even he said they havent proven anything yet....
On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 12:12 PM, mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]>wrote: > This is another good article on Coach Boom! > Does anyone on this list doubt we got the right man now? > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > Bob Parks, LLC > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > 615-972-4239 > 615-826-4040 > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Shane Ford <[email protected]> > *Date:* December 28, 2012 9:08:22 AM CST > *To:* GatorNews <[email protected]> > *Subject:* *[gatornews] [Gainesville SUN]: UF success comes from staying > course* > *Reply-To:* [email protected] > > UF success comes from staying course > > <http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20121228/COLUMNISTS/121229665?p=all&tc=pgall> > > Florida coach Will Muschamp's team this season was frustrating at times > and hard to explain at others. But it won 11 games. And on Thursday, it > arrived in New Orleans to play in a BCS bowl game. > *Matt Stamey/Staff photographer* > By Pat Dooley <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/dooleyp> > Gainesville SUN Columnist > Published: Friday, December 28, 2012 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, > December 28, 2012 at 12:06 a.m. > > NEW ORLEANS — There were those moments. Every coach has them, especially > when things are going the wrong way. Will Muschamp knew his first team at > Florida had problems, but it didn’t make the six losses any easier to > stomach. > > His lofty expectations for the 2011 season (play in the SEC Championship > Game) were tempered by a realistic look at his roster. He knew some good > things had to happen for that team to be successful. > > They didn’t. > > “I knew where we were and we needed some fortunate things to happen,” he > said. “I may be emotional on the sidelines, but I try to be pretty > analytical the rest of the week. So I knew where we were.” > > Nobody thought they were 6-6 bad. Sure, there were some holes. There was a > lack of depth on both lines of scrimmage. But 6-6 at Florida? > > That’s why they were moments, those points where a coach struggles to > accept what is happening. > > “To know what it takes to be successful and not be able to do it is > frustrating,” Muschamp said. “Probably the FSU game was (the low point). > There were a bunch of them. I felt like we gave away the Auburn game. Our > inability to run the ball … > > “But I knew if these guys could use the setbacks in a positive way, if > they could use them as learning blocks we’d be OK. I’ve seen it go the > other way.” > > There was a lot of noise in the system a year ago. Even when he was hired, > the Gator Nation arched an eyebrow and wondered if UF Athletic Director > Jeremy Foley knew what he was doing. > > After all, the last time he tried to replace a national-championship > winning coach with a defensive coordinator with no head coaching experience > it hadn’t ended well. > > The Ron Zook comparisons were obvious. But Zook never lost six games. > > “I guess I heard it early on,” Muschamp told me. “But when the season goes > on I have blinders on. You hear that noise before the season. But once the > season starts, you don’t hear anything. I learned that my first year as the > defensive coordinator at LSU. Don’t worry about what you can’t control.” > > That first season was a tough one. Not only were there losses on the > field, there were losses in personnel as Muschamp weeded through the > players to find out which ones were going to buy in. It left Florida with > numbers, as he said, like an NFL team. > > Then two things happened. Neither had a big affect on this year’s team, > but it did change the perception of Will Muschamp. First, Urban Meyer took > the Ohio State job. Whether it is fair or not, the perception shifted on > the personnel left behind for Muschamp. And then, his Florida team won the > Gator Bowl. > > To go 7-6 is light years ahead of 6-7. Muschamp doesn’t believe in > momentum jumping from one year to the next, but he got something out of his > team during Gator Bowl practices that would help them in 2012. > > They started to toughen up. And he saw more of it during the spring. He > felt more comfortable with his refurbished coaching staff. He felt more > comfortable with his players. He was even comfortable with a schedule that > was punitive. > > “I saw us having a good football team this year,” he said. > > And it was. It was frustrating at times and hard to explain at others. But > it won 11 games. And on Thursday, it arrived in New Orleans to play in a > BCS bowl game. > > Muschamp has to feel vindication and satisfaction. He told you this would > work and it did. > > “I don’t feel anything for myself,” he said. “I’m happy for the fans and > for the coaches and the players. That’s where having a staff that believes > in what you believe in pays off. It’s guys like Jeremy Foley who saw what > was happening when times were tough. > > “I have strong convictions about the way to do things. And it’s funny > because (UF defensive coordinator) Dan Quinn came up to me after the season > and said he understood now how important it is to stay the course. Don’t > waver from the course. Stay with your core values.” > > It wasn’t easy during 2011. It paid off in 2012. > > The chirping turned into cheering. The grousing to growling. The team that > couldn’t beat anybody any good last year beat a lot of teams who were > really good this year. After a season of erasing DVR tapings as soon as you > got home, this was a year of rewind and play. > > “It’s a lonely chair,” Muschamp said. “I have 90,000 assistant coaches in > The Swamp on Saturdays who want to give me great advice. But it’s Sunday > through Friday in the office with this coaching staff and a bunch of guys > who understand me and what I want to do. > > “Those are the guys I lean on.” > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skol Vikes! > > -- > 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
