I agree! It's hard to discern the truth. One wouldn't speak bad about their boss any way; especially if you want future employment.
SHANE Sent From Shane's iPhone Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > On Nov 19, 2014, at 11:31 AM, C.Simpson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well I want to believe what Mr. Roper said but I also think you wouldn't say > he did even if he did. It's awfully coincidental that we've had 3 OC's that > seemed like they operated under "lockdown" > Charlie >> On 11/19/2014 8:44 AM, Shane Ford wrote: >> >> Roper: Muschamp didn't meddle >> >> >> >> >> Florida offensive coordinator Kurt Roper said it's been a pleasure working >> under Will Muschamp and has no regrets about taking the job. >> Doug Finger/The Gainesville Sun >> By Robbie Andreu >> GAINESVILLE SUN Staff writer >> Published: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 3:37 p.m. >> Last Modified: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 4:25 p.m. >> >> >> Rumor season started in Gainesville long before a coaching search got under >> way Monday. It began last season, when Will Muschamp landed on the hot seat >> during a 4-8 season, and has only grown in intensity this fall. >> One popular rumor that’s been swirling around Muschamp seemingly forever is >> that he handcuffs his offensive coordinator, forces him to run the ball, >> refuses to let him wander outside Muschamp’s conservative comfort zone. >> Kurt Roper, Muschamp’s offensive coordinator, sacked that rumor Tuesday. >> “Not true. Not true,” Roper said. “In my experience, absolutely none of it’s >> true. You know when we got here it was completely, ‘Hey, do it how you best >> see fit.’ And he doesn’t call plays. >> “You know we obviously talk about situations like the end of that game >> (against South Carolina). Do we want to be aggressive or do we want to take >> the timeout and use the time and all that? But I’m 100 percent on board with >> any of those decisions that are made. But as far as calling plays, >> absolutely (not). He’s been great. He really is.” >> The popular perception is that life as an offensive coordinator under a >> defensive coach like Muschamp can be a tough, sometimes suffocating >> existence, where offensive creativity is checked at the stadium entrance >> before every game. >> Not the case, Roper said. >> “I'll say this, working for Will Muschamp is unbelievable,” he said. >> “Everything you're hearing about him is not just people blowing smoke. >> That's a good person No. 1, and I learned a lot of football from him. I >> learned a lot of things. Shoot, it's been a great, almost a year. I got here >> in January. Almost a year. But it's been a great experience." >> Roper knew he was taking a risk leaving a secure job at Duke to come to >> Florida, where the offense has been borderline inept at times over the past >> few seasons and the coach was clearly on the hot seat. >> Now, less than a year later, Roper’s time at Florida is coming to an end >> after Muschamp was fired Sunday. >> Even though this is not ending the way he had hoped it would, Roper said he >> made the right career move coming to work for Muschamp. >> “I don't have any regrets at all,” he said. “I still think this is a great >> place. It's a place you can obviously win at a high level and get good >> football players here. I thought it was a great opportunity.” >> Like others in and around the program, Roper said he feels bad about >> Muschamp losing his job. He said some of the blame is on him because his >> spread, uptempo offense has not been as efficient as many, including Roper, >> thought it would be heading into the season. >> The offense showed promising signs of life in back-to-back victories against >> Georgia and Vanderbilt, but regressed in the overtime loss to South Carolina >> last Saturday. UF threw only one pass in the second half, and just 11 for >> the game. >> “Well, yeah, I think everybody takes responsibility when it doesn’t go >> well,” Roper said. “I think the right people do, that’s what I tell the >> players all the time. One thing that I never wanted to be is a >> finger-pointer in anything that I ever do. >> “There are plays in the game that are not called very good, they’re bad >> calls at a bad time. I want to take ownership for that. There's plays that a >> player doesn't make and they need to take ownership for that. I think as a >> football team, if everybody accepts their own responsibility, then now >> you've got a team. You've got a group working in the right way. So everybody >> up in that building accepts their responsibility." >> Roper signed a two-year contract with UF, so he’ll be paid by the Gators >> unless he finds another coaching job. He said his focus for now is on these >> final games and trying to get the offense moving again. >> “You take calls when the calls come,” he said. “The No. 1 priority is to be >> prepared. We have two more weeks to focus. I’ve never been through this. To >> be honest with you, I think it gets harder a little bit as you go. It’s >> getting harder rather than easier because it’s just human nature. It is what >> it is. We want to go out there Saturday and have a plan, and not look like >> we didn’t have a plan. We’re working hard to prepare these guys and help >> them win a football game.” >> Some, of course, are probably speculating that now that the pressure is off >> Muschamp, maybe he’ll turn Roper loose and let him do what he really wants >> to do with his offense. >> But then Roper has been doing that since he’s been here. His hands have not >> been tied by Muschamp, he said. >> Roper was asked Tuesday if he’d work for Muschamp again if he had the >> opportunity. >> “Absolutely,” he said. >> Contact Robbie Andreu at 352-374-5022 or >> mailto:[email protected].%20Also%20check%20out%20Andreu's%20blog%20at%20Gatorsports.com. >> >> -- >> -- >> 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/d/optout. > > -- > -- > 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/d/optout. -- -- 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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