re: **Jim McElwain is the new Florida Head Coach, it is Official**

Doug Samuels @CoachSamz · 6m 6 minutes ago
Per sources, Jim McElwain has informed his team at Colorado State that he is leaving for the Florida job LINK /

I think Mac will kill it at Florida. Everyone in the East should be getting sick at their stomaches.

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I wouldn't exactly call it running him out of town, when he was offered a HC position,

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with you so far

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at a decent school...

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not so much.

I wanna know who ends up starting, Harris or Grier? Harris has some experience, but I liked Grier coming out.

Roger Simmons @RogerSimmons · 5m 5 minutes ago
#Gators' Foley after landing in FLA, “We had a great conversation … We’re not there yet,” on deal for Jim McElwain. LINK …

On my phone, so I can't link, but I believe the Orlando Sentinel is citing a Colorado-based source and reporting something contrary to the OP. According to their article, CSU hasn't budged on buyout, there is less wiggle room in the buyout provision than alleged, there was no team meeting as alleged and the McElwain to UF seems less likely today than it did yesterday. I read the buyout close and didn't see a lot of wiggle room unless CSU agreed to something, but I can't see this deal failing given the public nature of the negotiations.

If you're CSU why on earth would you budge on the buyout, I mean they have literally all of the cards and will win easily if it went to trial, which it won't since Foley doesn't like even a hint of controversy. I mean ot'd be malpractice for CSU to accept anything other than the cash, barring say a 2 for 1 or something with the 2 being in Colorado. I'd laugh in Foley's face if he offers a pay to play game in Gainesville unless said game pays out like 3 million because simply taking a normal pay for play is an opportunity cost-- not only do they not get the 7.5 but by scheduling Florida they can't schedule someone else for money.


Foley will fold or look like a jackass (which he seems loathe to do), if he decides to look like a Jackass you let Nebraska or Michigan step up.

Not a splash hire on paper, but it would be an outstanding hire.

That offense for Florida will improve drastically next year.

I thought he was a great coordinator for Bama.

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will do great at Florida

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If he's hired.

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Would be a good hire, solid coach.

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definitely was damn good at bama, but not all guys who are good/great coordinators turn out to be good head coaches. I'll admit i have not kept up with CSU though so i do not know how he has done there.