some folksy loser? Would you want your kids to play for that schmuck?
 

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Obviously we look at things through orange & blue glasses, but is there really another job that is realistically better than the UF job?
I'm thinking Dabo has a lock on the best coaching job when Saban retires. Everyone else can just move on.
 

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If we back load his contract..say give him 10 bucks for the first year and a guarantee of 4m more than he would otherwise have gotten, timed to hit after the NFL offset language goes away, do the legal eagles cry foul or can we get away with that. If so, anybody can sweeten the deal for Kelly without breaking the bank.
 

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A pretty reputable poster on scout has said a deal is agreed too through Kelly's agent and awaiting to be signed... hopefully this guy knows what he's talking about
Make that 2 separate reputable posters now claiming this thing is done
 

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From what they are saying is that Kelly actually agreed on Friday and it's been in UF's court now since then for final approval
 

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Facilities are allegedly better at UT and the stadium seats more. But you still have to deal with the inbreeding and all. So...no.
You have like 1/20 of the instate bluechip recruits if you take the hillbilly job.

ATM is a sleeping giant. Richest team in SEC and sitting on a never ending supply of both money and talent. I would consider Florida and ATM as the #1 and #1a.

UCLA is as good as anyone in PAC12. They are the next tier IMO.

Id rate Arky and Tinerc is tied for the next tier along with Nebraska if it comes open.
 
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