I know that with us missing out on Kirby Smart and possibly Tom Herman we don't have the ability to hire someone everyone on this message board will be all giddy about. I also acknowledge that Muschamp may be the most qualified out of the realistic options we have at this point with his four years of being a head coach already at UF, his recruiting ability, and his southern ties and connections. However it's frustrating seeing the people on this board making excuse for his past failures, and the people that were either on the fence or against hiring him getting persuaded by biased articles that are really just doing P.R. Work for Ray Tanner and the football program. For all the Muschamp sunshine pumpers here are some things you need to consider.
* At the end of the day Will Muschamp was only 28-21 in his four seasons at Florida.
*In these four seasons he had a winning SEC record exactly ONE time
*In his most successful and only good year, Will Muschamps defense was one of the best in the country, finishing the season 11-2. The defensive coordinator that year? Current Falcons head coach and Super Bowl winning D coordinator Dan Quinn. Who was more responsible for that defense sucsess and record? The head coach whose team greatly regressed the following years, or the guy who went on to win super bowls with the Seahawks and become the head coach for the Falcons. This is clearly up for debate but it is a cause for concern.
* Will Muschamps defense at Auburn which was his ONLY responsibility this past season finished 13th out of 14th. This is where I scratch my head- if you are a good coach and a good defensive mind you find ways to adjust and make your defense better regardless of the "lack of talent" on that side of the ball. The supporters of Muschamp just glaze over this and say "but but it wasn't with his players!". Cmon people were better then that.
*The Jeremy Foley situation- this is the most used excuse I've found on this board. Yes having an interfering Athletic Director hurts any coach, but this is played out. How ANY head football coach could watch Jeff Driskel game after game and not recognize that he is not the answer baffles me, and that alone is enough in my mind to think this guy isn't head coaching material. As a head coach it is your responsibility to do what's best for the team and put them in the best position to succeed and Muschamp doesn't understand how to have successful offenses. All of the offensive coordinators that were hired by Foley had proven track records and didn't just forget how to coach offense when they arrived in gainsville
*The year after Muschamp leaves Florida wins the SEC east. "but but that shows how good of a recruiter Muschamp is!" I can already hear it from you excuse makers. You people do realize this just shows how inept of an on the field coach this guy is correct? So let me get this right... Now we're supposed to think he can be successful here were the recruiting is much more difficult and the talent will be less ? Good lord.
*he is a loose cannon- I watched the Alabama Auburn game and saw him act like a complete moron and animal on the sideline that gave Auburn a costly pentaly. Like Gene Stallings said these week about it- you have to be more professional then that, no matter how upset you may be. So a guy that can't act professional on the sideline is going to become the face of our program now? That alone upsets me.
* What Muschamp to South Carolina really means- it means that Ray Tanner is in over his head, it means that Spurrier Sr had a say in the process, it means RT bows down to anything Spurrier Sr says, it means we're more interested in being a fraternity then winning football games, it means Spurrier Jr and Shawn Elliot will more then likely still be on staff, it says Spurrier Sr is more interested in his sons job security then our sucsess (well duh) it says Spurrier Sr probably wants the guy who follows him to not outshine his SC tenure (spurriers ego anyone?)
It shows that were really still the same program we have been the last two years, just with a different face running the show. That what BEGAN the downfall of our program, is continuing with this hiring, and that we will officially go into football irrelevancy.
*Why should we be the school that takes a chance on this guy? Why shouldn't he have to prove he can ACTUALLY coach ya know football before we hire him. Why take a chance on a known failure as oppose to an unknown with higher upside (Lincoln Riley).
Yay- Go Will Muschamp!!!
* At the end of the day Will Muschamp was only 28-21 in his four seasons at Florida.
*In these four seasons he had a winning SEC record exactly ONE time
*In his most successful and only good year, Will Muschamps defense was one of the best in the country, finishing the season 11-2. The defensive coordinator that year? Current Falcons head coach and Super Bowl winning D coordinator Dan Quinn. Who was more responsible for that defense sucsess and record? The head coach whose team greatly regressed the following years, or the guy who went on to win super bowls with the Seahawks and become the head coach for the Falcons. This is clearly up for debate but it is a cause for concern.
* Will Muschamps defense at Auburn which was his ONLY responsibility this past season finished 13th out of 14th. This is where I scratch my head- if you are a good coach and a good defensive mind you find ways to adjust and make your defense better regardless of the "lack of talent" on that side of the ball. The supporters of Muschamp just glaze over this and say "but but it wasn't with his players!". Cmon people were better then that.
*The Jeremy Foley situation- this is the most used excuse I've found on this board. Yes having an interfering Athletic Director hurts any coach, but this is played out. How ANY head football coach could watch Jeff Driskel game after game and not recognize that he is not the answer baffles me, and that alone is enough in my mind to think this guy isn't head coaching material. As a head coach it is your responsibility to do what's best for the team and put them in the best position to succeed and Muschamp doesn't understand how to have successful offenses. All of the offensive coordinators that were hired by Foley had proven track records and didn't just forget how to coach offense when they arrived in gainsville
*The year after Muschamp leaves Florida wins the SEC east. "but but that shows how good of a recruiter Muschamp is!" I can already hear it from you excuse makers. You people do realize this just shows how inept of an on the field coach this guy is correct? So let me get this right... Now we're supposed to think he can be successful here were the recruiting is much more difficult and the talent will be less ? Good lord.
*he is a loose cannon- I watched the Alabama Auburn game and saw him act like a complete moron and animal on the sideline that gave Auburn a costly pentaly. Like Gene Stallings said these week about it- you have to be more professional then that, no matter how upset you may be. So a guy that can't act professional on the sideline is going to become the face of our program now? That alone upsets me.
* What Muschamp to South Carolina really means- it means that Ray Tanner is in over his head, it means that Spurrier Sr had a say in the process, it means RT bows down to anything Spurrier Sr says, it means we're more interested in being a fraternity then winning football games, it means Spurrier Jr and Shawn Elliot will more then likely still be on staff, it says Spurrier Sr is more interested in his sons job security then our sucsess (well duh) it says Spurrier Sr probably wants the guy who follows him to not outshine his SC tenure (spurriers ego anyone?)
It shows that were really still the same program we have been the last two years, just with a different face running the show. That what BEGAN the downfall of our program, is continuing with this hiring, and that we will officially go into football irrelevancy.
*Why should we be the school that takes a chance on this guy? Why shouldn't he have to prove he can ACTUALLY coach ya know football before we hire him. Why take a chance on a known failure as oppose to an unknown with higher upside (Lincoln Riley).
Yay- Go Will Muschamp!!!
