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If Stoops wants the job, I don't see how the other guys can angle this for a raise. Unless Chip Kelly commits to leaving the Eagles after their season and playoffs end (provided they'd hire him despite his past), I'd expect Stoops to be at the top of the list. If he wants the job, I don't see how any of this Freeze stuff happens.
@YahooForde: Y sources: Jet en route from Gainesville to Fort Collins, home of CSU coach Jim McElwain. Sunday story on UF/Mac: http://t.co/46Itgk7bh7
Really good hire for florida IMO if this is a done deal
Jim McElwain feels like a very average hire for a Power 5 school. I can't see him being much more than a consistent 8 win guy who gets you to the SEC title game once every four years or so. UF needs something better.
He would be a great pick for Michigan. Michigan hasn't been in this bad of shape since the mid 1960s.
Eh. If Les is willing to take it, then...
Also, I think Justin Fuente has the higher ceiling as a coach. Getting Memphis to 9-3 is a darn miracle.
By the way, I think Nebraska would be a much better fit for McElwain.
Les Miles will be using Michigan for a new contract at LSU. That article about Butch turning down Michigan even mentioned that probability.
I've said from the beginning that fla will be spurned by several of these big names. Then reality will set in, and you will start hearing names that are flying under the radar. When I first saw the list I immediately thought mcelwain, but then I heard the buyout was 7 mil. But then I heard on the radio that the buyout could possibly get done and it wasn't percieved as a problem. If that is the case I think mcelwain will be the new coach at fla after a few big names fall by the wayside. It's just hard for me to think that a program would be willing to risk that much on the front end just to sign a hc to see if he works out. if it's not him, I imagine it will be some other obscure name not even being mentioned at the moment. I feel like an expert at this coaching hiring business after what we've went thru the last few years.