meh On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Rob Alexander <ga...@autumnwood.us> wrote:
> So I'm curious what everyone thinks about McElwain. I don't really know > that much about him, but the little bit these articles have said make him > sound promising to me. His CSU team has at least been trending in the right > direction. Forgetting any issues about buyout costs or whether he'd come > here, etc., would you want him as our next coach? > > Rob > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Dec 2, 2014, at 8:47 AM, JunoGator <broadreach...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Sources: Colorado State’s Jim McElwain the leading candidate for > Florida job > December 1, 2014 | Adam Hirshfield > <http://gatorbytes.blog.palmbeachpost.com/author/ahirshfieldpbp> > > [image: Head coach Jim McElwain of the Colorado State Rams leaves the > field after his victory over the New Mexico Lobos on November 22, 2014 in > Fort Collins, Colorado. Colorado State defeated New Mexico 58-20. (Photo by > Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)] > <https://cmgpbpgatorbytes.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/459422252.jpg> > > Head coach Jim McElwain of the Colorado State Rams leaves the field after > his victory over the New Mexico Lobos on November 22, 2014 in Fort Collins, > Colorado. Colorado State defeated New Mexico 58-20. (Photo by Doug > Pensinger/Getty Images) > > Colorado State’s Jim McElwain is a leading candidate for the University of > Florida’s vacant head football coaching position, sources told Yahoo > <http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--colorado-state-coach-jim-mcelwain-a-leading-candidate-for-florida-job-011656592.html> > on > Sunday. > > Per Yahoo’s Pat Forde: > > *McElwain and Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley discussed the Gators > job Saturday night, sources said.* > > *Information has been gathered on McElwain by Florida officials since the > school announced two weeks ago that Will Muschamp would not return as > coach, sources said. It is unclear how many other candidates may be > involved. Sources said Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze was among those on > Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley’s radar, but McElwain’s name may be > at the top of the list.* > > McElwain, 52, a former offensive coordinator at Alabama under Nick Saban > from 2008-11, is in his third season at Colorado State and has led the Rams > to a 10-2 mark this season. He seems like a solid choice, but a $7.5 > million contract buyout > <http://blogs.denverpost.com/colleges/2014/11/30/memo-dart-throwers-heres-jim-mcelwains-initial-7-5-million-buyout/32688/>at > Colorado State could stand in the way of his hiring. > > Reports surfaced late Sunday that Freeze — who has led Mississippi to a > 9-3 record this season, including wins over Mississippi State and then-No. > 1 Alabama — has already been offered > <http://www.clarionledger.com/story/olemisssports/2014/11/30/ole-miss-hugh-freeze-offers-report/19724749/> > the > position at Florida for somewhere in the vicinity of $4.2 million a season. > But Florida reps have denied that claim > <http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24855238/florida-statement-calls-reports-of-hugh-freeze-offer-false?>, > calling > any such report “false.” > > The outgoing Muschamp coached his final game for the Gators in > Saturday evening’s 24-19 loss > <http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/sports/college-football/florida-state-escapes-again-in-24-19-defeat-of-flo/njHyn/> > to > in-state rivals Florida State. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.