There you go! Perhaps, we can put his "potential upcoming firing" behind us and move on?
Who does the B'ball team play next? Sent From Shane's iPhone Go Gators! & Skol Vikes! ALPCA #8756 Europlate #1045 > On Nov 13, 2013, at 3:21 PM, Woody Bass <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.gatorzone.com/mobile/news/26727 > > Foley: Commitment to Muschamp Remains the Same > > GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The won-loss record has taken a tumble in 2013, but > Jeremy Foley’s support of head football coach Will Muschamp has not. > > > > Foley said Wednesday he is fully committed to Muschamp to lead the program > into the future. > > > > “As athletic director, I’m a thousand percent convinced that Will Muschamp is > the guy to lead this football program,’’ Foley said inside his office at Ben > Hill Griffin Stadium. “Nothing has changed in what we feel about Will > Muschamp from the day we hired him. > > > > “Everyone around here wants the same thing,’’ Foley continued. “We want to do > what is right for the University of Florida. We understand that this football > season has not gone the way any of us wanted it to go, certainly not the way > our fans wanted it to go, and most of all, not the way Will Muschamp wanted > it to go. > > > > “We have a history of being successful, we have a history of fixing things > when they need to be fixed, and that is what is going to happen here, and > Coach Muschamp is the one that will fix it.” > > > > Muschamp was named UF’s head coach in December 2010. With three > regular-season games remaining in his third season, Muschamp is 22-13 > overall, including an 11-1 regular-season record in 2012 and Sugar Bowl > berth. The Gators knocked off four teams ranked in the Top 10 last season and > climbed to No. 2 in the polls before a loss to Georgia. > > > > Florida is coming off a 34-17 Homecoming loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday, > dropping the Gators below .500 for the first time since 1992. The 4-5 Gators > travel to face No. 12-ranked South Carolina on Saturday. > > > > “I understand the passion and the disappointment,’’ Foley said. “But at the > end of the day, we’ve got great fans, they love the Gators and their passion > makes this place special. They are hurting, they want the program to be > successful and we feel that hurt.” > > > > Despite the loss and fan criticism in recent weeks, Foley and UF President > Bernie Machen made it clear Wednesday they remain firmly behind Muschamp, who > was head coach-in-waiting at Texas prior to his arrival at Florida. > > > > “I want the Gator Nation to know that I have full confidence in Coach > Muschamp and his leadership of the football program,’’ Machen said. > > > > Meanwhile, Foley wants Florida fans to remain patient and as the 42-year-old > Muschamp works to turn the program around in what has been an injury-plagued > season for the Gators. > > > > “We will get better under Will Muschamp’s leadership,’’ Foley said. “This is > not the quote-unquote dreaded ‘vote of confidence.’ This is just how we all > feel around here. We have a strong faith and a strong belief in his > capabilities, in his leadership skills, in his ability to evaluate what needs > to be fixed.” > > > > “Go back to a year ago: we’re 11-1 and beat four teams in the Top 10 and he > was SEC Coach of the Year. I don’t think that was a fluke. I think coaching > had a lot to do with that. We’ll stay the course here. We’ll get it right. > We’re not going to let Gator fans down. We want the same thing they want.” > > > > Woody (via iPhone) > -- > -- > 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.
