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re: UF coaching staff is complete

Posted on 1/4/15 at 8:32 pm to
Posted by bmy
Nashville
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Posted on 1/4/15 at 8:32 pm to
That's as good as an offensive staff that I've seen
Posted by redeye
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 1/4/15 at 9:33 pm to
Thought we were going to hire McDonald, but I guess he got a better offer, again. Bielema hired him as our WR coach when he first got to Arkansas and McDonald quit a few weeks later to take the OC job at Syracuse.

I know you guys are already familiar with Summers, but I thought he was pretty good at Arkansas. He was here when we played you guys in 2009, FWIW.
Posted by gatordmb89
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 1/4/15 at 9:34 pm to
You guys must have some terrible reporters/insiders.

The plan all along at UF was to officially announce the coordinators. Then on the Monday following the bowl game (tomorrow), the position coaches would be announced officially. Shannon has been done since last week.
Posted by gatordmb89
Member since Dec 2009
30789 posts
Posted on 1/4/15 at 9:36 pm to
Yeah, for the most part, UF fans love Summers. He took an OL that has been hot garbage for 2 yrs and made them an above average unit in 1yr.
Posted by redeye
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 1/4/15 at 9:38 pm to
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You guys must have some terrible reporters/insiders.

The plan all along at UF was to officially announce the coordinators. Then on the Monday following the bowl game (tomorrow), the position coaches would be announced officially. Shannon has been done since last week.


That wouldn't surprise anyone, but it hasn't been officially announced anywhere, yet. We've even had recruits contact Shannon recently and say he told them he was still at Arkansas. Regardless, we all know he's going to Florida and some of our reporters have even said as much on message boards.

Any worries that McElwain may have picked up some bad habits from Johnell "Smile" Smith?
Posted by gatordmb89
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 1/4/15 at 9:49 pm to
I don't really have much to judge by at this point. He has made a great impression thus far with putting together what looks to be a solid staff on paper. No product on the field yet, so hard to really tell.
Posted by RazorHawg
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 1/4/15 at 9:50 pm to
Shannon is gone.
Posted by RazorHawg
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 1/4/15 at 9:51 pm to
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You guys must have some terrible reporters/insiders.

that we do - you nailed it
Posted by CountryVolFan
Knoxville, TN
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 1/4/15 at 9:54 pm to
Honestly, that is a great staff. Really impressed with McElwain so far.
Posted by intothegrinder
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 1/4/15 at 10:10 pm to
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That's as good as an offensive staff that I've seen


It's an average offensive staff at best, the only above average coaches are McDonald & Summers.

The defensive staff is solid, but Randy Shannon may be one of the most overrated recruiters in the history of CFB.

Overall this isn't a staff that's gonna win any championships at UF. Look for UGA & UT to dominate the East for the next 5 years.
Posted by gatordmb89
Member since Dec 2009
30789 posts
Posted on 1/4/15 at 10:20 pm to
Wish I had your capabilities of successfully forecasting the future, but I respectfully disagree. The staff is assembled based on not only being "like minded" thinkers, but also recruiting ties in the state of FL. The staff isn't the greatest staff ever assembled or anything like that, but it's definitely good enough on paper to win championships if they put in the work.
Posted by bmy
Nashville
Member since Oct 2007
48203 posts
Posted on 1/4/15 at 11:27 pm to
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It's an average offensive staff at best, the only above average coaches are McDonald & Summers.



Both McElwain and Nuss were excellent for Alabama. That's two really good offensive minds. If they can maintain their defensive level of play their offense will be in the top half of the SEC.. and that's a winning combo.
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