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发帖数: 6614 | 1 Gary Patterson
Head coach, TCU
Hire him: Patterson, 54, has spent the last 17 years leading the Horned
Frogs, serving as defensive coordinator from 1998-2000 and head coach from
2001-present. He has been at the helm of the program as it has progressed
into its fourth conference this century but has found a way consistently
recruit well and dominate his competition despite being the third- or fourth
-most distinguished school in his state. Patterson’s streaks of success
have been significant. He went 21-4 from 2002-03 in Conference USA, 22-3
from 2005-06 in the Mountain West and 47-5 during his final four seasons in
the MWC (2008-2011), leading TCU to back-to-back BCS bowls (2009-10). After
spending two years getting adjusted to the Big 12, Patterson’s Horned Frogs
are presently 9-1 and one of the top four teams in the College Football
Playoff. He has proven coaching talent and has undoubtedly shown the ability
to lead a program but has yet to have the opportunity to do so at a major
institution.
Hold up: A Kansas State alumnus, many believe Patterson would like to return
to his alma mater once Bill Snyder, 75, decides to retire. Past that,
Patterson is very much a defensive-minded coach, though he has understood
the importance of offense and TCU’s attack is currently ranked fifth
nationally, scoring 45.9 points per game in 2014.
Bob Stoops
Head coach, Oklahoma
Hire him: The top name that comes up when the Gators have a vacancy, Stoops
has ties to the program as a former defensive coordinator under Steve
Spurrier. Since leaving Florida in 1998, Stoops has been head coach at
Oklahoma, a position he’s held for 16 seasons and is in no danger of losing
. Stoops has racked up a 167-52 record at OU with double-digit wins in 12
seasons; he also has eight Big 12 titles and one national championship,
though that was won in 2000 and the Sooners have only been back to the title
game once since (2008).
Hold up: Stoops has already turned down Foley on at least one occasion for
the opportunity to return to the Gators. His Oklahoma teams are infamous for
failing to meet expectations and falling short in big games. Stoops also
already has the Sooners program being run his way without the need to teach
new systems, recruit his type of players or hire an entire staff. There is
also a long-held believe that Stoops would only leave Oklahoma to take a
shot at coaching in the NFL, a scenario that could potentially remain in the
back of his mind even if he does get offered and accept the Florida job.
Chip Kelly
Head coach, Philadelphia Eagles
Hire him: Salivating yet? Kelly is the ideal hire for the Gators. He’s
relatively young (50), extremely innovative and an offensive-minded coach
who has done nothing but succeed as a leader in the locker room. Consider
this: in six seasons at Oregon (2009-12) and Philadelphia (2013-14), Kelly’
s overall record is 63-15, and eight of those losses are at the NFL level
where he is coaching for the first time in his career. Kelly never won a
national title with the Ducks but is still seen as a better fit for the
college game despite his success with the Eagles. He could turn Florida
around in a jiffy, and his return to the college ranks would be lauded as a
huge coup for Foley and the Gators.
Hold up: There are no reservations about Kelly in particular. In fact, the
only issues are that he is already leading one of the NFL’s premier
franchise and being paid like it, to the tune of $6.5 million per season.
Florida could match the take-home pay of that salary by offering Kelly $6
million per year (no state income tax), but the Gators would likely have to
go higher and truly shell out the big bucks. Nick Saban is being paid $6.9
million per season; Florida might have to go to $7 million for Kelly. It’s
a lot of money but the reward would be high.
Rich Rodriguez
Head coach, Arizona
Hire him: A dynamic offensive mind who has shown the ability to recruit the
state of Florida well throughout his career as a head coach, Rodriguez is
having major success in his second season with the Wildcats. Arizona has
defeated Pac-12 kingpin Oregon in each of the last two seasons and is
currently 8-2 after consecutive 8-5 seasons following his taking over of the
program in 2012. Rodriguez led West Virginia to a 32-5 record, with two BCS
bowl appearances, in his final three seasons at the school and is itching
for the opportunity to take over another top-tier institution and put his
talent to the test.
