I dunno. Zook and Meyer both had better situations when they took over. Mind you, that Louisville game was painful, and last year was a strangely unsatisfying 11-2 season, but I think Muschamp is on the right track and is the right guy. We need Pease to stay on as well, though.
On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/andreur> > 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. > > > -- -- 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. 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