I don't think anyone wants to recollect my reaction to Muschamp or Weis hiring. Just sayin On May 8, 2015 4:51 PM, "Oliver Barry" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well, you’ve got me there, Sandy. I don’t know. But, I would have > probably have picked someone who has been to the tournament before. > > I’m not even saying Foley has done a bad job. But, for a program as > important as the football team I sure wouldn’t have picked Muschamp. > > Remember everyone’s reaction to him? Who? > > Lots of people are saying this new guy is a home run. Maybe he will be. > > Was there no NBA coach? Was there no Sweet 16 coach available? > > Was there no NFL coach available when McElwain was hired? > > Saban sure was. > > > > > > 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 *Sandy Alonso > *Sent:* Friday, May 08, 2015 2:47 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] Fwd: [gatornews] [SUN]: Dooley: Foley gets his > guy > > > > I knew you didn't mean "the" Roy Williams, I was just stating I'm no fan > of the guy (because I seriously am not). That being said, what elite coach > would you have tapped for the UF job? Who could we realistically get, > knowing that no matter what, basketball will always play second fiddle to > the football program? (And it's not just because of butts in seats - just > look at the Gator fan sites that get more hits and comments about football > than basketball.) In a perfect world, we'd have snagged Shaka Smart, and I > think most Gator fans would love that, but he's not really "elite" either. > > Not even sure who we really could have taken for football (since once > again, UTx took our best coach for the position *shakes fist at Austin*). > > I remember there were actually people who made faces when it was announced > Spurrier was coming to UF ("he only won at Duke"). Almost nobody knew who > Billy D was when Foley brought him over from Marshall. And you can't say > UF didn't have ANY program then, because they'd been to the Final Four > under Kruger. > > Who was Rhonda Faehn before she came to UF? Just an assistant at > Nebraska, a program that still doesn't have a national title. The project > I hope Foley hires is one of Faehn's assistant coaches. Hell, I'd love it > if he made them co-HCs, because they have a significant amount to do with > the program's success and I think they'd continue Faehn's philosophy for > the program. > > > > On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, yes. That’s one thing I don’t get. Like I said, we should have > picked up a Roy Williams (not the Roy Williams, Sandy). We should have > picked up a Nick Saban for football. > > I wouldn’t say Saban brought any baggage, or any boring games. > > Instead, the elite program of the SEC gets two “potential” great guys. > > Whether he is or not, McElwain should look like the second coming of Knute > Rockne with this team. The talent is there. All they need is someone with > an actual plan for offense. > > Muschamp should be ashamed for throwing away the career of Jeff Driskel. > > At any rate, if we’re elite, let’s go get an elite coach. > > I can’t wait to see who the project is Jeremy brings in for the three time > national champion gymnastics team. > > > > All this grousing aside, I will be firmly supportive of our coaches, > whoever they are. > > > > > > 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 *John Bowers > *Sent:* Friday, May 08, 2015 11:13 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [gatortalk] Fwd: [gatornews] [SUN]: Dooley: Foley gets his > guy > > > > I also think that “only” paying $2 mill a year was a factor. White is > young, obviously talented, a Florida native, and plays “uptempo” hoops. > Jeremy had a tough decision, he went with what he thinks is correct. With > all Jeremy has done for UF, we need to get behind the new guy. And the new > football guy, too, whatever his name is. Heh heh…. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Sandy Alonso > *Sent:* Friday, May 08, 2015 11:04 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] Fwd: [gatornews] [SUN]: Dooley: Foley gets his > guy > > > > I respectfully disagree. Besides the fact that I am no fan of Roy > Williams, a lot of those guys will cost a ton of money and bring along > baggage or a boring style of play. > > I was on the Archie Miller bandwagon, but the basketball talking heads are > gushing so much about this guy, that I'm starting to really warm up to this > hire. > > > > On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 10:47 AM, mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I'm not impressed. If Florida is an elite program we should get an elite > coach. A Roy Williams, not another project. