May I also hope that they all wear 11 different numbers? -Zeb
> On Dec 25, 2025, at 5:07 PM, 'Oliver Barry' via GatorTalk > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Right now I’m just looking for a coach who can get 11 players on the field, > no more no less, for each play. > Then, we can go for a championship. > Oliver Barry CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > Crye-Leike, REALTORS > 964 Main Street > Nashville, TN 37206 > Office: 615-650-7447 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > [email protected] > >> On Dec 25, 2025, at 3:30 PM, 'Stephen Manuel' via GatorTalk >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> A couple of other notes, on the GM job, I look at the position as a >> glorified Recruiting Coordinator. IMO, there is no way in the world a >> college GM will have overall authority on talent acquisition. >> >> At UF they are paying Jon Sumrall 7.5 million per year, in what world would >> you hire a GM making a fraction of that and give him authority over talent >> acquisition. The College GM will manage the NIL money, scout HS and Portal >> Talent, organize the recruiting weekends, etc...when it comes down to >> offering a scholarship or paying someone to remain on the team, the head >> coach will have the final say. I can't imagine a college head coach at any >> school operating under a system where he would not have the ultimate >> authority over recruiting and the portal. The new UF GM wasn't in the group >> that visited Jaden Baugh; it was Sumrall and two other assistants. >> >> On Kiffin, if his name wasn't Kiffin he would likely be out of college >> football. Remember he was fired from 2 previous head coaching jobs, plus he >> ran out on a third head coaching job in the middle of the night. He's >> gotten chances to be a head coach at multiple big-time programs and made a >> mess out of a couple. He left Ole Miss after their most successful season >> in decades; he's never been known as a great recruiter. If he had come to >> UF, I would be happy to have him, but I'm not disappointed he didn't take >> the UF job. >> >> Just imagine if Kiffin came to UF, got us in the playoffs and left to take >> the Alabama Job or a top NFL job right before the first playoff game; Gator >> Fans would be furious, you can't blame Ole Miss fans for hating him. >> >> Stephen Manuel >> >> >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of >> ken kirkley.net <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2025 1:00 PM >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Hi Gators! >> >> Great points Stephen. Stricklin would've been hung out to dry of he hired a >> coordinator off a top tier team, yet all the long term successful teams did >> just that. >> >> I'm this new age of mini pro football masquerading as college football, the >> GM is as important as the head coach. Get a head coach that can manage game >> day and a GM that can get the Jimmies and Joes in the locker room and you >> have a chance at success. >> >> Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> >> From: 'Oliver Barry' via GatorTalk <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2025 3:22:36 PM >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Hi Gators! >> >> Good points, Stephen! >> Also, everybody’s looking for another Nick Sabin. Kiffin is no Sabin. He’ll >> easily make LSU look better than Brian Kelly did. But, Kiffin has had some >> unexplainable losses, too. Like last year’s UF game. He made Napier look >> good in that game when he was just being a bad coach, at least in that game. >> BTW, I miss the big blue tent! >> >> Oliver Barry CRS, GRI >> Real Estate Broker >> Crye-Leike, REALTORS >> 964 Main Street >> Nashville, TN 37206 >> Office: 615-650-7447 >> Mobile: 615-972-4239 >> [email protected] >> >>> On Dec 25, 2025, at 2:11 PM, 'Stephen Manuel' via GatorTalk >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> What people have to realize is in this new age of college football, hiring >>> a big name coach from another school is nearly impossible, every school has >>> money now, look at Indiana and Vanderbilt, both have excellent coaches, in >>> years past both would have been courted by UF, Auburn, Penn State, etc., >>> but schools signed them to lucrative new contracts that made them top 10 >>> highest paid coaches in football. >>> >>> LSU hired Kiffen, they paid over 50 million to get rid of the old coach, >>> they are paying Kiffen over 70 million, they are hiring coordinators at 2 >>> to 2.5 million each, not counting NIL and Recruiting budgets, LSU is look >>> at easily a 150 million dollar decision, not many schools are willing to >>> gamble that kind of money on a new coach. >>> >>> In years past hiring coordinators from top schools has proven to be the >>> best choice, Georgia, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame all hired >>> their current coaches who had no prior head coaching experience. In fact >>> the last 3 coaches at Oklahoma were top coordinators with no prior head >>> coaching experience. >>> >>> Bottomline, unless you prepared to spend the kind of money LSU is spending, >>> hiring a top coordinator or G5 coach is your best option, it will be >>> interesting to see who Michigan hires this late in the game. >>> >>> Stephen Manuel >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: 'Oliver Barry' via GatorTalk <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2025 10:02 AM >>> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Hi Gators! >>> >>> When Napier was fired there were a couple of writers who talked about >>> potential coaches. >>> Jon Sumrall had the best qualifications of the available coaches. He picks >>> players according to how they fit into his game plan. He’s involved in his >>> players’ lives outside of football. He’s ready to go win from the start. >>> He doesn’t have any national championships, but Ryan Day, Dabo Swinney, and >>> (God forbid) Kirby Smart weren’t available. >>> If Tulane’s quarterback hadn’t left them they would have come a lot closer >>> to beating us last year in the Gasparilla Bowl! >>> He’s also been successful getting players out of the portal. >>> I can’t count how many people told me how Florida probably “dodged a >>> bullet” losing Kiffin. Wee would have kept him just long enough to get into >>> the CFP when he decided Alabama or the NFL would be his next destination. >>> Sumrall is going to take us back in to a much better place if we give him a >>> chance. >>> Oliver Barry CRS, GRI >>> Real Estate Broker >>> Crye-Leike, REALTORS >>> 964 Main Street >>> Nashville, TN 37206 >>> Office: 615-650-7447 >>> Mobile: 615-972-4239 >>> [email protected] >>> >>>> On Dec 25, 2025, at 11:18 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I’m very skeptical! 🧐 I’m willing to give anyone that will take our job a >>>> chance. I’ll give him 2-3 years before I make up my mind for good. BUT! >>>> I’m not looking for this hire to work out. I have a lot of reservations. I >>>> did like what he said at his opening press conference, but as we learned >>>> with the last guy those are just words. I’m really worried about what >>>> we’re going to see on the field. I do like his OC and OL coach hirings. Am >>>> nervous about DC hire. I never liked UK’s defense personally. I don’t like >>>> the bend but don’t break philosophy of defense. Sure it can work, but I >>>> would rather attack your offense and try to take away what you do best and >>>> make you uncomfortable. I’m really excited about the OC’s background and I >>>> hope they allow him to run more of an air raid open style offense. I’m >>>> super ex about brining Trautwein back home! I’m very nervous about the >>>> amount of Tulane hires he mad on his staff. I am hopeful that a lot of >>>> them came over taking position demotions. With the last coach, they all >>>> came over doing their same jobs which we found out quickly that staff was >>>> unprepared and not ready for SEC play. Sorry for the long winded response, >>>> but I will cheer hard for whoever is our HBC but I’m not as excited about >>>> this hire as I would have been for a bigger name proven coach, but I guess >>>> we’re never going to hire one of those. >>>> >>>> GO GATORS!!!!! >>>> >>>> SHANE >>>> >>>> Sent from Shane’s iPhone >>>> Go Gators! >>>> >>>>> On Dec 24, 2025, at 2:00 PM, Stompin' Gator <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> How are we feeling about the hire? I admit I was skeptical at first, but >>>>> I am starting to get excited! >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -- >>>>> 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) >>>>> --- >>>>> 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] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/318d1368-e6f1-4127-85b4-42116997b343n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/318d1368-e6f1-4127-85b4-42116997b343n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 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