Hold up: Between his stops at WVU and Arizona, Rodriguez failed mightily at
Michigan, going 15-22 in three seasons before being canned by the Wolverines
. Rodriguez also committed five “major [NCAA] rules violations” for
practicing his players more than is allowed. Florida does not look kindly
upon rules-violators and props up its compliance as one of the best in the
nation following the dismissal of Galen Hall back in 1989, so the concept of
bringing Rodriguez on board would likely give Foley some pause. Rodriguez’
s falling out with Michigan was about much more than the on-field product,
though many have chalked up much of that dissention to the Wolverines’
administration.
Gus Malzahn
Head coach, Auburn
Hire him: The hottest name in coaching over the last few seasons, Malzahn
was a high school head coach as recently as 2005 but has since exploded onto
the scene due to his bright offensive mind and ability to lead a program.
He went from Arkansas offensive coordinator in 2006 to holding the same
position at Tulsa (2007-08) and then Auburn (2009-11) before making the
tough decision to leave the Tigers for a head coaching gig at Arkansas State
. When Gene Chizik was fired, Auburn knew exactly who to call; Malzahn
returned and shocked the world by leading the Tigers to a 12-2 record and
national title game appearance in his first season with the program in 2013.
Hold up: Auburn’s offense is still explosive but the team has come back
down to Earth in 2014 with a 7-3 record and all of those losses coming in AU
’s last five games. The Tigers also have major issues on defense, so Foley
would have to require Malzahn to hire a supremely talented coordinator to
man that side of the ball. All of this, of course, is assuming Malzahn would
leave Auburn for Florida. The pros? The Tigers are a second-tier SEC team
historically and fighting it out with Alabama (and LSU and others) every
season for the SEC West crown is not ideal. The cons? Malzahn is said to be
extremely loyal. His family is comfortable at Auburn and despite the program
being a second-class citizen in his own state, it is still one of the top
programs in the country. It is more likely that Malzahn hires Muschamp as
his defensive coordinator than him leaving the Tigers for the Gators.
Todd Graham
Head coach, Arizona State
Hire him: You know who is just as successful in the state of Arizona right
now without nearly as much baggage with less baggage than Rodriguez? Graham
may only have a 75-40 heading coaching record, but the Texas native is seen
as an up-and-coming coach who is making major headway in his third season
leading the Sun Devils. While at Tulsa, Graham led the Golden Hurricane to
three conference titles. He also went 10-4 at ASU in 2013 and has Arizona
State (at 8-2) on pace for another 10-win season, depending on the outcome
of its regular-season finale at Arizona and bowl game. He has coached and
recruited well at multiple stops and even had the presence of mind to hire
Malzahn (as his offensive coordinator at Tulsa) and Mike Norvell (at ASU,
who UF apparently tried to poach last offseason).
Hold up: Like others on this list, Graham is a defensive coach first, but
his teams’ offensive successes cannot be understated. The biggest black eye
on Graham is that he’s a notorious job-hopper as he left Pittsburgh in the
lurch following a 6-6 season in 2012 when Arizona State came calling. He
has also departed other jobs suddenly and without warning. ESPN.com‘s Marc
Schlabach referred to Graham as the “King of Liars,” and numerous Panthers
players spoke out in anger following Graham’s departure. Though he was
more revered by his players upon leaving, Meyer also had a similar bugaboo
attached to him after he went from job to job before landing at Florida.
Hugh Freeze
Head coach, Ole Miss
Hire him: Freeze is winning…at Ole Miss. Freeze is recruiting…at Ole Miss.
Freeze is in just his third head coaching job…at Ole Miss. Though there is
not an abundance of high-level success, Freeze, 45, is personable and
energetic and seen by many as one of the brightest young coaches in the game
. Following the Malzahn model of first succeeding as a high school coach,
Freeze took over as a position coach at Ole Miss (2005-07) before accepting
his first head coaching job at Lambuth (2008-09), where he went 12-1 in his
second season. Freeze joined Arkansas State as an offensive coordinator (
2010) before taking over the program in 2011 and leading it to a 10-2 record
. That’s when he was hired by the Rebels. After a couple of mediocre
seasons, a tremendous 2013 recruiting class (top-five nationally, which is
unheard of in Oxford) has helped Freeze and Ole Miss achieve an 8-2 record
in the tough-as-nails SEC West this season. He’s offensive-minded, has
experience running a program and can obviously recruit with the best of them
, except…
Hold up: …questions have been raised about Freeze’s recruiting methods,
though all accusations are completely unsubstantiated at this time. Also,
though Southern Mississippi is his alma mater, Freeze was born and raised in
Oxford. He is currently the head coach of his hometown team, which is
playing well, being built under his vision and competes in the best
conference (and division) in all of college football. He has little reason
to leave the Rebels outside of pure ambition to lead one of the top programs
in the country, though sometimes that is enough for a coach to make a tough
decision.