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI, SFR > > Real Estate Broker > > Bob Parks, LLC > > 145 Maple Row Blvd > > Hendersonville TN 37075 > > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > Office: 615-826-4040 > > Sent from my iPhone > > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Shane Ford <[email protected]> > *Date:* May 8, 2015 at 7:06:15 AM CDT > *To:* GatorNews <[email protected]> > *Subject:* *[gatornews] [SUN]: Dooley: Foley gets his guy* > *Reply-To:* [email protected] > > Dooley: Foley gets his guy > > > > Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley was pumped up after hiring Mike > White on Thursday. (The Associated Press) > > > *By Pat Dooley > <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/patdooley>Gainesville SUN Columnist* > *Published: Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 10:06 p.m.**Last Modified: Thursday, > May 7, 2015 at 10:55 p.m.* > > It was Monday morning and Jeremy Foley was choked up. He was saying > goodbye to Billy Donovan, his close friend and best hire as Florida's > athletic director. > > On Monday afternoon, Foley made a phone call that would shape the > immediate future of Florida basketball. He dialed up Tommy McClelland, the > young athletic director at Louisiana Tech, to let him know he wanted to > talk to McClelland's basketball coach. > > On Thursday, Foley was pumped up. > > He had hired the coach to replace the irreplaceable. > > “You're gonna love him,” Foley told me Thursday night. “I know this > happened fast, but he blew us away.” > > Mike White, 38, fits all the parameters of a Foley hire. He's young, he > has a great personality, he has had success but not so much that Florida > had to pay ridiculous money to get him here. Foley has a track record of > rewarding coaches who do well here, not somewhere else. > > The hiring of White happened so fast it caught a lot of people by > surprise. The surprise wasn't that they hired him, but that they hired him > so quickly. > > But you have to understand this — once coach Scott Brooks was fired by > Oklahoma City, Foley and his staff prepared for the worst-case scenario. > They started looking for a new coach before Donovan was even talking to > Thunder general manager Sam Presti. > > That's what you do when you are an athletic director. You don't wait until > the bomb drops, you start moving when you hear the planes overhead. > > “Our antennae were up,” Foley said. > > And the one guy they kept picking up on the radar was White, who might > well be the next big thing in college basketball. He is energetic and knows > the state of Florida. His team plays fast-tempo basketball, which was > crucial for Foley to find. > > After 19 years of Billyball, nobody wanted to see Deflategate, > basketball-style. > > Then there is this — White and Louisiana Tech have been to the NIT three > straight years. That shouldn't excite anyone, but if you are at Louisiana > Tech you had better win your conference tournament if you want to dance. > > I could mention this — he turned down Tennessee and has already won at > Florida State. > > Now you're warming up to the guy. > > Or this — Florida basically traded Jeff Driskel for Mike White. > > Point, Florida. > > But these are all trivial points that pale in comparison to the biggest > one. Just like it was the right time for Donovan in his career to leave > Florida, it was the right time for White in his career to come to Florida. > > Time will tell if this was a good hire. It makes a lot of sense. There > were other coaches on speculative checklists, but most of them were > bloggers' dreams. Foley knew who he wanted, vetted him and went after him. > > Certainly, this is now an athletic director with two new coaches with > limited track records in the sports that matter most. If nothing else, it > makes the coming years around here really interesting. > > The bottom line is that a new era has begun for Florida basketball. It has > been so long since one started, it's difficult to remember when it did. > Here's a clue — Michael White was a sophomore point guard at Ole Miss when > Donovan started his career as UF's coach. > > Now, White takes over an elite program, one that Donovan started building > when White was trying to find a way to beat the Gators as a player. > > Now, White's their guy. > > Now, he has the chance of a lifetime. > > There have been a lot more splashy hires in the SEC over the last two > years. Bruce Pearl, Rick Barnes, Ben Howland. > > This hire had much less splash. But what matters are the ripples. > > *Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 <352-374-5053> or > at [email protected] <[email protected]>. 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