Mac inherited a much better situation than Butch. Muschamp may not have won the way they expected him to at UF, but he recruited well and left a lot of talent, especially on defense. That defensive talent, combined with the rest of the East being down (plus a HUGE assist from UT's injury armageddon in 2017), allowed Mac to back into a couple of divisional titles. He hasn't recruited well (at least not by UF standards) and has been lucky to avoid some really embarrassing losses (was it FAMU or FIU they barely beat with a last second stop in the end zone that should have been a pass interference?). This all adds up to a whole lot of dumb luck going his way during in his time in Gainseville. I think that luck will run out this year though, and it really won't be much of a coincidence that his luck running out will correspond with all that defensive talent Muschamp recruited also starting to run out. Honestly, the only positive I see for UF right now is that their recruiting finally seems to be picking up, but I wonder how that will hold up if they lose 4 or 5 games this year like I expect them to.
Anyway, I say all of that to say this, no way I take Mac over Butch.