Hes officially lost his mind Woody (via iPhone)
> On Dec 4, 2013, at 10:10 AM, "John Bowers" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fixing the Gators: Muschamp should hire Tebow, Fulmer and put Driskel in the > spread > · > Mike Bianchi > SPORTS COMMENTARY > 5:29 p.m. EST, December 3, 2013 > > A little bird tells me what offense Will Muschamp will run next year to try > and save his job as the head coach of the Florida Gators. > > That little bird is called common sense. > > And common sense says Muschamp has one year to flip the field and make UF a > championship-contending program once again. Muschamp and UF Athletic Director > Jeremy Foley make a combined $4 million annually and are paid handsomely to > fix UF's woebegone program, but I'm still willing to give them some sound > advice free of charge. > > There is only way to quickly fix Florida's abysmal offense: Put starting > quarterback Jeff Driskel in the spread and let him do what made him a star at > Hagerty High School in Oviedo. And while they're at it, the Gators should at > least offer Tim Tebow the job of quarterback coach. Driskel was recruited by > Urban Meyer to become the next Tim Tebow. Why wouldn't Muschamp try to hire > the original Tim Tebow, perhaps the most decorated spread quarterback ever, > to mentor Driskel? > > Another suggestion as a potential hire: How about formerTennessee coach Phil > Fulmer as the new offensive line coach? Someone who knows Fulmer tells me he > is "bored senseless" and would love to get back into coaching in some > capacity. Many Florida fans remember Fulmer as the highly successful head > coach at Tennessee, but even before that he was recognized as one of the > premier offensive line coaches in SEC history. > > But, mainly, what Muschamp needs to do is get Driskel in the spread. Muschamp > admitted after the Gators were pounded 37-7 by Florida State to close out a > historically bad 4-8 season that, "We need to take a look at ourselves > schematically.'' > > Translation: The most important position on the team — quarterback — must be > comfortable in the scheme. In high school, Driskel was a dual-threat > running-passing machine. During his senior season, he threw for 1,819 yards > and 15 touchdowns and ran for 1,333 yards and 20 TDs. > > For two years, the Gators, under former offensive coordinator Brent Pease, > have "misused Jeff," according to one member of his high school coaching > staff. "They tried to force him into being a drop-back quarterback when > that's not really his skill set. Jeff is the type of quarterback who you need > to turn loose and let him do what he does." > > Ironically, Muschamp and Pease were always worried Driskel would get hurt if > he ran too much. Guess what? Driskel broke his ankle last season while > standing in the pocket. > > Moreover, Florida's backup quarterback Tyler Murphy, another dual-threat > athlete, is also more suited to the spread. Which makes Florida's previous > offensive schemes under Muschamp even more baffling. Why would you run the > Nick Saban offense when your talent was recruited to run the Urban Meyer > offense? > > That's why the Gators need to go out and hire a spread guru to choreograph > the offense. How about newly fired Wyoming head coach Dave Christensen, who > ran the spread as the offensive coordinator at Missouri and turned Chase > Daniel – yes, Chase Daniel! — into an NFL quarterback. Or how about Bob > Stitt, the head coach of Division II Colorado School of Mines, whose > offensive concepts have been borrowed by the likes of Texas A&M, West > Virginia and Cincinnati? Sometimes, the best offensive coaches come from the > most unlikely places. > > Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn spent more than a decade as a high school coach > inArkansas before he got his chance to move to college. Chip Kelly spent a > dozen years choreographing his high-powered, fast-break attack in New > Hampshire before he was hired at Oregon. Or how about Clemson offensive > coordinator Chad Morris, who was a high school coach in Texas five years ago? > > Honestly, I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that Muschamp > could turn the Gators into SEC Championship contenders in one season (see > Auburn's and Missouri's record last year). I believe this was a horrendously > star-crossed, injury-plagued aberration of a season. > > When you lose a dozen starters to season-ending injuries, including your top > two quarterbacks, it's going to decimate your team. If you don't think an > injury to a quarterback can make a difference as to whether a team is good or > bad, ask the Green Bay Packers, who are 0-4-1 sinceAaron Rodgers went down > with a broken collarbone > > It all starts with the quarterback. > > If Will Muschamp puts Jeff Driskel in the spread offense, he will save his > job. > > If he doesn't, he won't. > > The little bird has spoken. > > -- > -- > 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. 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