Stricklin and Spurrier and Foley down the hall all at odds just like some on this board have been saying. Stricklin going to have to make his bones on this one.
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Stricklin and Spurrier and Foley down the hall all at odds just like some on this board have been saying. Stricklin going to have to make his bones on this one.
I?m pretty sure ole ball coach doesn?t care. I liked Scott, but Scott wanted Florida and he got it!
UF, is a dysfunctional dumpster fire. Foley will never give up control and has enough bull gator backing to make it stick. I hope they stay a mess for the next 10 years.
That is one of the many problems with the Florida job. The Ol' Ball Coach will spout whatever he wants about the athletic department, the football coach, the play calling, recruiting, players, etc and nobody can stop him. He is a much beloved legend.
Then you have Foley as AD emeritus going behind the AD's back and undermining the football coach and the horrible cigar boys and fan base.
Remember, they fired a coach who WON the division in his only two full years as head coach.
Despite the resources, it is a horrible job.
How freaking stupid do you have to be to have public disagreements about a coaching search during the coaching search? Anyone that has an opportunity to coach anywhere else and still takes the Florida job deserves everything that happens to them.
And of course, Spurrier tweets out a response stating that he has not recommended anyone for the job and they trust what decision Scott Stricklin makes.
The bottom line is this though, and I mentioned this on twitter. People underestimate what it means to Dan to be able to say that this Mississippi State program is HIS program. He doesn't answer to anyone. John Cohen asks him what he wants and makes it happen. Our boosters asks what he wants and makes it happen. There are no power struggles.
At Florida, Tennessee....etc, the program will not be the head coach's program. It will be the booster's program or some popular alumunus (see Archie Manning) who directs everything at calls the shots.
Some schools don't know how to do a proper search.
Ole Miss announces publicly: "We are going to get a proven coach with head coaching experience".
Ole Miss about 2 weeks later: "We have hired Ed Orgeron of USC, and he was our first choice".
Everybody else: "Hmmmmm. Yeah right".
Stricklin trying to rick ray again. You show em scottie
[QUOTE=KB21;836196]And of course, Spurrier tweets out a response stating that he has not recommended anyone for the job and they trust what decision Scott Stricklin makes.
Interesting that he put that twitter out about the time the news came out that there was a conflict....it's called damage control.
You know what's funny. Scott Stricklin made the comment that Dan was a very direct person and they had some very direct conversations. Chip Kelly is cut from the same cloth as Dan Mullen. They are both part of that New Hampshire Mafia, and both Dan Mullen and Chip Kelly are about as blunt as you can get. It's one of the reasons Chip flamed out in the NFL. The players eventually tuned him out. It works in college though, just not so well for Gary Crowton (the other member of the NH Mafia).
I'm guessing the pecking order is:
Foley- Kelly
Spurrier- WTF? He's on the staff now?
Stricklin- Geoff Collins
Serious question... why is Croom the butt of all jokes but Felker seems to get a pass?
* Croom: 21-38 overall - 10-30 SEC - 1 Bowl - Coach of the Year Award
* Felker: 21-34 overall - 5- 28 SEC - 0 Bowls - 0 Awards
Obviously they both sucked & were in over their heads! Really should make us appreciate that all people can complain about Mullen is his record when ranked vs ranked! Hell, Sly & Rockey barely had us ranked!!