2021 Coaching Carousel picking up riders…

[Vowelguy]

Kiffin will go wherever he can get the most money … unless he thinks he has a shot at Manning, in which case he will stay.

But otherwise, the south Florida talent is hard to pass up.

 

[bobbyinaz]

If Kiffin goes to Miami, Mullen can go back to Miss.

He coached at Miss St

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Kiffin should go to Florida....not Miami. Amazing resources.

 

[Vowelguy]

Fla loses again.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Mullen is a great example of what happens when you have a coach who doesn't recruit well...and doesn't hire the right assistants....which is probably linked.

It's been a mystery to me why a five star QB hasn't committed to the gators since Mullen has been there. He is known as a quarterback whisperer..yet he can't get the top QBs to play for him.

It will be interesting if he survives...his buyout is like $20mm. But Florida has the money.

 

[huskymedic]

Mullen is a great example of what happens when you have a coach who doesn't recruit well...and doesn't hire the right assistants....which is probably linked.

It's been a mystery to me why a five star QB hasn't committed to the gators since Mullen has been there. He is known as a quarterback whisperer..yet he can't get the top QBs to play for him.

It will be interesting if he survives...his buyout is like $20mm. But Florida has the money.

Mullen’s buyout is $12m…

 

[UConnJim]

Mullen is a great example of what happens when you have a coach who doesn't recruit well...and doesn't hire the right assistants....which is probably linked.

It's been a mystery to me why a five star QB hasn't committed to the gators since Mullen has been there. He is known as a quarterback whisperer..yet he can't get the top QBs to play for him.

It will be interesting if he survives...his buyout is like $20mm. But Florida has the money.

I agree with a lot of your points, but are there better coaches available than Mullen? Do you think Texas would like to take a mulligan for firing Herman?

 

[Vowelguy]

Bummer for Florida that Jacksonville has actually won a few games.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I agree with a lot of your points, but are there better coaches available than Mullen? Do you think Texas would like to take a mulligan for firing Herman?

I like Mullen...I think he is a great offensive mind. But..he is failing in recruiting. There is no excuse in Florida...amazing resources...fertile recruiting area....yet year after year he gets outrecruited by Alabama, Georgia and LSU and depending on the year...other SEC schools. Top 10 isn't good enough...he needs to be top 3 in recruiting. This year he is getting killed in recruiting. I think they are 25th ( @huskymedic will correct me )

But....to your point....who would be better? I think Kiffin would be better...but that's about it. If not Kiffin...a good plan is to keep Mullen and hire assistants who are recruiting specialists...a Mike Locksley type. Maybe bringing back Charlie Strong as DC would help.

But if they lose to FSU next week..I don't know if he can survive. It feels like this team has quit on Mullen. I don't think Texas quit on Herman...I still think that was a bad move.

 

[Vowelguy]

2 months ago who had Mike Norvell as the top coach in FL?

 

[traitor71]

2 months ago who had Mike Norvell as the top coach in FL?

It's not a high bar these days. Mullen is a weirdo, but I don't understand what has happened there. Diaz has always been an idiot and really proved it by handing their game away to FSU. Diaz may end up with an 8 win season, which would be sort of amazing considering his ineptitude. Injuries actually helped the guy by forcing him to play more talented young players, especially at QB.

 

[huskymedic]

Next…

 

[Vowelguy]

Fla can’t be losing to SC and Mizzou. This was inevitable

 

[Buffett10]

The Lane Train watch has begun

 

[huskymedic]

-> Mullen finished with a 34-15 record at UF after four seasons at the helm.

During his tenure at Florida, Mullen won 21 SEC games and led the Gators to three New Year Six Bowls and the SEC Championship Game in 2020.

The Gators are 5-6 (2-6 SEC) in 2021. <-

 

[huskymedic]

The Lane Train watch has begun

Vannini’s list:

Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin
Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops
Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker
Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson
Louisiana head coach Billy Napier
Georgia DC Dan Lanning
Georgia OCTodd Monken

 

[Buffett10]

No chance Tucker leaves that sweet deal up there

 

[huskymedic]

No chance Tucker leaves that sweet deal up there

I’d agree - his agent leaked the Sparty $$ as their baseline.

The blurb on Tucker: “Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker is a top target for LSU, and he fits what Florida wants, but is he about to stay with the Spartans? He’s reportedly been offered a 10-year, $95 million contract, and Tucker has indicated he’s likely to stay, though it’s not official yet. Tucker is 9-2 in his second season at Michigan State, modernizing the program in an SEC-type of way with roster evaluation and recruiting. Tucker worked under Nick Saban at Alabama and LSU and also spent three years as Georgia’s defensive coordinator from 2016 to ’18. He knows the SEC, and four of his 11 wins at MSU have come against ranked teams.”

 

[noeynox]

-> Mullen finished with a 34-15 record at UF after four seasons at the helm.

During his tenure at Florida, Mullen won 21 SEC games and led the Gators to three New Year Six Bowls and the SEC Championship Game in 2020.

The Gators are 5-6 (2-6 SEC) in 2021. <-

Kinda crazy to let a guy go with recent success like that. If Florida doesn't watch out they will be Texas.

 

[huskymedic]

Kinda crazy to let a guy go with recent success like that. If Florida doesn't watch out they will be Texas.

 

[huskymedic]

Mullen’s buyout is $12m…

 

[noeynox]

I get this. And with the $$$ they pay they will never have a shortage of candidates lined up. Firing a guy one year removed from being in the SEC title game, well you can end up where Texas is now. Impossible expectations.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Nostical]

Time for Dan Mullen to come home to New England as our OC. As the QB of Manchester NH Trinity he won the 1988 NH State Championship. Let’s see if Mora can entice him. He doesn’t need the money.

 

[huskymedic]