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> On Oct 25, 2013, at 8:56 AM, "John Bowers" <[email protected]> wrote: > > UF's Muschamp is now officially coaching for his job > > Mike Bianchi > SPORTS COMMENTARY > 5:24 p.m. EDT, October 24, 2013 > > Will Muschamp is a good football coach – a very good football coach. > > But he has a bad offense – a very bad offense. > > And if he doesn't get it fixed soon, a good football coach will soon be an > unemployed football coach. > > Muschamp isn't on the hot seat yet, but Gator fans are flocking to Publix > right now to get the charcoal lighter. Barely half-a-season after winning 11 > games, Muschamp almost certainly will be coaching for his job next season. > This is unfortunate because I think Muschamp is a defensive mastermind and > will be a great head coach if given time. But Gator Nation has about as much > patience as a toddler at a toy store. They want their Big Hugs Elmo and they > want it now! > > Ask Ron Zook. He was fired after 2 1/2 seasons at UF with a 20-13 record, > 14-7 in the SEC. Muschamp, after 2 1/2 seasons, is 22-11, 13-8 in the SEC. > > The Gators conceivably could finish 6-6 or – gulp! – 5-7 this year. Can you > imagine the outcry if UF finishes with its first losing record since the > 0-10-1 season 34 years ago? Zook used to refer to fan unrest as "noise in the > system." If Florida State pounds Florida in The Swamp to cap off a UF losing > season, the noise in the system will be louder than a Motorhead concert. > > The wins last year made it easier for Gator fans to accept an offense that > has been brutal since Muschamp took over. It's one thing when Muschamp can > win games despite a lackluster offense; it's quite another when the Gators > start losing games because the offense is – in Muschamp's own words – "inept." > > In Muschamp's first year, Charlie Weis was the offensive coordinator, and the > Gator offense ranked an abysmal 105th out of 120 teams in the country. When > Weis left to become the head coach at Kansas, Muschamp hired Brent Pease from > Boise State, who promptly came in and orchestrated an offense as lackluster > as Weis's. The Gators ranked No. 103 out of 120 teams in total offense last > season. > > With Pease at the helm again this year, Florida's offense is ranked 106th > nationally. FSU offensive coordinator Jeff Bowden has long been the standard > for coaching pedestrian offenses in this state. Guess what? He never had an > offense even close to as bad as UF has had the past three years. In six years > at FSU, the worst offense Bowden ever had ranked 70th. > > UF's offensive numbers are inexcusable for a team located in a talent-rich > state filled with speed and agility. FSU's offense is high-powered. Miami's > offense is high-powered. UCF's offense is high-powered. And Florida's offense > clangs like a dryer-load of quarters. > > Yes, the Gators have been decimated by injuries this year, but the Gators' > offense has been awful for three seasons now. And let's not forget, Missouri > lost its starting quarterback James Franklin to injury last week and still > ran up 500 yards against the vaunted UF defense with freshman QB Maty Mauk > starting his first game. The Gators countered with 151 yards – the lowest > offensive output in 14 years. > > Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley told the Gainesville Sun a few days > ago that Muschamp's job is safe and "he's not going anywhere." > > Not yet. > > But Muschamp better quickly liven up his offense or Florida Field will be > like a morgue next season. Many Gator fans weren't enamored with Muschamp's > style even when he was winning games. The already-dwindling season-ticket > base will shrivel up even more if the Gators continue to lose. And, let's > face it, when the customers stop buying your product in any business, people > start losing their jobs. > > In today's economic climate, fans aren't going to invest thousands of dollars > to show up at a stadium and watch a bad, boring offense. In this era of > offensive football, fans not only want to win, they want to be entertained. > > Right now, the Gators aren't winning and they aren't entertaining. > > This is a lethal combination for a football coach. > > [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @BianchiWrites. 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