OT- McElwain Out at Florida
Goodnight my sweet naked prince.
Jim McElwain's out at Florida, according to @FootballScoop https://t.co/OA4lTi6yhB
— SB Nation CFB (@SBNationCFB) October 29, 2017
October 29th, 2017 at 1:57 PM ^
Three years is pretty quick I agree. In addition, he did make it to the championship game twice. I would of felt he would of gotten another year.
October 29th, 2017 at 2:12 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 1:57 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 2:00 PM ^
Hw HAD to go.
October 29th, 2017 at 2:07 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 2:01 PM ^
I liked going up against his teams. (I will also miss the shark jokes.)
This is an interesting one. He clearly wasn't getting it done this year, but they had done decently the other two years, and he had a huge, Weisian contract. I'm surprised they pulled the trigger.
October 29th, 2017 at 2:02 PM ^
I hear Muschamp is have a solid stretch of seasons at South Carolina, maybe they could look in that direction.
October 29th, 2017 at 2:04 PM ^
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October 29th, 2017 at 2:13 PM ^
...he is sharkbait now..
..time to start chumming...
October 29th, 2017 at 2:13 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 2:14 PM ^
Sharks off Florida's coasts celebrate. It's safe to venture out into the water again!
October 29th, 2017 at 2:59 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 3:43 PM ^
I don't see why left shark got so famous. Right shark's dance moves were dreamy.
October 29th, 2017 at 6:22 PM ^
Left Shark tours with Katy Perry now.
I took my daughter to a Katy Perry concert and he came out on stage for multiple numbers.
Big star now.
October 29th, 2017 at 2:13 PM ^
"death threats" or A&M is going to do the same thing.
October 29th, 2017 at 2:17 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 2:30 PM ^
Also, he lost his job.
October 29th, 2017 at 4:32 PM ^
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October 29th, 2017 at 3:37 PM ^
Like not griding up on sharks. Kids, do not molest our friends the marine creatures!
October 29th, 2017 at 2:21 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 2:25 PM ^
It'll be Scott Frost to Florida. I thought about Lane Kiffen, but that's too much risk.
October 29th, 2017 at 2:42 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 3:04 PM ^
So I was recently in Salt Lake City, and my Uber driver was from Nebraska and was a big Huskers fan. I asked him about Scott Frost and Nebraska. He was pretty emphatic it's not happening. One voice, and there's no way to know what he knows vs. what he thinks. But still ... a rapid Huskers fan adamant that Frost was not coming to Lincoln.
Frost has to look at the current trends in college football and wonder if Nebraska is a place where he can get the talent to compete at the level that those-with-a-memory expect for Nebraska. I'm skeptical ... I think we're entering a time where the window of opportunity is rapidly closing, and those who haven't rebuilt will find they can't. (This is why I think Harbaugh's hire was so critical -- another 4 year down-cycle could have been disasterous for Michigan.)
UF provides a better opportunity to field talent than does Lincoln, NE. The flip side is UF is a freakin' pressure cooker of expectations. If you're an up-and-coming coach and want to step onto the big stage, UF is one of the bigger stages. Nebraska, sadly, is no longer such a stage.
October 29th, 2017 at 3:18 PM ^
If he can win at UCF, he can win at Nebraska. Why would he risk going to a program that might fire you in three years that include two division titles when he can go to his alma mater and be a hero?
October 29th, 2017 at 3:22 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 3:28 PM ^
Pelini was a completely different situation. First of all, they gave him 7 seasons. Secondly, a big part of him getting fired had to do with his off the field conduct.
I quote:
"Our crowd. What a bunch of fucking fair-weather fucking—they can all kiss my ass out the fucking door. 'Cause the day is fucking coming now. We'll see what they can do when I'm fucking gone. I'm so fucking pissed."
October 29th, 2017 at 4:38 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 4:49 PM ^
I mean, was he wrong?
October 29th, 2017 at 3:37 PM ^
If he can win at UCF, he can win at Nebraska.
Maybe, but I'm not so sure ... Florida is a talent-rich state, and even though UCF can't compete with Miami, UF, FSU, and the SEC schools that come knocking, they can get pretty good players to stay near home. There's not much talent in Nebraska, and getting good players to leave home and go there has to be hard. Tom Osborne did it, but he left twenty years ago.
Your point about UF being trigger-happy on firing coaches vs. Nebraska, where Frost might be hailed as a hero has some merit. What I'm not sure of is whether Nebraska has yet come to realize they can't -- and won't -- be competing with the Alabamas of the world. Nebraska Football is like Minnesota football ... good history, good fans, but just a tough place to get enough good talent to compete. 8-4 / 9-3 seasons with the occasional 10-2? Sure. 12-0 and playoff bound? That's hard to envision.
We'll see ... you may be right and Frost goes to Nebraska. But if he's a coach that dreams of playing on the big stage, he'll avoid Nebraska.
October 29th, 2017 at 8:23 PM ^
Because Florida is the better job period.
October 29th, 2017 at 3:40 PM ^
Well, if an Uber driver in Utah says it's not happening that must be so.
October 29th, 2017 at 3:45 PM ^
If you can't trust an Uber driver's opinion, whose can you trust? :-)
Obviously it's just one guy, but I found it interesting that someone who was a big Nebraska fan would so boldly go counter to what a big Nebraska fan should hope for.
October 29th, 2017 at 3:55 PM ^
I've been on the Nebraska message boards and they're praying to their Corn Gods for Frost. They may not land him--Frost may just prefer UF to the pressure of being a savior, unlike our own savior. Sounds to me like Uber driver was just being a contrarian--I mean, look at the mugs we've got on this board, calling for Harbaugh to be fired last week. Or Uber driver was just busting your chops.
October 29th, 2017 at 7:57 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 8:27 PM ^
I too have not seen one, NOT ONE, person calling for Harbaugh to be fired. Please back that up with someone specifically saying it or quit saying it. You've done it multiple times now. And you're not the only one but I'm on here every day and read every comment eventually. So who are you referring to who said that outside of being sarcastic?
October 30th, 2017 at 5:40 AM ^
No one had to balls to say he should be fired, but there was plenty of bullshit being said. People called him over rated, all hype, overpaid (constant complaining about his 9m dollar salary which he doesnt even make 9m) and plenty of people said he has been a failure. I have seen him compared to Hoke a few times on here as well, point is people have been talking mad shit.
October 29th, 2017 at 2:40 PM ^
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October 29th, 2017 at 2:48 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 2:53 PM ^
So who is this year's rock star coaching candidate, the guy everyone wants? Is it Frost? Seems like slim pickings.
Thank goodness Jed York is as dumb as he is to let us hire Jim Harbaugh.
October 29th, 2017 at 3:00 PM ^
I remember Pete Finebaum saying this was a "slam dunk hire". I'm not not cackling with glee.
October 29th, 2017 at 3:18 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 5:01 PM ^
That is rich.
And should be mentioned every time Pete Finebaum has an opinion about anything.
October 29th, 2017 at 3:04 PM ^
Note to self on invention idea: app that auto-generates death threats so you can't be fired for cause
October 29th, 2017 at 3:09 PM ^
Petrino, goodbye to L'ville hello Gainsville.
October 29th, 2017 at 3:10 PM ^