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I was talking with a family member the other day and we got to talking about Florida and where it was to where we are now and how we got here....we talked about the normal culprits but then it occurred to me, we are blaming the wrong faction.
Those we like to blame:
Meyer
Foley
Muschamp
There are those out there who believe Meyer left the cupboard bare which put Muschamp in a hole; watching Muschamp, who arguably was the worst HC we have ever had take a team to 11 wins simply nullifies that argument as he was leaning heavily on players recruited by Urbs.
Then we take a look at Foley; questionable hires in both Zook and Muschamp; however, he does fire the guy when he sees the product failing although he held onto Muschamp one year too long. Foley will be judged further on how McElwain turns out.
Lastly Muschamp, now this isn't about me defending him. He had no business being a HC at Florida, it's like handing the keys to a Ferrari to a 16 year old kid and not expecting anything bad to happen. Muschamp buried this program, that damn midline....
So who is to blame? None of these individuals. They all helped get to where we are now but the blame in my opinion lies on one guy and one event.
The date: Nov 21, 2008
The person: Cam Newton
The day he was charged with theft.
Newton was removed from the team, transferred to Auburn, and the rest is history.
What would have happened had this never transpired?
I believe that Cam would have taken the reigns of the Gator offense instead of John Brantley and he could have repeated the same success he had at Auburn. We win another championship or at least get close to one. Urban never leaves. We still remain on top of the SEC and the nation. Instead here we are, with a lot of positive mojo but now for sure outcomes while Urbs is playing for the title with a third-string QB and talented team that he has built.
Those we like to blame:
Meyer
Foley
Muschamp
There are those out there who believe Meyer left the cupboard bare which put Muschamp in a hole; watching Muschamp, who arguably was the worst HC we have ever had take a team to 11 wins simply nullifies that argument as he was leaning heavily on players recruited by Urbs.
Then we take a look at Foley; questionable hires in both Zook and Muschamp; however, he does fire the guy when he sees the product failing although he held onto Muschamp one year too long. Foley will be judged further on how McElwain turns out.
Lastly Muschamp, now this isn't about me defending him. He had no business being a HC at Florida, it's like handing the keys to a Ferrari to a 16 year old kid and not expecting anything bad to happen. Muschamp buried this program, that damn midline....
So who is to blame? None of these individuals. They all helped get to where we are now but the blame in my opinion lies on one guy and one event.
The date: Nov 21, 2008
The person: Cam Newton
The day he was charged with theft.
Newton was removed from the team, transferred to Auburn, and the rest is history.
What would have happened had this never transpired?
I believe that Cam would have taken the reigns of the Gator offense instead of John Brantley and he could have repeated the same success he had at Auburn. We win another championship or at least get close to one. Urban never leaves. We still remain on top of the SEC and the nation. Instead here we are, with a lot of positive mojo but now for sure outcomes while Urbs is playing for the title with a third-string QB and talented team that he has built.