Jim McElwain
Head coach, Colorado State
Hire him: Bringing on Saban’s former defensive coordinator at LSU did not
work, so what about his former offensive coordinator at Alabama? McElwain
spent three years under Saban at UA from 2008-11, directing a Crimson Tide
offense that won back-to-back national titles and upset the Gators in the
2009 SEC Championship. He has quickly built up a Colorado State team that
was at the bottom of the Mountain West when he took over in 2012 into a 9-1
program that is in contention for the Group of 5 bid in a major bowl game.
McElwain also has NFL experience, spending the 2006 season as a quarterbacks
coach in Oakland.
Hold up: A native of Montana who has no ties to the state of Florida,
McElwain would not a “sexy” hire, at least not to the groups that the
Gators are looking to satisfy. Though he has experience coaching at Alabama
and leading his own program at Colorado State, he is not the “sure thing”
that Foley may be looking for with this hire.
Doc Holliday
Head coach, Marshall
Hire him: A tremendous recruiter who served as Florida’s assistant head
coach and safeties coach under Meyer from 2005-07, Holliday was expected to
be named the next head coach of West Virginia in 2008 when Rodriguez left
WVU for Michigan. Instead, the former Mountaineers linebacker was offered a
lateral position at his alma mater and decided to leave Florida anyway.
Holliday took over as head coach at Marshall in 2010; after spending three
years building the program, Holliday’s Herd went 10-4 in 2013 and is
currently 10-0, one of only two still- undefeated FBS teams nationally.
Hold up: Like McElwain, Holliday does not have a sparkling resume with
limited head coaching experience and all of it at a lower-tier program.
Mike Shanahan
Unemployed
Hire him: Like Stoops, Shanahan has been offered the Florida job before and
turned it down. Like Stoops, Shanahan has a connection to the Gators as
Florida’s offensive coordinator from 1980-83. Unlike Stoops, Shanahan is
currently unemployed and at 62 could have another decade of coaching left.
He also has a pedigree with 18 years served as an NFL head coach and two
Super Bowl titles (plus another as an offensive coordinator) to show for it.
Shanahan is friends with Foley and was even around the Gators’ program
this past offseason as he spoke with the team and worked out with the
players.
Hold up: Shanahan has not coached in either of the last two seasons and has
only been worked in four of the last eight years (Washington, 2010-13). He
has never been a college head coach and was last employed by a university in
1983. Even if Shanahan wants to return to coaching, what kind of commitment
would he have to doing all of the smaller, annoying things that come with a
college job, such as recruiting, meeting with boosters, participating in
speaking engagements and the like? Does he have the patience to develop
players just out of high school? Would he want to move back to Gainesville
after spending the last 30 years of his life in major cities? There are more
questions than answers when it comes to Shanahan, but his connection to the
program and Foley cannot be ignored.
Greg Schiano
Unemployed
Hire him: Schiano was believed to be on Foley’s short list, behind Muschamp
, as he looked to replace Meyer during the 2010 season. Ultimately, Foley
got Muschamp and Schiano remained at Rutgers in 2011 before moving on to the
NFL and Tampa Bay in 2012. While with the Scarlet Knights, Schiano led the
program to unprecedented success (11-2 in 2006) and was seen as a top talent
, which is why he got the opportunity to jump to the professional ranks a
few years later. A defensive coordinator at Miami for two seasons (1999-2000
), Schiano also had plenty of success recruiting the state of Florida, a
trait he took with him when he got the Rutgers job and could reclaim with
the Gators.
