hahaha - I know you hated Muschamp and Weis. I pretty much scratched my head at Muschamp but thought, "Well, coach-in-waiting, so must be something there." I was always uneasy about Weis.
On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 5:22 PM, Woody <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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