I have to say, I'm not convinced about Muschamp yet. The Sugar Bowl was a huge disappointment. It seems to be mostly forgotten and we've all moved on, but we lost to Louisville! We forgave Spurrier for a couple of disasters. One particular galling loss to Syracuse comes to mind. I just don't know which way to lean here. Thoughts?
Oliver Barry, CRS GRI Bob Parks Realty, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 Office: 615-826-4040 Mobile: 615-972-4239 [email protected] Begin forwarded message: > From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> > Date: April 25, 2013, 7:46:33 AM CDT > To: GatorNEWS <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Muschamp excited about latest coaching hire > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Muschamp excited about latest coaching hire > > > Newly hired Florida special teams' coordinator and outside linebackers coach > Jeff Choate answers questions during a news conference on the UF campus > Wednesday. > > Doug Finger/Staff photographer > By Robbie Andreu > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 7:18 p.m. > Last Modified: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 9:37 p.m. > > > Florida coach Will Muschamp introduced his latest coaching hire at > Wednesday's press conference — Jeff Choate, who will coordinate special teams > and coach the outside linebackers. > > Muschamp and Choate said they anticipated a seamless transition even though > he was not here for the spring. > “I've known Jeff. He's a guy that I've known probably going back six or seven > years in recruiting the state of Texas,” Muschamp said. “He's an outstanding > evaluator, really good recruiter, coached on both sides of the ball. > “Having worked with someone on our staff (Brent Pease), that certainly helps > — and a guy I trust. I trust Brent's opinion. So, it's exciting to have a > coach like this at this time of year. > “There's never a good time, but at this time of year, it's good to add a > coach to your staff and improve your staff.” > Choate coached with Pease at Boise State for six seasons. In 2012, Choate > coached the linebackers at Washington State. He was hired after the season to > be the defensive coordinator at UTEP. > He went through the spring at UTEP, but then left when Muschamp offered him a > job. > “It was a little bit out of the blue, but it was an opportunity that I could > not say no to,” Choate said. “Having a chance to coach in the SEC and compete > at the highest level, I think anybody that's a true competitor wants to > challenge themselves against the very best. > “This was an opportunity for me to do that. As hard as it was to say no to > the young men at UTEP and to (head coach) Sean (Kugler) in particular, this > was an opportunity I could not say no to.” > Choate said coming onto the staff relatively late should not be a problem. > “If there's one situation where it would work out, ideally it would be this > one,” he said. “D.J. (Durkin) and I are very similar in the way we approach > special teams, and I had spent some time talking with him and studying some > things Florida had done here. We exchanged ideas. > “It's me learning terminology and things. I don't think there will be a lot > of technique or scheme that will be adjusted. Without a spring, I don't see > there being wholesale changes. We'll tweak some things and have game-plan > adjustments. > “But I think we've got to keep it as straightforward as we can in the short > term.” > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
