Volprofch05
Voluntario Professore Chimica
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I hate the swamp creatures as much as anyone, but found some interesting notes in this article recounting their search.
The Coaching Search That Remade Florida Football
For example:
On Friday, the day after Mississippi State lost to Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl on Thanksgiving, Stricklin called Mullen. With the firing of Butch Jones, Tennessee’s job had opened as well and the Volunteers were after Mullen. Stricklin delivered a message to the coach. Don’t take the Tennessee job yet. Wait on us. I’ll know more tomorrow.
In an interview last week, (Chip) Kelly acknowledges that he had an opportunity to coach in the SEC, but that it wasn’t the right fit. He chose UCLA, in part, because it is the No. 1 public university in the country. He wanted to coach players serious about both “books and ball,” he says. (Guess he thinks UF is a crap school, haha!)
They describe the interview with (Scott) Frost as unimpressive, and they emerged with a similar feeling: He’s not ready for this big of a job.(Frost said he'd call them back and never did).
Through intermediaries, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy suggested he’d be interested (heard that one before...). Gundy was known to flirt with jobs only to remain at Oklahoma State with a hefty raise, and Stricklin knew this. He spoke to Gundy by phone twice. He didn’t take it any further.
The Coaching Search That Remade Florida Football
For example:
On Friday, the day after Mississippi State lost to Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl on Thanksgiving, Stricklin called Mullen. With the firing of Butch Jones, Tennessee’s job had opened as well and the Volunteers were after Mullen. Stricklin delivered a message to the coach. Don’t take the Tennessee job yet. Wait on us. I’ll know more tomorrow.
In an interview last week, (Chip) Kelly acknowledges that he had an opportunity to coach in the SEC, but that it wasn’t the right fit. He chose UCLA, in part, because it is the No. 1 public university in the country. He wanted to coach players serious about both “books and ball,” he says. (Guess he thinks UF is a crap school, haha!)
They describe the interview with (Scott) Frost as unimpressive, and they emerged with a similar feeling: He’s not ready for this big of a job.(Frost said he'd call them back and never did).
Through intermediaries, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy suggested he’d be interested (heard that one before...). Gundy was known to flirt with jobs only to remain at Oklahoma State with a hefty raise, and Stricklin knew this. He spoke to Gundy by phone twice. He didn’t take it any further.
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