Agreed. IIRC Spurrier wanted to come back prior to Urban's hiring and Foley was not interested. And he has always been loyal to the Gators. On Jun 19, 2014 2:11 PM, "Oliver Barry" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Even the “Old Ball Coach?” Say it ain’t so, Pat! > > > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > > Bob Parks Realty, LLC > > Real Estate Broker > > 145 Maple Row Blvd > > Hendersonville TN 37075 > > Phone: 615-826-4040 > > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Shane Ford > *Sent:* Thursday, June 19, 2014 9:16 AM > *To:* GatorNEWS > *Subject:* [gatornews] [SUN]: Fans can't expect college coaches to bleed > team colors forever > > > > > Fans can't expect college coaches to bleed team colors forever > > > Florida head coach Will Muschamp fields questions during a press > conference March 11 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. > > *Doug Finger/Staff photographer* > > By Pat Dooley <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/patdooley> > GAINESVILLE SUN Columnist > Published: Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 6:01 a.m.Last Modified: Wednesday, > June 18, 2014 at 7:14 p.m. > > > > > > Will Muschamp was just a few days on the job when he said something that > every Gator fan — and every college sports fan — should take to heart. > > He was asked about being a former Georgia player coaching at the > University of Florida when he responded, “I'm loyal to whoever signs my > paycheck.” > > And in those seven words, he told us what we already should have known. > > All coaches (and especially assistants) will talk about school pride and > rah-rah this and that, but in the end coaches are only oozing your school's > colors when they are employed by them. > > Trust me, you care way more about your favorite team than the coaches do. > > This isn't to single out Muschamp, who some people truly — and falsely — > believe has thrown the Georgia game each year because he is a former > Bulldog (people who believe that I refer to as “Gidiots” — Gator Idiots). > In fact, Muschamp is hardly the exception. > > He's the rule. > > Florida fans are still incensed that Urban Meyer left the University of > Florida the way he did, quitting twice and taking a million-dollar check > for his services after he resigned the second time. It was less than a year > that his health problems and family issues were resolved and he was > coaching at Ohio State. Not only that, he was recruiting against the school > where he forced everyone to learn the alma mater. He told a recruit who was > also being recruited by Florida that he wouldn't go there, according to a > *Sporting > News* story. > > But they are all like that. And it has taken me a long time to understand > the basic rule of coaching — that they are all employees and they are all > only as loyal as their employment. > > Remember when James Franklin rallied the Vanderbilt Nation with his > enthusiasm for the school? He told every recruit and every booster club and > every talk show that Nashville was the best place in the world. But when > Penn State came calling, he not only left for a better job, he poached many > of the recruits he had convinced to come to Vandy. > > Mike Gundy will tell you how great Oklahoma State is, but every time a > big-time job is open he's flirting with it. Charlie Strong was so indebted > to Louisville for finally giving him a head coaching job that he turned > down Tennessee, but Texas was too good to pass up and he was soon flashing > the “Hook 'Em Horns” sign. > > There's nothing wrong with a coach trying to get a better job. And > certainly coaches who are fired aren't going to get overly emotional when > talking about the good old days at their former schools. > > The perfect example — UF's firing of Ron Zook. > > Zook was allowed to coach the rest of the season and did his best, even > beating Florida State on the night they named the playing field after Bobby > Bowden. But Zook took a job at Illinois and hired much of his Florida staff. > > Their reaction? While Florida was preparing for its Chick-fil-A Bowl game, > the coaches wore Illinois shirts in the offices and at practices, leaving a > confused team to wonder who they were playing for. One assistant coach even > wanted to abandon the team until he was informed his contract said he had > to coach in the game. > > Coaches have been known to leave their resignations with text messages to > the players. They recruit these young men and tell them there is only one > place for them to go but, hey, I'm outta here when a better job comes > around. > > Again, this is not an indictment of these coaches. Just don't be fooled > when they lead the band in a rousing fight song or turn another school in > for recruiting violations. It's not about the team, it's about their jobs. > > And to all of this you say, well, what about Steve Spurrier? He won a > Heisman Trophy at Florida and took an underachieving program to great > heights, winning a national title in 1996. He bleeds orange and blue, right? > > Not so fast, my friend. > > Not only did he take another college job when the NFL didn't work out, he > took a job in the same division as his alma mater. Every year, he tries to > beat the Gators. > > The Head Ball Coach once told me this story — at the Silver Sixties > reunion, players from that decade gather to have a few cold beverages and > talk about the old days. > > “We sing 'We Are the Boys' and Jerri (his wife) and I put our arms around > each other and sing with them,” he said. “Then we go back to being > Gamecocks.” > > That's all you need to know. > > *Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 <352-374-5053> or at > [email protected] <[email protected]>. 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