The Coaching Search Thread

[Slevin]

Campbell came out of nowhere and all anyone can say is that he looks good. Good? We don't need good. We need great. We need influential. We need ground moving. We need innovative. Might as well stop behind Macs moving truck and ask him to come back if we are settling for a flash in the pan coach in Campbell

Also, Fleck was the talk of the town just last year. Where is his name now?

 

[Slevin]

One other thing to add is that Kelly is available right now and we wouldn't have to wait until after the season to hire him it could make the difference. I like our chances of being good next year a lot more if we had our guy sooner.

If we hire kelly let's say in a months time, this class explodes imho. The excitement builds throughout the recruiting season, hell kelly could even go out and recruit.

I can wait for a Frost but a kelly now would be exciting

 

[g8tr72]

Regarding Kelly.....

 

[crosscreekcooter]

http://gatorchatter.com/threads/her...ng-candidates-discussed-on-gatorchatter.2524/
here you go QCG did this 3 years ago.
It is official - 100 candidates discussed to become the next football coach! These candidates range from the totally implausible (Chris Leak) to the reasonable (Freeze, Stoops, etc.). We analyzed, mocked, promoted, and dismissed all of these candidates. Feel free to post any other names, and I'll add them to the list.

1. Bob Stoops
2. Chip Kelly
3. Petrino
4. Dan Quinn
5. Spurrier
6. Schottenheimer
7. K Shanahan
8. M Shanahan
9. Harbaugh
10. Gundy
11. Whittingham
12. Belichick
13. Hudspeth
14. Holliday
15. Mike Smith
16. Tom Coughlin
17. Durkin
18. Kiffin
19. Lou Holtz
20. Strong
21. Smart
22. Cam Cameron
23. James Franklin
24. Butch Jones
25. Addazzio
26. Jimmie Johnson
27. Freeze
28. Mullen
29. Schiano
30. Holgerson
31. RichRod
32. Chizik
33. Mcelwain
34. Kerwin Bell
35. Graham
36. Patterson
37. Briles
38. Swinney
39. Chad Morris
40. Mike Leach
41. Mark Stoops
42. Leipold
43. McDaniels
44. John Gruden
45. Jay Gruden
46. Hoke
47. Malzahn
48. Bill Snyder
49. Glanville
50. Mularkey
51. Sumlin
52. Weis
53. Saban
54. Cutcliffe
55. Tebow
56. Leak
57. Rex Grossman
58. John Reeves
59. Jesse Palmer
60. Noah Brindise
61. James Bates
62. Brandon James
63. George O’Leary
64. Wayne Peace
65. Jimbo Fisher
66. Gary Anderson
67. Orgeron
68. Pelini
69. Harsin
70. Pinkel
71. Mack Brown
72. Mora Jr.
73. Chris Creighton
74. Kingsbury
75. Zook
76. Mendenhall
77. D Dooley
78. Butch Davis
79. Dykes
80. Fedora
81. Nutt
82. Lazor
83. Bielma
84. Roper
85. Dantonio
86. Bobby Bowden
87. Rex Ryan
88. Jim Tressel
89. Herm Edwards
90. Bob Daives
91. Tyrone Willingham
92. Urban Meyer
93. Mike Belotti
94. Matt Campbell
95. Pete Lembo
96. Jack del Rio
97. David Shaw
98. Matt Wells
99. Goff
100. Stallings

SPECIAL fictional/dead coaches section.
1. Rudy
2. Goldie Hawn
3. Eric Taylor
4. Bear Bryant

#1QueenCityGator, Nov 29, 2014

 

[crosscreekcooter]

I don't see Frost on the list

 

[Zambo]

Regarding Kelly.....

Yeah I saw that too. There is precisely zero chance that if we hired Kelly that the commish would say no. It's not even a speed bump.

 

[Slevin]

That list did not age well

 

[78]

Regarding Kelly.....

A simple phone call from Fuchs. That's not an issue in my mind. At issue is the mutual interest of Kelly and Florida.