Hold up: During his final five seasons at the state university of New Jersey
, Schiano compiled just a 38-26 record. His next two seasons with the
Buccaneers, Schiano went 11-21. He is known to be bristly and hot-tempered,
and his defensive-minded approach is exactly what Florida is looking to go
away from with this hire. Schaino may have been a candidate for the Gators a
few years ago, but it would be a surprise if he’s the answer this time
around.
Dan Mullen
Head coach, Mississippi State
The skinny: Mullen is undoubtedly having success leading the Bulldogs in
2014, but he was 36-28 overall before this season and was 2-21 against top
25 opponents with 15-straight losses to such teams entering 2015. Foley’s
disagreements with other coaches are overblown, but he and Mullen did not
get along during the latter’s tenure as the Gators’ offensive coordinator
under Meyer. Mullen has a relatively good thing going at Mississippi State
and is in line for both a raise and increased job security.
Mike Gundy
Head coach, Oklahoma State
The skinny: He’s a man. He’s forty…seven. He’s also brought the Cowboys
to unprecedented success with a combined 23-3 record in 2010-11 with a BCS
bowl appearance in the latter season. Gundy has shown an ability to recruit
and put together explosive offenses, and his 10 years of head coaching
experience are nothing to sneeze at. However, Gundy is an Oklahoma native
currently coaching his alma mater. Oklahoma State’s largest booster – T.
Boone Pickens – believes in Gundy and will match any salary offered. Gundy
flirted with Tennessee and a move to the SEC but ultimately stayed put.
There’s also the allegations of serious NCAA violations purported by Sports
Illustrated just one year ago. The Cowboys have not been found to have
conducted themselves in appropriately by the NCAA but the amount of smoke
may be too much for the Gators to stomach.
Steve Spurrier
Head coach, South Carolina
The skinny: For all the reasons Spurrier could be convinced to take the
Florida job, click here. On Sunday, he said he would not be making the move.
“I have already had my run at Florida,” he said. “They need to hire a
coach that hopefully will be there 10 years. Spurrier’s right, but you
never, ever know with the Head Ball Coach.
Mark Stoops
Head coach, Kentucky
The skinny: Stoops was an inspired hire for the Wildcats, and his addition
is playing dividends for a program that has a long way to go to catch up
with the rest of the beasts of the SEC. Stoops is recruiting well and has
Kentucky bought in that it can develop and sustain a thriving football
program, but it has not happened yet. The Wildcats were 2-10 under Stoops in
a throw-out 2013 season but are just 5-6 in 2014 with five-straight losses
including three blowouts to LSU (41-3), Georgia (63-31) and Tennessee (50-16
). Kentucky played Florida hard in a loss, as well as both South Carolina (
45-38 win) and Mississippi State (45-31 loss), but there returns on Stoops
are not there yet to determine whether or not he would be a good fit for a
team in need of a sure thing.
OTHER NAMES / COORDINATOR POSSIBILITIES
Ruffin McNeill, head coach, East Carolina
Mark Hudspeth, head coach, Louisiana-Lafayette
Justin Fuente, head coach, Memphis
Matt Wells, head coach, Utah State
Head coaching experience should be paramount to Foley’s hire but here are
some hot coordinators that could also be considered to replace Muschamp
Chad Morris, offensive coordinator, Clemson
Pat Narduzzi, defensive coordinator, Michigan State
Kirby Smart, defensive coordinator, Alabama
DOUBTFUL AT BEST
Art Briles, head coach, Baylor: The Texas native and Texas Tech alumnus has
never played or coached anywhere but in Texas. He has Baylor rolling along
and is getting paid nearly $4.2 million per season. Why leave?
Dan Quinn, defensive coordinator, Seattle Seahawks: Though he succeeded
under Muschamp, Quinn has always been an NFL coach. He was a candidate –
and the preferred hire – for the Cleveland job last season but was unable
to interview due to him taking Seattle to the Super Bowl. He has no head
coaching experience and should get that opportunity on a professional level.
Charlie Strong, head coach, Texas: There are a lot of schools you leave for
an opportunity to coach at Florida; Texas is not one of them. Strong was
passed over by the Gators on two separate occasions and though calling it “
bad blood” is vastly overstated, there is some unhappiness there. It’s
just not going to happen.
