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re: Strangest coaching hires

Posted on 11/10/26 at 2:58 pm to
Posted by Corso
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2020
12598 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 2:58 pm to
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Zook at UF


Good pick
Posted by MikeHoncho47
Member since Aug 2016
2288 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 3:40 pm to
Mike Riley at Nebraska
Gary Andersen at Oregon state

Both of these were awful puzzling to me.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
37074 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 4:19 pm to
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Zook at UF seemed like a very underwhelming hire.


Absolutely.

Florida was one of the best programs in the country and it was built on a great offense. So to hire an NFL DC, who had never been a HC, and was an average assistant coach at Florida 7 years prior was an odd move.

Maybe the only reason was timing. Spurrier resigned in January after the wave of coaching changes had already been made. Still, one would think a better coach would have been willing to leave his program, even late, because of how good Florida was at the time. Essentially, that is what Deboer did when Saban retired late.
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
27341 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 4:28 pm to
Herm Edwards to Arizona State

Bill Callahan Nebraska

Florida firing Dan Mullen who had been to three NY6 games in his four seasons to hire Sunbelt Billy
Posted by JLivermore
Wendover
Member since Dec 2015
1770 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 4:39 pm to
They must have had major Jimbo PTSD.

Taggart, Norvell, now soon to be Diaz…that is a program still absolutely terrified of hiring a difficult and demanding HC
Posted by jlnoles79
Member since Jan 2014
14896 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 5:04 pm to
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Zook at UF seemed like a very underwhelming hire.


Zook and Foley were buddies
Posted by boston vol
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Member since Sep 2015
7301 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 6:26 pm to
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Zook at UF seemed like a very underwhelming hire.

UF probably could have hired a ton of people, but Jeremy Foley was obsessed with hiring someone with Florida ties. After Bob Stoops and Mike Shanahan said no, he went with Zook.
Posted by boston vol
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Member since Sep 2015
7301 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 6:28 pm to
Karl Dorrell at Colorado
Charlie Weis at KU
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
57405 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 6:57 pm to
Gene Chizik at Auburn after a 5-19 record at Iowa State
Posted by PBnJ
in your lunchbox
Member since Aug 2009
2842 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 7:02 pm to
Staying at Auburn, may I present Bryan Harsin for strangest coaching hires.
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