OT: Will Muschamp to Florida
This hasn't been announced as official yet, so all the caveats still apply, but it looks like Will Muschamp (Texas DC/Coach in Waiting) will be Florida's next coach.
Seems like a great get, Texas recruiting ties at a Florida school.
http://www.seattlepi.com/cfootball/2060ap_fbc_florida_muschamp.html
http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/florida-gators/2010-12-11/story/gators-name-muschamp-coach
Edit: Just saw this come across Twitter (yikes):
RT @j_wells247 Talk out there that Major Applewhite will come with Muschamp as OC.
December 11th, 2010 at 8:48 PM ^
Could you imagine him running around TX recruiting and instilling his extreme work ethic he has with UF players? UT could destroy CFB.
December 11th, 2010 at 8:23 PM ^
so it makes sense in some way but Mullen makes more sense. Gotta wonder if Georgia is second guessing holding on to Mark Richt seeing now what has happened with Muschamp (Muschamp played at Georgia for those who don't know).
December 11th, 2010 at 8:23 PM ^
I thought that RR was going to quit and take that job?
(Come on, you all were thinking about making this comment!)
December 11th, 2010 at 8:25 PM ^
December 11th, 2010 at 8:28 PM ^
I hope it's not ours.
December 11th, 2010 at 8:25 PM ^
Not Florida, Miami. Duh!
/s
December 11th, 2010 at 8:28 PM ^
December 11th, 2010 at 8:24 PM ^
Hey Sheroid Evans, come to Michigan.
December 11th, 2010 at 8:25 PM ^
This must have been in the works for some time. Wonder what this means for Texas (both coordinators suddenly gone). Is it possible that Mack Brown is retiring and Muschamp was told he was not getting the job?
December 11th, 2010 at 8:27 PM ^
Florida really moves fast. Took them less than one week to find someone new.
December 11th, 2010 at 9:03 PM ^
Mike Foley is an extremely aggressive AD.
December 11th, 2010 at 9:06 PM ^
one hell of a motivational speaker.
December 11th, 2010 at 10:20 PM ^
Edit: Jeremy Foley
December 11th, 2010 at 8:32 PM ^
WOW! So not Mullen, Petersen, or Rodriguez??? HOW can this be? EVERYONE had SO much inside information.
Must have been rumors :)
Let's take this as a lesson for our own situation, and concentrate on celebrating after Denard was named an All American and we just watched Carl Hagelin play the violin as we rolled Michigan State!!!
December 11th, 2010 at 8:49 PM ^
great day for U of M.
December 11th, 2010 at 8:33 PM ^
And they didn't even interview THE HOKEMASTER GENERAL?
ANGAR!
Now we know the value of being a "head coach in waiting...."
December 12th, 2010 at 3:08 AM ^
It's called 18 million dollars over 6 years. Nice pay raise.
December 11th, 2010 at 8:42 PM ^
December 11th, 2010 at 9:09 PM ^
that is the greatest avatar pic of all time. just saying
December 11th, 2010 at 8:43 PM ^
So it looks like UT will have a new OC, DC, D line, O line, and RB coaches. Hopefully this marks the end if the Mack Brown recruiting machine
December 11th, 2010 at 9:50 PM ^
NSFMF. Texas gets great recruiting classes no matter who the head coach is. Mack Brown didn't make the recruiting machine; the recruiting machine made Mack Brown.
December 12th, 2010 at 7:43 AM ^
I know you were joking, but the recruiting machine didn't really make Mack Brown. He was a good coach prior to getting the Texas job.
December 11th, 2010 at 8:46 PM ^
So... Muschamp goes from Texas to Florida. If he is going to be the HC at Texas eventually, why go to an equal program in Florida? It's easier to get Texas to a BCS game than it is Florida, and they are two of the country's top programs.
My only guess is that he got the feeling that Mack Brown was going to stick around for more than a few years, and didn't feel like waiting another 5+ years behind him. Good for him, I guess.
December 11th, 2010 at 8:50 PM ^
Mack Brown to retire.
December 11th, 2010 at 8:57 PM ^
isn't that strong this year, and typically perennially. I think that this is a great move. UF is really a cornerstone program in the SEC for the last 20 yrs plus. Lets face facts, Muschamp knows whats going on inside UT, thus him moving to UF seems as if he feels like this is where he can have more success. I am really curious to see what he can do as a NC.
He has some creativity as a DC and mixed a lot of blitzing packages that I think mirror the NFL.
His hire might also be sexy enough to stir more recruits. He has caches.
December 11th, 2010 at 8:53 PM ^
Im inept and cannot light box anything but from ESPN:
Muschamp, who spent 10 years in Gainesville as a child, was the only person interviewed by Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley.