Jim Harbaugh, head coach, San Francisco 49ers: Harbaugh and the 49ers are
expected to part ways after this season, and he is a candidate to return to
college…but he’s also a candidate to take another NFL job. Miami Dolphins
owner and Michigan alumnus Stephen Ross is enthralled with Harbaugh and
would push him to either job (though neither is open at this time).
Lane Kiffin, offensive coordinator, Alabama: LOL | t***u
发帖数: 20182 | | i***a
发帖数: 4718 | 3 How about Tebow?
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【在 p**x 的大作中提到】
: Gary Patterson
: Head coach, TCU
: Hire him: Patterson, 54, has spent the last 17 years leading the Horned
: Frogs, serving as defensive coordinator from 1998-2000 and head coach from
: 2001-present. He has been at the helm of the program as it has progressed
: into its fourth conference this century but has found a way consistently
: recruit well and dominate his competition despite being the third- or fourth
: -most distinguished school in his state. Patterson’s streaks of success
: have been significant. He went 21-4 from 2002-03 in Conference USA, 22-3
: from 2005-06 in the Mountain West and 47-5 during his final four seasons in
| S*******r
发帖数: 11017 | 4 老实说，比较有戏的几个我都提不起兴趣。
今年确实是没太好的人选
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【在 p**x 的大作中提到】
: Gary Patterson
: Head coach, TCU
: Hire him: Patterson, 54, has spent the last 17 years leading the Horned
: Frogs, serving as defensive coordinator from 1998-2000 and head coach from
: 2001-present. He has been at the helm of the program as it has progressed
: into its fourth conference this century but has found a way consistently
: recruit well and dominate his competition despite being the third- or fourth
: -most distinguished school in his state. Patterson’s streaks of success
: have been significant. He went 21-4 from 2002-03 in Conference USA, 22-3
: from 2005-06 in the Mountain West and 47-5 during his final four seasons in
| s******a
发帖数: 907 | 5 所以现在急急忙忙炒掉咆哮哥不是好主意.
应该学我象前AD,先让"麦克输啦“干着， 跟saban眉来眼去得差不多了，再腾笼换鸟
【在 S*******r 的大作中提到】
: 老实说，比较有戏的几个我都提不起兴趣。
: 今年确实是没太好的人选
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发帖数: 11948 | 6 这个文章作者知识不行啊 OU自NC2000后 return了不止08一次啊 去了04被LSU干掉 05
被usc blow out
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【在 p**x 的大作中提到】
: Gary Patterson
: Head coach, TCU
: Hire him: Patterson, 54, has spent the last 17 years leading the Horned
: Frogs, serving as defensive coordinator from 1998-2000 and head coach from
: 2001-present. He has been at the helm of the program as it has progressed
: into its fourth conference this century but has found a way consistently
: recruit well and dominate his competition despite being the third- or fourth
: -most distinguished school in his state. Patterson’s streaks of success
: have been significant. He went 21-4 from 2002-03 in Conference USA, 22-3
: from 2005-06 in the Mountain West and 47-5 during his final four seasons in
| b***c
发帖数: 1460 | 7 连ou的都骂stoops。不可能的
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【在 d********g 的大作中提到】
: 这个文章作者知识不行啊 OU自NC2000后 return了不止08一次啊 去了04被LSU干掉 05
: 被usc blow out
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发帖数: 4627 | 8 转载请注明。。。
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【在 p**x 的大作中提到】
: Gary Patterson
: Head coach, TCU
: Hire him: Patterson, 54, has spent the last 17 years leading the Horned
: Frogs, serving as defensive coordinator from 1998-2000 and head coach from
: 2001-present. He has been at the helm of the program as it has progressed
: into its fourth conference this century but has found a way consistently
: recruit well and dominate his competition despite being the third- or fourth
: -most distinguished school in his state. Patterson’s streaks of success
: have been significant. He went 21-4 from 2002-03 in Conference USA, 22-3
: from 2005-06 in the Mountain West and 47-5 during his final four seasons in
| p**x
发帖数: 6614 | 9 我靠，这你都看不出来是转载，这篇文章至少两三千字，我有那功夫都能码一片SCI出
来了。
事实上连这篇帖子，我也是直接复制粘贴，扫了眼名字，自己都没读下来。
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: 转载请注明。。。
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