Bianchi is talking out of both sides of his mouth. A week ago he wrote
an article ripping Muschamp a new one and basically saying the Gators
hired a dud and now he's saying Gator fans will be sorry if he leaves
for Texas (he won't)
Charlie
On 9/20/2013 1:10 PM, John Bowers wrote:
*Gators will rue the day if they lose Muschamp to Texas*
Mike Bianchi
Sep. 20, 2013
Sadly, many*Florida Gators*
<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/college-sports/florida-gators-ORSPT000172.topic>fans
will not appreciate what they have in Coach Will Muschamp until he is
gone and coaching at the University of Texas.
And, don't kid yourself. That dreaded day might come sooner rather
than later.
Maybe as soon as next season.
ยท
"The*Texas*
<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/college-sports/texas-longhorns-ORSPT000000291.topic>job
is a job any college coach would have to consider, and that includes
Will," someone close to Muschamp told me the other day. "I'm not
saying Will would take the job, but he would listen. Why wouldn't he?"
Muschamp, of course, was Mack Brown's much-desired defensive
coordinator and official head coach-in-waiting at Texas when UF
Athletic Director Jeremy Foley hired him three years ago to
replace*Urban Meyer*
<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/football/urban-meyer-PESPT008535.topic>.
Now that it's becoming more and more clear that Brown may be forced
out after this season, the question is will Texas AD DeLoss Dodds
one-up Foley by stealing Muschamp back from the Gators.
With apologies to Dodds ... Muschamp leaving Gainesville would be a
massive "De-Loss" for the Gators and an incredible "De-Win" for the
Longhorns.
When I said on the Paul Finebaum radio show earlier this week that
Gator Nation should be "concerned" about Texas coming after Muschamp,
the general response could be summed up in a series of tweets.
One fan tweeted that Gator fans should only be "concerned if Texas
doesn't take Muschamp back."
Another claimed, "Gator fans will drive him to the airport."
Another said, "Maybe he'll take (offensive coordinator) Brent Pease
with him."
Granted, this is just few smart-alecky fans coming after UF was upset
by Miami, but I've thought for a long time that Gator Nation doesn't
truly appreciate what Muschamp is doing to rebuild their program. Too
many fans in today's texting, tweeting world of instant gratification
only consider what happened in the last game and don't project what
will happen in the next five years. They don't consider that Muschamp
is already recognized as one of the best recruiters and tacticians in
the country.
Muschamp took over a program that even Meyer admitted was "broken"
when he left -- a program bereft of depth, discipline and offensive
playmakers. Much like his mentor, Nick Saban, Muschamp has gone about
building Florida's program with a nasty defense and an offense based
on power running.
Gator Nation, for the most part, has seemed unimpressed. Last year, in
only his second year on the job, Muschamp won 11 times and had Florida
in contention for the national title game until the final week of the
regular season when Notre Dame beat USC. The Gators got invited to
the*Sugar Bowl*
<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/football/sugar-bowl-EVSPR00003527.topic>,
but sold less than half their allotment of tickets and were badly
outnumbered by Louisville fans.
Such apathy simply wouldn't have happened at Texas, where Muschamp was
the revered "Coach Boom" when he was Brown's defensive coordinator and
the hottest assistant in the land. "Will had a tremendous impact (on
UT's national championship success)," longtime columnist Kirk Bohls of
the Austin American-Statesman told me the other day. "People here
loved Will."
You'd think Gator fans would love him, too. He grew up in Gainesville
rooting for UF. As a kid, with his grandfather in a rocking chair
watching him from the porch, young Will would play by himself in the
back yard, pretending to be one of his UF heroes. He is the
anti-Urban. Coaching the Gators/TRULY/has always been his dream job.
The problem is, Gator fans want offense whereas Muschamp is considered
one of the premier defensive minds in all of football. If you don't
believe it, just look at how far Texas' defense has fallen since he left.
Even though Texas was 5-7 in Muschamp's last year as defensive
coordinator, it had nothing to do with Muschamp's side of the ball.
The Longhorns ranked No. 6 nationally in total defense that season.
Since Muschamp's departure, the Longhorns dropped to No. 11 two years
ago in defense, plunged to No. 67 last year and currently are ranked
No. 114. In an unprecedented move, Brown fired defensive coordinator
Manny Diaz only two games into the season.
The speculation is that Brown will be the next to go, and Texas will
be in the market for a new coach. Florida fans would be foolish to
think Muschamp wouldn't consider leaving. UF may be a big, wealthy
program in the middle of talent-rich recruiting state, but Texas is a
bigger, wealthier program in the middle of an even more talent-rich
recruiting state.
There would also be the added benefit for Muschamp of not having to
endure the meat-grinder*SEC*
<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/college-sports/southeastern-conference-ORSPT00000246.topic>schedule
every year or compete with Nick Saban and the*Alabama*
<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/college-sports/alabama-crimson-tide-ORSPT000016136.topic>monster
for conference championships.
If Muschamp were to leave, many UF fans probably think the Gators
could go out and hire somebody better. This, of course, is a dangerous
attitude to have. Muschamp is one of the hottest young head coaches in
all of college football.
Too bad Gator Nation doesn't seem to realize it.
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