 

[g8tr72]

So will the hire happen before the new Dec early signing period?

 

[GR8 2B]

If we hire kelly let's say in a months time, this class explodes imho. The excitement builds throughout the recruiting season, hell kelly could even go out and recruit.

I can wait for a Frost but a kelly now would be exciting

This.

 

[78]

So will the hire happen before the new Dec early signing period?

Absolutely yes.

 

[g8tr72]

I'm listening to Ackerman and Matthews.

Brady just opined that he doesn't believe that a young coach could handle the pressure at UF.

In other words, Ackerman's not willing to GAMBLE on a young coach.

Some of you will get that. :)

 

[crosscreekcooter]

https://www.seccountry.com/sec/repo...florida-tennessee-choice-will-come-recruiting
Report: Chip Kelly hasn’t heard from Florida or Tennessee, choice will come down to recruiting

Coaching rumors: Tennessee has offered Jon Gruden more than $10 million a year, also eyeing Bobby Petrino
https://www.seccountry.com/tennesse...den-10-million-year-also-eyeing-bobby-petrino

 

[Slevin]

Lmao get out here. The only pressure at UF is to compete and excite the fan base. That's literally it. A run like Spurriers 12: 1 national title and a few sec titles does it. Hell bob stoops at OU was the SAME run. Just compete, keep us in contention every year, give us something watchable on one of our only two off days from work, and you're golden. Are we insane for wanting that?

 

[alcoholica]

So will the hire happen before the new Dec early signing period?

Stricklin made a comment that it would be ideal, but they want the best coaching fit possible. I interpret as we want a new coach in time to get kids comfortable signing early, but we aren’t going to settle to make it happen.

 

[williston_gator]

@efailorjr: Matt Campbell speech is amazing!

 

[oxrageous]

Everyone knows that Chip Kelly has been a wet dream to me for several years, but I do have concerns. The biggest is I don't think he likes coaching college football. We're obviously looking for a long-term guy, and it's unlikely it would be him anywhere. I feel that even if he was successful, he'd always be looking for another shot in the NFL.

Saying that, even if we could have him for 2 or 3 years it would put us immediately back on the map and put the brand right back in the spotlight.

Frost is basically a younger version of Kelly, without the astounding 46-7 run to his name. He's not nationally known....yet. As a result I see more risk here, as he simply hasn't been a head coach that long. Are we going to take yet another chance at an unproven guy? The upside is that if he works out he could be at UF for a long, long time.

 

[Slevin]

Chip failed so hard in the NFL, that execs hate him now. I don't think he ever goes back. Ever.

 

[alcoholica]

I never liked the Kelly rumors, but now that we have a small chance, let’s go for it. After him, Frost and then I don’t know. We can pick a lot of these guys apart based on recruiting ties. I still say take a big cut at Quinn, even though it’ll be a small chance. You have to at least add him to the gauge your interest list.

Outside of those three, you just have to pick the best coach and hope they hire the best recruiting staff they can. Fuentes, Norvall, and Campbell may fit that bill. I wouldn’t be opposed to Brohm.

The main thing i’d like to see is some discipline in this team. Be a coach not a friend. Like most of us, your father became your friend after he molded you and guided you. I never got a PB&J for fccking up

 

[78]

Everyone knows that Chip Kelly has been a wet dream to me for several years, but I do have concerns. The biggest is I don't think he likes coaching college football. We're obviously looking for a long-term guy, and it's unlikely it would be him anywhere. I feel that even if he was successful, he'd always be looking for another shot in the NFL.

Saying that, even if we could have him for 2 or 3 years it would put us immediately back on the map and put the brand right back in the spotlight.

Frost is basically a younger version of Kelly, without the astounding 46-7 run to his name. He's not nationally known....yet. As a result I see more risk here, as he simply hasn't been a head coach that long. Are we going to take yet another chance at an unproven guy? The upside is that if he works out he could be at UF for a long, long time.

Preach it.