December 11th, 2010 at 9:25 PM ^
Why would the hiring of a coach who was returning to a place he lived in as a youth be of interest on a UM blog? Oh wait, nevermind.
December 11th, 2010 at 9:30 PM ^
I, an avid blog commenter for 3 years, am shocked to hear that they didn't interview Mullen. That's just horrible management, when everything he's done points to him being a 1 to 1 fit with Urban Meyer's team.
December 11th, 2010 at 10:53 PM ^
+1 for mathematical terms in an mgoblog post.
Now, if Mullen and Florida were "onto", we'd have a bijection.
December 11th, 2010 at 9:08 PM ^
Can we trade Calvin Magee and a fourth round pick for him?
December 11th, 2010 at 9:12 PM ^
I guess my only question is why would Urban interview Magee? Did Foley interview Magee for the HC job in secret? Did he know a month ago the Urban was retiring? humm...
December 11th, 2010 at 11:10 PM ^
was for recruiting and not for an interview. I mean, if they were between Bo Pelini and Muschamp, why would Magee even be considered (he was denied at USF, and even if he was the best candidate, what would the PR be in Florida if UF hired a guy rejected at USF).
No offense Magee, I love ya!
December 11th, 2010 at 9:17 PM ^
December 12th, 2010 at 12:08 AM ^
RR and DB need to get down there and grab Chuck Heater.
December 11th, 2010 at 9:27 PM ^
Just wondering, with Mack Brown and Texas needing to replace and OC, a DC, and a few other position coaches, does Mack just call it a career? Why go through all the hassle.
On one hand, you might take one of the OC/DC jobs at Texas and hope that when ol Mack retires in a few years you slide into his position. Of course, Texas will probably want a head coach with experience, so you go to Texas for a few years and then are relocating when the new guy comes in with his staff.
Or, maybe this clears room for Applewhite to move to OC/Coach in waiting. Which of course means that when Mack retires, they'll hire Chris Simms instead.
21 days until Michigan beats Mississippi State.
December 11th, 2010 at 11:50 PM ^
Or, maybe this clears room for Applewhite to move to OC/Coach in waiting. Which of course means that when Mack retires, they'll hire Chris Simms instead.
Excellent. Also, Chris Simms will have a much worse track record than Applewhite, who just kept winning games.
December 12th, 2010 at 7:58 PM ^
Glad someone caught that.
December 12th, 2010 at 3:11 AM ^
If Mack Brown were about to retire, I don't think Muschamp would have left.
The logical explanation is that Mack Brown is still going strong, and Muschamp decided he wanted to be a HC now instead of 3 years down the line.
December 12th, 2010 at 2:19 PM ^
There's an analogous situation in our own history... most everybody connected to the OSU program back in the late 60s would have tabbed a guy named Schembechler as the logical heir to Woody Hayes, and Hayes himself told Bo not to take the Michigan job because he would retire soon, allowing Bo to take over in Columbus. Bo didn't believe him, and the rest is history.
December 11th, 2010 at 9:35 PM ^
I know the recruits will flow in regardless for Texas and Flordia, but maybe this hire will keep these two schools down for a couple season. Mitch mite not be a good fit in Flordia on the offense side of the ball, and maybe Texas' defense will follow there offense into the ground w/o a great DC!
December 11th, 2010 at 9:55 PM ^
Florida leaks the hiring of their new football coach right around the time Newton lays his hands on the Heisman Trophy. Florida does not like Netwon to say the least.
December 11th, 2010 at 10:23 PM ^
As Tim Tebro, I love this pickup!!!
December 11th, 2010 at 11:52 PM ^
Seriously can we hire UF's old defensive staff???
December 12th, 2010 at 12:06 AM ^
December 12th, 2010 at 12:11 AM ^
This is a sure thing. Muschamp was not guaranteed the Texas HC job even though he had the HCIW title.
December 12th, 2010 at 12:18 AM ^
If he establishes a good track record at Florida, he could move back to UT when Mack retires (assuming that UT is his dream job). If not, he has a great, great job at Florida. No reason for Muschamp not to take a premier job as a HC.
December 12th, 2010 at 1:09 AM ^
I believe Texas recently(in the last few years) extended Mac Brown through the 2016 season. So if the Florida gig is a 3 million a year gig at the very least he is getting a 2 million dollar pay raise. That's a lot of money to forgo to wait five or six years and maybe be the coach. Why the hell would he stay?
December 12th, 2010 at 12:49 AM ^
The rumors that Dee Hart might lean to Florida if RR is not retained I think just took a hit (if they were ever true).
December 12th, 2010 at 1:37 AM ^
December 12th, 2010 at 5:03 PM ^
anyone else? Isn't that against the rules for trying to get minority coaches? I think that rule is annoying because even if the white guy is your best choice, you still have to interview the minority, which is not too nice to the minority.