Could that be the reason why Urban Meyer left Florida ........Just wondering.......
Urban Meyer left Florida because he's a mercenary and full of shit. He's a hell of a coach, but he's full of shit and left the UF program in shambles (his words, "the program is broken".....and it's still not fixed thanks to two terrible hires by the ego-maniac AD Jeremy Foley).
Calling Coach CB I want to hear what you have to say about this ?
I'm very happy w/ the hire. He's the biggest available name right now in CFB. I would have preferred Scott Frost, as I think he would have stayed a long time (10+ years). I think Kelly will give it a go, see if he can compete w/ the big boys (SEC football/Saban) and if he succeeds, he likely retires after 5-7 years. I doubt he lasts much longer than 6 years. But if it brings a couple of SEC titles and a shot at an NC, I'm fine with it.
As far as recruiting, I think he'll be a big hit. Every kid in the state knows who he is and he brings instant credibility. McElwain was a lazy recruiter....and a lazy coach. He's leaving behind another "broken" program....but there is some talent in Gainesville, but not much depth. Kelly needs to keep this current class intact and add a few LB's and DT's and he'll be fine.
The UF defense has lost a lot of talent since Muschamp left, so next year's team will likely have a mediocre (by Florida standards) defense. There's some talent on the LOS and backfield, but the LB's are weak.....really weak - not SEC caliber. Not sure who plays QB either. But I'm sure Kelly will find a serviceable QB and get this offense out of an 8 year rut of 80th-116th ranked offenses.
I like the hire, if it's true. I'm not confident he has the personality that will fit in at UF, but if he brings in solid assistants and wins games who cares?
The next few days will be interesting. If he's not announced as UF coach, I suspect Frost is the top candidate (but he likely ends up back home).