When SOS arrived, Donald Douglas was the starting QB the year before, of course Shane Matthews came out of nowhere to be a great Qb, but no one can honestly say they saw that coming....plus Emmitt Smith had decided to leave a year early.
What SOS had was a very, very good defense coming back. We went 6-5 in 1989 and had a horrible bowl game to end the season against Washington if I remember correctly, that was the game that Emmitt Smith took himself out of and took the pads off before the game had ended. I think the program is much more stable now than when SOS took over. Stephen -----Original Message----- From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 9:35 AM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Bianchi: Will Muschamp pulls off coordinator coup at UF Mostly agree.. but lets also remember... Spurrier had a good amount of the pieces already in place to help with that transition too. On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Stephen Manuel <srman...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I agree, next year is going to have it's rough spots, completely changing > the system with the schedule being tougher would indicate that. > > However a few points, I didn't take from the article that Charlie Weis is > "the savior" of UF rather you have a guy that's never been a head coach > before, who specializes in defense taking over and going out and hiring a > guy who has an exceptional resume of coaching offense. > > On the surface that has to be a positive. > > Like Bianchi notes, based on their resumes, who would you rather have, Weis > or Addazio ?? > > Not saying history will repeat itself, but when Steve Spurrier arrived, we > completely changed the system and it worked really quickly.... > > Stephen > > -----Original Message----- > From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Woody > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 8:28 AM > To: Gatortalk > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Bianchi: Will Muschamp pulls off > coordinator coup at UF > > I love how Bianchi is inaugurating Weis as the savior of the UF > offense before he's even called a play. Thats the equivilent to > predetermining UGA as the Preseasons #1 favorite because they had an > NFL caliber QB. Howd that work out? > > Im just sayin right now... be very cautious and very very level > headed. Next year is gonna be rough. > > And I am personally charging Cathy to remind me of this as we text > each other from opposite ends of the stadium during the games next > season. LOL > > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:15 AM, John Bowers <jbowe...@cfl.rr.com> wrote: >> Will Muschamp pulls off coordinator coup at UF >> >> Mike Bianchi SPORTS COMMENTARY >> >> 6:19 p.m. EST, January 3, 2011 >> >> Will Muschamp has not even coached a down yet at the University of Florida >> and he's already responsible for bringing four championships to > Gainesville. >> >> That's how many Super Bowl rings Muschamp's new offensive coordinator, >> Charlie Weis, will have in his possession when he moves to Gainesville >> following the NFL playoffs. >> >> Muschamp has been nicknamed "Coach Boom" because of the exuberant way he >> screams "boom!" when one of the defenses he coordinates makes an > especially >> explosive hit. Well, that seems like an even more fitting moniker today > for >> Florida's offense because – BOOM! – Muschamp just knocked one out of the >> park with the hiring of Weis. >> >> Muschamp said when he took the UF job that, because of his defensive >> background, his most important hire would be finding a good offensive >> coordinator. In essence, Muschamp is a new millennium Gator version of the >> anti-Spurrier. Unlike the old ballcoach, the new ballcoach will focus his >> attention on defense and give his offensive coordinator carte blanche >> install his own system. >> >> Who better to turn over play-calling duties to than the gridiron guru of > pro >> style offense? Here's all you need know about Weis: He turned Brady Quinn >> into a first-round draft pick. Good grief, if he can do that, he can turn >> John Brantley into John Unitas. >> >> Weis succeeding Steve Addazio? Are you kidding me? This is like William >> Faulkner succeeding Dr. Seuss. The Gator playbook just went from "Green > Eggs >> and Ham" to "The Sound and the Fury." >> >> Three of Weis' four Super Bowl rings came while serving as Bill > Belichick's >> offensive coordinator in New England. This hire not only gives Muschamp > and >> the Gators perhaps the best offensive coordinator in all of college >> football, Weis' presence is a huge recruiting tool for the Gators as well. >> >> Don't kid yourself, the top high school recruits are not choosing a > college >> based on how they can best gain access to a phD; they are choosing a > school >> where they can best gain access to the NFL. In a perfect world, high > school >> recruits would choose a school based on academic opportunities, but let's >> not be naïve. The goal of nearly every player in every major college >> football program is to hit the lottery and someday make it to "The League" > – >> even if they have less than a 1 percent chance of ever realizing that >> distant dream. >> >> Weis is currently the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs and > a >> man largely responsible for the Chiefs' surprising run into the NFL >> postseason. It doesn't matter that he won't even be in Florida recruiting >> until after the Chiefs' playoff run is over. He can just send his jewelry >> box with those four Super Bowl rings down to Gainesville and let Muschamp >> display them whenever recruits come through the coaching offices. >> >> Think of the recruiting pitch Weis can make to all of the impressionable >> young athletes who have dreams of going to the NFL. There is no college >> coach in the country who can flash four Super Bowl rings and say, "If you >> want to win one of these someday, I can make it happen. I can turn you > into >> an NFL player. I've got Bill Belichick on speed dial. And if you're having > a >> problem with how to read the Cover 2 maybe I can get Tom Brady to give you > a >> call." >> >> Give Muschamp credit for putting his own ego aside and bringing in a guy > who >> is a much bigger name in the coaching profession than he is. Muschamp is >> only 39 and embarking on his first head-coaching job, but he is obviously >> very secure in what he is doing. >> >> When Muschamp took the UF job, he made a point of saying he wants his >> predecessor, Urban Meyer, to still be actively involved in the program. > Now, >> he's hiring an offensive coordinator whose resume dwarfs his own. If Meyer >> continues to draw a paycheck from UF as a fundraiser – and there is >> speculation he will -- an argument could be made that Muschamp is the >> third-most qualified head football coach on the UF payroll. >> >> The one question everybody has is why would Weis leave a good NFL >> coordinator's job to take a college coordinator's job? Some speculate that >> he is clashing with young, fiery, offensive-minded Chiefs head coach Todd >> Haley, but Weiss says he is making the move for family reasons. >> >> He told the Kansas City Star that his son, Charlie Weis Jr., is a senior > in >> high school and wants to go into coaching. He will get a chance to work as > a >> student-assistant on the Gator staff while he attends college at UF. >> >> Strange, huh? >> >> Meyer left Florida for family reasons and Weis is coming to Florida for >> family reasons. >> >> In both cases, Will Muschamp is the big winner. >> >> Read Mike Bianchi's blog at OrlandoSentinel.com/openmike and listen to his >> radio show every weekday from 6 to 9 a.m. on 740-AM. 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