It's interesting we have both Barnhardt's and Bianchi's viewpoints. It could go either way. It might be an incredible disaster of egos or a team effort that proves to be a great success. The more I look at it the more I think it might work. Muschamp and Weis must have discussed their roles/personalities. If they didn't they're nuts! You're right in that there will be some bumps the first year, Stephen. But, after that, if they stay together as a staff, look out! This could be a football whirlwind that catapults the Gators to unheard of success. That said, with the talent on the team, there shouldn't be too many bumps.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "Stephen Manuel" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 09:10:05 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Bianchi: Will Muschamp pulls off coordinator coup at UF I agree, next year is going to have it's rough spots, completely changing the system with the schedule being tougher would indicate that. However a few points, I didn't take from the article that Charlie Weis is "the savior" of UF rather you have a guy that's never been a head coach before, who specializes in defense taking over and going out and hiring a guy who has an exceptional resume of coaching offense. On the surface that has to be a positive. Like Bianchi notes, based on their resumes, who would you rather have, Weis or Addazio ?? Not saying history will repeat itself, but when Steve Spurrier arrived, we completely changed the system and it worked really quickly.... Stephen -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Woody Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 8:28 AM To: Gatortalk Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Bianchi: Will Muschamp pulls off coordinator coup at UF I love how Bianchi is inaugurating Weis as the savior of the UF offense before he's even called a play. Thats the equivilent to predetermining UGA as the Preseasons #1 favorite because they had an NFL caliber QB. Howd that work out? Im just sayin right now... be very cautious and very very level headed. Next year is gonna be rough. And I am personally charging Cathy to remind me of this as we text each other from opposite ends of the stadium during the games next season. LOL On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:15 AM, John Bowers <[email protected]> wrote: > Will Muschamp pulls off coordinator coup at UF > > Mike Bianchi SPORTS COMMENTARY > > 6:19 p.m. EST, January 3, 2011 > > Will Muschamp has not even coached a down yet at the University of Florida > and he's already responsible for bringing four championships to Gainesville. > > That's how many Super Bowl rings Muschamp's new offensive coordinator, > Charlie Weis, will have in his possession when he moves to Gainesville > following the NFL playoffs. > > Muschamp has been nicknamed "Coach Boom" because of the exuberant way he > screams "boom!" when one of the defenses he coordinates makes an especially > explosive hit. Well, that seems like an even more fitting moniker today for > Florida's offense because – BOOM! – Muschamp just knocked one out of the > park with the hiring of Weis. > > Muschamp said when he took the UF job that, because of his defensive > background, his most important hire would be finding a good offensive > coordinator. In essence, Muschamp is a new millennium Gator version of the > anti-Spurrier. Unlike the old ballcoach, the new ballcoach will focus his > attention on defense and give his offensive coordinator carte blanche > install his own system. > > Who better to turn over play-calling duties to than the gridiron guru of pro > style offense? Here's all you need know about Weis: He turned Brady Quinn > into a first-round draft pick. Good grief, if he can do that, he can turn > John Brantley into John Unitas. > > Weis succeeding Steve Addazio? Are you kidding me? This is like William > Faulkner succeeding Dr. Seuss. The Gator playbook just went from "Green Eggs > and Ham" to "The Sound and the Fury." > > Three of Weis' four Super Bowl rings came while serving as Bill Belichick's > offensive coordinator in New England. This hire not only gives Muschamp and > the Gators perhaps the best offensive coordinator in all of college > football, Weis' presence is a huge recruiting tool for the Gators as well. > > Don't kid yourself, the top high school recruits are not choosing a college > based on how they can best gain access to a phD; they are choosing a school > where they can best gain access to the NFL. In a perfect world, high school > recruits would choose a school based on academic opportunities, but let's > not be naïve. The goal of nearly every player in every major college > football program is to hit the lottery and someday make it to "The League" – > even if they have less than a 1 percent chance of ever realizing that > distant dream. > > Weis is currently the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs and a > man largely responsible for the Chiefs' surprising run into the NFL > postseason. It doesn't matter that he won't even be in Florida recruiting > until after the Chiefs' playoff run is over. He can just send his jewelry > box with those four Super Bowl rings down to Gainesville and let Muschamp > display them whenever recruits come through the coaching offices. > > Think of the recruiting pitch Weis can make to all of the impressionable > young athletes who have dreams of going to the NFL. There is no college > coach in the country who can flash four Super Bowl rings and say, "If you > want to win one of these someday, I can make it happen. I can turn you into > an NFL player. I've got Bill Belichick on speed dial. And if you're having a > problem with how to read the Cover 2 maybe I can get Tom Brady to give you a > call." > > Give Muschamp credit for putting his own ego aside and bringing in a guy who > is a much bigger name in the coaching profession than he is. Muschamp is > only 39 and embarking on his first head-coaching job, but he is obviously > very secure in what he is doing. > > When Muschamp took the UF job, he made a point of saying he wants his > predecessor, Urban Meyer, to still be actively involved in the program. Now, > he's hiring an offensive coordinator whose resume dwarfs his own. If Meyer > continues to draw a paycheck from UF as a fundraiser – and there is > speculation he will -- an argument could be made that Muschamp is the > third-most qualified head football coach on the UF payroll. > > The one question everybody has is why would Weis leave a good NFL > coordinator's job to take a college coordinator's job? Some speculate that > he is clashing with young, fiery, offensive-minded Chiefs head coach Todd > Haley, but Weiss says he is making the move for family reasons. > > He told the Kansas City Star that his son, Charlie Weis Jr., is a senior in > high school and wants to go into coaching. He will get a chance to work as a > student-assistant on the Gator staff while he attends college at UF. > > Strange, huh? > > Meyer left Florida for family reasons and Weis is coming to Florida for > family reasons. > > In both cases, Will Muschamp is the big winner. > > Read Mike Bianchi's blog at OrlandoSentinel.com/openmike and listen to his > radio show every weekday from 6 to 9 a.m. on 740-AM. You can e-mail him at > [email protected]. > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
